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

At 555 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was over Muscadine, or 12 miles southwest of Buchanan, moving east at 40 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... Buchanan, Bremen, Tallapoosa, Mount Zion, Waco, Draketown, John Tanner State Park, and Bowdon Junction.