Special Weather Statement in Banks County, Georgia
Issued by the National Weather Service and archived by Claims Pages
EXPIRED
6/25/2025 10:12:00 PM (UTC)
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Observed
6/25/2025 10:12:00 PM until 6/25/2025 10:45:00 PM
People outdoors should seek shelter immediately. If you can hear
thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight EDT for
north central and northeastern Georgia.
At 1012 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was over Hollingsworth, or 7
miles north of Homer, moving south at 10 mph.
HAZARD...40 to 50 mph wind, nickel 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...
Homer and Gillsville.
