Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 6:35AM EDT until March 16 at 7:15AM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
March 16, 2026 - 3:35am
Expires:
March 16, 2026 - 4:15am
Description:
SVRFFC
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Spalding County in west central Georgia... Southeastern
Fayette County in north central Georgia... Northeastern
Meriwether County in west central Georgia... Northern
Pike County in west central Georgia... Henry County in north
central Georgia... Butts County in central Georgia... Northern
Lamar County in west central Georgia... Southern Newton County
in north central Georgia...
* Until 715 AM EDT.
* At 634 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Flippen to Gay, moving east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Griffin, McDonough, Jackson, Zebulon, Stockbridge, Hampton,
Lovejoy, Locust Grove, Milner, Brooks, Mansfield, Jenkinsburg,
Williamson, Orchard Hill, Woolsey, Sunny Side, Gay, East
Griffin, Stewart, and Concord.
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 central,
north central and west central Georgia.
Area Description:
Butts, GA; Fayette, GA; Henry, GA; Lamar, GA; Meriwether, GA; Newton, GA; Pike, GA; Spalding, GA
Forcast Office:
NWS Peachtree City GA
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov