THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 297 IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN GEORGIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 22 COUNTIES

IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA

CHEROKEE DAWSON FANNIN FORSYTH GILMER LUMPKIN PICKENS UNION

IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA

TOWNS WHITE

IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA

BARTOW CATOOSA CHATTOOGA DADE FLOYD GORDON HARALSON MURRAY PAULDING POLK WALKER WHITFIELD

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF… BLAIRSVILLE… BREMEN… CALHOUN… CARTERSVILLE… CEDARTOWN… CHATSWORTH… CLEVELAND… CUMMING… DAHLONEGA… DALLAS… DALTON… DAWSONVILLE… ELLIJAY… FORT OGLETHORPE… HIAWASSEE… JASPER… ROME… SUMMERVILLE… THOMASTON… TRENTON AND WOODSTOCK.