Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 5:32AM EDT until March 16 at 6:00AM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
March 16, 2026 - 2:32am
Expires:
March 16, 2026 - 3:00am
Description:
At 532 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Hickory Flat to near Chattahoochee Hill, moving east
at 55 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Atlanta, Marietta, Douglasville, Canton, Decatur, Cumming, Mountain
Park, Peachtree Corners, City of South Fulton, Sandy Springs,
Roswell, Johns Creek, Alpharetta, Smyrna, Dunwoody, East Point,
Milton, Kennesaw, Duluth, and Woodstock.
Instruction:
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 AM EDT for north
central, northwestern and west central Georgia.
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.
Area Description:
Carroll, GA; Cherokee, GA; Clayton, GA; Cobb, GA; DeKalb, GA; Douglas, GA; Forsyth, GA; Fulton, GA; Gwinnett, GA
Forcast Office:
NWS Peachtree City GA
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov