Atlanta, Georgia
Regional Weather Alerts
| Alert: | High Surf Advisory |
| Area(s): | Coastal Bryan; Coastal Chatham; Coastal Liberty; Coastal McIntosh; Beaufort; Coastal Colleton; Charleston; Coastal Jasper |
| Effective: | 2026-04-08 @ 1:19 pm -> 2026-04-09 @ 7:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-04-08 @ 1:19 pm -> 2026-04-08 @ 9:30 pm |
| Severity: | Minor |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Charleston SC on 2026-04-08 @ 1:19 pm |
| Headline: | High Surf Advisory issued April 8 at 2:19PM EDT until April 9 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Charleston SC |
| Description: |
* WHAT...For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 5 to 6 feet in the surf zone. * WHERE...South Carolina Beaches, and Georgia Beaches. * WHEN...For the High Rip Current Risk, through Thursday evening. For the High Surf Advisory, until 8 PM EDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. |
| Alert: | Rip Current Statement |
| Area(s): | Coastal Bryan; Coastal Chatham; Coastal Liberty; Coastal McIntosh; Beaufort; Coastal Colleton; Charleston; Coastal Jasper |
| Effective: | 2026-04-08 @ 1:19 pm -> 2026-04-09 @ 7:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-04-08 @ 1:19 pm -> 2026-04-08 @ 9:30 pm |
| Severity: | Moderate |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Charleston SC on 2026-04-08 @ 1:19 pm |
| Headline: | Rip Current Statement issued April 8 at 2:19PM EDT until April 9 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Charleston SC |
| Description: |
* WHAT...For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 5 to 6 feet in the surf zone. * WHERE...South Carolina Beaches, and Georgia Beaches. * WHEN...For the High Rip Current Risk, through Thursday evening. For the High Surf Advisory, until 8 PM EDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. |
| Alert: | Red Flag Warning |
| Area(s): | Dougherty; Lee; Worth; Turner; Tift; Ben Hill; Irwin |
| Effective: | 2026-04-08 @ 9:13 am -> 2026-04-08 @ 7:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-04-08 @ 11:00 am -> 2026-04-08 @ 7:00 pm |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Tallahassee FL on 2026-04-08 @ 9:13 am |
| Headline: | Red Flag Warning issued April 8 at 10:13AM EDT until April 8 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL |
| Description: |
* AFFECTED AREA...Georgia fire weather zones 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, and 131. * WIND...Northeast to east 15 to 20 mph, with gusts 25 to 35 mph. * HUMIDITY...As low as 25 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. |
| Alert: | Special Weather Statement |
| Area(s): | Jenkins; Screven; Candler; Bulloch; Effingham; Tattnall; Evans; Inland Bryan; Inland Chatham; Long; Inland Liberty; Allendale; Hampton; Inland Colleton; Dorchester; Inland Berkeley; Inland Jasper; Coastal Colleton; Charleston; Tidal Berkeley |
| Effective: | 2026-04-08 @ 9:01 am |
| Onset: | 2026-04-08 @ 9:01 am -> 2026-04-08 @ 6:00 pm |
| Severity: | Moderate |
| Certainty: | Observed |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Charleston SC on 2026-04-08 @ 9:01 am |
| Headline: | Special Weather Statement issued April 8 at 10:01AM EDT by NWS Charleston SC |
| Description: |
Northeast winds will frequently gust to around 20 to 25 mph today with relative humidity values dropping to around 20 to 30 percent this afternoon. This combination of gusty winds, low humidity, along with extremely dry fuels will result in an elevated risk for wildfires across much of southeast Georgia and southeast South Carolina. |
| Alert: | Red Flag Warning |
| Area(s): | Warren; Washington; Glascock; Jefferson; Twiggs; Wilkinson; Johnson; Emanuel; Houston; Bleckley; Laurens; Treutlen; Dooly; Crisp; Pulaski; Wilcox; Dodge; Telfair; Wheeler; Montgomery; Toombs |
