A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 AM EDT FOR HARALSON… FLOYD… CHATTOOGA… SOUTHWESTERN BARTOW AND POLK COUNTIES…

AT 808 AM EDT… NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS UP TO 70 MPH AS WELL AS LARGE HAIL TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 10 MILES WEST OF CHATTOOGAVILLE TO 10 MILES WEST OF TALLAPOOSA… MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO ESOM HILL… CAVE SPRING… COOSA… LYERLY… HOLLAND… CEDARTOWN… BERRYTON… JAMES H. FLOYD STATE PARK… LINDALE… SUMMERVILLE… FELTON… ROME… TIDINGS… ANTIOCH… SENEY… BUCHANAN… FISH CREEK… ARMUCHEE… WACO… SHANNON… BREMEN… ARAGON… PINSON… EUBANK LAKE… EVERETT SPRINGS… ROCKMART… VAN WERT… TAYLORSVILLE AND DRAKETOWN.

MOVE TO A SAFE PLACE NOW!

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

WEAK… SHORT LIVED TORNADOES CAN SOMETIMES DEVELOP ALONG THE LEADING EDGE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORM LINES LIKE THIS ONE. HOWEVER… THE MAIN THREAT IS DAMAGING WINDS. SEEK SHELTER INSIDE A STURDY BUILDING AND STAY AWAY FROM OUTSIDE WALLS AND WINDOWS.

IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE… LARGE HAIL OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING… WAIT UNTIL AFTER 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.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT WEDNESDAY FOR NORTHERN GEORGIA