Severe Thunderstorm Warning

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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
GAC105-119-147-262315-
/O.NEW.KGSP.SV.W.0041.150526T2210Z-150526T2315Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
610 PM EDT TUE MAY 26 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  HART COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN GEORGIA...
  ELBERT COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN GEORGIA...
  FRANKLIN COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN GEORGIA...

* UNTIL 715 PM EDT

* AT 608 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE
  THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60
  MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR
  COMMERCE TO 9 MILES NORTH OF GREENSBORO...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT
  40 MPH. PENNY SIZE HAIL MAY ALSO ACCOMPANY THE DAMAGING WINDS.
  THIS LINE OF STORMS HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING WIDESPREAD TREE
  DAMAGE.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  ELBERTON...HARTWELL...CARNESVILLE...MIDDLETON...ROYSTON...REED
  CREEK...LAVONIA...GUMLOG...BOWMAN AND CANON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF BLOWING DOWN SCATTERED TREES AND POWER
LINES. BRIEF LARGE HAIL MAY ALSO OCCUR. SEEK SHELTER INSIDE AN
INTERIOR ROOM.

LAKE HARTWELL IS IN THE PATH  OF THIS THESE STORMS. BOATERS SHOULD
SEEK IMMEDIATE SHELTER ONSHORE.

PLEASE REPORT DAMAGING WINDS...HAIL...OR FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG BY CALLING TOLL FREE...1...
800...2 6 7...8 1 0 1...OR BY POSTING ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET
IT USING HASHTAG NWSGSP. YOUR MESSAGE SHOULD DESCRIBE THE EVENT AND
THE SPECIFIC LOCATION WHERE IT OCCURRED.