Special Weather Statement
ModerateSpecial Weather Statement issued September 20 at 6:16PM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
Hail 0.25" (radar indicated) · Wind 40 mph (radar indicated) · Moving toward SSW at 10 mph
Issued Until ending now
Areas Jackson, GA; Barrow, GA; Clarke, GA; Oconee, GA; Walton, GA; Morgan, GA; Greene, GA
Full text
At 616 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was over James Holland Youth Sports Cmpx, or over Athens, moving southwest at 10 mph. HAZARD...Up to 40 mph wind, pea sized hail and frequent cloud to ground lightning. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect minor damage to tree limbs and blowing around of light, unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Monroe, Watkinsville, Athens, Statham, Arcade, Winterville, Bogart, North High Shoals, Bostwick, Good Hope, Bishop, Hull, Whitehall, Athens-Clarke County, Westgate Park, Beechwood Hills, Oconee Heights, Wrayswood, Eastville, and Barnett Shoals.
What to do
People outdoors should seek shelter immediately. If you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.
NWS Peachtree City GA