Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued August 23 at 6:56PM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
August 23, 2026 - 3:56pm
Expires:
August 23, 2026 - 4:30pm
Description:
At 656 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 19 miles northwest of Perry to 21 miles east of
Crawfordville to near St. Marks to near Woodville. Movement was south
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...
Woodville, St. Marks, Crawfordville, Wakulla, Newport, Shadeville,
Hells Half Acre, Wakulla Springs, Cabbage Grove, Eight Mile Pond,
Scanlon, Medart, Bethel, Natural Bridge, Liveoak Island, Goose
Pasture, Hyde Park, Arran, Tully, and Vereen.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description:
Leon; Inland Jefferson; Inland Wakulla; Inland Taylor; Coastal Jefferson; Coastal Wakulla; Coastal Taylor
Forcast Office:
NWS Tallahassee FL
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov