Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued August 18 at 6:12PM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
August 18, 2026 - 3:12pm
Expires:
August 18, 2026 - 4:15pm
Description:
At 612 PM EDT/512 PM CDT/, Doppler radar was tracking strong
thunderstorms along a line extending from 8 miles southeast of Geneva
to near Chattahoochee to near Ochlocknee. Movement was southeast at
25 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...
Tallahassee, Bonifay, Thomasville, Quincy, Havana, Marianna, Chipley,
Graceville, Bainbridge, Midway, Cairo, Quitman, Boston, Ochlocknee,
Whigham, Chattahoochee, Greensboro, West Bainbridge, Bradford, and
Malone.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description:
Holmes; Washington; Jackson; Calhoun; Gadsden; Leon; Northern Liberty; Seminole; Decatur; Grady; Thomas; Brooks
Forcast Office:
NWS Tallahassee FL
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov