Georgia Tornado Watch | Effective 05/06/2026 19:30

Headline: 
Tornado Watch issued May 6 at 10:30PM EDT until May 7 at 2:00AM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
Event: 
Tornado Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
May 6, 2026 - 7:30pm
Expires: 
May 6, 2026 - 11:00pm
Description: 
TORNADO WATCH 188 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 2 AM EDT THURSDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN GEORGIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 44 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL GEORGIA BUTTS IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA BARROW CHEROKEE CLAYTON COBB DEKALB DOUGLAS FAYETTE FORSYTH FULTON GWINNETT HALL HENRY MORGAN NEWTON ROCKDALE WALTON IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA CLARKE JACKSON OCONEE IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA BARTOW CARROLL FLOYD HARALSON PAULDING POLK IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA CHATTAHOOCHEE COWETA HARRIS HEARD LAMAR MARION MERIWETHER MUSCOGEE PIKE SCHLEY SPALDING STEWART SUMTER TALBOT TAYLOR TROUP UPSON WEBSTER THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF AMERICUS, ATLANTA, BARNESVILLE, BREMEN, BUENA VISTA, BUTLER, CARROLLTON, CARTERSVILLE, CEDARTOWN, COLUMBUS, COMMERCE, CONYERS, COVINGTON, CUMMING, DALLAS, DECATUR, DOUGLASVILLE, ELLAVILLE, FORT BENNING, FRANKLIN, GAINESVILLE, GRIFFIN, JACKSON, LAWRENCEVILLE, MADISON, MANCHESTER, MARIETTA, MONROE, NEWNAN, PEACHTREE CITY, PINE MOUNTAIN, PRESTON, RICHLAND, RIVERDALE, ROME, STOCKBRIDGE, TALBOTTON, THOMASTON, WATKINSVILLE, WEST POINT, WINDER, WINTERVILLE, WOODSTOCK, AND ZEBULON.
Area Description: 
Barrow, GA; Bartow, GA; Butts, GA; Carroll, GA; Chattahoochee, GA; Cherokee, GA; Clarke, GA; Clayton, GA; Cobb, GA; Coweta, GA; DeKalb, GA; Douglas, GA; Fayette, GA; Floyd, GA; Forsyth, GA; Fulton, GA; Gwinnett, GA; Hall, GA; Haralson, GA; Harris, GA; Heard, GA; Henry, GA; Jackson, GA; Lamar, GA; Marion, GA; Meriwether, GA; Morgan, GA; Muscogee, GA; Newton, GA; Oconee, GA; Paulding, GA; Pike, GA; Polk, GA; Rockdale, GA; Schley, GA; Spalding, GA; Stewart, GA; Sumter, GA; Talbot, GA; Taylor, GA; Troup, GA; Upson, GA; Walton, GA; Webster, GA
Forcast Office: 
NWS Peachtree City GA
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov