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Heat Advisory 2, NWS Atlanta, GA

June 28, 202631 counties in Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this heat advisory at Jun 28, 2026, 1:49 AM EDT for 31 counties in Georgia. It took effect at Jun 28, 2026, 12:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 28, 2026, 1:49 AM EDT (05:49 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 28, 2026, 12:00 PM EDT
Expired
Jun 28, 2026, 8:00 PM EDT
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
All 31 counties

Baldwin County, GA, Bibb County, GA, Bleckley County, GA, Crawford County, GA, Crisp County, GA, Dodge County, GA, Dooly County, GA, Emanuel County, GA, Greene County, GA, Hancock County, GA, Houston County, GA, Jasper County, GA, Johnson County, GA, Jones County, GA, Laurens County, GA, Macon County, GA, Monroe County, GA, Montgomery County, GA, Morgan County, GA, Peach County, GA, Pulaski County, GA, Putnam County, GA, Taylor County, GA, Telfair County, GA, Toombs County, GA, Treutlen County, GA, Twiggs County, GA, Washington County, GA, Wheeler County, GA, Wilcox County, GA, Wilkinson County, GA

The radar

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 7 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this heat advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Atlanta, GA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this heat advisory went out at Jun 28, 1:27 AM EDT, 22 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 28, 1:27 AM EDT, 22 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 27, 4:30 AM EDT, 21 hours 19 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
430 AM EDT Sat Jun 27 2026

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430 AM EDT Sat Jun 27 2026

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north and central Georgia.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight...

Scattered thunderstorms are expected across portions of north
Georgia this afternoon and evening. A few storms in far north and
northeast Georgia could become strong to severe, capable of
producing isolated damaging wind gusts, frequent lightning, and
heavy rain.

Heat index values are forecast to rise into the low 100s across
portions of central Georgia this afternoon.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday...

Scattered thunderstorms are expected across portions of north and
central Georgia Sunday through Tuesday, which will be capable of
producing frequent lightning and locally heavy rainfall.

Hot temperatures are forecast Sunday into next week, with heat
index values in the upper 90s to mid 100s each day.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed through tonight.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 28, 12:42 PM EDTHeat AdvisoryFFCBaldwin, Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Bibb, Bleckley and 75 more31 hr
Jun 28, 2:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWhite33 min

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.