Severe Thunderstorm Warning

BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
359 PM EDT THU AUG 6 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 515 PM EDT

* AT 359 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
CARNESVILLE TO 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF DANIELSVILLE…AND MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. NICKEL SIZE HAIL MAY ALSO ACCOMPANY THE
DAMAGING WINDS.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE…
ELBERTON…HARTWELL…CARNESVILLE…ROYSTON…REED CREEK…
LAVONIA…GUMLOG…BOWMAN…CANON AND FRANKLIN SPRINGS.

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.

THESE STORMS ARE ALSO PRODUCING EXTREMELY HEAVY RAINFALL. FLOODING OF
DRAINAGE DITCHES AND LOW LYING AREAS MAY OCCUR. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH
AREAS WHERE WATER IS FLOWING OVER THE ROAD.

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.