Georgia Moderate Special Weather Statement | Effective 08/15/2026 19:33

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued August 15 at 10:33PM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
August 15, 2026 - 7:33pm
Expires: 
August 15, 2026 - 8:00pm
Description: 
At 1033 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles southeast of Ashburn to 6 miles north of Enigma. Movement was south at 5 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... Tifton, Ocilla, Enigma, Ty Ty, Alapaha, Mystic, Phillipsburg, Unionville, Sycamore, Vanceville, Hillsdale, Chula, Gladys, Harding, Waterloo, Pinetta, Inaha, Tift Airport, Irwinville, and Irwinville Airport.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description: 
Turner; Tift; Irwin; Berrien
Forcast Office: 
NWS Tallahassee FL
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov