Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Catoosa, Murray, Whitfield Counties GA
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NOAA issued it on August 21, 2026, 2 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 Peachtree City GA issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for three northwestern Georgia counties until 2:00 AM EDT.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Northwestern Georgia
- Issued
- August 21, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Peachtree City GA
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 2 days ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Northwestern Georgia.
Alert Details
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued by NWS Peachtree City GA. Effective from 2026-08-21T01:21:00-04:00 until 2026-08-21T02:00:00-04:00. Alert type code SVR.
Affected Areas
East central Catoosa County, Murray County, and Whitfield County in northwestern Georgia. Locations impacted include Dalton, Chatsworth, Varnell, Eton, Tunnel Hill, Mill Creek, Carters, Dawnville, Ramhurst, Rocky Face, Fort Mountain State Park, and North Georgia Speedway.
What You Should Do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. If you see wind damage, hail or flooding, wait until the storm has passed and then call the National Weather Service toll free at 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6 or tweet us your report at NWSATLANTA.
Expected Conditions
At 120 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Rocky Face, or near Dalton, moving east at 20 mph. Hazard includes 60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail (0.88 inch). Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Timeline
Alert effective immediately from 1:21 AM EDT and expires at 2:00 AM EDT on August 21, 2026.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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