Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 09:00PM
The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Habersham County in northeastern Georgia...
* Until 900 PM EDT.
* At 812 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles northeast of Cleveland, or 4 miles southeast of Helen, moving southeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to trees and power lines.
* Locations impacted include... Clarkesville, Cornelia, Baldwin, Demorest, Mount Airy, Alto, Raoul, Hollywood, Turnerville and Batesville. HAIL...1.00IN WIND...60MPH
* AFFECTED AREAS: HABERSHAM
Instructions:
Scattered trees and power lines will be blown down in the warned area. Seek shelter inside an interior room. This storm is also producing extremely heavy rainfall. Flooding of drainage ditches and low lying areas may occur. Small streams will rise rapidly. Do not drive through areas where water is flowing over the road. Please report damaging winds, hail, or flooding to the National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg by calling toll free, 1, 800, 2 6 7, 8 1 0 1, or by posting on our Facebook page, or Tweet it using hashtag nwsgsp. Your message should describe the event and the specific location where it occurred.
Address/Location
City of Demorest
546 Georgia St
Demorest, GA 30535
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 706-778-4202
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
- Certainty:
- Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning