UPDATE (4:11 PM):
The National Weather Service in Jacksonville has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Eastern Coffee County in southeastern Georgia…
North central Ware County in southeastern Georgia…
Bacon County in southeastern Georgia…
Southern Jeff Davis County in southeastern Georgia…
Appling County in southeastern Georgia…
* Until 500 PM EDT.
* At 406 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 7 miles southwest of Nicholls to near Bristol,
moving north at 20 mph.
HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include…
Douglas, Baxley, Alma, Broxton, Surrency, Nicholls, Snipesville,
West Green, Pridgen and Denton.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
ORIGINAL POST:
Pierce GA-Bacon GA-Atkinson GA-Appling GA-Coffee GA-Jeff Davis GA-
Northern Ware GA-
355 PM EDT Thu Aug 6 2020
…SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR COFFEE…NORTHWESTERN PIERCE…
NORTHEASTERN ATKINSON…NORTHWESTERN WARE…BACON…SOUTHERN JEFF
DAVIS AND APPLING COUNTIES UNTIL 445 PM EDT…
* At 354 PM EDT, National Weather Service meteorologists were
tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near
Bristol to 7 miles northeast of Pearson. Movement was north at 25
mph.
* Small hail, wind gusts of 45 to 55 mph, and minor flooding due to
heavy rainfall possible with these storms.
* Locations impacted include…
Douglas, Baxley, Alma, Pearson, Broxton, Graham, Surrency,
Nicholls, Pridgen and Snipesville.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
These winds can down small tree limbs and branches, and blow around
unsecured small objects. Seek shelter in a safe building until the
storm passes.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms. If
you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck! Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.