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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 297, NWS Atlanta, GA

August 21, 20264 counties in Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 21, 2026, 2:20 PM EDT for 4 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 40 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Aug 21, 2026, 2:20 PM EDT (18:20 UTC)
Expired: Aug 21, 2026, 3:00 PM EDT
In force: 40 min
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Baldwin County, GA, Jones County, GA, Twiggs County, GA, Wilkinson County, GA

The radar

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 24 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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

The nearest sounding before it

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 6.3 hours before the alert went out and 119 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 491 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -247 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1510 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 21 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 62 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.6

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Aug 21, 1:55 PM EDT, 25 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 21, 1:55 PM EDT, 25 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 21, 1:54 PM EDT, 26 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
154 PM EDT Fri Aug 21 2026

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-221800-
Baldwin-Banks-Barrow-Bartow-Bibb-Bleckley-Butts-Carroll-Catoosa-
Chattahoochee-Chattooga-Cherokee-Clarke-Clayton-Cobb-Coweta-
Crawford-Crisp-Dade-Dawson-DeKalb-Dodge-Dooly-Douglas-Emanuel-
Fannin-Fayette-Floyd-Forsyth-Gilmer-Glascock-Gordon-Greene-
Gwinnett-Hall-Hancock-Haralson-Harris-Heard-Henry-Houston-Jackson-
Jasper-Jefferson-Johnson-Jones-Lamar-Laurens-Lumpkin-Macon-
Madison-Marion-Meriwether-Monroe-Montgomery-Morgan-Murray-
Muscogee-Newton-North Fulton-Oconee-Oglethorpe-Paulding-Peach-
Pickens-Pike-Polk-Pulaski-Putnam-Rockdale-Schley-South Fulton-
Spalding-Stewart-Sumter-Talbot-Taliaferro-Taylor-Telfair-Toombs-
Towns-Treutlen-Troup-Twiggs-Union-Upson-Walker-Walton-Warren-
Washington-Webster-Wheeler-White-Whitfield-Wilcox-Wilkes-
Wilkinson-
154 PM EDT Fri Aug 21 2026

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north and central Georgia.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight...

Scattered thunderstorms are expected across Central and Eastern
Georgia this afternoon and evening. A few storms could be strong
to severe with strong to damaging winds, frequent lightning, and
locally heavy rainfall.

Hot and humid conditions continue across much of the area, with
heat index values rising into the triple digits this afternoon.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday...

Isolated to scattered afternoon thunderstorms will return on
Wednesday and Thursday afternoon.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed through tonight.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 21, 12:21 PM EDT, 1 hour 59 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1221 PM EDT Fri Aug 21 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0705 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     3 WSW Americus          32.05N 84.27W
08/20/2026                   Sumter             GA   Emergency Mngr

            Several trees down along Hwy 49.

&&

Local storm report, Aug 21, 12:23 PM EDT, 1 hour 57 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1223 PM EDT Fri Aug 21 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0706 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     3 WSW Americus          32.06N 84.28W
08/20/2026                   Sumter             GA   Emergency Mngr

            Multiple trees down and some shingles blown
            off a barn along West Rockhill Drive.

&&

Special weather statement, Aug 21, 2:05 PM EDT, 15 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
205 PM EDT Fri Aug 21 2026

GAZ072-073-083-084-211830-
Wilkinson GA-Baldwin GA-Jones GA-Twiggs GA-
205 PM EDT Fri Aug 21 2026

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northwestern
Wilkinson, southwestern Baldwin, north central Twiggs and
southeastern Jones Counties through 230 PM EDT...

At 205 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was over Clinton, or over Gray,
moving southeast at 5 mph.

HAZARD...40 to 50 mph wind, up to penny sized hail, frequent cloud
         to ground lightning and heavy rain.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect minor damage to tree limbs and blowing around of
         light, unsecured objects. Heavy rain may cause temporary
         street flooding especially in poor drainage areas.

