Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 4:52AM EDT until March 16 at 5:30AM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
March 16, 2026 - 1:52am
Expires:
March 16, 2026 - 2:30am
Description:
SVRFFC
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Western Cherokee County in north central Georgia... West
central Dawson County in north central Georgia... Southeastern
Gordon County in northwestern Georgia... Pickens County in
north central Georgia... Bartow County in northwestern
Georgia...
* Until 530 AM EDT.
* At 452 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Hinton to Stilesboro, moving northeast at
45 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Canton, Cartersville, Jasper, Adairsville, Euharlee, Emerson,
Ball Ground, Nelson, White, Waleska, Kingston, Taylorsville,
Cassville, Fairmount, Kellogg Creek, Red Top Mountain State
Park, Folsom, Talmadge, Tate, and Hobgood Park.
Instruction:
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop
quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at
once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy
structure.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
If you see wind damage...hail or flooding...wait until the storm has
passed...and then call the National Weather Service toll free
at 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6 or tweet us your report at NWSATLANTA.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 600 AM EDT for north central
and northwestern Georgia. A Tornado Watch also remains in effect
until 1000 AM EDT for north central and northwestern Georgia.
Area Description:
Bartow, GA; Cherokee, GA; Dawson, GA; Gordon, GA; Pickens, GA
Forcast Office:
NWS Peachtree City GA
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov