- Special Weather Statement for Banks County, Georgia
- Special Weather Statement issued August 18 at 8:35PM EDT by NWS
- Effective: Saturday, August 18, 2018 at 7:35 p.m.
- Expires: Saturday, August 18, 2018 at 8:30 p.m.
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN HALL...BANKS AND
NORTHERN JACKSON COUNTIES UNTIL 930 PM EDT...
At 830 PM EDT...radar and rain gauge reports indicate 1.5 to 2.5
inches of rain has fallen in the area from east of Gainesville in
Hall County, east across Banks County from Lula to Homer.
HAZARD...Heavy rain.
IMPACT...Additional moderate rain may cause temporary street
flooding, especially in poor drainage areas, and rising
water on creeks and streams.
Some locations in the path of this storm include
Gainesville, Homer, Lula, Maysville, Gillsville, Pinefield Crossroads
and Hollingsworth.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Motorists should slow down and be prepared for possible loss of
control due to hydroplaning.