WWUS72 KFFC 140924
NPWFFC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
424 AM EST SAT JAN 14 2006

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MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND
424 AM EST SAT JAN 14 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING.
THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

VERY STRONG WINDS HAVE DEVELOPED ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF
NORTH GEORGIA BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT. SUNNY SKIES TODAY WILL
ALLOW WINDS ALOFT TO MIX DOWN TO THE GROUND. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL
RANGE BETWEEN 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 55 MPH LIKELY. THIS MAY
BE SUFFICIENT TO CAUSE SOME SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO TREES ...POWER
LINES AND STRUCTURES. POWER OUTAGES MAY OCCUR. UNSECURED OBJECTS
SUCH AS SMALL OUT BUILDINGS AND OUTDOOR FURNITURE WILL LIKELY BE
BLOWN ABOUT. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... PARTICULARLY THOSE TRAVELING
ON SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST ROADWAYS WILL BE EXTREMELY SUSCEPTIBLE
TO STRONG WINDS.

RESIDENTS ACROSS FAR NORTH GEORGIA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND BE
PREPARED FOR DANGEROUS WIND CONDITIONS. 

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

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