Tornado Watch

Locations Affected

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

Full Alert Message

WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION FOR WATCH 188 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1030 PM EDT WED MAY 6 2026 Tornado watch 188 remains valid until 2 AM EDT thursday for the following areas in georgia this watch includes 44 counties in central georgia butts in north central georgia barrow cherokee clayton cobb dekalb douglas fayette forsyth fulton gwinnett hall henry morgan newton rockdale walton in northeast georgia clarke jackson oconee in northwest georgia bartow carroll floyd haralson paulding polk in west central georgia chattahoochee coweta harris heard lamar marion meriwether muscogee pike schley spalding stewart sumter talbot taylor troup upson webster this includes the cities of americus, atlanta, barnesville, bremen, buena vista, butler, carrollton, cartersville, cedartown, columbus, commerce, conyers, covington, cumming, dallas, decatur, douglasville, ellaville, fort benning, franklin, gainesville, griffin, jackson, lawrenceville, madison, manchester, marietta, monroe, newnan, peachtree city, pine mountain, preston, richland, riverdale, rome, stockbridge, talbotton, thomaston, watkinsville, west point, winder, winterville, woodstock, and zebulon.

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