Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 5:46AM EDT until March 16 at 6:00AM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
March 16, 2026 - 2:46am
Expires:
March 16, 2026 - 3:00am
Description:
At 546 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Drew to Fairburn, moving east at 55 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to
mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
Locations impacted include...
Atlanta, Marietta, Douglasville, Decatur, Cumming, Peachtree Corners,
City of South Fulton, Mountain Park, Sandy Springs, Roswell, Johns
Creek, Alpharetta, Smyrna, Dunwoody, East Point, Milton, Duluth,
Union City, Sugar Hill, and Forest Park.
Instruction:
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 AM EDT for north central
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:
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