Atlanta, Georgia
Regional Weather Alerts
| Alert: | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Area(s): | Rabun, GA; Jackson, NC; Oconee, SC |
| Effective: | 2026-07-18 @ 4:33 pm -> 2026-07-18 @ 5:30 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-07-18 @ 4:33 pm -> 2026-07-18 @ 5:30 pm |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Observed |
| Urgency: | Immediate |
| Issued By: | NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC on 2026-07-18 @ 4:33 pm |
| Headline: | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 18 at 5:33PM EDT until July 18 at 6:30PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC |
| Description: |
SVRGSP The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Rabun County in northeastern Georgia... South central Jackson County in western North Carolina... North central Oconee County in Upstate South Carolina... * Until 630 PM EDT. * At 533 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 14 miles north of Walhalla, or 7 miles southeast of Highlands, moving northeast at 10 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines. * Locations impacted include... Cashiers, Bad Creek, Lake Jocassee, Whiteside Mountain, and Pine Mountain. |
| Alert: | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Area(s): | Gadsden, FL; Decatur, GA; Grady, GA |
| Effective: | 2026-07-18 @ 4:33 pm -> 2026-07-18 @ 5:30 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-07-18 @ 4:33 pm -> 2026-07-18 @ 5:30 pm |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Observed |
| Urgency: | Immediate |
| Issued By: | NWS Tallahassee FL on 2026-07-18 @ 4:33 pm |
| Headline: | Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 18 at 5:33PM EDT until July 18 at 6:30PM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL |
| Description: |
SVRTAE The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Gadsden County in Big Bend Florida... Southeastern Decatur County in southwestern Georgia... Southwestern Grady County in southwestern Georgia... * Until 630 PM EDT. * At 533 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles south of Whigham, or 8 miles southwest of Cairo, moving west at 10 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Bainbridge, Havana, Cairo, Whigham, Attapulgus, Climax, Freemont, Littman, Darsey, Florence, Jamieson, Rocky Hill, Laingkat, Calvary, Shady Rest, Princes Still, Amsterdam, Branchville, Nickleville, and Hinson. |
| Alert: | Special Weather Statement |
| Area(s): | Washington; Jackson; Inland Bay; Calhoun; Inland Gulf; Gadsden; Leon; Coastal Bay; Northern Liberty; Seminole; Decatur; Grady; Thomas |
| Effective: | 2026-07-18 @ 4:01 pm -> 2026-07-18 @ 5:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-07-18 @ 4:01 pm |
| Severity: | Moderate |
| Certainty: | Observed |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Tallahassee FL on 2026-07-18 @ 4:01 pm |
| Headline: | Special Weather Statement issued July 18 at 5:01PM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL |
| Description: |
At 501 PM EDT/401 PM CDT/, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Cairo to 18 miles northeast of Lynn Haven. Movement was west at 5 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... Tallahassee, Callaway, Quincy, Havana, Blountstown, Marianna, Bainbridge, Midway, Thomasville, Springfield, Ochlocknee, Whigham, Chattahoochee, Greensboro, West Bainbridge, Bradford, Sneads, Gretna, Bristol, and Grand Ridge. |
| Alert: | Special Weather Statement |
| Area(s): | Ben Hill; Irwin; Berrien |
| Effective: | 2026-07-18 @ 3:56 pm -> 2026-07-18 @ 5:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-07-18 @ 3:56 pm |
| Severity: | Moderate |
| Certainty: | Observed |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Tallahassee FL on 2026-07-18 @ 3:56 pm |
| Headline: | Special Weather Statement issued July 18 at 4:56PM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL |
| Description: |
At 456 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Ocilla, moving north 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... Fitzgerald, Ocilla, Mystic, Lulaville, Gladys, Osierfield, Pinetta, Ashton, Irwinville, Fitzgerald Municipal A/P, Irwinville Airport, Bowens Mill, Wray, Red Bluff, Arp, Abba, and Queensland. |
| Alert: | Heat Advisory |
| Area(s): | McDuffie; Columbia; Richmond; Burke; Chesterfield; Kershaw; Lexington; Richland; Lee; Aiken; Sumter; Barnwell; Calhoun; Clarendon; Bamberg; Northwestern Orangeburg; Central Orangeburg; Southeastern Orangeburg |
| Effective: | 2026-07-18 @ 1:56 pm -> 2026-07-18 @ 7:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-07-18 @ 1:56 pm -> 2026-07-18 @ 7:00 pm |
| Severity: | Moderate |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Columbia SC on 2026-07-18 @ 1:56 pm |
| Headline: | Heat Advisory issued July 18 at 2:56PM EDT until July 18 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC |
| Description: |
* WHAT...Heat index values up to 108. * WHERE...Portions of east central Georgia and central South Carolina. * WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses. |
| Alert: | Heat Advisory |
| Area(s): | Jenkins; Screven; Candler; Bulloch; Effingham; Tattnall; Evans; Long; Inland Bryan; Coastal Bryan; Inland Chatham; Coastal Chatham; Inland Liberty; Coastal Liberty; Inland McIntosh; Coastal McIntosh; Allendale; Hampton; Inland Colleton; Dorchester; Inland Berkeley; Inland Jasper; Beaufort; Coastal Colleton; Charleston; Coastal Jasper; Tidal Berkeley |
| Effective: | 2026-07-18 @ 1:11 pm -> 2026-07-18 @ 7:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-07-18 @ 1:11 pm -> 2026-07-18 @ 7:00 pm |
| Severity: | Moderate |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Charleston SC on 2026-07-18 @ 1:11 pm |
| Headline: | Heat Advisory issued July 18 at 2:11PM EDT until July 18 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Charleston SC |
| Description: |
* WHAT...Heat index values 106 to 110 expected. * WHERE...Portions of southeast Georgia and southeast South Carolina. * WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses. |
| Alert: | Heat Advisory |
| Area(s): | Madison; Clarke; Oconee; Oglethorpe; Wilkes; Walton; Newton; Morgan; Greene; Taliaferro; Butts; Jasper; Putnam; Hancock; Warren; Monroe; Jones; Baldwin; Washington; Glascock; Jefferson; Crawford; Bibb; Twiggs; Wilkinson; Johnson; Emanuel; Peach; Houston; Bleckley; Laurens; Treutlen; Dooly; Crisp; Pulaski; Wilcox; Dodge; Telfair; Wheeler; Montgomery; Toombs |
| Effective: | 2026-07-18 @ 1:06 am -> 2026-07-18 @ 7:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-07-18 @ 11:00 am -> 2026-07-18 @ 7:00 pm |
| Severity: | Moderate |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Peachtree City GA on 2026-07-18 @ 1:06 am |
| Headline: | Heat Advisory issued July 18 at 2:06AM EDT until July 18 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA |
| Description: |
* WHAT...Heat index values up to 109 expected. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, north central, northeast, and southeast Georgia. * WHEN...From noon today to 8 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses. |