“High Wind Watch until 08:00AM Sunday” from Spalding County Sheriff's Office : Nixle

Thursday October 8th, 2026 :: 11:20 a.m. EDT

Advisory

High Wind Watch until 08:00AM Sunday

* WHAT...East winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph possible.

* WHERE...Portions of north central, northeast, northwest, and west central Georgia.

* WHEN...From Saturday morning through Sunday morning.

* IMPACTS...Damaging winds could blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are possible. Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.

* AFFECTED AREAS: 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 ... HARALSON ... CARROLL ... DOUGLAS ... SOUTH FULTON ... DEKALB ... ROCKDALE ... WALTON ... NEWTON ... COWETA ... FAYETTE ... CLAYTON ... SPALDING ... HENRY

Instructions:

Monitor the latest forecasts and warnings for updates.

Address/Location
Spalding County Sheriff's Office
401 Justice Blvd
Griffin, GA 30224

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 770-467-4282

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Alert Details

Severity:: Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:: Future - Responsive action SHOULD be taken in the near future
Certainty:: Possible (p <= ~50%)
Category:: Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:: High Wind Watch

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