Alabama, Georgia Moderate Special Weather Statement | Effective 07/20/2026 11:47

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued July 20 at 2:47PM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
July 20, 2026 - 11:47am
Expires: 
July 20, 2026 - 12:30pm
Description: 
At 246 PM EDT/146 PM CDT/, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Blakely to 7 miles north of Columbia to near Cottonwood. Movement was northwest at 25 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... Abbeville, Cottonwood, Fort Gaines, Blakely, Headland, Dothan, Ozark, Taylor, Midland City, Kinsey, Ashford, Slocomb, Cowarts, Newton, Webb, Columbia, Pinckard, Malvern, Rehobeth, and Grimes.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description: 
Dale; Henry; Geneva; Houston; Clay; Early
Forcast Office: 
NWS Tallahassee FL