Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Colquitt County, Georgia

Published 7:26 pm Monday, August 13, 2018

From 7:25pm EDT, Mon Aug 13 until 8:15pm EDT, Mon Aug 13

Action Recommended: Take shelter in place or per instructions

Issued by: Tallahassee – FL, US, National Weather Service,

The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for… Southeastern Dougherty County in southwestern Georgia… Northeastern Mitchell County in southwestern Georgia… Northeastern Baker County in southwestern Georgia… Northwestern Colquitt County in south central Georgia… Southwestern Worth County in south central Georgia… * Until 815 PM EDT. * At 725 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Baconton, or 8 miles southwest of Putney, moving east at 15 mph. HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE…Radar indicated. IMPACT…Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include… Newton, Putney, Camilla, Baconton, Doerun, Sale City, Bridgeboro, Flint, Parkerville, Lester, Pritchetts, Poplar Arbor Church, Crestwood, Williamsburg, Greenough, Red Store Crossroads, Livingston, Ticknor, Minnesota and Laney. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS… For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. && HAIL…<.75IN WIND…60MPH

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