| Effective: | 2026-04-08 @ 7:11 am -> 2026-04-08 @ 7:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-04-08 @ 11:00 am -> 2026-04-08 @ 7:00 pm |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Peachtree City GA on 2026-04-08 @ 7:11 am |
| Headline: | Red Flag Warning issued April 8 at 8:11AM EDT until April 8 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA |
| Description: |
* Affected Area...Central Georgia including the following: Crisp, Wilcox, Dodge, Telfair, Wheeler, Montgomery, Toombs, Emanuel, Treutlen, Laurens, Pulaski, Dooly, Houston, Bleckley, Johnson, Jefferson, Twigs, Wilkinson, Washington, Glascock, and Warren. * Timing...Noon to 8 PM Wednesday * Winds...15 to 20 mph; with gusts to 25 mph. * Relative Humidity...Less than 25% * Temperatures...70 to 75 degrees * Impacts...With elevated winds and low relative humidities, critical fire weather conditions are possible. Outdoor burning is strongly discouraged. |
| Alert: | Special Weather Statement |
| Area(s): | Rabun; Habersham; Stephens; Franklin; Hart; Elbert |
| Effective: | 2026-04-08 @ 1:48 am |
| Onset: | 2026-04-08 @ 1:48 am -> 2026-04-08 @ 7:00 pm |
| Severity: | Moderate |
| Certainty: | Observed |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC on 2026-04-08 @ 1:48 am |
| Headline: | Special Weather Statement issued April 8 at 2:48AM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC |
| Description: |
A dry air mass will move into the region today with the relative humidity dropping to around 25 percent for several hours this afternoon across northeast Georgia. The low humidity combined with occasional wind gusts of 20 to 25 mph will make outdoor burning dangerous this afternoon. Please refer to your local burn permitting authorities on whether you can burn today. If you do burn, use extreme caution since fires can quickly get out of hand under these conditions. |
| Alert: | High Surf Advisory |
| Area(s): | Coastal Nassau; Coastal Duval; Coastal Flagler; Northeast Coastal St. Johns; Southeast Coastal St. Johns; Coastal Glynn; Coastal Camden |
| Effective: | 2026-04-08 @ 1:21 am -> 2026-04-09 @ 7:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-04-08 @ 1:21 am -> 2026-04-09 @ 4:00 am |
| Severity: | Minor |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Jacksonville FL on 2026-04-08 @ 1:21 am |
| Headline: | High Surf Advisory issued April 8 at 2:21AM EDT until April 9 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Jacksonville FL |
| Description: |
* WHAT...For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 9 to 13 feet. For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Southeast Georgia and Northeast Florida Beaches. * WHEN...For the High Surf Advisory, until 8 PM EDT Thursday. For the High Rip Current Risk, through Thursday evening. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. |
| Alert: | Rip Current Statement |
| Area(s): | Coastal Nassau; Coastal Duval; Coastal Flagler; Northeast Coastal St. Johns; Southeast Coastal St. Johns; Coastal Glynn; Coastal Camden |
| Effective: | 2026-04-08 @ 1:21 am -> 2026-04-09 @ 7:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-04-08 @ 1:21 am -> 2026-04-09 @ 4:00 am |
| Severity: | Moderate |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Jacksonville FL on 2026-04-08 @ 1:21 am |
| Headline: | Rip Current Statement issued April 8 at 2:21AM EDT until April 9 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Jacksonville FL |
| Description: |
* WHAT...For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 9 to 13 feet. For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Southeast Georgia and Northeast Florida Beaches. * WHEN...For the High Surf Advisory, until 8 PM EDT Thursday. For the High Rip Current Risk, through Thursday evening. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. |
| Alert: | Red Flag Warning |
| Area(s): | Coffee; Jeff Davis; Bacon; Appling |
