Air Quality Alert
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Air Quality Alert Message
Georgia Dept of Natural Resources Environmental Protection Division
Relayed by National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
213 PM EDT Thu Sep 17 2026
...CODE ORANGE AIR QUALITY ALERT IS IN EFFECT FOR ATLANTA FOR
Friday September 18...
The Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Environmental
Protection Division has issued a Code Orange (Unhealthy for
sensitive groups) Air Quality Alert for Atlanta for
Friday September 18.
Under Code Orange conditions, the outdoor air quality is likely to
be unhealthy for some people. Children, people who are sensitive to
ozone, and people with heart or lung disease should limit prolonged
outdoor exertion during the late afternoon or early evening when
ozone concentrations are highest.
For additional information on the Air Quality Index, please visit
http://airnow.gov.
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Hazardous Weather Outlook
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
549 AM EDT Fri Sep 18 2026
GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-191000-
Baldwin-Banks-Barrow-Bartow-Bibb-Bleckley-Butts-Carroll-Catoosa-
Chattahoochee-Chattooga-Cherokee-Clarke-Clayton-Cobb-Coweta-
Crawford-Crisp-Dade-Dawson-DeKalb-Dodge-Dooly-Douglas-Emanuel-
Fannin-Fayette-Floyd-Forsyth-Gilmer-Glascock-Gordon-Greene-
Gwinnett-Hall-Hancock-Haralson-Harris-Heard-Henry-Houston-Jackson-
Jasper-Jefferson-Johnson-Jones-Lamar-Laurens-Lumpkin-Macon-
Madison-Marion-Meriwether-Monroe-Montgomery-Morgan-Murray-
Muscogee-Newton-North Fulton-Oconee-Oglethorpe-Paulding-Peach-
Pickens-Pike-Polk-Pulaski-Putnam-Rockdale-Schley-South Fulton-
Spalding-Stewart-Sumter-Talbot-Taliaferro-Taylor-Telfair-Toombs-
Towns-Treutlen-Troup-Twiggs-Union-Upson-Walker-Walton-Warren-
Washington-Webster-Wheeler-White-Whitfield-Wilcox-Wilkes-
Wilkinson-
549 AM EDT Fri Sep 18 2026
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north and central Georgia.
.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight...
Isolated thunderstorms can be expected across North and portions
of Central GA this afternoon and evening. The primary threats
from any strong to severe storms will be damaging gusty winds,
frequent lightning, and locally heavy rainfall.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday...
Increasing chances for showers and thunderstorms can be expected
into the beginning of next week. Mainly afternoon and evening
showers and thunderstorms expected with the primary threat being
damaging gusty winds, frequent lightning, and locally heavy
rainfall.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotter activation will not be needed through tonight.
Spotter activation is not requested but spotters are encouraged
to submit reports of severe weather through the web by going to
weather.gov/atlanta. Please relay any information about observed
severe weather to the NWS while following all local, state, and
CDC guidelines.
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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
413 AM EDT Fri Sep 18 2026
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Stokes-Rockingham-Caswell-Yadkin-Pittsylvania-Halifax-
413 AM EDT Fri Sep 18 2026
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north central North Carolina,
northwest North Carolina and south central Virginia.
.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.
A storm or two this afternoon could become strong to severe. Damaging
winds are the main threat.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.
Locally heavy rainfall is possible early next week which could
produce isolated flooding.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
248 AM EDT Fri Sep 18 2026
NCZ007>010-021>026-038>042-073>077-083>086-088-089-190700-
Person-Granville-Vance-Warren-Forsyth-Guilford-Alamance-Orange-
Durham-Franklin-Davidson-Randolph-Chatham-Wake-Johnston-Stanly-
Montgomery-Moore-Lee-Harnett-Anson-Richmond-Scotland-Hoke-Cumberland-
Sampson-
248 AM EDT Fri Sep 18 2026
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central North Carolina.
.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.
Scattered to locally numerous showers and storms are expected this
afternoon into the evening hours. Isolated instances of strong to
severe winds, 40-60 mph, will be possible, but highly conditional in
an otherwise unfavorable weather pattern to produce widespread
severe weather.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.
Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotter activation may be needed.
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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Morristown TN
1214 AM EDT Fri Sep 18 2026
NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002-
005-006-008-190415-
Cherokee-Clay-Scott TN-Campbell-Claiborne-Hancock-Hawkins-
Sullivan-Johnson-Morgan-Anderson-Union-Grainger-Hamblen-
Northwest Cocke-Cocke Smoky Mountains-Northwest Greene-
Southeast Greene-Washington TN-Unicoi-Northwest Carter-
Southeast Carter-Roane-Loudon-Knox-Jefferson-Northwest Blount-
Blount Smoky Mountains-North Sevier-Sevier Smoky Mountains-
Sequatchie-Bledsoe-Rhea-Meigs-McMinn-Northwest Monroe-
Southeast Monroe-Marion-Hamilton-Bradley-West Polk-East Polk-Lee-
Wise-Scott VA-Russell-Washington VA-
1214 AM EDT Fri Sep 18 2026 /1114 PM CDT Thu Sep 17 2026/
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southwest North
Carolina...east Tennessee and southwest Virginia.
.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight
Hot and humid conditions are expected this afternoon with heat
index values reaching to near or above 100 degrees in the central
and southern valley.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday
Hot and humid conditions will continue through the weekend with
heat index values reaching near or above 100 degrees in the
central and southern valley.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotter activation is not needed at this time.
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