Tornado Warnings, Damaging Winds Sweep North Georgia as Severe Storms Move Through

Wed, 18 Mar 2026 17:30:00 -0400

A fast-moving line of severe thunderstorms swept across north Georgia on Wednesday evening, prompting tornado warnings for multiple metro Atlanta counties and leaving tens of thousands without power as damaging winds and large hail battered the region.

The National Weather Service office in Peachtree City issued tornado warnings for Cherokee, Forsyth, and Gwinnett counties beginning around 5:15 p.m. as radar indicated strong rotation within a line of supercell thunderstorms moving northeast at approximately 45 miles per hour. The warnings remained in effect through the early evening hours as the storm system pushed through the northern suburbs.

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Tornado Warnings, Damaging Winds Sweep North Georgia as Severe Storms Move Through