Severe Thunderstorm Warning Statement as of 6:31 PM EDT on June 13, 2013 The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Dawson County in north central Georgia Hall County in north central Georgia Lumpkin County in north central Georgia northwestern Banks County in northeast Georgia White County in northeast Georgia * until 730 PM EDT * at 626 PM EDT... National Weather Service Doppler radar indicated a line of severe thunderstorms capable of producing damaging winds up to 60 mph. These storms were located along a line extending from Helen to Dahlonega to 9 miles northwest of Dawsonville... moving southeast at 45 mph. * Other locations in the warning include but are not limited to Clermont... Lula... Gainesville... Gillsville and Oakwood. Precautionary/preparedness actions... This is a dangerous storm. If you are in its path... prepare immediately for damaging winds... destructive hail... and deadly cloud to ground lightning. People outside should move to a shelter... preferably inside a strong building and away from windows. 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. You can also tweet your report using hashtag gawx. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 100 am EDT Friday morning for northern Georgia. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch also remains in effect until 800 PM EDT Thursday evening for northern Georgia.
Posted on: Thu, 13 Jun 2013 22:39:26 +0000
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