People outdoors should seek shelter immediately. If you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

At 610 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was over Waleska, or 7 miles northwest of Canton, moving northeast at 10 mph. HAZARD...Up to 40 mph wind, pea 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... Canton, Jasper, Ball Ground, Nelson, Waleska, Sequoyah Lake, Lake Arrowhead, Marblehill, Salacoa Valley, Lake Tamarack, Hollis Lathem Reservoir, Talmadge, Tate, and Reavis Mountain.