Georgia Moderate Special Weather Statement | Effective 09/20/2026 15:30

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued September 20 at 6:30PM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
September 20, 2026 - 3:30pm
Expires: 
September 20, 2026 - 4:15pm
Description: 
At 630 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Arabi to 9 miles south of Rhine. Movement was southwest 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... Fitzgerald, Ashburn, Ocilla, Mystic, Worth, Terrell, Sycamore, Warwick, Rebecca, Amboy, Osierfield, Waterloo, Pinetta, Inaha, Ashton, Irwinville, Hobby, Turner Co Airport, Irwinville Airport, and Bowens Mill.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description: 
Worth; Turner; Ben Hill; Irwin
Forcast Office: 
NWS Tallahassee FL
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov