Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 04:30PM
SVRFFC The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Rockdale County in north central Georgia... Oconee County in northeastern Georgia... Barrow County in north central Georgia... Northwestern Morgan County in north central Georgia... Southeastern Gwinnett County in north central Georgia... Clarke County in northeastern Georgia... Walton County in north central Georgia... Southern Jackson County in northeastern Georgia... Northwestern Oglethorpe County in northeastern Georgia... Northeastern Newton County in north central Georgia...
* Until 430 PM EST.
* At 340 PM EST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from County Line to near Loganville to near Rosebud, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
* Locations impacted include... Winder, Monroe, Watkinsville, Athens, Snellville, Loganville, Auburn, Dacula, Social Circle, Grayson, Statham, Hoschton, Walnut Grove, Winterville, Bogart, Rutledge, North High Shoals, Bethlehem, Bostwick, and Arnoldsville.
* AFFECTED AREAS: BARROW, GA ... CLARKE, GA ... GWINNETT, GA ... JACKSON, GA ... MORGAN, GA ... NEWTON, GA ... OCONEE, GA ... OGLETHORPE, GA ... ROCKDALE, 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
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