Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Southwestern Georgia
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NOAA issued it on June 16, 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 Tallahassee has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for parts of Dougherty, Lee, Terrell, and Worth counties in Georgia until 4:45 PM EDT.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Southwestern Georgia
- Issued
- June 16, 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 months ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Southwestern Georgia.
Alert Details
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued by the National Weather Service in Tallahassee FL. The alert is effective from May 31 at 3:57 PM EDT until May 31 at 4:45 PM EDT.
Affected Areas
The warning covers Northeastern Dougherty County, Southern Lee County, Southeastern Terrell County, and West central Worth County in southwestern Georgia. Locations impacted include Leesburg, Albany, East Albany, Turner City, Marine Corps Logistics Base, Sasser, Stocks, Forrester, Lockett Crossing, South Albany, Southwest Ga Regional A/P, Palmyra, Century, Jordan Place, Red Rock, Starksville, Byne Crossroads, Armena, Philema, and Mossy Dell.
What You Should Do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Expected Conditions
At 3:56 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Albany, moving southeast at 20 mph. Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
Timeline
The warning is in effect until 4:45 PM EDT on May 31, 2026.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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