Weather Alert: New Thunderstorm Warning for Walton County

Walton County has been included in another Severe Thunderstorm Warning Thursday afternoon. This one, which includes southwestern Walton, is in effect until 6:30 p.m.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... EASTERN ROCKDALE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA... CENTRAL NEWTON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA... SOUTHWESTERN WALTON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA... * UNTIL 630 PM EDT * AT 557 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR PORTERDALE...OR NEAR COVINGTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS. SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. IMPACT...EXPECT DOWNED TREES AND POWERLINES...AS WELL AS MINOR DAMAGE TO ROOFS AND SIDING. * OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO CONYERS...COVINGTON...OXFORD...PORTERDALE...WALNUT GROVE... JERSEY...GEORGIA INTERNATIONAL HORSE PARK...GUM CREEK...OAK HILL... ALMON...MAGNET...MILSTEAD AND BIG HAYNES CREEK PARK.

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Earlier post

The National Weather Service has issued a Special Weather Statement concerning a strong thunderstorms in an area that includes parts of Gwinnett and Walton counties.

The weather service said the storm has pea-sized hail and 40 mph winds. The advisory is in effect until 3:15 p.m.

Here’s the statement:

SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR PEA SIZED HAIL AND 40 MPH WINDS IN OCONEE...GWINNETT...BARROW...JACKSON AND WALTON COUNTIES UNTIL 315 PM EDT

AT 232 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER EASTERN GWINNETT...NORTHEAST WALTON AND BARROW COUNTIES...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH. THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE PEA SIZED SIZED HAIL... FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AS THEY MOVE ACROSS OCONEE...GWINNETT...BARROW...JACKSON AND WALTON COUNTIES THROUGH 315 PM EDT