People outdoors should seek shelter immediately. If you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 400 AM EDT for north central and northeastern Georgia.

At 245 AM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was over Oscarville, or 8 miles southwest of Gainesville, moving southeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...40 to 50 mph wind, up to penny sized hail and frequent cloud to ground lightning. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect minor damage to tree limbs and blowing around of light, unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Gainesville, Winder, Jefferson, Commerce, Cumming, Sugar Hill, Buford, Braselton, Flowery Branch, Oakwood, Maysville, Hoschton, Pendergrass, Gillsville, Talmo, Rest Haven, Candler, Drew, Chateau Elan, and Buford Dam-Lake Lanier Parks.