Full Notification

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Carroll County in northwestern Georgia... Eastern Heard County in west central Georgia... Northeastern Troup County in west central Georgia... Western Coweta County in west central Georgia...

* Until 600 PM EDT.

* At 518 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Newnan to near Corinth to Harrisonville, moving north at 10 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Newnan, Franklin, Hogansville, Grantville, Whitesburg, Centralhatchee, Moreland, East Newnan, Corinth, Plant Yates, Byers Crossroads, Arnco-Sargent, Powers Crossroads, Handy, Seaton Lake, Dunaway Gardens, Clem, Lowell, Plant Wansley and Harrisonville.

* AFFECTED AREAS: HEARD, GA ... COWETA, GA ... TROUP, GA ... CARROLL, GA

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Large hail and damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. If you see wind damage...hail or flooding...wait until the storm has passed...and then call the National Weather Service toll free at 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6 or tweet us your report at NWSATLANTA.