7/2/2023 7:29:00 PM until 7/2/2023 8:45:00 PM

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature`s leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Please report damaging winds, hail, or flooding to the National Weather Service by calling toll free, 1, 800, 2 6 7, 8 1 0 1, or by posting on our Facebook page, or Tweet it using hashtag nwsgsp. Your message should describe the event and the specific location where it occurred.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM EDT FOR FRANKLIN...STEPHENS...HABERSHAM AND HART COUNTIES... At 729 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 10 miles south of Clarkesville to 6 miles northeast of Homer to near Commerce, moving northeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines. Locations impacted include... Toccoa, Hartwell, Clarkesville, Carnesville, Cornelia, Baldwin, Royston, Reed Creek, Lavonia and Gumlog. HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH