Florida Moderate Special Weather Statement | Effective 09/04/2026 11:44

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued September 4 at 1:44PM CDT by NWS Tallahassee FL
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
September 4, 2026 - 11:44am
Expires: 
September 4, 2026 - 12:30pm
Description: 
At 144 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Chipley, moving north at 15 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... Vernon, Chipley, Bonifay, Bradford, Cottondale, Alford, Wausau, Richter Crossroads, Smyrna, Bahoma, Compass Lake, Sylvania, Johnson Crossroads, Brock Crossroad, Chipley Municipal Airport, Orange Hill, Holmes County Airport, Ridgetop, Bethlehem, and Steele City.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description: 
Holmes; Washington; Jackson
Forcast Office: 
NWS Tallahassee FL
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov