Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 04:15PM
The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Stephens County in northeastern Georgia... Habersham County in northeastern Georgia... Southwestern Rabun County in northeastern Georgia... West central Oconee County in Upstate South Carolina...
* Until 415 PM EDT.
* At 322 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles northwest of Clarkesville, moving east 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... Toccoa, Clarkesville, Tallulah Falls, Lake Rabun, Lakemont, Tallulah Gorge State Park, Hollywood, Long Creek, Batesville and Seed Lake.
* AFFECTED AREAS: HABERSHAM, GA ... RABUN, GA ... STEPHENS, GA ... OCONEE, SC
Instructions:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Brief damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines over small areas. A brief period of large hail is also possible. Seek shelter inside an interior room. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to minor flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. Please report damaging winds, hail, or flooding to the National Weather Service 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 Cornelia
181 Larkin St
Cornelia, GA 30531
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 706-778-8585
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP CORNELIA followed by your message, to 888777
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