Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 07:15PM 
SVRGSP The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Franklin County in northeastern Georgia... Stephens County in northeastern Georgia... Southern Habersham County in northeastern Georgia...
* Until 715 PM EDT.
* At 628 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles northwest of Homer, or near Alto, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
* Locations impacted include... Toccoa, Carnesville, Cornelia, Baldwin, Lavonia, Gumlog, Demorest, Mount Airy, Alto, and Canon.
* AFFECTED AREAS: FRANKLIN, GA ... HABERSHAM, GA ... STEPHENS, GA
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 Demorest
250 Alabama 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