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Insufficient winter recharge due to well below normal precipitation has resulted in widespread Severe (D2) to Extreme (D3) drought conditions across all of the western Carolinas and northeast Georgia.

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Severe Thunderstorm Watch in effect from March 16, 04:40 AM EDT until March 16, 11:00 AM EDT

Current conditions at

Franklin County Airport (K18A)

Lat: 34.34°NLon: 83.13°WElev: 890ft.

Fair

63°F

17°C

Humidity	91%
Wind Speed	S 14 mph
Barometer	29.65 in
Dewpoint	60°F (16°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	16 Mar 6:15 am EDT

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Extended Forecast for

Vanna GA

Severe T-storm Watch until March 16, 11:00am

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Severe T-storm Watch until March 16, 11:00am
NOW until 11:00am Mon
Severe T-storm Watch
Today
High: 63 °F⇓
Severe
Thunderstorms
and Patchy
Fog
Tonight
Low: 28 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Breezy
then Mostly
Clear
Tuesday
High: 48 °F
Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 28 °F
Mostly Clear
Wednesday
High: 52 °F
Partly Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 32 °F
Mostly Clear
Thursday
High: 64 °F
Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: 42 °F
Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Today

Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 11am, then showers likely. Some of the storms could be severe. Patchy fog between 11am and 1pm. Temperature falling to around 44 by 5pm. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tonight

Mostly clear, with a low around 28. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 11 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 48. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 28. West northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm after midnight.

Wednesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 52. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 32.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 64.