Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 08:15PM 
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... Northwestern Elbert County in northeastern Georgia... Habersham County in northeastern Georgia... Rabun County in northeastern Georgia... Hart County in northeastern Georgia... Southwestern Anderson County in Upstate South Carolina... Oconee County in Upstate South Carolina...
* Until 815 PM EDT.
* At 710 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 8 miles north of Cleveland to near Homer to near Athens, moving northeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
* Locations impacted include... Toccoa, Seneca, Hartwell, Walhalla, Clayton, Clarkesville, Carnesville, Cornelia, Baldwin, and Royston.
* AFFECTED AREAS: ELBERT, GA ... FRANKLIN, GA ... HABERSHAM, GA ... HART, GA ... RABUN, GA ... STEPHENS, GA ... ANDERSON, SC ... OCONEE, 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 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