(Cancelled) Weather Alert: Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Dallas, Hiram

Updated

The Severe Thunderstorm Warning been cancelled, as the storms have decreased in strength.

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The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for southeastern Paulding County.

The warning, which includes parts of Douglas, Fulton and Cobb counties, is in effect until 4 p.m.

Wind gusts to 60 mph, frequent cloud-to-ground lightning and penny-sized hail has been reported.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...

DOUGLAS COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...

SOUTHEASTERN PAULDING COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN GEORGIA...

SOUTHWESTERN FULTON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...

SOUTHWESTERN COBB COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...

*UNTIL 400 PM EDT *

AT 312 PM EDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED EXTENDING FROM NEAR LITHIA SPRINGS TO NEAR DOUGLASVILLE TO NEAR VILLA RICA... MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PENNY SIZE HAIL. SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO ATLANTA...DOUGLASVILLE...SMYRNA...EAST POINT...UNION CITY...VILLA RICA...COLLEGE PARK...POWDER SPRINGS...FAIRBURN...AUSTELL... PALMETTO...HIRAM...CHATTAHOOCHEE HILLS...LITHIA SPRINGS... SWEETWATER CREEK STATE PARK...TURNER FIELD...NEW GEORGIA... CAMPBELLTON...LAKE VAL-DO-MAR AND HANNAH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A BUILDING. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS AND CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES LEADING KILLERS.

REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.