SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR PENNY SIZED HAIL AND 40 MPH WINDS IN WHITFIELD… WALKER… MURRAY… CHATTOOGA… FLOYD AND GORDON COUNTIES UNTIL 645 PM EDT…

AT 602 PM EDT… NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM VILLANOW TO 8 MILES SOUTH OF SUBLIGNA… MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH ARE LIKELY AS THIS STORM MOVES ACROSS WHITFIELD… WALKER… MURRAY… CHATTOOGA… FLOYD AND GORDON COUNTIES THROUGH 645 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM INCLUDE LAKE MARVIN… SUBLIGNA… VILLANOW… SUTTLES MILL… MILL CREEK… TILTON… DALTON… DAWNVILLE… SUGAR VALLEY… RESACA… NORTH GEORGIA SPEEDWAY… CHATSWORTH… ETON… NICKELSVILLE AND SUMAC.

SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE ISSUED FOR WINDS UP TO 50 MPH… HAIL LESS THAN THE SIZE OF QUARTERS… OR SIGNIFICANT CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING.