Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued by NWS Atlanta, GA
Issued by NWS Atlanta, GA
867 WUUS52 KFFC 090057 SVRFFC GAC083-295-090145- /O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0071.240509T0057Z-240509T0145Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 857 PM EDT Wed May 8 2024 The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern Walker County in northwestern Georgia... Southwestern Dade County in northwestern Georgia... * Until 945 PM EDT. * At 857 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Henagar, or 13 miles northeast of Rainsville, moving east at 35 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... Lafayette, La Fayette, Center Post, Rising Fawn, Linwood, Suttles Mill, Cloudland Canyon State Park, and Cooper Heights. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. 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. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until midnight EDT for northwestern Georgia. && LAT...LON 3486 8534 3459 8514 3459 8553 3483 8558 TIME...MOT...LOC 0057Z 261DEG 32KT 3466 8573 TORNADO...POSSIBLE HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$