Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 4:35AM EDT until March 16 at 5:00AM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
March 16, 2026 - 1:35am
Expires:
March 16, 2026 - 2:00am
Description:
At 435 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Big Frog Mountain to near Conasauga Lake to near
Carters, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Ellijay, Blue Ridge, East Ellijay, Carters, Talona, Tails Creek,
Ramhurst, Jones Mill, Higdon, Cohutta Wilderness, Epworth, Conasauga
Lake, Cherry Log, Mountaintown, Fort Mountain State Park, Colwell,
Roundtop, and Copperhill.
Instruction:
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 600 AM EDT for north central
and northwestern Georgia.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Fannin, GA; Gilmer, GA; Murray, GA
Forcast Office:
NWS Peachtree City GA
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov