* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... WESTERN COBB COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA NORTHERN DOUGLAS COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA NORTHEASTERN CARROLL COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA HARALSON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA PAULDING COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA POLK COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA * UNTIL 830 PM EDT * AT 750 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS UP TO 70 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM KENNESAW TO ARAGON TO 11 MILES NORTHWEST OF CEDARTOWN...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. * OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO ROCKMART...MARIETTA...BRASWELL...DALLAS...HIRAM...POWDER SPRINGS... AUSTELL...DOUGLASVILLE...LITHIA SPRINGS...VILLA RICA...TEMPLE AND BUCHANAN. 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 900 PM EDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN GEORGIA.
Posted on: Thu, 13 Jun 2013 23:55:02 +0000