Significant Weather Advisory for Colquitt County, Georgia
Published 8:11 pm Friday, July 6, 2018
…SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN MITCHELL… NORTHEASTERN BAKER AND NORTHWESTERN COLQUITT COUNTIES UNTIL 830 PM EDT… At 805 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles west of Doerun, or 9 miles northeast of Camilla, moving west at 20 mph. Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include… Newton, Camilla, Baconton, Sale City, Flint, Red Store Crossroads, Cotton, Laney, Lester, Freeman, Mitchell Co A/P, Poplar Arbor Church, Hartsfield, Greenough and Hinsonton. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS… Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. &&