Politics & Government
Significant Weather Advisory Issued for Gwinnett and Walton Counties
A Significant Weather Advisory has been issued for several counties, including Walton and Gwinnett. The city of Grayson has specifically been named in the advisory.
The following weather advisory has been issued according to Weather.com
. SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR 45 MPH WINDS IN WALTON... LUMPKIN... BARROW... DAWSON... FORSYTH... GWINNETT... HALL AND JACKSON COUNTIES UNTIL 500 PM EDT...
AT 432 PM EDT... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM DAWSONVILLE TO ROSEBUD... MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.
THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE PEA SIZED HAIL... FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH AS THEY MOVE ACROSS WALTON... LUMPKIN... BARROW... DAWSON... FORSYTH... GWINNETT... HALL AND JACKSON COUNTIES THROUGH 500 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE CENTERVILLE... PLEASANT HILL... ROSEBUD... SUWANEE... SNELLVILLE... NORCROSS... LILBURN... LAWRENCEVILLE... GRAYSON... DULUTH... BERKELEY LAKE... MOUNTAIN PARK... BROOKWOOD... HIGHTOWER AND DREW. HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.
THESE WIND GUSTS MAY PRODUCE MINOR DAMAGE TO TREE LIMBS AND BLOW LIGHT... UNSECURED OBJECTS AROUND.
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