Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 9 at 9:39PM EDT until March 9 at 10:00PM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
March 9, 2026 - 6:39pm
Expires:
March 9, 2026 - 7:00pm
Description:
At 938 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 6 miles west of Euharlee to near Van Wert to
Tallapoosa, moving east at 40 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...
Rome, Carrollton, Cartersville, Dallas, Cedartown, Buchanan, Bremen,
Temple, Rockmart, Euharlee, Tallapoosa, Mount Zion, Aragon, Waco,
Braswell, Taylorsville, Yorkville, Draketown, John Tanner State Park,
and Fish Creek.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.
Area Description:
Bartow, GA; Carroll, GA; Floyd, GA; Haralson, GA; Paulding, GA; Polk, GA
Forcast Office:
NWS Peachtree City GA
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov