Atlanta, Georgia

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Alert: Heat Advisory
Area(s): Jones; Baldwin; Washington; Jefferson; 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: 2026-08-18 @ 2:02 am -> 2026-08-18 @ 10:15 am
Onset: 2026-08-18 @ 2:02 am -> 2026-08-18 @ 7:00 pm
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Likely
Urgency: Expected
Issued By: NWS Peachtree City GA on 2026-08-18 @ 2:02 am
Headline: Heat Advisory issued August 18 at 3:02AM EDT until August 18 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
Description: * WHAT...Heat index values up to 109.

* WHERE...Portions of central, east central, southeast, and west
central Georgia.

* WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT this evening.

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

Alert: Extreme Heat Warning
Area(s): Central Walton; Holmes; Washington; Jackson; Inland Bay; Calhoun; Inland Gulf; Inland Franklin; Gadsden; Leon; Inland Jefferson; Madison; Inland Wakulla; Inland Taylor; Lafayette; Inland Dixie; South Walton; Coastal Bay; Coastal Gulf; Coastal Franklin; Coastal Jefferson; Coastal Wakulla; Coastal Taylor; Coastal Dixie; Northern Liberty; Southern Liberty; Seminole; Decatur; Grady; Thomas; Brooks; Lowndes
Effective: 2026-08-18 @ 1:38 am -> 2026-08-18 @ 7:00 pm
Onset: 2026-08-18 @ 10:00 am -> 2026-08-18 @ 7:00 pm
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Urgency: Expected
Issued By: NWS Tallahassee FL on 2026-08-18 @ 1:38 am
Headline: Extreme Heat Warning issued August 18 at 2:38AM EDT until August 18 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL
Description: * WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 115
expected.

* WHERE...Portions of Big Bend and Panhandle Florida and south
central and southwest Georgia.

* WHEN...From 11 AM EDT /10 AM CDT/ this morning to 8 PM EDT /7 PM
CDT/ this evening.

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

Alert: Heat Advisory
Area(s): Coffee; Dale; Henry; Geneva; Houston; North Walton; Quitman; Clay; Randolph; Calhoun; Terrell; Dougherty; Lee; Worth; Turner; Tift; Ben Hill; Irwin; Early; Miller; Baker; Mitchell; Colquitt; Cook; Berrien; Lanier
Effective: 2026-08-18 @ 1:38 am -> 2026-08-18 @ 7:00 pm
Onset: 2026-08-18 @ 10:00 am -> 2026-08-18 @ 7:00 pm
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Likely
Urgency: Expected
Issued By: NWS Tallahassee FL on 2026-08-18 @ 1:38 am
Headline: Heat Advisory issued August 18 at 2:38AM EDT until August 18 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL
Description: * WHAT...Heat index values up to 111 expected.

* WHERE...Portions of southeast Alabama, Panhandle Florida, and south
central and southwest Georgia.

* WHEN...From 11 AM EDT /10 AM CDT/ this morning to 8 PM EDT /7 PM
CDT/ this evening.

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

Alert: Extreme Heat Warning
Area(s): Effingham; Inland Bryan; Coastal Bryan; Inland Chatham; Coastal Chatham; Inland Liberty; Coastal Liberty; Inland McIntosh; Coastal McIntosh; Dorchester; Inland Berkeley; Inland Jasper; Beaufort; Coastal Colleton; Charleston; Coastal Jasper; Tidal Berkeley
Effective: 2026-08-18 @ 1:14 am -> 2026-08-18 @ 9:15 am
Onset: 2026-08-18 @ 10:00 am -> 2026-08-18 @ 7:00 pm
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Urgency: Expected
Issued By: NWS Charleston SC on 2026-08-18 @ 1:14 am
Headline: Extreme Heat Warning issued August 18 at 2:14AM EDT until August 18 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Charleston SC
Description: * WHAT...For the Extreme Heat Warning, dangerously hot conditions
with heat index values up to 113 to 119 expected.

* WHERE...Portions of southeast Georgia and southeast South Carolina.

* WHEN...From 11 AM this morning to 8 PM EDT this evening.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Isolated showers and thunderstorms during the
afternoon hours could provide relief to a few areas.

