THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR… CATOOSA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA CHATTOOGA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA DADE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA NORTHERN FLOYD COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA WESTERN GORDON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA WEST CENTRAL MURRAY COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA WALKER COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA WHITFIELD COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA

* UNTIL 830 AM EDT

* AT 736 AM EDT… NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZED HAIL… AND DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF TRENTON TO 20 MILES SOUTHWEST OF TRENTON TO 30 MILES WEST OF SUMMERVILLE… MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN… FORT OGLETHORPE… CHICKAMAUGA… LAFAYETTE… RINGGOLD… TRION… TUNNEL HILL… VARNELL… COHUTTA… DALTON AND ROME.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE… LARGE HAIL OR SIGNIFICANT 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.

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