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Spalding County Sheriff's Office
Saturday August 12th, 2023 :: 05:16 p.m. EDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 06:00PM

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Spalding County in west central Georgia... Rockdale County in north central Georgia... Southeastern DeKalb County in north central Georgia... South central Gwinnett County in north central Georgia... Henry County in north central Georgia... Southwestern Walton County in north central Georgia... Butts County in central Georgia... Eastern Clayton County in north central Georgia... Newton County in north central Georgia...

* Until 600 PM EDT.

* At 515 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Rosebud to Experiment, moving southeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Griffin, McDonough, Conyers, Monroe, Covington, Jackson, Stockbridge, Snellville, Loganville, Clarkston, Hampton, Lovejoy, Stone Mountain, Locust Grove, Social Circle, Oxford, Lithonia, Porterdale, Walnut Grove, and Pine Lake.

* AFFECTED AREAS: BUTTS, GA ... CLAYTON, GA ... DEKALB, GA ... GWINNETT, GA ... HENRY, GA ... NEWTON, GA ... ROCKDALE, GA ... SPALDING, GA ... WALTON, 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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