Extreme Cold Watch
Status
New Event Active alertStart Time
Sat 01/31/2026 07:00 PM ESTEnd Time
Sun 02/01/2026 01:00 PM ESTSignificance
WatchImpacts
Moderate impact
Locations Affected
Atlanta, GA ∙ Columbus, GA ∙ Athens, GA ∙ Sandy Springs, GA ∙ Roswell, GA ∙ Johns Creek, GA ∙ Macon, GA ∙ Warner Robins, GA ∙ Alpharetta, GA ∙ Marietta, GAFull Alert Message
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 1135 AM EST Thu Jan 29 2026 ...EXTREME COLD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Dangerously cold wind chills ranging from 10 below zero in the north Georgia mountains to the single digits above zero in central Georgia. * WHERE...All of north and central Georgia. * WHEN...From Saturday evening through Sunday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Frostbite and hypothermia will occur if unprotected skin is exposed to these temperatures. An extended period of freezing temperatures could cause ruptured water pipes. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Dress in layers including a hat, face mask, and gloves if you must go outside. To prevent water pipes from freezing; wrap or drain or allow them to drip slowly. Keep pets indoors as much as possible. Make frequent checks on older family, friends, and neighbors. Ensure portable heaters are used correctly. Do not use generators or grills inside.
Technical Header
GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-301200- /O.NEW.KFFC.EC.A.0001.260201T0000Z-260201T1800Z/ Dade-Walker-Catoosa-Whitfield-Murray-Fannin-Gilmer-Union-Towns- Chattooga-Gordon-Pickens-Dawson-Lumpkin-White-Floyd-Bartow-Cherokee- Forsyth-Hall-Banks-Jackson-Madison-Polk-Paulding-Cobb-North Fulton- Gwinnett-Barrow-Clarke-Oconee-Oglethorpe-Wilkes-Haralson-Carroll- Douglas-South Fulton-DeKalb-Rockdale-Walton-Newton-Morgan-Greene- Taliaferro-Heard-Coweta-Fayette-Clayton-Spalding-Henry-Butts-Jasper- Putnam-Hancock-Warren-Troup-Meriwether-Pike-Upson-Lamar-Monroe-Jones- Baldwin-Washington-Glascock-Jefferson-Harris-Talbot-Taylor-Crawford- Bibb-Twiggs-Wilkinson-Johnson-Emanuel-Muscogee-Chattahoochee-Marion- Schley-Macon-Peach-Houston-Bleckley-Laurens-Treutlen-Stewart-Webster- Sumter-Dooly-Crisp-Pulaski-Wilcox-Dodge-Telfair-Wheeler-Montgomery- Toombs- Including the cities of Milledgeville, LaFayette, Warner Robins, Covington, Stockbridge, Madison, Alamo, Peachtree City, Douglasville, Decatur, Ellaville, Crawford, Montezuma, GIbson, Dallas, Griffin, Bremen, Soperton, Buena Vista, Commerce, Lumpkin, Vienna, Preston, Comer, Gainesville, Barnesville, Fort Oglethorpe, Dalton, Cochran, Winder, Americus, Warrenton, Swainsboro, Trenton, Dahlonega, Conyers, Lawrenceville, Eastman, Atlanta, Washington, Sparta, Talbotton, Greensboro, Toomsboro, Dawsonville, Fort Benning, Columbus, Ellijay, Cartersville, Summerville, Athens, Marietta, Calhoun, Chatsworth, Mount Vernon, Sandersville, Thomaston, Roberts, Woodstock, Monroe, Butler, Rome, Fort Valley, Homer, Wrightsville, Jackson, Abbeville, Louisville, Hiawassee, East Point, Forsyth, Macon, Manchester, Mcrae, Cedartown, Gray, Riverdale, Cleveland, Blue Ridge, Blairsville, Eatonton, Pine Mountain, Zebulon, Monticello, West Point, Dublin, Vidalia, Watkinsville, Cordele, Franklin, Hawkinsville, Cumming, Crawfordville, Newnan, Carrollton, Jasper, and Jeffersonville 1135 AM EST Thu Jan 29 2026
