High Wind Warning Until 6pm - December 31, 2008

HABERSHAM-

INCLUDING THE CITY OF.CLARKESVILLE

342 AM EST WED DEC 31 2008

..HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON.

THE NATL WEATHER SVC IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED

A HIGH WIND WARNING.WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS

AFTERNOON.

STRONG WEST TO NW WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE

REGION EARLY THIS MORNING & CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. GUSTS OF 60 MPH WILL

BE COMMON ACROSS THE N. PART OF HABERSHAM COUNTY. THE

STRONGEST WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED FROM SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE

THROUGH MID- AFTERNOON. MANY TREES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN BY THE

WIND.BLOCKING ROADS & CAUSING POWER OUTAGES.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS

EXPECTED. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF

58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. PEOPLE SHOULD TAKE

STEPS NOW TO MOVE OBJECTS INSIDE THAT COULD BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH Until 3PM

December 11, 2008 - SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 951 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM EST
FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS
GA

.    GEORGIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BANKS                BARROW              BURKE
CLARKE               COLUMBIA            ELBERT
FRANKLIN             GLASCOCK            GREENE
HABERSHAM            HALL                HART
JACKSON              JEFFERSON           LINCOLN
MADISON              MCDUFFIE            OCONEE
OGLETHORPE           RICHMOND            STEPHENS
TALIAFERRO           WARREN              WILKES

December 11, 2008 - An Flash Flood WATCH has been Issued

HABERSHAM COUNTY -

A Flash Flood WATCH has been Issued until 4:00pm

A LARGE AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN IS ADVANCING NORTH FROM
GEORGIA AND SOUTH CAROLINA AND WILL OVERSPREAD WESTERN NORTH
CAROLINA THIS MORNING. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE A QUARTER TO A
HALF INCH IN AN HOUR AT TIMES. STREAMS AND CREEKS WILL EXPERIENCE
RAPID RISES WHERE THE HEAVIEST RAIN FALLS. PEOPLE WHO ARE
TRAVELING SHOULD DRIVE WITH CAUTION DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR
HYDROPLANING AND RAPID CHANGES IN VISIBILITY.

December 10, 2008 - FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 4PM

HABERSHAM COUNTY ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...
NORTHEAST GEORGIA...NORTHWEST GEORGIA AND WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA.
* UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON
* AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH A STRONG
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NORTH GEORGIA THIS MORNING. WIDESPREAD
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE LIKELY AS THIS LINE MOVES
THROUGH. LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY
ALONG THE SOUTH FACING SLOPES OF THE APPALACHIANS WHERE STRONG
SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL TRANSPORT THE MOISTURE UPSLOPE.
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HEAVY
RAIN ACROSS THE WATCH AREA WHICH MAY LEAD TO RAPID RISES...
ESPECIALLY ALONG SMALLER STREAMS AND CREEKS. IF YOU ARE IN THE
WATCH AREA...CHECK YOUR PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS...ESPECIALLY IF
YOU HAVE INTERESTS ALONG AREA RIVERS. KEEP INFORMED...AND BE
READY FOR ACTION IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A FLASH FLOOD
WARNING IS ISSUED.