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Spalding County Sheriff's Office
Sunday August 6th, 2023 :: 03:26 p.m. EDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 04:15PM

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Spalding County in west central Georgia... Southeastern Fayette County in north central Georgia... Northeastern Meriwether County in west central Georgia... Pike County in west central Georgia... Southern Henry County in north central Georgia... West central Butts County in central Georgia... South central Clayton County in north central Georgia... Northwestern Lamar County in west central Georgia...

* Until 415 PM EDT.

* At 326 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Lovejoy to Vaughn to near Hollonville, moving southeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Griffin, McDonough, Zebulon, Hampton, Lovejoy, Locust Grove, Milner, Brooks, Williamson, Orchard Hill, Meansville, Sunny Side, East Griffin, Concord, Blacksville, Hilltop, Walker Mill, Hollonville, Rover, and Luella.

* AFFECTED AREAS: BUTTS, GA ... CLAYTON, GA ... FAYETTE, GA ... HENRY, GA ... LAMAR, GA ... MERIWETHER, GA ... PIKE, GA ... SPALDING, 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

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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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