Locations impacted include...
Macon, Gray, Gordon, Ivey, Postell, James, Mountain Springs,
Griswoldville, Greenberry Crossroads, and Clinton.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

People outdoors should seek shelter immediately. If you can hear
thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Motorists
should slow down and be prepared for possible loss of control due to
hydroplaning.

&&

LAT...LON 3282 8346 3282 8349 3285 8351 3284 8352
      3295 8367 3307 8352 3295 8330 3279 8330
TIME...MOT...LOC 1805Z 316DEG 6KT 3296 8354

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

Special weather statement, Aug 21, 2:14 PM EDT, 6 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
214 PM EDT Fri Aug 21 2026

GAZ104-211845-
Sumter GA-
214 PM EDT Fri Aug 21 2026

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southwestern Sumter
County through 245 PM EDT...

At 214 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was over Plains, or 8 miles west
of Americus, moving southeast at 5 mph.

HAZARD...Up to 40 mph wind, pea sized hail and frequent cloud to
         ground lightning.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect minor damage to tree limbs and blowing around of
         light, unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Americus, Plains, Sumter, Huntington, Maddox, and Croxton Crossroads.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

People outdoors should seek shelter immediately. If you can hear
thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

&&

LAT...LON 3190 8437 3192 8438 3195 8443 3197 8445
      3204 8444 3204 8443 3208 8443 3215 8434
      3200 8412 3191 8424 3192 8434 3187 8434
TIME...MOT...LOC 1814Z 316DEG 6KT 3204 8436

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

Special weather statement, Aug 21, 2:15 PM EDT, 5 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
215 PM EDT Fri Aug 21 2026

GAZ102-211845-
Stewart GA-
215 PM EDT Fri Aug 21 2026

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northeastern Stewart
County through 245 PM EDT...

At 215 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was near Louvale, or 8 miles
south of Cusseta, moving southeast at 5 mph.

HAZARD...Up to 40 mph wind, pea sized hail and frequent cloud to
         ground lightning.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect minor damage to tree limbs and blowing around of
         light, unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Lumpkin, Richland, Charles, Brooklyn, Westville, and Louvale.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

People outdoors should seek shelter immediately. If you can hear
thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

&&

LAT...LON 3220 8488 3223 8483 3223 8482 3222 8481
      3222 8480 3223 8480 3223 8470 3217 8464
      3215 8465 3215 8464 3210 8464 3202 8482
TIME...MOT...LOC 1815Z 316DEG 6KT 3218 8478

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

Special weather statement, Aug 21, 2:15 PM EDT, 5 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
215 PM EDT Fri Aug 21 2026

GAZ091-103-211845-
Marion GA-Webster GA-
215 PM EDT Fri Aug 21 2026

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southwestern Marion
and northern Webster Counties through 245 PM EDT...

At 215 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was near Draneville, or near
Buena Vista, moving southeast at 5 mph.

HAZARD...40 to 50 mph wind, pea sized hail and frequent cloud to
         ground lightning.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect minor damage to tree limbs and blowing around of
         light, unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Buena Vista, Preston, Seminole, Church Hill, and Draneville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

People outdoors should seek shelter immediately. If you can hear
thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

&&

LAT...LON 3218 8464 3218 8463 3219 8464 3222 8464
      3222 8465 3223 8465 3232 8451 3218 8442
      3217 8443 3216 8443 3205 8455
TIME...MOT...LOC 1815Z 316DEG 6KT 3223 8454

