NWS Peachtree City GATO.W 0024June 18, 2026
Tornado Warning: Bibb, Jones and Monroe, GA
The National Weather Service office in Peachtree City issued a tornado warning for Bibb, Jones and Monroe in Georgia, which was in force until 8:30 p.m. local time on June 18. It was the 24th tornado warning the NWS office in Peachtree City issued in 2026. Georgia had 11 tornado warnings in June 2026, against 5 in an average June of 2008-2025 (Georgia's tornado warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 27 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Peachtree City GA
- Area
- Bibb, Jones and Monroe
- State
- Georgia
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 8:03 p.m. EDT, June 18, 2026
- Expires
- 8:30 p.m. EDT, June 18, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Extreme, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KFFC TO.W 0024
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Tornado Warnings in Georgia since 2008Every warning type in Georgia
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The notice as issued
TORFFC The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a * Tornado Warning for... Northern Bibb County in central Georgia... Southeastern Monroe County in central Georgia... Central Jones County in central Georgia... * Until 830 PM EDT. * At 803 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near Lake Tobesofkee, or 11 miles south of Forsyth, moving northeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...Tornado. SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is likely. * Locations impacted include... Macon, Payne, Payne City, Cross Keys, Wesleyan, Lake Tobesofkee, Bolingbroke, Wayside, Arkwright, Dames Ferry, and Jarrell Plantation.
What the agency told people to do
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.