Severe Thunderstorm Warning 193, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

May 2, 1997, 8:42 PM EDT (00:42 UTC)

Expired

May 2, 1997, 9:30 PM EDT

In force

48 min

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Area

Whole counties

Counties Fannin County, GA, Gilmer County, GA

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
842 PM EDT FRI MAY 2 1997
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL  930 PM EDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
 
IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA
 
   ...FANNIN COUNTY...GILMER COUNTY
 
AT 835 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM NEAR A CISCO TO CHATTWORTH TO HOLLY LINE. THIS STORM IS
MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. IT WILL BE TO NEAR ELLIJAY BY 855 PM EDT AND
MCCAYSVILLE BY 905 PM EDT.
 
 
WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE OCCURRING...LIGHTNING POSES A SERIOUS DANGER.
STAY INDOORS AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. DON'T USE TELEPHONES OR
ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES, UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY. IF BOATING OR
SWIMMING...GET TO LAND QUICKLY AND FIND SHELTER. IF IN THE OPEN FIND
A LOW SPOT AWAY FROM TREES, FENCES, AND POLES.
 
IF YOU EXPERIENCE STORM DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES OR TREES...OR HAIL THE
SIZE OF DIMES OR LARGER...PLEASE REPORT IT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE BY CALLING 770-486-8535.

In the hours before

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NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
515 PM EDT FRI MAY 2 1997

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL
GEORGIA TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY.

A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE CENTRAL U.S. IS EXPECTED TO
MOVE EAST...PULLING A COLD FRONT ACROSS GEORGIA LATE TONIGHT AND
SATURDAY.

THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL MOVE
EAST...AFFECTING EXTREME NORTHWEST GEORGIA EARLY THIS EVENING THEN
SPREAD ACROSS THE REST OF NORTH AND AND CENTRAL GEORGIA LATER
TONIGHT. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY BE SEVERE...PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS
AND LARGE HAIL. ISLOLATED TORNADOES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.

SPOTTERS GROUPS IN NORTH GEORGIA SHOULD ACTIVATE THEIR NETWORK AROUND
8 PM THIS EVENING. SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL
IN CENTRAL GEORGIA SHOULD MONITOR WEATHER DEVELOPEMENTS AND BE READY
FOR POSSIBLE ACTIVATION AFTER MIDNIGHT.

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Georgia, 1997Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1997

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