Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 7:03AM EDT until March 16 at 7:45AM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
March 16, 2026 - 4:03am
Expires:
March 16, 2026 - 4:45am
Description:
SVRFFC
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southeastern Oconee County in northeastern Georgia... Central
Morgan County in north central Georgia... Eastern Clarke County
in northeastern Georgia... Northern Greene County in east
central Georgia... Oglethorpe County in northeastern Georgia...
Madison County in northeastern Georgia...
* Until 745 AM EDT.
* At 703 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Pocataligo to State Botanical Garden Of Ga
to near Hard Labor Creek State Park, moving east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Madison, Watkinsville, Danielsville, Lexington, Union Point,
Comer, Winterville, Crawford, Colbert, Arnoldsville, Woodville,
Carlton, Maxeys, Hull, Buckhead, Whitehall, Athens-Clarke
County, Stephens, Diamond Hill, and Smithonia.
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, northeastern and east central Georgia.
Area Description:
Clarke, GA; Greene, GA; Madison, GA; Morgan, GA; Oconee, GA; Oglethorpe, GA
Forcast Office:
NWS Peachtree City GA
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov