Severe Thunderstorm Warning Georgia | Effective 03/16/2026 02:55

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 5:55AM EDT until March 16 at 6:45AM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
March 16, 2026 - 2:55am
Expires: 
March 16, 2026 - 3:45am
Description: 
SVRTAE The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Central Decatur County in southwestern Georgia... * Until 645 AM EDT. * At 554 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles northeast of Chattahoochee, or 12 miles southwest of Bainbridge, moving northeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Bainbridge, West Bainbridge, Climax, Vada, Hanover, Ausmac, Decatur Co A/P, Recovery, and Steinham Store.
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.
Area Description: 
Decatur, GA
Forcast Office: 
NWS Tallahassee FL
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov