Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 5:50AM EDT until March 16 at 7:00AM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
March 16, 2026 - 2:50am
Expires:
March 16, 2026 - 4:00am
Description:
SVRGSP
The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Habersham County in northeastern Georgia...
Rabun County in northeastern Georgia...
* Until 700 AM EDT.
* At 550 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 7 miles southeast of Blairsville to 6 miles south of
Dawsonville, moving northeast at 65 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
* Locations impacted include...
Clayton, Clarkesville, Cornelia, Baldwin, Demorest, Mount Airy,
Alto, Mountain City, Tiger, and Dillard.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Please report damaging winds, hail, or flooding to the National
Weather Service by calling toll free, 1, 800, 2 6 7, 8 1 0 1, or by
posting on our Facebook page, or post it to X using hashtag nwsgsp.
Your message should describe the event and the specific location
where it occurred.
Area Description:
Habersham, GA; Rabun, GA
Forcast Office:
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov