Heat Advisory

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Status

Event Continued Expired

Start Time

Thu 08/13/2026 01:00 PM EDT

End Time

Thu 08/13/2026 08:00 PM EDT

Significance

Advisory

Impacts

Low impact

Locations Affected

Columbus, GA ∙ Athens, GA ∙ Macon, GA ∙ Warner Robins, GA ∙ Jersey, GA ∙ Maxeys, GA ∙ Sandersville, GA ∙ Tarrytown, GA ∙ Charles, GA ∙ McKinney, GA

Full Alert Message

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 314 AM EDT Thu Aug 13 2026 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Heat index values up to 108 expected. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, north central, northeast, southeast, and west central Georgia. * WHEN...From 1 PM this afternoon to 8 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. Take extra precautions when outside. Wear lightweight and loose fitting clothing. Try to limit strenuous activities to early morning or evening. Take action when you see symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat stroke.

Technical Header

GAZ027-036>039-047>051-058>062-069-071>076-078>086-089>098-102>113- 140000- /O.CON.KFFC.HT.Y.0018.260813T1700Z-260814T0000Z/ Madison-Clarke-Oconee-Oglethorpe-Wilkes-Walton-Newton-Morgan-Greene- Taliaferro-Butts-Jasper-Putnam-Hancock-Warren-Upson-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 Butler, Dublin, Sandersville, Covington, Jackson, Comer, Forsyth, Macon, Cordele, Monticello, Montezuma, Hawkinsville, Watkinsville, Talbotton, Athens, Crawford, Warner Robins, Lumpkin, Gray, Mount Vernon, Vienna, Cochran, Americus, Thomaston, Fort Valley, Mcrae, Milledgeville, GIbson, Vidalia, Buena Vista, Preston, Jeffersonville, Eastman, Madison, Monroe, Ellaville, Eatonton, Louisville, Columbus, Pine Mountain, Sparta, Soperton, Fort Benning, Greensboro, Wrightsville, Toomsboro, Crawfordville, Abbeville, Washington, Roberts, Warrenton, Swainsboro, and Alamo 314 AM EDT Thu Aug 13 2026