Weather Warnings for Georgia

Issued by the National Weather Service

Current Watches, Warnings and Advisories for Georgia Issued by the National Weather Service
Alerts Updated: March 22, 2019, 12:27 pm  UTC


Special Weather Statement issued March 22 at 12:27PM EDT by NWS

Summary: ...FIRE DANGER STATEMENT IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... Relative humidity values will fall to 23 to 28 percent this afternoon, and west winds will gust to around 25 mph. This combination along with low fuel moisture values will result in an enhanced fire danger this afternoon and evening. Please refer to your local burn permitting authorities on whether
Severity:  Minor    Effective:  March 22, 2019, 10:35 am      Expires:  March 22, 2019, 8:00 pm
Area:  Elbert; Franklin; Habersham; Hart; Rabun; Stephens


Flood Warning issued March 22 at 10:35AM EDT until further notice by NWS

Summary: The Flood Warning continues for The Savannah River near Clyo. * At 9 AM Friday the stage was 13.0 feet. * Flood stage is 11.0 feet. * Minor flooding is occurring. * Forecast, the river will remain nearly steady until this afternoon
Severity:  Moderate    Effective:  March 22, 2019, 10:35 am      Expires:  March 23, 2019, 10:34 am
Area:  Effingham; Screven


Special Weather Statement issued March 22 at 9:22AM EDT by NWS

Summary: ...FIRE DANGER STATEMENT IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... High pressure will build into the area today and dry air will prevail across the region. Relative humidity values are expected to fall into the 20 to 25 percent range across Southeast Georgia and Southeast South Carolina for several hours this afternoon. Westerly winds will also become breezy, with frequent gusts into
Severity:  Minor    Effective:  March 22, 2019, 10:35 am      Expires:  March 22, 2019, 8:00 pm
Area:  Bulloch; Candler; Coastal Bryan; Coastal Chatham; Coastal Liberty; Coastal McIntosh; Effingham; Evans; Inland Bryan; Inland Chatham; Inland Liberty; Inland McIntosh; Jenkins; Long; Screven; Tattnall


Special Weather Statement issued March 22 at 3:51AM EDT by NWS

Summary: ...FIRE DANGER STATEMENT FOR THE CENTRAL SAVANNAH RIVER AREA OF GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING... Relative humidity values will fall below 25 percent for several hours this afternoon. The combination of low relatively humidity values...gusty winds and low fuel moisture values will result in increased fire danger this afternoon into early this evening.
Severity:  Minor    Effective:  March 22, 2019, 10:35 am      Expires:  March 22, 2019, 7:00 pm
Area:  Burke; Columbia; Lincoln; McDuffie; Richmond


Special Weather Statement issued March 22 at 3:48AM EDT by NWS

Summary: ...HIGH FIRE DANGER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING FOR PARTS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA DUE TO LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... Relative Humidities of 25 percent or less can be expected for 4 or more hours this afternoon into the evening. Winds will be northwest 10 to 15 MPH with frequent gusts around 20 MPH.
Severity:  Minor    Effective:  March 22, 2019, 10:35 am      Expires:  March 22, 2019, 8:00 pm
Area:  Baldwin; Banks; Barrow; Bartow; Bibb; Bleckley; Butts; Carroll; Catoosa; Chattahoochee; Chattooga; Cherokee; Clarke; Clayton; Cobb; Coweta; Crawford; Crisp; Dade; Dawson; De Kalb; 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