Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued June 18 at 8:42PM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
June 18, 2026 - 5:42pm
Expires:
June 18, 2026 - 6:30pm
Description:
At 842 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 6 miles southwest of Cordele to Marine Corps
Logistics Base to 10 miles south of Newton. Movement was east at 30
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...
Newton, Albany, Ashburn, Sylvester, Pelham, Putney, Camilla,
Baconton, Poulan, Doerun, Ty Ty, East Albany, Marine Corps Logistics
Base, Turner City, Worth, Terrell, Sycamore, Funston, Sumner, and
Warwick.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM EDT for southwestern
Georgia.
Area Description:
Dougherty; Lee; Worth; Turner; Tift; Miller; Baker; Mitchell; Colquitt
Forcast Office:
NWS Tallahassee FL
Sender: