Expires:202507020115;Remove:202507020115;723869 WWUS82 KGSP 020028 SPSGSP Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC 828 PM EDT Tue Jul 1 2025 GAZ017-018-026-SCZ101-104-020115- Franklin GA-Stephens GA-Habersham GA-Greater Oconee SC- Oconee Mountains SC- 828 PM EDT Tue Jul 1 2025 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHERN FRANKLIN...STEPHENS... CENTRAL HABERSHAM AND SOUTHWESTERN OCONEE COUNTIES THROUGH 915 PM EDT... At 828 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 5 miles southeast of Clarkesville, or near Mount Airy, moving northeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Toccoa, Clarkesville, Cornelia, Gumlog, Demorest, Mount Airy, Martin, Avalon, Lavonia, and Baldwin. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 3472 8337 3472 8335 3473 8335 3479 8325 3447 8306 3444 8308 3443 8339 3446 8340 3447 8342 3448 8347 3449 8354 3459 8359 TIME...MOT...LOC 0028Z 245DEG 14KT 3454 8347 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ 8