Atlanta, Georgia

Regional Weather Alerts


     

Alert: Air Quality Alert
Area(s): Dade; Walker; Catoosa; Sequatchie; Marion; Hamilton
Effective: 2026-01-22 @ 7:09 am
Onset: 2026-01-22 @ 7:09 am -> 2026-01-23 @ 5:15 pm
Severity: Unknown
Certainty: Unknown
Urgency: Unknown
Issued By: NWS Morristown TN on 2026-01-22 @ 7:09 am
Headline: Air Quality Alert issued January 22 at 8:09AM EST by NWS Morristown TN
Description: The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation has issued a
Code Orange Health Advisory for the Chattanooga area...IN EFFECT UNTIL
MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT.

A Code Orange Air Quality Alert for particulate matter means ground
level particulate matter concentrations within the region may approach
or exceed unhealthy levels for some people. The general public is not
likely to be affected. Active children and adults, and people with a
respiratory disease such as Asthma, should limit prolonged outdoor
exertion. For additional information...visit the Tennessee Department
of Environment and Conservation site at https://www.tn.gov/environment.

Alert: Winter Storm Watch
Area(s): Lincoln; Chesterfield; McCormick; Newberry; Fairfield; Kershaw; Lee; Northern Lancaster; Southern Lancaster
Effective: 2026-01-22 @ 6:05 am -> 2026-01-26 @ 12:00 pm
Onset: 2026-01-24 @ 6:00 am -> 2026-01-22 @ 2:15 pm
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Possible
Urgency: Future
Issued By: NWS Columbia SC on 2026-01-22 @ 6:05 am
Headline: Winter Storm Watch issued January 22 at 7:05AM EST until January 26 at 1:00PM EST by NWS Columbia SC
Description: * WHAT...Mixed precipitation likely. Sleet and ice accumulations may
cause significant travel hazards.

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

* WHEN...From Saturday morning through Monday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Roads, and especially bridges and overpasses, will
likely become slick and hazardous. Significant ice accumulation on
power lines and tree limbs may cause widespread and long-lasting
power outages. Power outages and tree damage are likely due to the
ice. Travel could be nearly impossible. The hazardous conditions
could impact the Monday morning commute.

Alert: Winter Storm Watch
Area(s): Jackson; Madison; Barrow; Clarke; Oconee; Oglethorpe; Wilkes
Effective: 2026-01-22 @ 12:48 am -> 2026-01-26 @ 9:00 am
Onset: 2026-01-24 @ 12:00 am -> 2026-01-22 @ 2:00 pm
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Possible
Urgency: Future
Issued By: NWS Peachtree City GA on 2026-01-22 @ 12:48 am
Headline: Winter Storm Watch issued January 22 at 1:48AM EST until January 26 at 10:00AM EST by NWS Peachtree City GA
Description: * WHAT...Heavy mixed precipitation possible. Ice accumulations of
0.25 to 0.75 inches, with snow or sleet amounts of an inch or less.

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

* WHEN...From late Friday night through Monday morning.

* IMPACTS...Power outages and tree damage are likely due to the ice.
Travel could be nearly impossible. The hazardous conditions could
impact the Monday morning commute.

Alert: Winter Storm Watch
Area(s): Dade; Walker; Catoosa; Whitfield; Murray; Fannin; Gilmer; Union; Towns; Chattooga; Gordon; Pickens; Dawson; Lumpkin; White; Floyd; Bartow; Cherokee; Forsyth; Hall; Banks
Effective: 2026-01-22 @ 12:48 am -> 2026-01-26 @ 9:00 am
Onset: 2026-01-24 @ 12:00 am -> 2026-01-22 @ 2:00 pm
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Possible
Urgency: Future
Issued By: NWS Peachtree City GA on 2026-01-22 @ 12:48 am
Headline: Winter Storm Watch issued January 22 at 1:48AM EST until January 26 at 10:00AM EST by NWS Peachtree City GA
Description: * WHAT...Heavy mixed precipitation possible. Ice accumulations of
0.25 to 0.75 inches, with snow or sleet amounts of an inch or less.

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

* WHEN...From late Friday night through Monday morning.

* IMPACTS...Expect power outages and tree damage due to the ice.
Travel could be impossible. The hazardous conditions could impact
the Monday morning commute.

Alert: Winter Storm Watch
Area(s): Rabun; Habersham; Stephens; Franklin; Hart; Elbert; Avery; Alexander; Iredell; Davie; Madison; Yancey; Mitchell; Swain; Haywood; Buncombe; Catawba; Rowan; Graham; Northern Jackson; Macon; Southern Jackson; Transylvania; Henderson; Cleveland; Lincoln; Gaston; Mecklenburg; Cabarrus; Union; Caldwell Mountains; Greater Caldwell; Burke Mountains; Greater Burke; McDowell Mountains; Eastern McDowell; Rutherford Mountains; Greater Rutherford; Polk Mountains; Eastern Polk; Cherokee; York; Anderson; Abbeville; Laurens; Union; Chester; Greenwood; Oconee Mountains; Pickens Mountains; Greenville Mountains; Greater Oconee; Greater Pickens; Central Greenville; Southern Greenville; Northern Spartanburg; Southern Spartanburg
Effective: 2026-01-22 @ 12:30 am -> 2026-01-26 @ 12:00 pm
Onset: 2026-01-24 @ 6:00 am -> 2026-01-22 @ 2:00 pm
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Possible
Urgency: Future
Issued By: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC on 2026-01-22 @ 12:30 am
Headline: Winter Storm Watch issued January 22 at 1:30AM EST until January 26 at 1:00PM EST by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Description: * WHAT...Heavy mixed precipitation possible. Total snow and sleet
accumulations between 1 and 3 inches and ice accumulations between
one half and one inch possible.

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

* WHEN...From Saturday morning through Monday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Significant ice accumulation on power lines and tree
limbs may cause widespread and long-lasting power outages. Ice and
snow covered roadways will become treacherous and impassable.
Widespread power outages are likely due to the weight of the ice
and snow on tree limbs and power lines. The outages could last for
days in some areas. The hazardous conditions could impact the
Monday morning commute.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Highest snow and sleet accumulations are
possible north of I-40. Highest ice accumulations are possible
across the southern mountains of North Carolina, the mountains of
northeast Georgia, and the mountains of South Carolina.