Monday, March 18, 2013
Norcross, Peachtree Corners and Berkeley Lake are listed in the warning.
UPDATE: Monday, March 18, 7:00 p.m. The tornado warning for Monday evening has ended, however the National Weather Service warns that strong winds, rain, lightning and thunder are still possible throughout the evening. ------ Update 6 p.m. Monday March 18 The National Weather Service has issued a Tornado Warning for parts of northern metro Atlanta, including northwest Gwinnett County. The warning is until 6:45 p.m. Norcross, Peachtree Corners and Berkeley Lake are listed in the warning. Here's the weather services' latest statement: AT 557 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMA CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR TAYLORSVILLE... MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH. THERE IS ANOTHER AREA OF ROTATION …
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Strong storms lost their punch before arriving here.
The Wednesday storm system that resulted in deadly weather in Northwest Georgia lost most of its punch by the time it reached Gwinnett County. Despite three Severe Thunderstorm Warnings issued in the county Wednesday afternoon, residents were spared the dangerous conditions seen elsewhere. The aftermath left windy and cool conditions, and a forecast that calls for highs only in the 40s for Thursday. By the time the heaviest weather moved through after 4 p.m. Wednesday, Gwinnett saw some heavy rain, a few tree limbs knocked down and some power outages. According to WeatherBug data, as of 8 p.m. Wednesday, many places in Gwinnett saw between 1 and 2 inches of rain. "We were fortunate that Gwinnett County was able to escape the brunt of today…
Saturday, March 3, 2012
Some friendly advice for before, during and after the storm.
Tornado season has jumped the gun this year, again. 2011 was one of the worst seasons on record. One night last April yielded an unheard of 54 confirmed twisters in the southeast, many of which happened here in Georgia. Some of those storms rated EF-3 and a few, such as the one that struck Ringgold up near the Tennessee line, were in the EF-4 range, with winds as high as 170 MPH. Storms in Missouri and Alabama rated a rare EF-5, with winds over 200 MPH. Even Lowell, Mass. saw a tornado last year. New England twisters are about as common as blizzards in Florida. Our area was spared that night by an unusual parting of the cells. The system basically split into two, wreaking havoc to our north and south but missing us by a berth of 25 miles…
