Atlanta, Georgia

Regional Weather Alerts


     

Alert: Heat Advisory
Area(s): Fannin; Gilmer; Pickens; Dawson; Cherokee; Forsyth; Hall; Banks; Jackson; Madison; 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
Effective: 2026-07-02 @ 2:50 am -> 2026-07-02 @ 7:00 pm
Onset: 2026-07-02 @ 11:00 am -> 2026-07-02 @ 7:00 pm
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Likely
Urgency: Expected
Issued By: NWS Peachtree City GA on 2026-07-02 @ 2:50 am
Headline: Heat Advisory issued July 2 at 3:50AM EDT until July 2 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
Description: * WHAT...Heat index values up to 108 expected.

* WHERE...Portions of central, east central, north central,
northeast, northwest, and west central Georgia.

* WHEN...From noon today to 8 PM EDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat
illnesses.

Alert: Extreme Heat Warning
Area(s): Whitfield; Murray; Chattooga; Gordon; Floyd; Bartow; Polk
Effective: 2026-07-02 @ 2:50 am -> 2026-07-02 @ 7:00 pm
Onset: 2026-07-02 @ 11:00 am -> 2026-07-02 @ 7:00 pm
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Urgency: Expected
Issued By: NWS Peachtree City GA on 2026-07-02 @ 2:50 am
Headline: Extreme Heat Warning issued July 2 at 3:50AM EDT until July 2 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
Description: * WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 111
expected.

* WHERE...Bartow, Chattooga, Floyd, Gordon, Murray, Polk, and
Whitfield Counties.

* WHEN...From noon today to 8 PM EDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during
extreme heat and high humidity events.

Alert: Extreme Heat Warning
Area(s): Dade; Walker; Catoosa
Effective: 2026-07-02 @ 2:50 am -> 2026-07-02 @ 7:00 pm
Onset: 2026-07-02 @ 11:00 am -> 2026-07-02 @ 7:00 pm
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Urgency: Expected
Issued By: NWS Peachtree City GA on 2026-07-02 @ 2:50 am
Headline: Extreme Heat Warning issued July 2 at 3:50AM EDT until July 2 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
Description: * WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 110
expected.

* WHERE...Catoosa, Dade, and Walker Counties.

* WHEN...From noon today to 8 PM EDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during
extreme heat and high humidity events.

Alert: Heat Advisory
Area(s): Stephens; Alexander; Cleveland; Greater Caldwell; Greater Burke; Eastern McDowell; Greater Rutherford; Eastern Polk; Cherokee; York; Anderson; Abbeville; Laurens; Union; Chester; Greenwood; Greater Oconee; Greater Pickens; Central Greenville; Southern Greenville; Northern Spartanburg; Southern Spartanburg
Effective: 2026-07-02 @ 1:23 am -> 2026-07-02 @ 12:00 pm
Onset: 2026-07-02 @ 11:00 am -> 2026-07-02 @ 7:00 pm
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Likely
Urgency: Expected
Issued By: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC on 2026-07-02 @ 1:23 am
Headline: Heat Advisory issued July 2 at 2:23AM EDT until July 2 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Description: * WHAT...Heat index values up to 107 expected.

* WHERE...Portions of northeast Georgia, Piedmont and western North
Carolina, and Upstate South Carolina.

* WHEN...From noon today to 8 PM EDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat
illnesses.

Alert: Heat Advisory
Area(s): Franklin; Hart; Elbert; Iredell; Davie; Catawba; Rowan; Lincoln; Gaston; Mecklenburg; Cabarrus; Union
Effective: 2026-07-02 @ 1:23 am -> 2026-07-02 @ 12:00 pm
Onset: 2026-07-02 @ 11:00 am -> 2026-07-02 @ 7:00 pm
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Likely
Urgency: Expected
Issued By: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC on 2026-07-02 @ 1:23 am
Headline: Heat Advisory issued July 2 at 2:23AM EDT until July 2 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Description: * WHAT...Heat index values up to 107 expected.

* WHERE...Portions of northeast Georgia and Piedmont North Carolina.

* WHEN...From noon today to 8 PM EDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat
illnesses.

Alert: Flood Warning
Area(s): Brantley, GA
Effective: 2026-07-01 @ 7:56 pm -> 2026-07-02 @ 8:00 pm
Onset: 2026-07-01 @ 7:56 pm
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Urgency: Immediate
Issued By: NWS Jacksonville FL on 2026-07-01 @ 7:56 pm
Headline: Flood Warning issued July 1 at 8:56PM 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 Thursday evening at 900 PM 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 PM EDT Wednesday the stage was 15.2 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall to 13.5 feet Saturday
evening.
- Flood stage is 13.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Alert: Air Quality Alert
Area(s): Dawson; Bartow; Cherokee; Forsyth; Hall; Paulding; Cobb; North Fulton; Gwinnett; Barrow; Carroll; Douglas; South Fulton; DeKalb; Rockdale; Walton; Newton; Coweta; Fayette; Clayton; Spalding; Henry; Pike
Effective: 2026-07-01 @ 12:34 pm -> 2026-07-02 @ 4:45 pm
Onset: 2026-07-01 @ 12:34 pm
Severity: Unknown
Certainty: Unknown
Urgency: Unknown
Issued By: NWS Peachtree City GA on 2026-07-01 @ 12:34 pm
Headline: Air Quality Alert issued July 1 at 1:34PM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
Description: AQAFFC

The Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Environmental
Protection Division has issued a Code Orange (Unhealthy for
sensitive groups) Air Quality Alert for Atlanta for
Thursday July 2.

Under Code Orange conditions, the outdoor air quality is likely to
be unhealthy for some people. Children, people who are sensitive to
ozone, and people with heart or lung disease should limit prolonged
outdoor exertion during the late afternoon or early evening when
ozone concentrations are highest.

For additional information on the Air Quality Index, please visit
http://airnow.gov.