Atlanta, Georgia
Regional Weather Alerts
| Alert: | Rip Current Statement |
| Area(s): | Coastal Nassau; Northeast Coastal St. Johns; Coastal Glynn; Coastal Camden |
| Effective: | 2026-10-22 @ 12:32 pm -> 2026-10-23 @ 3:00 am |
| Onset: | 2026-10-22 @ 12:32 pm -> 2026-10-24 @ 1:00 am |
| Severity: | Moderate |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Jacksonville FL on 2026-10-22 @ 12:32 pm |
| Headline: | Rip Current Statement issued October 22 at 1:32PM EDT until October 24 at 2:00AM EDT by NWS Jacksonville FL |
| Description: |
* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Southeast Georgia Beaches. * WHEN...Through late Friday night. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. |
| Alert: | Special Weather Statement |
| Area(s): | Dade; Walker; Catoosa; Whitfield; Murray; Fannin; Gilmer; Union; Towns; Chattooga; Gordon; Pickens; Dawson; Lumpkin; White; Floyd; Bartow; Cherokee; Forsyth; Hall; Banks; Jackson; Madison; Polk; Paulding; Cobb; North Fulton; Gwinnett; Barrow; Clarke; Oconee; Oglethorpe; Wilkes; Haralson; Carroll; Douglas; South Fulton; DeKalb; Rockdale; Walton; Newton; Morgan; Greene; Taliaferro; Heard; Coweta; Fayette; Clayton; Spalding; Henry; Butts; Jasper; Putnam; Hancock; Warren; Troup; Meriwether; Pike; Upson; Lamar; Monroe; Jones; Baldwin; Washington; Glascock; Jefferson; Harris; Talbot; Taylor; Crawford; Bibb; Twiggs; Wilkinson; Johnson; Emanuel; Muscogee; Chattahoochee; Marion; Schley; Macon; Peach; Houston; Bleckley; Laurens; Treutlen; Stewart; Webster; Sumter; Dooly; Crisp; Pulaski; Wilcox; Dodge; Telfair; Wheeler; Montgomery; Toombs |
| Effective: | 2026-10-22 @ 12:18 pm -> 2026-10-22 @ 6:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-10-22 @ 12:18 pm |
| Severity: | Moderate |
| Certainty: | Observed |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Peachtree City GA on 2026-10-22 @ 12:18 pm |
| Headline: | Special Weather Statement issued October 22 at 1:18PM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA |
| Description: |
Relative Humidities of 28 percent or less can be expected for 4 or more hours this afternoon into the evening. Winds will be out of the north, or variable in direction, at 3 to 8 MPH. With dry fuels, high fire danger conditions can be expected. Please refer to your local burn permitting authorities whether you may burn outdoors. If you do burn outside, use extreme caution. |
| Alert: | Special Weather Statement |
| Area(s): | Rabun; Habersham; Stephens; Franklin; Hart; Elbert |
| Effective: | 2026-10-22 @ 10:50 am -> 2026-10-22 @ 6:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-10-22 @ 10:50 am |
| Severity: | Moderate |
| Certainty: | Observed |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC on 2026-10-22 @ 10:50 am |
| Headline: | Special Weather Statement issued October 22 at 11:50AM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC |
| Description: |
Relative humidity will fall below 25 percent again this afternoon across northeast Georgia. Given the dry vegetation and low fine fuel moisture, outdoor fires will be able to spread quickly once started, increasing the danger of wildfires. Please refer to your local burn permitting authority on whether you can burn today. If you do burn, use extreme caution since fires can quickly get out of hand under these conditions. |
| Alert: | Flood Warning |
| Area(s): | Brantley, GA |
| Effective: | 2026-10-22 @ 7:51 am -> 2026-10-23 @ 8:00 am |
| Onset: | 2026-10-22 @ 7:51 am |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Observed |
| Urgency: | Immediate |
| Issued By: | NWS Jacksonville FL on 2026-10-22 @ 7:51 am |
| Headline: | Flood Warning issued October 22 at 8:51AM EDT by NWS Jacksonville FL |
| Description: |
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Georgia... Satilla River At Atkinson affecting Brantley County. Additional information is available at https://water.weather.gov/wfo/JAX The next statement will be issued Friday morning at 900 AM EDT. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Satilla River at Atkinson. * WHEN...Until further notice. * IMPACTS...At 13.0 feet, Warners Landing, Louis Landing and secondary roads around KOA campgrounds begin to flood. At 14.0 feet, River Rock Road begins to experience flooding across the road. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 7:45 AM EDT Thursday the stage was 13.8 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to remain steady above flood stage at 13.8 feet. - Flood stage is 13.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood |
| Alert: | Special Weather Statement |
| Area(s): | Rabun; Habersham; Stephens; Franklin; Hart; Elbert |
| Effective: | 2026-10-21 @ 11:57 pm -> 2026-10-22 @ 6:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-10-21 @ 11:57 pm |
| Severity: | Moderate |
| Certainty: | Observed |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC on 2026-10-21 @ 11:57 pm |
| Headline: | Special Weather Statement issued October 22 at 12:57AM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC |
| Description: |
Relative humidity will fall below 25 percent again this afternoon across northeast Georgia. Given the dry vegetation and low fine fuel moisture, outdoor fires will be able to spread quickly once started, increasing the danger of wildfires. Please refer to your local burn permitting authority on whether you can burn today. If you do burn, use extreme caution since fires can quickly get out of hand under these conditions. |
