Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued August 21 at 2:16PM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
August 21, 2026 - 11:16am
Expires:
August 21, 2026 - 11:45am
Description:
At 216 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Putney, moving east at 10 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...
Sylvester, Putney, Ashburn, Albany, Baconton, Poulan, Marine Corps
Logistics Base, Worth, Terrell, Sycamore, Sumner, Bridgeboro, Radium
Springs, Sylvester Airport, Anderson City, Tempy, Parkerville, Red
Rock, Acree, and Lester.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
Area Description:
Dougherty; Worth; Turner; Baker; Mitchell
Forcast Office:
NWS Tallahassee FL
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov