Georgia Special Weather Statement - Moderate | Effective 05/24/2026 14:06

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued May 24 at 5:06PM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
May 24, 2026 - 2:06pm
Expires: 
May 24, 2026 - 3:00pm
Description: 
At 506 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Tifton, moving north at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Fitzgerald, Tifton, Ashburn, Ocilla, Enigma, Ty Ty, Mystic, Unionville, Phillipsburg, Worth, Sycamore, Rebecca, Gladys, Osierfield, Amboy, Harding, Waterloo, Pinetta, Inaha, and Ashton.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description: 
Worth; Turner; Tift; Ben Hill; Irwin; Berrien
Forcast Office: 
NWS Tallahassee FL