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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 236, NWS Atlanta, GA

July 28, 2026Banks County, Jackson County, Madison County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 28, 2026, 9:30 PM EDT for Banks County, Jackson County, Madison County, Georgia. It was in force for 30 min. 8 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Jul 28, 2026, 9:30 PM EDT (01:30 UTC)
Expired
Jul 28, 2026, 10:00 PM EDT
In force
30 min
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Banks County, GA, Jackson County, GA, Madison County, GA

The radar

The Greer radar (KGSP), 131 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jul 28, 9:30 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 N Pinefield Crossroad, GAA tree was downed on Spring Road at Highway 105.
Jul 28, 9:34 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG1 Se Hollingsworth, GAA tree fell onto Moss Mill Road at Flat Rock Road.
Jul 28, 9:34 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG1 Se Pinefield Crossroa, GAA tree was downed in the 2900 block of Highway 198.
Jul 28, 9:34 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 Sse Hollingsworth, GAA tree was downed onto Old Highway 441 at Blue Bird Drive.
Jul 28, 9:35 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 Sse Hollingsworth, GAA tree was downed onto Highway 51 at Ayers Circle.
Jul 28, 9:36 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG3 S Pinefield Crossroad, GAA tree fell onto the road in the 300 block of Mount Olivet Road.
Jul 28, 9:38 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG4 Ene Homer, GAA large tree fell onto a home and caused significant damage to the home.
Jul 28, 9:43 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 Sse Homer, GAA tree was downed onto Historic Homer Highway at McDonald Circle.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jul 28, 8:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 1.5 hours before the alert went out and 141 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 00:00Z on 2026-07-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1932 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 00:00Z on 2026-07-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 46 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
1932 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-11 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1381 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
20 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
46 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
108 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.2
Supercell composite
3.3

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The text

As transmitted.

140 
WUUS52 KFFC 290130
SVRFFC
GAC011-157-195-290200-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0236.260729T0130Z-260729T0200Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
930 PM EDT Tue Jul 28 2026

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Banks County in northeastern Georgia...
  Eastern Jackson County in northeastern Georgia...
  Northwestern Madison County in northeastern Georgia...

* Until 1000 PM EDT.

* At 930 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Alto, or 8
  miles north of Homer, moving south at 45 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Jefferson, Commerce, Homer, Lula, Maysville, Arcade, Nicholson,
  Gillsville, Pinefield Crossroads, Apple Valley, Neese,
  Hollingsworth, and Banks Crossing.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3448 8346 3446 8340 3444 8339 3439 8338
      3432 8339 3426 8334 3424 8334 3425 8333
      3407 8329 3404 8360 3404 8361 3428 8364
      3430 8362 3431 8364 3440 8365 3449 8354
TIME...MOT...LOC 0130Z 350DEG 38KT 3446 8354 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 28, 8:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCTowns, White45 min
Jul 28, 8:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCDawson, Fannin, Gilmer, Hall, Lumpkin, Pickens and 3 more46 min
Jul 28, 8:38 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCTowns, White22 min
Jul 28, 8:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCFannin, Gilmer, Gordon, Murray, Pickens, Whitfield41 min
Jul 28, 9:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBanks, Hall, Jackson, White30 min
Jul 28, 9:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCDawson, Fannin, Lumpkin39 min
Jul 28, 9:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCFannin, Gilmer, Murray38 min
Jul 28, 9:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCherokee, Dawson, Fannin, Forsyth, Gilmer, Hall and 3 more38 min
Jul 28, 10:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBanks, Barrow, Clarke, Jackson, Madison, Oconee and 1 more45 min
Jul 28, 10:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCDawson, Fannin, Gilmer, Murray, Pickens45 min
Jul 28, 10:25 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningFFCFannin, Gilmer, Murray6 hr
Jul 28, 10:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBarrow, Dawson, Forsyth, Hall, Pickens47 min
Jul 28, 10:29 PM EDTHeat AdvisoryFFCChattahoochee, Crisp, Dodge, Dooly, Emanuel, Johnson and 14 more22 hr
Jul 28, 10:29 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCPickens16 min
Jul 28, 10:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBarrow, Clarke, Greene, Morgan, Oconee, Oglethorpe and 2 more45 min
Jul 28, 10:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCherokee, Pickens42 min
Jul 28, 11:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCGilmer, Murray, Whitfield43 min
Jul 28, 11:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCForsyth29 min
Jul 28, 11:18 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningFFCGilmer, Pickens5 hr
Jul 28, 11:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCherokee, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett39 min
Jul 28, 11:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCGordon, Murray, Whitfield34 min
Jul 28, 11:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCPickens39 min
Jul 28, 11:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCobb, DeKalb, Gwinnett39 min
Jul 29, 12:03 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCGordon, Murray, Whitfield27 min
Jul 29, 12:17 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCClayton, Fulton43 min
Jul 29, 12:24 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCClayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas, Fulton, Henry and 1 more36 min
Jul 29, 12:57 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCButts, Clayton, Fayette, Henry, Spalding48 min
Jul 29, 1:41 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCLamar, Monroe, Pike49 min
Jul 29, 2:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCrisp34 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.