Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued July 27 at 5:28PM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
July 27, 2026 - 2:28pm
Expires:
July 27, 2026 - 3:30pm
Description:
At 528 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 6 miles northeast of Fitzgerald to near Mystic.
Movement was southeast at 5 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Fitzgerald, Ocilla, Enigma, Alapaha, Mystic, Rebecca, Gladys,
Osierfield, Glory, Harding, Waterloo, Pinetta, Ashton, Irwinville,
Weber, Irwinville Airport, Bowens Mill, Wray, Abba, and Lulaville.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
Area Description:
Turner; Tift; Ben Hill; Irwin; Berrien
Forcast Office:
NWS Tallahassee FL
Sender: