SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR
Northwestern Cherokee County in north central Georgia... Southwestern Gilmer County in north central Georgia... East central Gordon County in northwestern Georgia... Pickens County in north central Georgia... * Until 615 PM EDT. * At 524 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Hinton, or 11 miles west of Jasper, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD
60 mph wind gusts and dime size hail.
SOURCE
Radar indicated.
IMPACT
Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE
Canton, Jasper, Ball Ground, Nelson, Waleska, Talking Rock, Sequoyah Lake, Lake Arrowhead, Talona, Blaine, Lake Tamarack, Talmadge, Oakman, Tate, Hinton, and Roundtop.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. 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. HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH