SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH

UNDATED - A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for parts of eight southern states - including parts of north Georgia.

Also included are:

northeastern Alabama
southeastern Kentucky
western North Carolina
western South Carolina
middle and eastern Tennessee
southwestern Virginia
far southern West Virginia

Effective this Friday afternoon and evening from 155 PM until 900
PM EDT.

In Georgia, the watch area includes Habersham, Rabun, Stephens, Cherokee, Cobb, Dawson, Douglas, Fannin, Forsyth, Fulton, Gilmer, Hall, Lumpkin, Pickens and Union counties.

Hail to 1 inch in diameter... thunderstorm wind gusts to 70
mph... and dangerous lightning are possible in these areas.

The Severe Thunderstorm Watch area is approximately along and 120
statute miles east and west of a line from 45 miles west
northwest of Bluefield West Virginia to 30 miles southeast of
Gadsden Alabama.

Remember... a Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are
favorable for severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch
area. Persons in these areas should be on the lookout for
threatening weather conditions and listen for later statements
and possible warnings. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally
do produce tornadoes.