Heat Advisory

Locations Affected

Cedartown, GA ∙ Tilton, GA ∙ Trenton, GA ∙ Silver Creek, GA ∙ Eton, GA ∙ Coosa, GA ∙ Plainville, GA ∙ Ranger, GA ∙ Chickamauga, GA ∙ Cohutta, GA

Full Alert Message

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 1257 AM EDT Wed Sep 2 2026 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Heat index values up to 107 expected. * WHERE...Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Floyd, Gordon, Murray, Polk, Walker, and Whitfield Counties. * 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. To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration recommends scheduling frequent rest breaks in shaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone overcome by heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location. Heat stroke is an emergency! Call 9 1 1.

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