Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 5:22AM EDT until March 16 at 6:00AM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
March 16, 2026 - 2:22am
Expires:
March 16, 2026 - 3:00am
Description:
SVRFFC
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northwestern Fayette County in north central Georgia...
Northwestern Meriwether County in west central Georgia...
Southeastern Carroll County in northwestern Georgia...
Heard County in west central Georgia... Northern Troup County
in west central Georgia... Coweta County in west central
Georgia...
* Until 600 AM EDT.
* At 522 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Lowell to near Penton, moving east at 60 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Newnan, LaGrange, Franklin, Peachtree City, Tyrone,
Hogansville, Grantville, Luthersville, Centralhatchee,
Moreland, Sharpsburg, Turin, Roopville, Lone Oak, East Newnan,
Corinth, Plant Yates, Dunaway Gardens, Cannongate, and
Harrisonville.
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 1000 AM EDT for north
central, northwestern and west central Georgia.
Area Description:
Carroll, GA; Coweta, GA; Fayette, GA; Heard, GA; Meriwether, GA; Troup, GA
Forcast Office:
NWS Peachtree City GA
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov