Georgia Severe Severe Thunderstorm Watch | Effective 07/28/2026 17:01

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued July 28 at 8:01PM EDT until July 29 at 1:00AM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
July 28, 2026 - 5:01pm
Expires: 
July 28, 2026 - 10:00pm
Description: 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 531 IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EDT WEDNESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN GEORGIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 20 COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA CHEROKEE DAWSON FANNIN FORSYTH GILMER HALL LUMPKIN PICKENS UNION IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA BANKS JACKSON MADISON TOWNS WHITE IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA CATOOSA DADE GORDON MURRAY WALKER WHITFIELD THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BLAIRSVILLE, BLUE RIDGE, CALHOUN, CHATSWORTH, CLEVELAND, COHUTTA WILDERNESS, COLWELL, COMER, COMMERCE, CUMMING, DAHLONEGA, DALTON, DAWSONVILLE, DIAL, ELLIJAY, EPWORTH, FORT OGLETHORPE, GAINESVILLE, HEMP, HIAWASSEE, HIGDON, HOMER, JASPER, LAFAYETTE, TRENTON, AND WOODSTOCK.
Area Description: 
Banks, GA; Catoosa, GA; Cherokee, GA; Dade, GA; Dawson, GA; Fannin, GA; Forsyth, GA; Gilmer, GA; Gordon, GA; Hall, GA; Jackson, GA; Lumpkin, GA; Madison, GA; Murray, GA; Pickens, GA; Towns, GA; Union, GA; Walker, GA; White, GA; Whitfield, GA
Forcast Office: 
NWS Peachtree City GA
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov