Atlanta, Georgia
Regional Weather Alerts
| Alert: | Special Weather Statement |
| Area(s): | Burke; Barnwell |
| Effective: | 2026-08-20 @ 9:00 pm -> 2026-08-20 @ 9:45 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-08-20 @ 9:00 pm |
| Severity: | Moderate |
| Certainty: | Observed |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Columbia SC on 2026-08-20 @ 9:00 pm |
| Headline: | Special Weather Statement issued August 20 at 10:00PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC |
| Description: |
At 1000 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Plant Vogtle, moving south at 10 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Plant Vogtle, Sardis, Alexander, Burke County Airport, Girard, and Shell Bluff. |
| Alert: | Heat Advisory |
| Area(s): | Coffee; Dale; Henry; Geneva; Houston; North Walton; 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; Lanier |
| Effective: | 2026-08-20 @ 1:21 pm -> 2026-08-20 @ 9:30 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-08-21 @ 10:00 am -> 2026-08-21 @ 7:00 pm |
| Severity: | Moderate |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Tallahassee FL on 2026-08-20 @ 1:21 pm |
| Headline: | Heat Advisory issued August 20 at 2:21PM EDT until August 21 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL |
| Description: |
* WHAT...For the first Heat Advisory, heat index values up to 112. For the second Heat Advisory, heat index values up to 112 expected. * WHERE...Portions of southeast Alabama, Big Bend and Panhandle Florida, and south central and southwest Georgia. * WHEN...For the first Heat Advisory, until 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ this evening. For the second Heat Advisory, from 11 AM EDT /10 AM CDT/ to 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ Friday. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses. |