Georgia Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 06/18/2026 17:26

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 18 at 8:26PM EDT until June 18 at 9:30PM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
June 18, 2026 - 5:26pm
Expires: 
June 18, 2026 - 6:30pm
Description: 
SVRFFC The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Laurens County in central Georgia... Northwestern Dodge County in central Georgia... Eastern Bibb County in central Georgia... Central Hancock County in east central Georgia... Houston County in central Georgia... Jones County in central Georgia... Wilkinson County in central Georgia... Baldwin County in central Georgia... Pulaski County in central Georgia... Twiggs County in central Georgia... Southern Putnam County in central Georgia... Northwestern Wilcox County in central Georgia... Eastern Dooly County in central Georgia... Bleckley County in central Georgia... West central Washington County in east central Georgia... * Until 930 PM EDT. * At 826 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Clinton to near Vienna, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Macon, Milledgeville, Perry, Cochran, Eastman, Hawkinsville, Gray, Sparta, Jeffersonville, Irwinton, Warner Robins, Centerville, Unadilla, Gordon, Chester, Ivey, McIntyre, Dudley, Pineview, and Toomsboro.
Instruction: 
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. If you see wind damage...hail or flooding...wait until the storm has passed...and then call the National Weather Service toll free at 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6 or tweet us your report at NWSATLANTA. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM EDT for central and east central Georgia.
Area Description: 
Baldwin, GA; Bibb, GA; Bleckley, GA; Dodge, GA; Dooly, GA; Hancock, GA; Houston, GA; Jones, GA; Laurens, GA; Pulaski, GA; Putnam, GA; Twiggs, GA; Washington, GA; Wilcox, GA; Wilkinson, GA
Forcast Office: 
NWS Peachtree City GA
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov