Georgia Moderate Special Weather Statement | Effective 06/22/2026 11:56

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued June 22 at 2:56PM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
June 22, 2026 - 11:56am
Expires: 
June 22, 2026 - 12:30pm
Description: 
At 255 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a group of strong thunderstorms 13 miles east of Colquitt stretching to 10 miles north of Moultrie, moving east at 30 to 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Newton, Tifton, Moultrie, Pelham, Putney, Sylvester, Camilla, Sparks, Omega, Norman Park, Baconton, Lenox, Poulan, Doerun, Ty Ty, Ochlocknee, Coolidge, Phillipsburg, Unionville, and Riverside.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description: 
Dougherty; Worth; Tift; Miller; Baker; Mitchell; Colquitt; Cook; Decatur; Grady; Thomas
Forcast Office: 
NWS Tallahassee FL