...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN WHITFIELD...CATOOSA
AND NORTHERN WALKER COUNTIES UNTIL 1030 PM EDT...
At 1001 PM EDT...National Weather Service doppler radar indicated a
strong thunderstorm over Ringgold...moving northeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...40 to 50 mph wind and enhanced risk of a brief tornado.
IMPACT...While winds should result in minor damage to tree limbs
and blowing around of light...unsecured objects...this
storm has also exhibited localized rotation. A brief
tornado could quickly form.
Some locations in the path of this storm include
Dalton, Ringgold, Fort Oglethorpe, Chickamauga, Varnell, Tunnel Hill,
Cohutta, Indian Springs, Wood Station, Rocky Face, Graysville, Blue
Spring, Boynton, Beaumont, Red Clay S.p., East Ridge, Fairview and
Apison.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
People outdoors should seek shelter immediately.
WIND...50MPH