Atlanta, Georgia

Regional Weather Alerts


Alert: Special Weather Statement
Area(s): Dade; Walker; Catoosa; Whitfield; Murray; Fannin; Gilmer; Union; Towns; Chattooga; Gordon; Pickens; Dawson; Lumpkin; White; Floyd; Bartow; Cherokee; Forsyth; Hall; Banks; Jackson; Madison; Polk; Paulding; Cobb; North Fulton; Gwinnett; Barrow; Clarke; Oconee; Oglethorpe; Wilkes; Haralson; Carroll; Douglas; South Fulton; DeKalb; Rockdale; Walton; Newton; Morgan; Greene; Taliaferro; Heard; Coweta; Fayette; Clayton; Spalding; Henry; Butts; Jasper; Putnam; Troup; Meriwether; Pike; Upson; Lamar; Monroe; Jones; Harris; Talbot; Taylor; Crawford; Bibb; Muscogee; Chattahoochee; Marion
Effective: 2026-05-02 @ 9:02 pm
Onset: 2026-05-02 @ 9:02 pm -> 2026-05-03 @ 7:00 pm
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Observed
Urgency: Expected
Issued By: NWS Peachtree City GA on 2026-05-02 @ 9:02 pm
Headline: Special Weather Statement issued May 2 at 10:02PM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
Description: Relative Humidities of 30 percent or less can be expected for 4
or more hours Sunday afternoon into the evening. Winds will be W
at 3 to 8 mph.

With dry fuels, high fire danger conditions can be expected.

Please refer to your local burn permitting authorities whether
you may burn outdoors. If you do burn outside, use extreme
caution.