Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued July 29 at 10:17PM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
July 29, 2026 - 7:17pm
Expires:
July 29, 2026 - 7:45pm
Description:
At 1017 PM EDT/917 PM CDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong
thunderstorm 9 miles south of Vernon, moving southeast at 20 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...
Nixon, Bayhead, Singer Road, Recota Beach, College Station, Saunders,
Bayou George, Camp Flowers, Greenhead, Gainer Spring, Bennett,
Youngstown, Cairo, Porter Lake, Vicksburg, Spring Hollow, Majette,
Riverside, Brannonville, and Southport.
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:
Washington; Inland Bay; Coastal Bay
Forcast Office:
NWS Tallahassee FL
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov