Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 28 at 10:48PM EDT until July 28 at 11:30PM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 28, 2026 - 7:48pm
Expires:
July 28, 2026 - 8:30pm
Description:
SVRFFC
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Cherokee County in north central Georgia...
Pickens County in north central Georgia...
* Until 1130 PM EDT.
* At 1048 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Tate, or
near Jasper, moving south at 30 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Canton, Jasper, Holly Springs, Ball Ground, Nelson, Waleska,
Talking Rock, Free Home, Buffington, Hickory Flat, Union Hill, Lake
Arrowhead, Sequoyah Lake, Marblehill, Salacoa Valley, Blaine, Lake
Tamarack, Talmadge, Holbrook, and Lathemtown.
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.
Area Description:
Cherokee, GA; Pickens, GA
Forcast Office:
NWS Peachtree City GA
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov