Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 06:30PM
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Oconee County in northeastern Georgia... Southeastern Clarke County in northeastern Georgia... Northern Wilkes County in east central Georgia... Oglethorpe County in northeastern Georgia...
* Until 630 PM EDT.
* At 546 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Point Peter to near Dunlap to North High Shoals, moving east at 60 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... Watkinsville, Lexington, Winterville, Crawford, North High Shoals, Tignall, Arnoldsville, Bishop, Maxeys, Rayle, Whitehall, Athens-Clarke County, Stephens, Delhi, Smithonia, Eastville, Hutchings, Barnett Shoals, Newtown, and Danburg.
* AFFECTED AREAS: CLARKE, GA ... OCONEE, GA ... OGLETHORPE, GA ... WILKES, 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
Athens-Clarke County Police Department
3035 Lexington Rd
Athens, GA 30605
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 706-613-3888
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP ACCPD 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