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 20, 8:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Webster	26 min
Aug 20, 9:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Taylor	23 min
Aug 20, 11:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Catoosa	26 min
Aug 20, 11:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Catoosa, Dade, Walker	37 min
Aug 20, 11:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Catoosa	29 min
Aug 20, 11:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Catoosa, Whitfield	37 min
Aug 21, 12:00 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Dade	30 min
Aug 21, 12:33 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Catoosa, Whitfield	42 min
Aug 21, 12:35 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	FFC	Catoosa, Dade, Walker	4 hr
Aug 21, 12:37 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Dade	23 min
Aug 21, 12:53 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Chattooga, Dade, Walker	37 min
Aug 21, 1:02 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	FFC	Catoosa	2 hr
Aug 21, 1:11 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Catoosa, Dade, Walker, Whitfield	34 min
Aug 21, 1:15 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Chattooga, Floyd	45 min
Aug 21, 1:21 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Catoosa, Murray, Whitfield	39 min
Aug 21, 1:32 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Chattooga	28 min
Aug 21, 1:44 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Bartow, Chattooga, Floyd, Gordon, Pickens	23 min
Aug 21, 2:06 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Floyd, Gilmer, Gordon, Murray, Walker, Whitfield	39 min
Aug 21, 2:19 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	FFC	Catoosa, Walker, Whitfield	3 hr
Aug 21, 3:22 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Cobb	38 min
Aug 21, 4:37 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Banks	23 min
Aug 21, 2:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Jones	25 min
Aug 21, 2:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Sumter	31 min
Aug 21, 2:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Stewart	30 min
Aug 21, 2:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Webster	30 min
Aug 21, 2:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Marion, Webster	37 min
Aug 21, 2:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Bibb	32 min
Aug 21, 2:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Stewart	31 min
Aug 21, 2:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Dodge	35 min
Aug 21, 2:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Schley, Sumter, Webster	46 min
Aug 21, 2:47 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Baldwin, Wilkinson	28 min
Aug 21, 2:52 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Twiggs	23 min
Aug 21, 2:59 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Twiggs, Wilkinson	46 min
Aug 21, 3:02 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Marion, Webster	28 min
Aug 21, 3:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Crisp	27 min
Aug 21, 3:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Bibb	25 min
Aug 21, 3:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Washington	24 min
Aug 21, 3:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Carroll	23 min
Aug 21, 3:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Crisp	24 min
Aug 21, 3:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Washington	27 min
Aug 21, 3:39 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Crisp	36 min
Aug 21, 3:41 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Webster	34 min
Aug 21, 3:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Sumter	47 min
Aug 21, 3:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Crisp	30 min
Aug 21, 3:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Wilkinson	28 min
Aug 21, 3:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Dooly	25 min
Aug 21, 3:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Carroll	34 min
Aug 21, 3:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Laurens	34 min
Aug 21, 4:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Pulaski	45 min
Aug 21, 4:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Coweta	28 min
Aug 21, 4:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Johnson	25 min
Aug 21, 4:25 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Wilcox	35 min
Aug 21, 4:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Bleckley, Laurens	28 min
Aug 21, 4:36 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Dodge, Pulaski, Wilcox	39 min
Aug 21, 4:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Douglas	30 min
Aug 21, 4:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Laurens, Treutlen	28 min
Aug 21, 4:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Fayette	34 min
Aug 21, 4:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Dodge	32 min
Aug 21, 5:17 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Dodge, Laurens, Telfair, Wheeler	43 min
Aug 21, 5:22 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Monroe	23 min
Aug 21, 5:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Spalding	30 min
Aug 21, 5:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Emanuel, Montgomery, Toombs, Treutlen	45 min
Aug 21, 5:35 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Toombs	25 min
Aug 21, 5:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Emanuel	24 min
Aug 21, 5:40 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Toombs	50 min
Aug 21, 5:41 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Emanuel	49 min
Aug 21, 5:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Bibb, Monroe	30 min
Aug 21, 5:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Wheeler	49 min
Aug 21, 5:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Lamar	31 min
Aug 21, 6:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Butts	27 min
Aug 21, 6:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Lamar, Monroe	40 min
Aug 21, 6:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Paulding	37 min
Aug 21, 6:25 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Upson	35 min
Aug 21, 6:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Meriwether, Talbot, Upson	33 min
Aug 21, 6:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Jasper	30 min
Aug 21, 7:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Talbot	29 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.