Special Weather Statement Alabama, Georgia | Effective 04/04/2026 14:07

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued April 4 at 5:07PM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
April 4, 2026 - 2:07pm
Expires: 
April 4, 2026 - 3:30pm
Description: 
At 506 PM EDT/406 PM CDT/, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Abbeville to near Arlington to 9 miles south of Leary. Movement was northeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail in the strongest storms. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Abbeville, Fort Gaines, Morgan, Georgetown, Dawson, Cuthbert, Leesburg, Albany, Edison, Arlington, Shellman, Leary, Smithville, Walker, Sasser, Bronwood, Parrott, Bellville, Bluffton, and Shorterville.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description: 
Dale; Henry; Quitman; Clay; Randolph; Calhoun; Terrell; Dougherty; Lee; Early; Baker
Forcast Office: 
NWS Tallahassee FL