Georgia Severe Thunderstorm Warning - Severe | Effective 05/22/2026 12:20

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 22 at 3:20PM EDT until May 22 at 4:45PM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
May 22, 2026 - 12:20pm
Expires: 
May 22, 2026 - 1:45pm
Description: 
SVRTAE The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northern Cook County in south central Georgia... Irwin County in south central Georgia... Northwestern Berrien County in south central Georgia... Turner County in south central Georgia... Northeastern Colquitt County in south central Georgia... Tift County in south central Georgia... Ben Hill County in south central Georgia... Eastern Worth County in south central Georgia... * Until 445 PM EDT. * At 320 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Omega to 7 miles east of Lenox, moving northeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Tifton, Ashburn, Ocilla, Fitzgerald, Sylvester, Enigma, Omega, Norman Park, Lenox, Poulan, Ty Ty, Alapaha, Phillipsburg, Mystic, Unionville, Worth, Terrell, Sycamore, Sumner, and Rebecca.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement agency. They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in Tallahassee.
Area Description: 
Ben Hill, GA; Berrien, GA; Colquitt, GA; Cook, GA; Irwin, GA; Tift, GA; Turner, GA; Worth, GA
Forcast Office: 
NWS Tallahassee FL
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov