Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued June 1 at 8:29PM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
June 1, 2026 - 5:29pm
Expires:
June 1, 2026 - 6:15pm
Description:
At 828 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Leslie to 9 miles southwest of Albany.
Movement was east at 40 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...
Albany, Ashburn, Sylvester, Leesburg, Putney, Baconton, Poulan,
Doerun, East Albany, Marine Corps Logistics Base, Turner City, Worth,
Terrell, Sycamore, Funston, Sumner, Warwick, Sale City, Minton, and
Radium Springs.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM EDT for
southwestern Georgia.
Area Description:
Dougherty; Lee; Worth; Turner; Baker; Mitchell; Colquitt
Forcast Office:
NWS Tallahassee FL
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov