Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 5:59AM EDT until March 16 at 6:45AM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
March 16, 2026 - 2:59am
Expires:
March 16, 2026 - 3:45am
Description:
SVRFFC
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Rockdale County in north central Georgia... Western
Barrow County in north central Georgia... DeKalb County in
north central Georgia... Central Forsyth County in north
central Georgia... Gwinnett County in north central Georgia...
Western Banks County in northeastern Georgia... Northwestern
Henry County in north central Georgia... Northwestern
Walton County in north central Georgia... Hall County in north
central Georgia... Northwestern Jackson County in northeastern
Georgia... Northern Clayton County in north central Georgia...
* Until 645 AM EDT.
* At 558 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near War Hill Park to near Riverdale, 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, Gainesville, Lawrenceville, Decatur, Conyers, Winder,
Jefferson, Cumming, Homer, Peachtree Corners, Sandy Springs,
Dunwoody, Duluth, Stockbridge, Sugar Hill, Forest Park, Snellville,
Suwanee, Riverdale, and College 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 1000 AM EDT for north central
and northeastern Georgia.
Area Description:
Banks, GA; Barrow, GA; Clayton, GA; DeKalb, GA; Forsyth, GA; Gwinnett, GA; Hall, GA; Henry, GA; Jackson, GA; Rockdale, GA; Walton, GA
Forcast Office:
NWS Peachtree City GA
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov