Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Baker, Calhoun, Dougherty Counties GA
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NOAA issued it on August 12, 2026, 11 days ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
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NWS Tallahassee has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for western Dougherty, northeastern Baker, and southeastern Calhoun counties in southwestern Georgia until 4:15 PM EDT.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Southwestern Georgia
- Issued
- August 12, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Tallahassee FL
Storm notices can cover different combinations of wind, hail, lightning, and rainfall. Use the original notice for the hazards and boundaries attached to this specific record.
Record status: historical. It was issued 11 days ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Southwestern Georgia.
Alert Details
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning was issued by the National Weather Service Tallahassee FL on August 12 at 3:31 PM EDT. The alert is effective immediately and expires at 4:15 PM EDT.
Affected Areas
The warning covers Western Dougherty County, Northeastern Baker County, and Southeastern Calhoun County in southwestern Georgia. Impacted locations include Leary, Walker, Red Store Crossroads, Bermuda, Holt, Ducker, Lockett Crossing, and Elmodel Wma.
What You Should Do
For protection, move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Expected Conditions
At 3:31 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles northeast of Leary (11 miles east of Morgan), moving south at 5 mph. Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter-size (1.00 inch) hail.
Timeline
The warning is in effect from August 12 at 3:31 PM EDT until August 12 at 4:15 PM EDT.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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