Georgia Tornado Watch | Effective 05/06/2026 15:48

Headline: 
Tornado Watch issued May 6 at 6:48PM EDT until May 7 at 2:00AM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL
Event: 
Tornado Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
May 6, 2026 - 3:48pm
Expires: 
May 6, 2026 - 11:00pm
Description: 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 188 IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT THURSDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN GEORGIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST GEORGIA LEE QUITMAN RANDOLPH TERRELL THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BENEVOLENCE, CLARKS MILL, COLES, CROSSROADS, CUTHBERT, DAWSON, DAWSON MUNICIPAL A/P, DOVEREL, FORRESTER, GEORGETOWN, GRAVES, HATCHER, HEROD, LEESBURG, PALMYRA, PETERSON HILL, SHIVERS MILL, SMITHVILLE, SPRINGVALE, SPRINGVALE STATION, UNION, WIRE BRIDGE, AND YEOMANS.
Area Description: 
Lee, GA; Quitman, GA; Randolph, GA; Terrell, GA
Forcast Office: 
NWS Tallahassee FL
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov