Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Kennesaw

The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for the Kennesaw area.

Forecasters issued the warning after a line of severe thunderstorms were reported from Waleska to Woodstock to Kennesaw to Dallas at 55 mph at 8:43 p.m. The storm could produce wind gusts of 70 mph and quarter-sized hail.

The warning is set to expire at 9:30 p.m.

Read the full warning below:

AT 843 PM EDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED EXTENDING FROM NEAR WALESKA TO WOODSTOCK TO SOUTHWEST OF KENNESAW TO NEAR DALLAS TO ARAGON...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 55 MPH. HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE. WIND DAMAGE IS ALSO LIKELY TO MOBILE HOMES...ROOFS AND OUTBUILDINGS. * OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO ATLANTA...MARIETTA...DOUGLASVILLE...LAWRENCEVILLE...CANTON... CARTERSVILLE...DECATUR...DALLAS...BUCHANAN...SANDY SPRINGS... ROSWELL...JOHNS CREEK...ALPHARETTA...SMYRNA...DUNWOODY...EAST POINT...MILTON...KENNESAW...DULUTH AND WOODSTOCK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. 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. 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.