Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 8:35AM EDT until March 16 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
March 16, 2026 - 5:35am
Expires:
March 16, 2026 - 6:00am
Description:
At 834 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Loce to Alexander Stephens Park to near Oconee
Springs 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...
Washington, Warrenton, Sparta, Crawfordville, Union Point, White
Plains, Siloam, Norwood, Sharon, Camak, Liberty, Springfield, Veazey,
Holliday Park, Powelton, Shoulderbone, Lyneville, Ficklin, Cadley,
and Lundberg.
Instruction:
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 AM EDT for central and
east central Georgia. A Tornado Watch also remains in effect until
200 PM EDT for east central Georgia.
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.
Area Description:
Greene, GA; Hancock, GA; Taliaferro, GA; Warren, GA; Wilkes, GA
Forcast Office:
NWS Peachtree City GA
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov