Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Locations Affected

Flintstone, GA ∙ Lookout Mountain, GA ∙ Cooper Heights, GA ∙ Wildwood, GA ∙ Morganville, GA ∙ Trenton, GA

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 257 PM EDT Sat Aug 17 2024 The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Walker County in northwestern Georgia... Dade County in northwestern Georgia... * Until 400 PM EDT. * At 257 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Russell Cave National Monument, or near Bridgeport, moving east at 15 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Trenton, Lookout Mountain, Chattanooga Valley, Stephensville, Chattanooga Valley, New England, Morganville, Hooker, Cloudland Canyon State Park, Cooper Heights, Cole City, and Wildwood. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && LAT...LON 3498 8533 3474 8540 3479 8557 3495 8560 3498 8560 TIME...MOT...LOC 1857Z 284DEG 15KT 3497 8577 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

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