| Effective: | 2026-04-08 @ 1:20 am -> 2026-04-08 @ 7:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-04-08 @ 1:00 pm -> 2026-04-08 @ 7:00 pm |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Jacksonville FL on 2026-04-08 @ 1:20 am |
| Headline: | Red Flag Warning issued April 8 at 2:20AM EDT until April 8 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Jacksonville FL |
| Description: |
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS POSSIBLE ACROSS INLAND PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST GA THIS AFTERNOON... * AFFECTED AREA...In Georgia, Coffee, Jeff Davis, Bacon and Appling. * TIMING...2 PM to 8 PM * WINDS...Northeast 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 26 percent. * TEMPERATURES...Up to 72. * IMPACTS...Existing or newly ignited wildfires may exhibit erratic fire behavior, spread rapidly and become difficult to contain or suppress. |
| Alert: | Wind Advisory |
| Area(s): | Inland Nassau; Eastern Clay; Eastern Putnam; Trout River; Western Duval; Coastal Glynn; Coastal Camden |
| Effective: | 2026-04-08 @ 1:17 am -> 2026-04-08 @ 11:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-04-08 @ 8:00 am -> 2026-04-08 @ 11:00 pm |
| Severity: | Moderate |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Jacksonville FL on 2026-04-08 @ 1:17 am |
| Headline: | Wind Advisory issued April 8 at 2:17AM EDT until April 9 at 12:00AM EDT by NWS Jacksonville FL |
| Description: |
* WHAT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts around 40 mph expected. * WHERE...In Florida, Eastern Clay, Eastern Putnam, Inland Nassau, Trout River, and Western Duval Counties. In Georgia, Coastal Camden and Coastal Glynn Counties. * WHEN...From 9 AM this morning to midnight EDT tonight. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. |
| 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; Troup; Meriwether; Pike; Upson; Lamar; Monroe; Jones; Baldwin; Harris; Talbot; Taylor; Crawford; Bibb; Muscogee; Chattahoochee; Marion; Schley; Macon; Peach; Stewart; Webster; Sumter |
| Effective: | 2026-04-08 @ 12:51 am |
| Onset: | 2026-04-08 @ 12:51 am -> 2026-04-08 @ 7:00 pm |
| Severity: | Moderate |
| Certainty: | Observed |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Peachtree City GA on 2026-04-08 @ 12:51 am |
| Headline: | Special Weather Statement issued April 8 at 1:51AM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA |
| Description: |
Relative Humidities of around 25 percent or less can be expected for 4 or more hours this afternoon into the evening. Sustained east-northeast winds of 8 to 15 MPH can be expected along with wind gusts up to 20 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. |
| Alert: | Special Weather Statement |
| Area(s): | Lincoln; McDuffie; Columbia; Richmond; Burke; Chesterfield; McCormick; Newberry; Fairfield; Kershaw; Edgefield; Saluda; Lexington; Richland; Lee; Aiken; Sumter; Barnwell; Calhoun; Clarendon; Bamberg; Northern Lancaster; Southern Lancaster; Northwestern Orangeburg; Central Orangeburg; Southeastern Orangeburg |
| Effective: | 2026-04-07 @ 7:28 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-04-07 @ 7:28 pm -> 2026-04-08 @ 7:00 pm |
| Severity: | Moderate |
| Certainty: | Observed |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Columbia SC on 2026-04-07 @ 7:28 pm |
| Headline: | Special Weather Statement issued April 7 at 8:28PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC |
| Description: |
A cold front is expected to move in tonight bringing breezy winds with low relative humidity generally between 20 to 30 percent. Breezy winds and low relative humidity combined with dry fuels as determined by forestry partners, an elevated fire weather threat will be in place across the Midlands and CSRA Wednesday. Outdoor fires will have the potential to spread quickly, increasing the danger of wildfires. Avoid any activity that could spark a fire. In addition, the Forestry Commission has issued a red flag fire alert starting Wednesday morning. |