Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued August 19 at 2:45PM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
August 19, 2026 - 11:45am
Expires:
August 19, 2026 - 12:30pm
Description:
At 243 PM EDT/143 PM CDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong
thunderstorm near White City, or 7 miles north of Port St. Joe,
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...
Eastpoint, Apalachicola, St George Island, Port St. Joe, Mexico
Beach, White City, Tyndall Air Force Base, Franklin, Royal Bluff,
Eleven Mile, St George Island St Pk, Odena, Indian Pass, Beverly,
Overstreet, Davis Beach, Bay City, Willis Landing, Apalachicola
Airport, and Simmons Bayou.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description:
Inland Gulf; Inland Franklin; Coastal Bay; Coastal Gulf; Coastal Franklin
Forcast Office:
NWS Tallahassee FL
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov