Heat Advisory
Status
Event Continued Active alertStart Time
Mon 08/17/2026 12:28 PM EDTEnd Time
Mon 08/17/2026 08:00 PM EDTSignificance
AdvisoryImpacts
Low impact
Locations Affected
Atlanta, GA ∙ Columbus, GA ∙ Athens, GA ∙ Sandy Springs, GA ∙ Johns Creek, GA ∙ Roswell, GA ∙ Macon, GA ∙ Warner Robins, GA ∙ Alpharetta, GA ∙ Marietta, GAFull Alert Message
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 1228 PM EDT Mon Aug 17 2026 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Heat index values up to 109. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, north central, northeast, northwest, and west central Georgia. * WHEN...Until 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
GAZ001>005-011-012-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>071-075-078-079- 180000- /O.CON.KFFC.HT.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-260818T0000Z/ Dade-Walker-Catoosa-Whitfield-Murray-Chattooga-Gordon-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-Glascock-Harris-Talbot- Including the cities of Stockbridge, Dallas, Athens, Watkinsville, Cartersville, Rome, Covington, Madison, Thomaston, Pine Mountain, Gainesville, Douglasville, Washington, Warrenton, Greensboro, Woodstock, Riverdale, Summerville, Newnan, Monroe, East Point, Cedartown, Winder, Gibson, Calhoun, Comer, Jackson, Crawfordville, LaFayette, Peachtree City, Bremen, Dalton, Eatonton, Zebulon, Chatsworth, Lawrenceville, Monticello, Manchester, Barnesville, Atlanta, Forsyth, Decatur, Trenton, Sparta, Cumming, Talbotton, Fort Oglethorpe, Homer, Marietta, West Point, Commerce, Crawford, Franklin, Conyers, Griffin, and Carrollton 1228 PM EDT Mon Aug 17 2026
