Weather Advisory: Frequent Lightning, Heavy Rain Thursday Evening

From the National Weather Service:

SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WESTERN GWINNETT COUNTY UNTIL 600 PM EDT...

AT 529 PM EDT...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS EXTENDING FROM NEAR DORAVILLE TO NEAR BERKELEY LAKE TO LILBURN...AND MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. HAZARD...WINDS UP TO 40 MPH...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAIN.

IMPACT...PEOPLE OUTDOORS SHOULD SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. EXPECT MINOR DAMAGE TO TREE LIMBS AND BLOWING AROUND OF LIGHT...UNSECURED OBJECTS. ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES SHOULD NOT BE USED UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY. LOCALIZED FLOODING IN LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS IS ALSO LIKELY. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO HYDROPLANING. WHEN WATER COVERS THE ROAD...REMEMBER TO TURN AROUND DON`T DROWN.

SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE DULUTH...LILBURN...NORCROSS...BERKELEY LAKE AND MECHANICSVILLE.