Alert: Heat Advisory
Area(s): Jenkins; Screven; Candler; Bulloch; Tattnall; Evans; Long; Allendale; Hampton; Inland Colleton
Effective: 2026-08-18 @ 1:14 am -> 2026-08-18 @ 9:15 am
Onset: 2026-08-18 @ 10:00 am -> 2026-08-18 @ 7:00 pm
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Likely
Urgency: Expected
Issued By: NWS Charleston SC on 2026-08-18 @ 1:14 am
Headline: Heat Advisory issued August 18 at 2:14AM EDT until August 18 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Charleston SC
Description: * WHAT...Heat index values up to 108 to 112 expected.

* WHERE...Portions of southeast Georgia and southeast South Carolina.

* WHEN...From 11 AM this morning to 8 PM EDT this evening.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Isolated showers and thunderstorms during the
afternoon hours could provide relief in some areas.

Alert: Heat Advisory
Area(s): Columbia; Richmond; Burke; Chesterfield; Kershaw; Lexington; Richland; Lee; Aiken; Sumter; Barnwell; Calhoun; Clarendon; Bamberg; Northwestern Orangeburg; Central Orangeburg; Southeastern Orangeburg
Effective: 2026-08-18 @ 12:13 am -> 2026-08-18 @ 2:00 pm
Onset: 2026-08-18 @ 10:00 am -> 2026-08-18 @ 7:00 pm
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Likely
Urgency: Expected
Issued By: NWS Columbia SC on 2026-08-18 @ 12:13 am
Headline: Heat Advisory issued August 18 at 1:13AM EDT until August 18 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
Description: * WHAT...Heat index values up to 110 expected.

* WHERE...Portions of east central Georgia and central South
Carolina.

* WHEN...From 11 AM this morning to 8 PM EDT this evening.

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

Alert: Extreme Heat Warning
Area(s): Suwannee; Baker; Inland Nassau; Union; Bradford; Gilchrist; Inland Flagler; Eastern Hamilton; Coastal Nassau; Coastal Duval; Eastern Clay; Eastern Alachua; Eastern Putnam; Coastal Flagler; Eastern Marion; Western Hamilton; Trout River; Western Clay; Northeast Coastal St. Johns; Western Alachua; Western Putnam; Central Marion; Northern Columbia; South Central Duval; Southeast Coastal St. Johns; Western Marion; Southeastern Columbia; Western Duval; Northern Inland St. Johns; Southwestern Columbia; Southern Inland St. Johns; Western St. Johns; Inland Glynn; Coastal Glynn; Echols; Inland Camden; Coastal Camden
Effective: 2026-08-17 @ 11:50 pm -> 2026-08-18 @ 7:00 pm
Onset: 2026-08-18 @ 10:00 am -> 2026-08-18 @ 7:00 pm
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Urgency: Expected
Issued By: NWS Jacksonville FL on 2026-08-17 @ 11:50 pm
Headline: Extreme Heat Warning issued August 18 at 12:50AM EDT until August 18 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Jacksonville FL
Description: * WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 115
expected.

* WHERE...Northeast and north central Florida and portions of
southeast Georgia.

* WHEN...From 11 AM this morning to 8 PM EDT this evening.

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

Alert: Heat Advisory
Area(s): Coffee; Jeff Davis; Bacon; Appling; Wayne; Atkinson; Pierce; Brantley; Clinch; Northern Ware; Northeastern Charlton; Southern Ware; Western Charlton
Effective: 2026-08-17 @ 11:50 pm -> 2026-08-18 @ 7:00 pm
Onset: 2026-08-18 @ 10:00 am -> 2026-08-18 @ 7:00 pm
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Likely
Urgency: Expected
Issued By: NWS Jacksonville FL on 2026-08-17 @ 11:50 pm
Headline: Heat Advisory issued August 18 at 12:50AM EDT until August 18 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Jacksonville FL
Description: * WHAT...Heat index values up to 112 expected.

* WHERE...A portion of southeast Georgia.

* WHEN...From 11 AM this morning to 8 PM EDT this evening.

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