Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued June 17 at 3:55PM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
June 17, 2026 - 12:55pm
Expires:
June 17, 2026 - 2:00pm
Description:
At 354 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 7 miles west of Jacksonville to near Mystic to
near Lenox. Movement was east 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, Tifton, Ocilla, Enigma, Lenox, Alapaha, Mystic,
Unionville, Phillipsburg, Eldorado, Gladys, Osierfield, Glory,
Harding, Waterloo, Pinetta, Ashton, Irwinville, Wray, and Bowens
Mill.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description:
Tift; Ben Hill; Irwin; Cook; Berrien
Forcast Office:
NWS Tallahassee FL
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov