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Athens-Clarke County Police Department
Monday March 31st, 2025 :: 01:24 p.m. EDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 02:15PM

SVRFFC The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern DeKalb County in north central Georgia... Clarke County in northeastern Georgia... Northwestern Monroe County in central Georgia... Butts County in central Georgia... Newton County in north central Georgia... Rockdale County in north central Georgia... Oconee County in northeastern Georgia... Morgan County in north central Georgia... Putnam County in central Georgia... Southeastern Henry County in north central Georgia... Walton County in north central Georgia... Northwestern Greene County in east central Georgia... Jasper County in central Georgia... Northeastern Lamar County in west central Georgia...

* Until 215 PM EDT.

* At 123 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Lithonia to Oak Hill to Jenkinsburg, moving east at 65 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Beechwood Hills, Turtle Cove, Ola, Oconee Heights, Eastville, Nicholasville, Arabia Mountain, Jackson, Big Haynes Creek Park, Greshamville, Barretts Mill, Covington, Eudora, Liberty Hill, McElheneys Crossroads, Jersey, Watkinsville, Kelleytown, Whitehall, and Jenkinsburg.

* AFFECTED AREAS: BUTTS, GA ... CLARKE, GA ... DEKALB, GA ... GREENE, GA ... HENRY, GA ... JASPER, GA ... LAMAR, GA ... MONROE, GA ... MORGAN, GA ... NEWTON, GA ... OCONEE, GA ... PUTNAM, GA ... ROCKDALE, GA ... WALTON, GA

Instructions:

Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. 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

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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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