Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Jasper, Jones, Putnam Counties GA
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NOAA issued it on May 26, 2026, 2 months 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 has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for southwestern Putnam, northern Jones, and southern Jasper counties in central Georgia until 5:15 PM EDT.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Central Georgia
- Issued
- May 26, 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 months ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Central Georgia.
Alert Details
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning (SVR) was issued by the National Weather Service in Peachtree City GA on May 17, 2026, at 4:50 PM EDT. The alert is effective immediately and expires at 5:15 PM EDT.
Affected Areas
The warning covers southwestern Putnam County, northern Jones County, and southern Jasper County in central Georgia. Impacted locations include Monticello, Ethridge, Hillsboro, McElheneys Crossroads, Resseaus Crossroads, Round Oak, Stanfordville, Adgateville, Blountsville, and Jarrell Plantation.
What You Should Do
Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. If wind damage, hail, or flooding is observed after the storm passes, call the National Weather Service toll free at 1-866-763-4466 or tweet reports to NWSATLANTA.
Expected Conditions
At 4:50 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line from Dames Ferry to near Hillsboro to near Ethridge, moving north at 15 mph. Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter-size hail.
Timeline
The warning is in effect from May 17, 2026, at 4:50 PM EDT until May 17, 2026, at 5:15 PM EDT.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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