Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued June 17 at 1:06PM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
June 17, 2026 - 10:06am
Expires:
June 17, 2026 - 10:45am
Description:
At 106 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Smithville to Ocilla. Movement was
northeast at 35 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, Leesburg, Ashburn, Ocilla, Smithville, Mystic, Worth,
Sycamore, Warwick, Rebecca, Chokee, Osierfield, Amboy, Waterloo,
Pinetta, Inaha, Ashton, Irwinville, Hobby, and Turner Co Airport.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description:
Lee; Worth; Turner; Tift; Ben Hill; Irwin
Forcast Office:
NWS Tallahassee FL
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov