Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 06:15PM 
SVRFFC The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern Meriwether County in west central Georgia... Western Muscogee County in west central Georgia... Troup County in west central Georgia... Harris County in west central Georgia...
* Until 615 PM EDT.
* At 537 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Hillcrest to Long Cane to near Cusseta to near Waverly, moving southeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include... Columbus, LaGrange, Hamilton, West Point, Hogansville, Pine Mountain, Waverly Hall, Warm Springs, Pine Mountain-Callaway Gardens, Bibb City, Shiloh, Green Island Hills, Cataula, Columbus Metropolitan Airport, Louise, Stovall, Piedmont Heights, Mountain Hill, Wares Crossroads, and Bartletts Ferry Dam.
* AFFECTED AREAS: HARRIS, GA ... MERIWETHER, GA ... MUSCOGEE, GA ... TROUP, GA
Instructions:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning are occurring with these storms. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. 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
Meriwether County Sheriff's Office
17400 Roosevelt Highway
Greenville, GA 30222
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 706-672-4489
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP MERIWETHER 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
