Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued July 20 at 1:45PM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
July 20, 2026 - 10:45am
Expires:
July 20, 2026 - 11:30am
Description:
At 144 PM EDT/1244 PM CDT/, Doppler radar was tracking strong
thunderstorms along a line extending from 9 miles southwest of Pelham
to 10 miles north of West Bainbridge to 6 miles east of
Donalsonville to 12 miles northeast of Marianna. Movement was north
at 25 mph. At 135 PM EDT. the Decatur County Airport gusted to 38
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...
Colquitt, Cottonwood, Bainbridge, Donalsonville, Blakely, Columbia,
West Bainbridge, Douglasville, Centerville, Malone, Greenwood,
Gordon, Iron City, Damascus, Brinson, Jakin, Bascom, Iveys Mill,
Crosby, and Grangeburg.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description:
Houston; Jackson; Early; Miller; Baker; Mitchell; Seminole; Decatur; Grady
Forcast Office:
NWS Tallahassee FL
Sender: