A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10PM EDT FOR PAULDING COUNTY AND ELSEWHERE IN NORTH GEORGIA. 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR NORTH GEORGIA INCLUDING PAULDING COUNTY UNTIL 10PM EDT. STORMS OCCURING IN THIS AREA HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME SEVERE.
AT 356 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SEVERAL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING BETWEEN ROME...CEDARTOWN...DALLAS...AND MARIETTA...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
LIGHTNING DETECTION SYSTEMS INDICATE NUMEROUS CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. RESIDENTS IN THIS AREA SHOULD STAY INDOORS. ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES AND TELEPHONES SHOULD NOT BE USED UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY.
STAY TUNED TO LOCAL MEDIA AND/OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS IF CONDITIONS BECOME SEVERE.
Address/Location
Paulding County Sheriff's Office
180 Constitution Boulevard Dallas, GA 30132
Dallas, GA 30132
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 770-443-3010
Det. Stephen Dooley
Hazardous Weather Specialist
[email protected]
770-443-3010