Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 7:10AM EDT until March 16 at 7:45AM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
March 16, 2026 - 4:10am
Expires:
March 16, 2026 - 4:45am
Description:
SVRFFC
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southern Morgan County in north central Georgia... Northwestern
Putnam County in central Georgia... Northern Monroe County in
central Georgia... Butts County in central Georgia...
Jasper County in central Georgia... Northeastern Lamar County
in west central Georgia... Southeastern Newton County in north
central Georgia...
* Until 745 AM EDT.
* At 710 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Newborn to near Liberty Hill, moving east at 35
mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Jackson, Madison, Monticello, Newborn, Flovilla, Milner, Mansfield,
Shady Dale, Buckhead, Stewart, Turtle Cove, Blount, Eudora, Liberty
Hill, North Alcovy, McElheneys Crossroads, Berner, Godfrey, Chappel
Mill, and High Falls State 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 central,
north central, west central and east central Georgia.
Area Description:
Butts, GA; Jasper, GA; Lamar, GA; Monroe, GA; Morgan, GA; Newton, GA; Putnam, GA
Forcast Office:
NWS Peachtree City GA
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov