Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Lee and Worth 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 Tallahassee has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Lee County and northwestern Worth County in Georgia until 4:45 PM EDT.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Southwestern Georgia
- Issued
- August 21, 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 2 days ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Southwestern Georgia.
Alert Details
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued by NWS Tallahassee FL. Effective from August 21 at 3:53 PM EDT until August 21 at 4:45 PM EDT.
Affected Areas
Lee County in southwestern Georgia and northwestern Worth County in south central Georgia. Locations impacted include Leesburg, Albany, Smithville, Chokee, Stocks, Jordan Place, Starksville, Scrutchins, Olivers Mill, Neyami, Philema, Doles, Mossy Dell, and Oakfield.
What You Should Do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Expected Conditions
At 3:52 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Smithville, or 10 miles northwest of Leesburg, moving east at 10 mph. Hazard includes 60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail (0.75 inch). Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Timeline
Alert effective August 21 at 3:53 PM EDT and expires August 21 at 4:45 PM EDT.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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