The National Weather Service issued a hazardous weather outlook for north and central Georgia on Saturday, October 17, 2026, warning of wind gusts up to 35 mph that could bring down weakened trees and limbs. Stronger gusts are possible in the north Georgia mountains. A frost advisory is also in effect for portions of northeast Georgia from 1 a.m. to 9 a.m. Sunday, as overnight temperatures fall into the low to mid-30s in the mountains.
The National Weather Service issued a hazardous weather outlook for north and central Georgia for Saturday, with a frost alert for the northeast portion of the state.
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What is in the Hazardous Weather Outlook?
The hazardous weather outlook states the following:
406 AM EDT Sat Oct 17 2026
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north and central Georgia.
.DAY ONE…Today and Tonight…
Gusty conditions continue with gusts to 35 mph across the area. Higher gusts are possible in the mountains of north Georgia. These gusts could bring down weakened limbs and trees.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…Sunday through Friday…
A frost advisory has been issued for portions of northeast Georgia from 1 AM to 9 AM on Sunday. Low temperatures will fall to the low to mid 30s across the Northeast GA mountains Saturday night and Sunday night, which may result in some frost.
Counties included in the alert
- 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
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