Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 02:15PM
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Oconee County in northeastern Georgia... Southern Clarke County in northeastern Georgia... Southwestern Oglethorpe County in northeastern Georgia...
* Until 215 PM EDT.
* At 137 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Eastville, or near Watkinsville, moving east at 20 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, Bogart, North High Shoals, Arnoldsville, Bishop, Whitehall, Athens-Clarke County, State Botanical Garden Of Ga, Eastville, and Barnett Shoals.
* AFFECTED AREAS: CLARKE, GA ... OCONEE, GA ... OGLETHORPE, 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