RED FLAG WARNING
RED FLAG WARNING ISSUED APRIL 19 AT 2:32AM EDT UNTIL APRIL 19 AT 8:00PM EDT
Effective: 2026-04-19 02:32:00 Local Time [EXPIRED]
Expires: 2026-04-19 20:00:00 Local Time
Issued by: NWS Peachtree City GA
Alert Text
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A REDFLAG WARNING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY WINDS FOR MOST OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM EDT SUNDAY. DUE TO THE ONGOING DROUGHT AND A LACK OF APPRECIABLE RAINFALL, CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE MET AT RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 30% OR LESS.
* AFFECTED AREA...MOST OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA.
* TIMING...NOON TO 8PM SUNDAY.
* WINDS...NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE RIDGELINES AND PEAKS IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...IN THE LOW-TO-MID 20 PERCENT RANGE.
* TEMPERATURES...BETWEEN 65 AND 70 DEGREES ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 85, AND BETWEEN 70 TO 80 DEGREES FOR AREAS FURTHER SOUTH.
* IMPACTS...WITH ELEVATED WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, EXTREMELY DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. OUTDOOR BURNING IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED.
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DADE, WALKER, CATOOSA, WHITFIELD, MURRAY, FANNIN, GILMER, UNION, TOWNS, CHATTOOGA, GORDON, PICKENS, DAWSON, LUMPKIN, WHITE, 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, TROUP, MERIWETHER, PIKE, UPSON, LAMAR, MONROE, JONES, BALDWIN, HARRIS, TALBOT, TAYLOR, CRAWFORD, BIBB, TWIGGS, WILKINSON, MUSCOGEE, CHATTAHOOCHEE, MARION, SCHLEY, MACON, PEACH, HOUSTON, BLECKLEY, STEWART, WEBSTER, SUMTER, DOOLY, CRISP, PULASKI, WILCOX
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