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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 331, NWS Atlanta, GA

September 6, 2026Harris County, Muscogee County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 6, 2026, 4:04 PM EDT for Harris County, Muscogee County, Georgia. It was in force for 26 min. 3 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
Sep 6, 2026, 4:04 PM EDT (20:04 UTC)
Expired
Sep 6, 2026, 4:30 PM EDT
In force
26 min
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Harris County, GA, Muscogee County, GA

The radar

The Maxwell AFB radar (KMXX), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:07 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Sep 6, 4:10 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG1 W Columbus Metropolit, GATrees were reported down at Armour Road and 52nd Street.
Sep 6, 4:15 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG1 Ne Avondale, GAA tree fell onto power lines and broke a utility pole at the intersection of Peacock Avenue and 13th Street.
Sep 6, 4:25 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGCarter Acres, GAA tree was downed on Blan Street near Ellen Avenue.

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

The nearest sounding before it

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 109 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 12:00Z on 2026-09-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1868 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 12:00Z on 2026-09-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 4 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
1868 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-94 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
929 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
12 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
4 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
23 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

742 
WUUS52 KFFC 062004
SVRFFC
GAC145-215-062030-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0331.260906T2004Z-260906T2030Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
404 PM EDT Sun Sep 6 2026

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Muscogee County in west central Georgia...
  South central Harris County in west central Georgia...

* Until 430 PM EDT.

* At 403 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Columbus
  Metropolitan Airport, or 7 miles northeast of Columbus, moving
  south at 10 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Columbus, North Fort Benning, Bibb City, Saint Marys Hills,
  Edgewood, Flat Rock, Highland Park, Laurel Hills, Green Island
  Hills, Sand Hill, Battle Park, Vista Terrace, Columbus Metropolitan
  Airport, Rose Hill, Kenwood, Midland, Custer Road Terrace, Benning
  Hills, Avondale, and Benning Park.

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 3259 8504 3263 8484 3248 8474 3244 8476
      3241 8485 3241 8488 3239 8491 3238 8497
      3238 8499 3239 8497 3241 8498 3243 8496
      3244 8497 3245 8500 3250 8500 3255 8503
TIME...MOT...LOC 2003Z 344DEG 7KT 3256 8492 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 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
Sep 5, 8:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCButts, Henry, Jasper, Newton27 min
Sep 5, 8:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCSpalding42 min
Sep 5, 8:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCarroll35 min
Sep 5, 8:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCButts, Lamar, Monroe30 min
Sep 5, 8:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCarroll34 min
Sep 5, 8:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCJones25 min
Sep 6, 1:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCherokee, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett35 min
Sep 6, 2:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHarris32 min
Sep 6, 3:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCHarris21 min
Sep 6, 3:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCCobb33 min
Sep 6, 3:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCTaylor29 min
Sep 6, 3:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCJefferson26 min
Sep 6, 3:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCherokee, Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton16 min
Sep 6, 3:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCHarris33 min
Sep 6, 3:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCHarris, Muscogee28 min
Sep 6, 3:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCEmanuel, Jefferson, Johnson27 min
Sep 6, 4:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCMacon, Schley, Taylor27 min
Sep 6, 4:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCSchley, Sumter23 min
Sep 6, 4:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCEmanuel, Johnson33 min
Sep 6, 4:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCChattahoochee, Muscogee29 min
Sep 6, 4:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCSchley28 min
Sep 6, 4:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCChattahoochee19 min
Sep 6, 4:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBanks32 min
Sep 6, 4:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMarion, Stewart, Webster31 min
Sep 6, 5:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCBanks30 min
Sep 6, 5:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCMadison29 min
Sep 6, 5:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCLaurens32 min
Sep 6, 5:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCLaurens24 min
Sep 6, 5:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCGreene33 min
Sep 6, 6:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCWalker34 min
Sep 6, 6:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCJasper30 min
Sep 6, 6:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCChattooga36 min
Sep 6, 7:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementFFCFloyd31 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.