Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 08:15PM Sunday
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Spalding County in west central Georgia... Fayette County in north central Georgia... Pike County in west central Georgia... Monroe County in central Georgia... Northern Upson County in west central Georgia... Butts County in central Georgia... Northwestern Jones County in central Georgia... Newton County in north central Georgia... Southern Rockdale County in north central Georgia... Henry County in north central Georgia... Central Clayton County in north central Georgia... Jasper County in central Georgia... Lamar County in west central Georgia...
* Until 815 PM EDT.
* At 710 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Digbey to Monticello, moving southeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include... Griffin, McDonough, Fayetteville, Covington, Barnesville, Jackson, Jonesboro, Forsyth, Monticello, Zebulon, Peachtree City, Stockbridge, Riverdale, Hampton, Tyrone, Morrow, Lovejoy, Locust Grove, Senoia and Oxford.
* AFFECTED AREAS: BUTTS, GA ... CLAYTON, GA ... FAYETTE, GA ... HENRY, GA ... JASPER, GA ... JONES, GA ... LAMAR, GA ... MONROE, GA ... NEWTON, GA ... PIKE, GA ... ROCKDALE, GA ... SPALDING, GA ... UPSON, GA
Instructions:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. 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
Spalding County Sheriff's Office
401 Justice Blvd
Griffin, GA 30224
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 770-467-4282
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP SPALDING 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