Severe Thunderstorm Warning Georgia | Effective 03/16/2026 03:51

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 6:51AM EDT until March 16 at 7:45AM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
March 16, 2026 - 3:51am
Expires: 
March 16, 2026 - 4:45am
Description: 
SVRGSP The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Franklin County in northeastern Georgia... Hart County in northeastern Georgia... * Until 745 AM EDT. * At 651 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 4 miles east of Homer, moving northeast at 65 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines. * Locations impacted include... Hartwell, Carnesville, Royston, Reed Creek, Lavonia, Canon, Franklin Springs, Bowersville, Victoria Bryant State Park, and Nuberg.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Please report damaging winds, hail, or flooding to the National Weather Service by calling toll free, 1, 800, 2 6 7, 8 1 0 1, or by posting on our Facebook page, or post it to X using hashtag nwsgsp. Your message should describe the event and the specific location where it occurred.
Area Description: 
Franklin, GA; Hart, GA
Forcast Office: 
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov