Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 8:29AM EDT until March 16 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
March 16, 2026 - 5:29am
Expires:
March 16, 2026 - 6:00am
Description:
SVRFFC
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Wilkinson County in central Georgia... Northwestern
Laurens County in central Georgia... Baldwin County in central
Georgia... Northwestern Pulaski County in central Georgia...
Twiggs County in central Georgia... Southwestern Hancock County
in east central Georgia... Bleckley County in central
Georgia... Southwestern Washington County in east central
Georgia... Houston County in central Georgia... East central
Jones County in central Georgia...
* Until 900 AM EDT.
* At 829 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Plant Harlee Branch to near Myricks Mill to
near Kathleen, moving east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Milledgeville, Perry, Cochran, Hawkinsville, Jeffersonville,
Irwinton, Warner Robins, Gordon, Ivey, McIntyre, Toomsboro,
Oconee, Danville, Montrose, Allentown, Deepstep, Robins AFB,
Midway-Hardwick, Meriwether, and Marion.
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, west
central and east central Georgia. A Tornado Watch also remains in
effect until 200 PM EDT for central and east central Georgia.
Area Description:
Baldwin, GA; Bleckley, GA; Hancock, GA; Houston, GA; Jones, GA; Laurens, GA; Pulaski, GA; Twiggs, GA; Washington, GA; Wilkinson, GA
Forcast Office:
NWS Peachtree City GA
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov