Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued August 21 at 4:56PM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
August 21, 2026 - 1:56pm
Expires:
August 21, 2026 - 2:30pm
Description:
At 455 PM EDT/355 PM CDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong
thunderstorm near Putney, moving southeast at 10 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...
Abbeville, Fort Gaines, Morgan, Albany, Blakely, Cuthbert, Putney,
Headland, Sylvester, Georgetown, Edison, Arlington, Poulan, Columbia,
Leary, East Albany, Marine Corps Logistics Base, Turner City, Kinsey,
and Walker.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description:
Dale; Henry; Quitman; Clay; Randolph; Calhoun; Terrell; Dougherty; Worth; Early
Forcast Office:
NWS Tallahassee FL
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov