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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 5:16AM EDT until March 16 at 6:00AM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA

Description

SVRFFC

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Eastern Paulding County in northwestern Georgia... Southern
Cherokee County in north central Georgia... Northwestern
DeKalb County in north central Georgia... Southwestern
Forsyth County in north central Georgia... Eastern
Carroll County in northwestern Georgia... Cobb County in north
central Georgia... Douglas County in north central Georgia...
Northwestern Gwinnett County in north central Georgia...
Northwestern Clayton County in north central Georgia...
Fulton County in north central Georgia... Southeastern
Bartow County in northwestern Georgia...

* Until 600 AM EDT.

* At 516 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Oak Grove to near Lowell, moving east at 55
mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
Atlanta, Marietta, Douglasville, Carrollton, Canton,
Cartersville, Decatur, Dallas, Cumming, Mountain Park,
Peachtree Corners, City of South Fulton, Sandy Springs,
Roswell, Johns Creek, Alpharetta, Smyrna, Dunwoody, East Point,
and Milton.

Instructions

Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

If you see wind damage...hail or flooding...wait until the storm has
passed...and then call the National Weather Service toll free
at 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6 or tweet us your report at NWSATLANTA.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 600 AM EDT for northwestern
Georgia. A Tornado Watch also remains in effect until 1000 AM EDT for
north central, northwestern and west central Georgia.

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