Expires:202404030500;Remove:202404030500;839926 WUUS52 KFFC 030421 SVRFFC GAC013-059-157-211-219-221-297-030500- /O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0047.240403T0421Z-240403T0500Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 1221 AM EDT Wed Apr 3 2024 The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Oconee County in northeastern Georgia... Southeastern Barrow County in north central Georgia... Northwestern Morgan County in north central Georgia... Clarke County in northeastern Georgia... Eastern Walton County in north central Georgia... Southeastern Jackson County in northeastern Georgia... West central Oglethorpe County in northeastern Georgia... * Until 100 AM EDT. * At 1221 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over North High Shoals, or near Watkinsville, moving east at 60 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Winder, Monroe, Watkinsville, Athens, Social Circle, Statham, Nicholson, Winterville, Bogart, Rutledge, North High Shoals, Bethlehem, Bostwick, Good Hope, Bishop, Whitehall, Athens-Clarke County, Westgate Park, Beechwood Hills, and Oconee Heights. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 300 AM EDT for north central, northeastern and east central Georgia. && LAT...LON 3407 8338 3405 8339 3404 8335 3393 8326 3375 8325 3376 8328 3374 8330 3373 8329 3370 8339 3359 8368 3360 8369 3382 8369 3391 8381 3411 8341 TIME...MOT...LOC 0421Z 250DEG 54KT 3385 8352 TORNADO...POSSIBLE HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$