Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 18 at 8:57PM EDT until June 18 at 9:30PM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 18, 2026 - 5:57pm
Expires:
June 18, 2026 - 6:30pm
Description:
At 856 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Allenwood to Wallace, moving east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Milledgeville, Cochran, Eastman, Hawkinsville, Sparta,
Jeffersonville, Irwinton, Gordon, Chester, Ivey, McIntyre, Dudley,
Pineview, Toomsboro, Danville, Montrose, Allentown, Midway-Hardwick,
Meriwether, and Marion.
Instruction:
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM EDT for central and
east central Georgia.
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.
Area Description:
Baldwin, 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