Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued August 21 at 5:27PM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
August 21, 2026 - 2:27pm
Expires:
August 21, 2026 - 3:00pm
Description:
At 527 PM EDT/427 PM CDT/, Doppler radar was tracking strong
thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles east of Marine
Corps Logistics Base to near Doerun to 8 miles north of Ochlocknee to
14 miles west of Pelham to 6 miles east of Ashford to Pinckard.
Movement was southeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Colquitt, Cottonwood, Newton, Moultrie, Blakely, Thomasville, Pelham,
Putney, Headland, Dothan, Bainbridge, Donalsonville, Sylvester,
Cairo, Camilla, Albany, Taylor, Midland City, Kinsey, and Ashford.
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:
Henry; Houston; Dougherty; Worth; Early; Miller; Baker; Mitchell; Colquitt; Seminole; Decatur; Grady; Thomas
Forcast Office:
NWS Tallahassee FL
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov