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Tornado Watch

Issued at Wed 6:47 PM May. 6

Issued by: National Weather Service

Description

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 188 IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT THURSDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN GEORGIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 61 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL GEORGIA BUTTS IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA GREENE WILKES IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA BARROW CHEROKEE CLAYTON COBB DAWSON DEKALB DOUGLAS FANNIN FAYETTE FORSYTH FULTON GILMER GWINNETT HALL HENRY LUMPKIN MORGAN NEWTON PICKENS ROCKDALE UNION WALTON IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA BANKS CLARKE JACKSON MADISON OCONEE OGLETHORPE TOWNS WHITE IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA BARTOW CARROLL CHATTOOGA FLOYD GORDON HARALSON MURRAY PAULDING POLK WHITFIELD IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA CHATTAHOOCHEE COWETA HARRIS HEARD LAMAR MARION MERIWETHER MUSCOGEE PIKE SCHLEY SPALDING STEWART SUMTER TALBOT TAYLOR TROUP UPSON WEBSTER THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF AMERICUS, ATLANTA, BARNESVILLE, BLAIRSVILLE, BLUE RIDGE, BREMEN, BUENA VISTA, BUTLER, CALHOUN, CARROLLTON, CARTERSVILLE, CEDARTOWN, CHATSWORTH, CLEVELAND, COHUTTA WILDERNESS, COLUMBUS, COLWELL, COMER, COMMERCE, CONYERS, COVINGTON, CRAWFORD, CUMMING, DAHLONEGA, DALLAS, DALTON, DAWSONVILLE, DECATUR, DIAL, DOUGLASVILLE, ELLAVILLE, ELLIJAY, EPWORTH, FORT BENNING, FRANKLIN, GAINESVILLE, GREENSBORO, GRIFFIN, HEMP, HIAWASSEE, HIGDON, HOMER, JACKSON, JASPER, LAWRENCEVILLE, MADISON, MANCHESTER, MARIETTA, MONROE, NEWNAN, PEACHTREE CITY, PINE MOUNTAIN, PRESTON, RICHLAND, RIVERDALE, ROME, STOCKBRIDGE, SUMMERVILLE, TALBOTTON, THOMASTON, WASHINGTON, WATKINSVILLE, WEST POINT, WINDER, WINTERVILLE, WOODSTOCK, AND ZEBULON.

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Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Issued at Wed 7:52 PM May. 6

Issued by: National Weather Service

Description

At 752 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Nimblewill, or 10 miles northwest of Dahlonega, moving east at 60 mph.
Hazard: 60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.
Source: Radar indicated.
Impact: Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include Dahlonega, Suches, Springer Mountain Shelter, Len Foote Hike Inn, Camp Merrill, Black Gap Shelter, Auraria, Stover Creek Shelter, Hawk Mountain Shelter, Porter Springs, Nimblewill, and Gooch Mountain Shelter.

Recommended Action

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 200 AM EDT for north central Georgia. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

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