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Meriwether County Sheriff's Office
Wednesday July 15th, 2020 :: 07:34 p.m. EDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 08:15PM Wednesday

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northern Meriwether County in west central Georgia...

* Until 815 PM EDT.

* At 733 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Gay, or 8 miles northeast of Greenville, moving west at 15 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... Greenville, Woodbury, Luthersville, Lone Oak, Gay, Alvaton, Rocky Mount, Saint Marks, Odessadale, Imlac and Wooster.

* AFFECTED AREAS: MERIWETHER, 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 this storm. 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. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. 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.

Address/Location
Meriwether County Sheriff's Office
17400 Roosevelt Highway
Greenville, GA 30222

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 706-672-4489

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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

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