• Severe Weather Statement for Oglethorpe County, Georgia
  • Severe Weather Statement issued September 27 at 5:50PM EDT until September 27 at 6:30PM EDT by NWS
  • Effective: Thursday, September 27, 2018 at 4:50 p.m.
  • Expires: Thursday, September 27, 2018 at 5:30 p.m.

  • ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EDT
    FOR CLARKE...SOUTHEASTERN JACKSON...NORTHWESTERN WILKES...OGLETHORPE
    AND MADISON COUNTIES...
    At 549 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
    extending from Nicholson to near Smithonia to near Woodville, moving
    northeast at 60 mph.
    HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts.
    SOURCE...Trained weather spotters reported numerous trees down in
    multiple locations.
    IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile
    homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
    Locations impacted include...
    Danielsville, Lexington, Athens, Arcade, Nicholson, Comer,
    Winterville, Crawford, Colbert, Arnoldsville, Ila, Carlton, Maxeys,
    Hull, Whitehall, Athens-Clarke County, Stephens, Westgate Park,
    Diamond Hill and Smithonia.
    HAIL...<.75IN
    WIND...70MPH