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Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Franklin, GA; Stephens, GA

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Franklin, Stephens
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Severe
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Observed

What is happening

At 437 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 9 miles south of Toccoa to 4 miles southwest of Carnesville, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines. Locations impacted include... Carnesville, Lavonia,...

What the bulletin says to do

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

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Bulletin details

At 437 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 9 miles south of Toccoa to 4 miles southwest of Carnesville, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines. Locations impacted include... Carnesville, Lavonia, Gumlog, Martin, Avalon, Tugaloo State Park, and Eastanolee.

Lifecycle record

Official revisions

4 captured
  1. Update

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 2 at 4:37PM EDT until August 2 at 4:45PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC

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  2. Update

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 2 at 4:17PM EDT until August 2 at 4:45PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC

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  3. Update

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 2 at 4:01PM EDT until August 2 at 4:45PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC

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  4. Alert

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 2 at 3:47PM EDT until August 2 at 4:45PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC

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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.

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