Extreme Cold Watch
Status
Event Continued 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 346 AM EST Fri Jan 30 2026 ...EXTREME COLD WATCH REMAINS 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.
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GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-310515- /O.CON.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 Athens, Swainsboro, Montezuma, Commerce, Bremen, GIbson, Monticello, Forsyth, East Point, Franklin, Mount Vernon, Calhoun, Cochran, Fort Benning, Comer, Abbeville, Soperton, Griffin, Sparta, Ellijay, Gray, Covington, Atlanta, LaFayette, Jasper, Newnan, Dahlonega, Alamo, Cartersville, Homer, Warrenton, Mcrae, Barnesville, Crawfordville, Columbus, Dublin, Talbotton, Woodstock, Washington, Americus, Roberts, Gainesville, Buena Vista, Eatonton, Vidalia, Vienna, Cumming, Milledgeville, Manchester, Carrollton, Hawkinsville, Madison, Watkinsville, Stockbridge, Dallas, Peachtree City, Zebulon, Jeffersonville, Preston, Butler, Marietta, Blairsville, Lawrenceville, Cleveland, Trenton, Wrightsville, Pine Mountain, Thomaston, Blue Ridge, Summerville, Eastman, Cedartown, Hiawassee, Monroe, Fort Oglethorpe, Jackson, Riverdale, Winder, Greensboro, Dawsonville, Fort Valley, Rome, Ellaville, Chatsworth, Conyers, Toomsboro, West Point, Crawford, Sandersville, Macon, Dalton, Cordele, Douglasville, Decatur, Warner Robins, Louisville, and Lumpkin 346 AM EST Fri Jan 30 2026
