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Significant Weather Advisory Issued for Walton and Gwinnett County

... SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HEAVY RAIN IN WALTON... SPALDING... ROCKDALE... NEWTON... BARROW... BUTTS... CARROLL... COWETA... DEKALB... FAYETTE... GWINNETT... HENRY... JASPER... CLAYTON AND FULTON COUNTIES UNTIL 545 PM EDT...

AT 507 PM EDT... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER CONLEY... MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

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LIGHTNING DETECTION SYSTEMS INDICATE NUMEROUS CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES ACROSS WALTON... SPALDING... ROCKDALE... NEWTON... BARROW... BUTTS... CARROLL... COWETA... DEKALB... FAYETTE... GWINNETT... HEN RY... JASPER... CLAYTON AND FULTON COUNTIES. RESIDENTS IN THIS AREA SHOULD STAY INDOORS. ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES AND TELEPHONES SHOULD NOT BE USED UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY.

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