Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 09:15PM
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southern Spalding County in west central Georgia... East central Meriwether County in west central Georgia... Northwestern Bibb County in central Georgia... Pike County in west central Georgia... Monroe County in central Georgia... Northeastern Upson County in west central Georgia... North central Crawford County in central Georgia... Southwestern Jones County in central Georgia... Lamar County in west central Georgia...
* Until 915 PM EDT.
* At 843 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Lake Tobesofkee, or 10 miles west of Macon, moving southeast at 50 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include... Griffin, Thomaston, Barnesville, Forsyth, Zebulon, Milner, Molena, Yatesville, Williamson, Orchard Hill, Meansville, Culloden, Aldora, Gay, The Rock, East Griffin, Lake Tobesofkee, Atwater, Hilltop and Russellville. HAIL...0.88IN WIND...60MPH
* AFFECTED AREAS: BIBB ... CRAWFORD ... JONES ... LAMAR ... MERIWETHER ... MONROE ... PIKE ... SPALDING ... UPSON
Instructions:
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.
Address/Location
Spalding County Sheriff's Office
401 Justice Blvd
Griffin, GA 30224
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 770-467-4282
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP SPALDING followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
- Certainty:
- Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning