Georgia Special Weather Statement - Moderate | Effective 06/15/2026 13:30

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued June 15 at 4:30PM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
June 15, 2026 - 1:30pm
Expires: 
June 15, 2026 - 2:30pm
Description: 
At 430 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles southeast of Georgetown to near Dawson to 7 miles east of Ashburn to near Ambrose. Movement was northeast at 20 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... Georgetown, Ashburn, Ocilla, Dawson, Fitzgerald, Leesburg, Cuthbert, Shellman, Smithville, Mystic, Worth, Sycamore, Warwick, Sasser, Bronwood, Rebecca, Parrott, Wire Bridge, Osierfield, and Pinetta.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description: 
Quitman; Clay; Randolph; Terrell; Lee; Worth; Turner; Ben Hill; Irwin
Forcast Office: 
NWS Tallahassee FL
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov