Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 9 at 10:22PM EDT until March 9 at 10:45PM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
March 9, 2026 - 7:22pm
Expires:
March 9, 2026 - 7:45pm
Description:
At 1022 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Powder Springs to near Chapel Hill to Plant
Yates, moving southeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Atlanta, Marietta, Newnan, Douglasville, City of South Fulton,
Smyrna, East Point, Union City, Villa Rica, College Park, Powder
Springs, Fairburn, Austell, Palmetto, Hiram, Whitesburg,
Chattahoochee Hill, Lithia Springs, Fair Oaks, and Plant Yates.
Instruction:
A tornado watch remains in effect for the warned area. Tornadoes can
develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. Although a tornado is not
immediately likely, if one is spotted act quickly and move to a place
of safety inside a sturdy structure, such as a basement or small
interior room.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Carroll, GA; Cobb, GA; Coweta, GA; Douglas, GA; Fulton, GA; Paulding, GA
Forcast Office:
NWS Peachtree City GA
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov