This alert is in force until 5 September 2026, 10:00 UTC.
It is the 4th strongest of the 5 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026. The last comparable one was on 22 June 2026.
What the source measured
HEAT GOV reported: * WHAT...Heat index values up to 106. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, north central, northeast, northwest, southeast, and west central Georgia. * WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.
An estimated 137,979 people live within 50 km of this point.
Nearby, since 16 March 2026
- June 22, 2026 · score 43 · 17.9 km
- March 16, 2026 · score 43 · 21.2 km
How we know
One source: HEAT GOV. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 37 out of 100, at 69 % confidence.
The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.
Computed under scoring rules v4. Rows carrying other versions were judged by different rules and are not directly comparable.
Event Data
| Type | Severe Weather |
| Severity | Medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 37 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 69% |
| Coordinates | 33.1505, -83.9082 |
| Nearest City | Griffin (35 km) |
| Population Exposed | 138.0K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-09-04T15:12:00.000Z |
| Source | http://www.weather.gov |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Heat Advisory |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Likely |
| Onset | 2026-09-04T11:12:00-04:00 |
| Expires | 2026-09-05T06:00:00-04:00 |
| AreaDesc | Pickens; Cherokee; Forsyth; Hall; Banks; Jackson; Madison; Paulding; Cobb; North Fulton; Gwinnett; Barrow; Clarke; Oconee; Oglethorpe; Wilkes; Haralson; Carroll; Douglas; South Fulton; DeKalb; Rockdale; Walton; Newton; Morgan; Greene; Taliaferro; Heard; Coweta; Fayette; Clayton; Spalding; Henry; Butts; Jasper; Putnam; Hancock; Warren; Troup; Meriwether; Pike; Upson; Lamar; Monroe; Jones; Baldwin; Washington; Glascock; Jefferson; Harris; Talbot; Taylor; Crawford; Bibb; Twiggs; Wilkinson; Johnson; Emanuel; Muscogee; Chattahoochee; Marion; Schley; Macon; Peach; Houston; Bleckley; Laurens; Treutlen; Stewart; Webster; Sumter; Dooly; Crisp; Pulaski; Wilcox; Dodge; Telfair; Wheeler; Montgomery; Toombs |
| SenderName | NWS Peachtree City GA |
| ZonesUsedForCentroid | 12 |
| ZoneCount | 80 |
Safety Information
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Series begins 8 March 2026. Comparisons refer to that period only. Collection gap: 14-26 August 2026.
This data is aggregated algorithmically from scientific sources. Not a replacement for official emergency warnings.
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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 37/100 (United States), based on data from heat_gov. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.