Georgia Moderate Special Weather Statement | Effective 07/20/2026 11:57

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued July 20 at 2:57PM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
July 20, 2026 - 11:57am
Expires: 
July 20, 2026 - 12:30pm
Description: 
At 257 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Enigma, or 8 miles east of Tifton, moving northwest at 25 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... Fitzgerald, Tifton, Ocilla, Enigma, Lenox, Alapaha, Mystic, Unionville, Phillipsburg, Sycamore, Eldorado, Gladys, Osierfield, Glory, Harding, Waterloo, Pinetta, Inaha, Ashton, and Irwinville.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description: 
Turner; Tift; Ben Hill; Irwin; Cook; Berrien
Forcast Office: 
NWS Tallahassee FL