Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 02:00AM Thursday
SVRGSP The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northern Franklin County in northeastern Georgia... Stephens County in northeastern Georgia... Habersham County in northeastern Georgia... Southwestern Rabun County in northeastern Georgia... Northern Hart County in northeastern Georgia... West central Anderson County in Upstate South Carolina... Southwestern Pickens County in Upstate South Carolina... Oconee County in Upstate South Carolina...
* Until 200 AM EDT.
* At 1252 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles northeast of Cleveland, or 4 miles east of Helen, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
* Locations impacted include... Toccoa, Seneca, Walhalla, Clarkesville, Cornelia, Baldwin, Westminster, Reed Creek, Lavonia, and Gumlog.
* AFFECTED AREAS: FRANKLIN, GA ... HABERSHAM, GA ... HART, GA ... RABUN, GA ... STEPHENS, GA ... ANDERSON, SC ... OCONEE, SC ... PICKENS, SC
Instructions:
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 400 AM EDT for northeastern Georgia...and Upstate South Carolina. 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 Demorest
546 Georgia St
Demorest, GA 30535
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 706-778-4202
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