Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued August 16 at 4:30PM EDT by NWS Jacksonville FL
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
August 16, 2026 - 1:30pm
Expires:
August 16, 2026 - 2:15pm
Description:
At 429 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Raybon to near Fort Mudge to near Boggy
Bay. Movement was southeast at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts around 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Waycross, Blackshear, Nahunta, Patterson, Offerman, Hickox, Boggy
Bay, Pebble Hill, Raybon, and Fort Mudge.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description:
Bacon; Wayne; Pierce; Brantley; Northern Ware
Forcast Office:
NWS Jacksonville FL
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov