Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued October 4 at 3:05AM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
October 4, 2026 - 12:05am
Expires:
October 4, 2026 - 12:45am
Description:
At 305 AM EDT/205 AM CDT/, Doppler radar was tracking strong
thunderstorms along a line extending from 19 miles south of Port St.
Joe to 11 miles southwest of St George Island to 34 miles southeast
of Eastpoint. Movement was north at 30 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...
Carrabelle, Eastpoint, Apalachicola, St George Island, Port St. Joe,
Mexico Beach, Tyndall Air Force Base, Franklin, Carrabelle Beach,
Royal Bluff, Allanton, Eleven Mile, St George Island St Pk, Odena,
Cape San Blas, Indian Pass, Beverly, Overstreet, Milltown, and Bay
City.
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