• Severe Weather Statement for Oconee County, Georgia
  • Severe Weather Statement issued July 21 at 8:55PM EDT until July 22 at 2:00AM EDT by NWS
  • Effective: Saturday, July 21, 2018 at 4:40 p.m.
  • Expires: Sunday, July 22, 2018 at 1 a.m.

  • ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM EDT
    FOR NORTHEASTERN OCONEE...CLARKE...SOUTHEASTERN JACKSON...
    NORTHWESTERN OGLETHORPE AND SOUTHWESTERN MADISON COUNTIES...
    At 854 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Beechwood
    Hills, or near Athens, moving east at 30 mph.
    HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
    SOURCE...Radar indicated.
    IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
    damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind
    damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
    Locations impacted include...
    Athens, Winterville, Bogart, Colbert, Arnoldsville, Hull,
    Athens-Clarke County, Whitehall, Westgate Park, James Holland Youth
    Sports Cmpx, Bear Creek Reservoir, Diamond Hill, Beechwood Hills,
    Sandy Creek Recreation Area, Oconee Heights, Barretts Mill, Dunlap
    and State Botanical Garden Of Ga.
    HAIL...1.50IN
    WIND...60MPH