Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 05:15PM
The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Franklin County in northeastern Georgia... Stephens County in northeastern Georgia... Southern Habersham County in northeastern Georgia... Southwestern Oconee County in Upstate South Carolina...
* Until 515 PM EDT.
* At 429 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 11 miles northwest of Homer, or near Alto, moving east at 35 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, Cornelia, Baldwin, Demorest, Mount Airy, Alto, Martin, Avalon and Raoul.
* AFFECTED AREAS: FRANKLIN, GA ... HABERSHAM, GA ... STEPHENS, GA ... OCONEE, SC
Instructions:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. 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