Hazardous Weather Outlook
Issued by NWS Atlanta, GA
Issued by NWS Atlanta, GA
688 FLUS42 KFFC 211754 HWOFFC Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 154 PM EDT Fri Aug 21 2026 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-221800- Baldwin-Banks-Barrow-Bartow-Bibb-Bleckley-Butts-Carroll-Catoosa- Chattahoochee-Chattooga-Cherokee-Clarke-Clayton-Cobb-Coweta- Crawford-Crisp-Dade-Dawson-DeKalb-Dodge-Dooly-Douglas-Emanuel- Fannin-Fayette-Floyd-Forsyth-Gilmer-Glascock-Gordon-Greene- Gwinnett-Hall-Hancock-Haralson-Harris-Heard-Henry-Houston-Jackson- Jasper-Jefferson-Johnson-Jones-Lamar-Laurens-Lumpkin-Macon- Madison-Marion-Meriwether-Monroe-Montgomery-Morgan-Murray- Muscogee-Newton-North Fulton-Oconee-Oglethorpe-Paulding-Peach- Pickens-Pike-Polk-Pulaski-Putnam-Rockdale-Schley-South Fulton- Spalding-Stewart-Sumter-Talbot-Taliaferro-Taylor-Telfair-Toombs- Towns-Treutlen-Troup-Twiggs-Union-Upson-Walker-Walton-Warren- Washington-Webster-Wheeler-White-Whitfield-Wilcox-Wilkes- Wilkinson- 154 PM EDT Fri Aug 21 2026 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north and central Georgia. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight... Scattered thunderstorms are expected across Central and Eastern Georgia this afternoon and evening. A few storms could be strong to severe with strong to damaging winds, frequent lightning, and locally heavy rainfall. Hot and humid conditions continue across much of the area, with heat index values rising into the triple digits this afternoon. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday... Isolated to scattered afternoon thunderstorms will return on Wednesday and Thursday afternoon. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed through tonight. $$