Fire Weather Watch issued May 16 at 2:26PM CDT until May 18 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Midland/Odessa TX

At 817 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was over Stover Creek Shelter, or 14 miles southeast of Blue Ridge, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...Up to 40 mph wind, frequent cloud to ground lightning and heavy rain. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect minor damage to tree limbs and blowing around of light, unsecured objects. Heavy rain may cause temporary street flooding especially in poor drainage areas. Locations impacted include... Dahlonega, Suches, Camp Merrill, Margret, Woods Hole Shelter, Dial, Springer Mountain Shelter, Len Foote Hike Inn, Pisgah, Black Gap Shelter, Stover Creek Shelter, Hawk Mountain Shelter, Porter Springs, Turners Corner, Nimblewill, Blood Mountain

At 758 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was over Borden Springs, or 7 miles east of Piedmont, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...40 to 50 mph wind, pea sized hail and frequent cloud to ground lightning. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect minor damage to tree limbs and blowing around of light, unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Cedartown, Buchanan, Bremen, Rockmart, Tallapoosa, Fish Creek, Etna, Felton, Eubank Lake, Esom Hill, and Antioch.

At 754 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was over Waterhouse, or near Forney, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...40 to 50 mph wind, pea sized hail and frequent cloud to ground lightning. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect minor damage to tree limbs and blowing around of light, unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Rome, Cave Spring, Seney, Lindale, and Coosa.