{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.9a16f6839d46ad169480198df85ab7b0b12d98d8.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Special Weather Statement issued September 20 at 6:37PM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-09-20","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.9a16f6839d46ad169480198df85ab7b0b12d98d8.001.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Peachtree City GA"},"word_count":132,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Special Weather Statement: Special Weather Statement issued September 20 at 6:37PM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA\n\n**Severity:** Moderate\n**Certainty:** Observed\n**Urgency:** Expected\n**Areas:** Pickens; Dawson; Cherokee; Forsyth\n**Issued by:** NWS Peachtree City GA\n**Sent:** 2026-09-20T18:37:00-04:00\n**Effective:** 2026-09-20T18:37:00-04:00\n**Expires:** 2026-09-20T19:30:00-04:00\n\n## Description\nAt 637 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was over Hollis Lathem\nReservoir, or 7 miles west of Dawsonville, moving southwest at 15\nmph.\n\nHAZARD...Up to 40 mph wind, pea sized hail and frequent cloud to\nground lightning.\n\nSOURCE...Radar indicated.\n\nIMPACT...Expect minor damage to tree limbs and blowing around of\nlight, unsecured objects.\n\nLocations impacted include...\nCanton, Ball Ground, Nelson, Waleska, Free Home, Buffington, Hickory\nFlat, Union Hill, Marblehill, Hightower, Hollis Lathem Reservoir,\nHolbrook, Lathemtown, and Reavis Mountain.\n\n## Instructions\nPeople outdoors should seek shelter immediately. If you can hear\nthunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning."}