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Habersham County
Wednesday June 8th, 2011 :: 03:51 p.m. EDT

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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR.. NORTHERN HABERSHAM COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA.

The National Weather Service issued a SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
RABUN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA...
NORTHERN HABERSHAM COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA...
EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN MACON COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
WESTERN OCONEE COUNTY IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...

* UNTIL 430 PM EDT

* AT 323 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
TIGER...OR 3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CLAYTON...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 15
MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LAKEMONT...
LAKE RABUN AND TALLULAH FALLS...
LAKE BURTON AND MOCCASIN CREEK STATE PARK...
NACOOHE LAKE...
TURNERVILLE...
BATESVILLE...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PEOPLE IN THE PATH OF THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM SHOULD BE ALERT FOR
LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HEAVY
RAIN CAN OCCUR WITH ANY THUNDERSTORM. SEEK SHELTER INDOORS AWAY FROM
WINDOWS AND DOORS UNTIL THE STORM PASSES. BOATERS ON AREA LAKES
SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS.

TO REPORT DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...OR FLOODING...THROUGH OUR
AUTOMATED REPORTING SYSTEM...CALL OUR TOLL FREE NUMBER...
1 8 7 7...6 3 3...6 7 7 2.

Address/Location
Habersham County
130 Jacobs Way
Clarkesville, GA 30523

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 706-778-3911

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