Georgia Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 06/18/2026 14:49

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 18 at 5:49PM EDT until June 18 at 6:30PM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
June 18, 2026 - 2:49pm
Expires: 
June 18, 2026 - 3:30pm
Description: 
At 549 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Dougherty to near Arcade to near Liberty, moving east at 50 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Gainesville, Winder, Jefferson, Commerce, Cumming, Dahlonega, Cleveland, Homer, Danielsville, Athens, Sugar Hill, Buford, Braselton, Auburn, Flowery Branch, Oakwood, Lula, Statham, Maysville, and Arcade.
Instruction: 
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM EDT for north central Georgia. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Banks, GA; Barrow, GA; Clarke, GA; Dawson, GA; Forsyth, GA; Gwinnett, GA; Hall, GA; Jackson, GA; Lumpkin, GA; Madison, GA; Oconee, GA; Walton, GA; White, GA
Forcast Office: 
NWS Peachtree City GA