SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT ISSUED APRIL 22 AT 8:09PM EDT
Effective: 2026-04-22 20:09:00 Local Time
Expires: 2026-04-23 11:00:00 Local Time
Issued by: NWS Peachtree City GA
Alert Text
SMOKE FROM WILDFIRES IN SOUTH GEORGIA WILL LEAD TO AREAS OF REDUCEDVISIBILITIES, LARGELY BETWEEN 3 AND 6 MILES, FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. THE GREATEST VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS ARE EXPECTED IN CENTRAL GEORGIA, THOUGH NOTICEABLE WILDFIRE SMOKE IS STILL EXPECTED IN PARTS OF NORTH GEORGIA. VISIBLE SMOKE SHOULD BE MOST PROMINENT DURING THE EARLY TO MID MORNING HOURS THURSDAY BEFORE IMPROVING BY LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
ADDITIONALLY, AREAS OF REDUCED AIR QUALITY ARE POSSIBLE IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE SMOKE. THOSE WITH ASTHMA AND OTHER RESPIRATORY CONCERNS SHOULD CONSIDER LIMITING PROLONGED OUTDOOR ACTIVITY AND EXERTION.
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