At 435 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Riverwood, or 7 miles northwest of Evans. This storm was nearly stationary.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include... Grovetown, Evans, Martinez, Harlem, Appling, Riverwood, Augusta Mall, Village Plaza Shopping Center, Liberty Park Community Center, Blanchard Park, Columbia County Jail, Eubank-Blanchard Community Center, Westmont, Bellevue Memorial Gardens, Riverside Park, Evans Medical Center, Blanchard Woods Park, Phinizy, Columbia County Exhibition Center, and Woodbridge.
This includes the following highways... Interstate 20 in Georgia between mile markers 180 and 197. Interstate 520 in Georgia between mile markers 1 and 2.