Georgia Severe Thunderstorm Warning - Severe | Effective 05/24/2026 14:52

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 24 at 5:52PM EDT until May 24 at 6:15PM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
May 24, 2026 - 2:52pm
Expires: 
May 24, 2026 - 3:15pm
Description: 
At 551 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Friendship to near La Crosse to near Americus, moving northeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Americus, Ellaville, Oglethorpe, Ideal, Andersonville, Murrays Crossroads, New Era, Fountainville, La Crosse, Pennington, Andersonville National Historic, Clearview, Bumphead, Bartlett, and Walls Crossing.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Macon, GA; Schley, GA; Sumter, GA
Forcast Office: 
NWS Peachtree City GA
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov