Atlanta, Georgia
Regional Weather Alerts
| Alert: | Air Quality Alert |
| Area(s): | Dawson; Bartow; Cherokee; Forsyth; Hall; Paulding; Cobb; North Fulton; Gwinnett; Barrow; Carroll; Douglas; South Fulton; DeKalb; Rockdale; Walton; Newton; Coweta; Fayette; Clayton; Spalding; Henry; Pike |
| Effective: | 2026-04-22 @ 1:18 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-04-22 @ 1:18 pm -> 2026-04-23 @ 5:30 pm |
| Severity: | Unknown |
| Certainty: | Unknown |
| Urgency: | Unknown |
| Issued By: | NWS Peachtree City GA on 2026-04-22 @ 1:18 pm |
| Headline: | Air Quality Alert issued April 22 at 2:18PM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA |
| Description: |
AQAFFC Ozone, when coupled with smoke originating from wildfires in south Georgia and north Florida, is supportive of a Code Orange (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) Air Quality Alert for Thursday, April 23... per the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Environmental Protection Division. Under Code Orange conditions, the outdoor air quality is likely to be unhealthy for some people. Children, people who are sensitive to ozone, and people with heart or lung disease should limit prolonged outdoor exertion during the later afternoon or early evening when ozone concentrations are highest. For additional information on the Air Quality Index, please visit http://airnow.gov. |
| Alert: | Special Weather Statement |
| Area(s): | Rabun; Habersham; Stephens; Franklin; Hart; Elbert |
| Effective: | 2026-04-22 @ 12:47 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-04-22 @ 12:47 pm -> 2026-04-22 @ 7:00 pm |
| Severity: | Moderate |
| Certainty: | Observed |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC on 2026-04-22 @ 12:47 pm |
| Headline: | Special Weather Statement issued April 22 at 1:47PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC |
| Description: |
Relative humidity is forecast to fall to 20 to 25 percent across much of northeast Georgia this afternoon, while temperatures are forecast to be around 5 degrees warmer than Tuesday. Meanwhile, winds are expected to increase to around 10 mph this afternoon, with some gusts of 15-20 mph possible. These factors combined with very dry vegetation will result in an elevated threat for the rapid spread of wildfire across the area, especially this afternoon. Please refer to your local burn permitting authorities on whether you can burn today. |
| Alert: | Special Weather Statement |
| Area(s): | Lincoln; McDuffie; Columbia; Richmond; Burke; McCormick; Kershaw; Edgefield; Saluda; Lexington; Richland; Lee; Aiken; Sumter; Barnwell; Calhoun; Clarendon; Bamberg; Northwestern Orangeburg; Central Orangeburg; Southeastern Orangeburg |
| Effective: | 2026-04-22 @ 12:38 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-04-22 @ 12:38 pm -> 2026-04-22 @ 7:00 pm |
| Severity: | Moderate |
| Certainty: | Observed |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Columbia SC on 2026-04-22 @ 12:38 pm |
| Headline: | Special Weather Statement issued April 22 at 1:38PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC |
| Description: |
Smoke from wildfires in central and southern Georgia are moving into the CSRA and Midlands, causing reduced visibilities, with some locations dropping to between 3 and 6 miles, or briefly lower in thicker pockets of dense smoke. This may create hazardous travel, especially for motorists driving along and south of I-20, where visibility can change quickly over short distances. In addition, people with asthma or other respiratory sensitivities may experience irritation and should consider limiting prolonged time outdoors. |
| Alert: | Dense Smoke Advisory |
| Area(s): | Echols; Clinch |
| Effective: | 2026-04-22 @ 9:30 am -> 2026-04-22 @ 9:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-04-22 @ 9:30 am -> 2026-04-22 @ 9:00 pm |
| Severity: | Moderate |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Jacksonville FL on 2026-04-22 @ 9:30 am |
| Headline: | Dense Smoke Advisory issued April 22 at 10:30AM EDT until April 22 at 10:00PM EDT by NWS Jacksonville FL |
| Description: |
* WHAT...Visibility of less than one half mile in dense smoke. * WHERE...Clinch and Echols Counties. * WHEN...Until 10 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Low visibility could make driving conditions hazardous. |
| Alert: | Special Weather Statement |
| Area(s): | Suwannee; Baker; Union; Gilchrist; Eastern Hamilton; Western Hamilton; Northern Columbia; Southeastern Columbia; Southwestern Columbia; Coffee; Jeff Davis; Bacon; Appling; Wayne; Atkinson; Pierce; Brantley; Echols; Clinch; Northern Ware; Northeastern Charlton; Southern Ware; Western Charlton |
| Effective: | 2026-04-22 @ 1:24 am |
| Onset: | 2026-04-22 @ 1:24 am -> 2026-04-22 @ 7:00 pm |
| Severity: | Moderate |
| Certainty: | Observed |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Jacksonville FL on 2026-04-22 @ 1:24 am |
| Headline: | Special Weather Statement issued April 22 at 2:24AM EDT by NWS Jacksonville FL |
| Description: |
A very dry airmass will persist over inland areas of Northeast FL and Southeast GA today with critically low relative humidity values below 30 percent along and just south of I-10 and below 25 percent west of US highway 301 in Southeast GA for 4 or more hours this afternoon. Light southeast winds of 4-8 mph over inland Southeast GA and 8-12 mph over inland Northeast FL along with dry fuels will support elevated fire danger conditions. Practice Wildfire safety and avoid activities with open flames or sparks. Obey local burn bans. If you see a wildfire, first walk or drive away from it, then call 911. |
| 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; Hancock; Warren; Troup; Meriwether; Pike; Upson; Lamar; Monroe; Jones; Baldwin; Washington; Glascock; Jefferson; Harris; Talbot; 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: | 2026-04-22 @ 1:11 am |
| Onset: | 2026-04-22 @ 1:11 am -> 2026-04-22 @ 7:00 pm |
| Severity: | Moderate |
| Certainty: | Observed |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Peachtree City GA on 2026-04-22 @ 1:11 am |
| Headline: | Special Weather Statement issued April 22 at 2:11AM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA |
| Description: |
Relative Humidities of 30 percent or less can be expected for 4 or more hours this afternoon into the evening. Winds will be SW at 4 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. |