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Special Weather Statement

Status

Issued Active alert

Start Time

Sat 05/02/2026 10:02 PM EDT

End Time

Sun 05/03/2026 08:00 PM EDT

Impacts

Informational

Locations Affected

Atlanta, GA ∙ Columbus, GA ∙ Sandy Springs, GA ∙ Athens, GA ∙ Roswell, GA ∙ Macon, GA ∙ Johns Creek, GA ∙ Alpharetta, GA ∙ Marietta, GA ∙ Smyrna, GA

Full Alert Message

Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 1002 PM EDT Sat May 2 2026 ...HIGH FIRE DANGER CONDITIONS SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING FOR NORTH AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA DUE TO LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... Relative Humidities of 30 percent or less can be expected for 4 or more hours Sunday afternoon into the evening. Winds will be W at 3 to 8 mph. With dry fuels, high fire danger conditions can be expected. Please refer to your local burn permitting authorities whether you may burn outdoors. If you do burn outside, use extreme caution.

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