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City of Cornelia
Sunday February 16th, 2025 :: 05:17 a.m. EST

Advisory

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 05:30AM

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... South central Habersham County in northeastern Georgia... Northwestern Hart County in northeastern Georgia... West central Anderson County in Upstate South Carolina... Southwestern Pickens County in Upstate South Carolina... Southern Oconee County in Upstate South Carolina...

* Until 530 AM EST.

* At 504 AM EST, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles northeast of Homer, or 6 miles southeast of Mount Airy, moving east at 70 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.

* Locations impacted include... Clemson, Toccoa, Seneca, Cornelia, Pendleton, Baldwin, Westminster, Lavonia, Gumlog, and Mount Airy.

* AFFECTED AREAS: FRANKLIN, GA ... HABERSHAM, GA ... HART, GA ... STEPHENS, GA ... ANDERSON, SC ... OCONEE, SC ... PICKENS, SC

Instructions:

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 Cornelia
181 Larkin St
Cornelia, GA 30531

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 706-778-8585

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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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