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Tornado Warning 21, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this tornado warning at Jun 18, 2026, 6:53 PM EDT for Marion County, Talbot County, Taylor County, Georgia. It was in force for 37 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 18, 2026, 6:53 PM EDT (22:53 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 18, 2026, 7:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 37 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Marion County, GA, Talbot County, GA, Taylor County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 2:29 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 94 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1070 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 587 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 19 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 107 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 118 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
722
WFUS52 KFFC 182253
TORFFC
GAC197-263-269-182330-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0021.260618T2253Z-260618T2330Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
653 PM EDT Thu Jun 18 2026
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northwestern Marion County in west central Georgia...
Southeastern Talbot County in west central Georgia...
Northwestern Taylor County in west central Georgia...
* Until 730 PM EDT.
* At 653 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Marion Estates, or 12 miles south of Talbotton,
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...
Junction City, Geneva, Howard, Marion Estates, Juniper,
Baldwinville, Prattsburg, Oakland, Wesley Church, Po Biddy
Crossroads, and Big Lazer Creek Wma.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
&&
LAT...LON 3248 8466 3249 8466 3250 8465 3249 8464
3253 8464 3253 8465 3278 8440 3262 8426
3242 8461
TIME...MOT...LOC 2253Z 222DEG 37KT 3250 8459
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$2 follow-up statements
526
WWUS52 KFFC 182304
SVSFFC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
704 PM EDT Thu Jun 18 2026
GAC197-263-269-182330-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-260618T2330Z/
Marion GA-Talbot GA-Taylor GA-
704 PM EDT Thu Jun 18 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM EDT FOR NORTHERN
MARION...SOUTHEASTERN TALBOT AND NORTHWESTERN TAYLOR COUNTIES...
At 704 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Junction City, or near Talbotton, moving northeast
at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Junction City, Geneva, Howard, Baldwinville, Prattsburg, Wesley
Church, Po Biddy Crossroads, and Big Lazer Creek Wma.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3261 8457 3278 8440 3262 8426 3248 8452
3255 8453 3257 8456
TIME...MOT...LOC 2304Z 222DEG 37KT 3259 8449
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$269
WWUS52 KFFC 182313
SVSFFC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
713 PM EDT Thu Jun 18 2026
GAC197-182323-
/O.CAN.KFFC.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-260618T2330Z/
Marion GA-
713 PM EDT Thu Jun 18 2026
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN MARION COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM EDT for west central
Georgia.
&&
LAT...LON 3271 8447 3278 8440 3262 8426 3255 8438
3260 8445
TIME...MOT...LOC 2313Z 231DEG 36KT 3263 8440
$$
GAC263-269-182330-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-260618T2330Z/
Talbot GA-Taylor GA-
713 PM EDT Thu Jun 18 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN TALBOT AND NORTHWESTERN TAYLOR COUNTIES...
At 713 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Howard, or 8 miles east of Talbotton, moving
northeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Junction City, Prattsburg, Howard, Wesley Church, Baldwinville, and
Big Lazer Creek Wma.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3271 8447 3278 8440 3262 8426 3255 8438
3260 8445
TIME...MOT...LOC 2313Z 231DEG 36KT 3263 8440
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 4:57 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | FFC | Baldwin, Barrow, Bibb, Bleckley, Butts, Carroll and 66 more | 21 hr |
| Jun 18, 1:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Putnam | 23 min |
| Jun 18, 1:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jefferson | 37 min |
| Jun 18, 2:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Glascock, Warren | 25 min |
| Jun 18, 2:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Rockdale | 38 min |
| Jun 18, 2:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Crisp, Dooly, Sumter | 48 min |
| Jun 18, 3:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Gordon, Whitfield | 26 min |
| Jun 18, 3:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Bleckley, Dodge, Houston, Pulaski, Twiggs, Wilcox | 52 min |
| Jun 18, 3:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Jones, Monroe | 31 min |
| Jun 18, 3:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bibb, Bleckley, Houston, Jones, Peach, Pulaski and 1 more | 43 min |
| Jun 18, 3:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Harris, Muscogee | 25 min |
| Jun 18, 3:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Morgan, Newton | 33 min |
| Jun 18, 3:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bleckley, Dodge, Pulaski, Wilcox | 32 min |
| Jun 18, 3:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bibb, Jasper, Jones, Monroe | 23 min |
| Jun 18, 3:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Fannin, Murray, Whitfield | 48 min |
| Jun 18, 3:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Harris, Meriwether, Talbot | 32 min |
| Jun 18, 3:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Bibb, Bleckley, Dodge, Hancock, Johnson and 5 more | 42 min |
| Jun 18, 3:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Coweta, Lamar, Meriwether, Pike, Spalding, Talbot and 3 more | 39 min |
| Jun 18, 3:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Greene, Hancock, Jasper, Jones, Morgan and 3 more | 51 min |
| Jun 18, 4:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Butts, Clayton, Coweta, Crawford, Fayette, Fulton and 7 more | 42 min |
| Jun 18, 4:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clarke, Greene, Hancock, Madison, Oconee, Oglethorpe and 4 more | 66 min |
| Jun 18, 4:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Emanuel, Glascock, Hancock, Jefferson, Johnson and 5 more | 46 min |
| Jun 18, 4:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Butts, Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton, Gwinnett and 9 more | 43 min |
| Jun 18, 5:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Emanuel, Glascock, Jefferson, Warren | 35 min |
| Jun 18, 5:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Banks, Barrow, Clarke, Dawson, Forsyth, Fulton and 8 more | 65 min |
| Jun 18, 5:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clarke, Greene, Hancock, Jasper, Madison, Morgan and 7 more | 62 min |
| Jun 18, 6:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Harris, Muscogee | 42 min |
| Jun 18, 6:28 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Harris, Muscogee, Talbot | 32 min |
| Jun 18, 6:31 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Harris, Meriwether, Talbot, Upson | 29 min |
| Jun 18, 6:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Marion, Schley, Stewart, Sumter, Taylor and 1 more | 46 min |
| Jun 18, 7:16 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Crawford, Talbot, Taylor, Upson | 29 min |
| Jun 18, 7:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Crawford, Macon, Peach, Schley, Sumter, Taylor | 49 min |
| Jun 18, 7:41 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Bibb, Crawford, Monroe, Upson | 34 min |
| Jun 18, 7:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bibb, Crawford, Dooly, Houston, Macon, Peach and 1 more | 48 min |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.