Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 6 at 10:57PM EDT until May 6 at 11:30PM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 6, 2026 - 7:57pm
Expires:
May 6, 2026 - 8:30pm
Description:
At 1057 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Walls
Crossing, or near Ellaville, moving east at 50 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Americus, Buena Vista, Ellaville, Oglethorpe, Montezuma, Byromville,
Andersonville, Lilly, Dooling, Putnam, Murrays Crossroads, Whitewater
State Park, New Era, La Crosse, Pennington, Friendship, Clearview,
Doyle, Methvins, and Bumphead.
Instruction:
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 200 AM EDT for west central
Georgia.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Dooly, GA; Houston, GA; Macon, GA; Marion, GA; Schley, GA; Sumter, GA; Webster, GA
Forcast Office:
NWS Peachtree City GA
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov