Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued August 21 at 5:57PM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
August 21, 2026 - 2:57pm
Expires:
August 21, 2026 - 3:30pm
Description:
At 556 PM EDT/456 PM CDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong
thunderstorm near Columbia, or 11 miles southeast of Headland, moving
east at 15 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...
Daleville, Elba, Abbeville, Colquitt, Cottonwood, Blakely, Headland,
Dothan, Fort Rucker, Ozark, Taylor, Midland City, Kinsey, Ashford,
Level Plains, Cowarts, Newton, Arlington, Webb, and New Brockton.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
Area Description:
Coffee; Dale; Henry; Houston; Early; Miller; Baker; Mitchell
Forcast Office:
NWS Tallahassee FL
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov