Atlanta, Georgia
Regional Weather Alerts
| 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. |