Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 10:00PM Thursday 
SVRFFC The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Spalding County in west central Georgia... Southwestern DeKalb County in north central Georgia... Fayette County in north central Georgia... Northeastern Meriwether County in west central Georgia... Northern Pike County in west central Georgia... Southeastern Carroll County in northwestern Georgia... Southeastern Douglas County in north central Georgia... Southwestern Rockdale County in north central Georgia... South central Cobb County in north central Georgia... Henry County in north central Georgia... Central Coweta County in west central Georgia... Clayton County in north central Georgia... Southwestern Fulton County in north central Georgia...
* Until 1000 PM EDT.
* At 908 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Palmetto, or near City of South Fulton, moving southeast at 50 mph. HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Emergency management. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include... Turin, Rex, Woolsey, Walker Mill, McDonough, Haralson, Hapeville, Hidden Valley Park, Rover, Cascade Heights, Cannongate, Riverdale, East Newnan, Kelleytown, Sandtown, Mableton, Whitesburg, Madras, Highland Mills, and Sweetwater Creek State Park.
* AFFECTED AREAS: CARROLL, GA ... CLAYTON, GA ... COBB, GA ... COWETA, GA ... DEKALB, GA ... DOUGLAS, GA ... FAYETTE, GA ... FULTON, GA ... HENRY, GA ... MERIWETHER, GA ... PIKE, GA ... ROCKDALE, GA ... SPALDING, 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
Spalding County Sheriff's Office
401 Justice Blvd
Griffin, GA 30224
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 770-467-4282
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP SPALDING 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