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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
427 PM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026

GAZ132-133-149-182100-
Atkinson GA-Coffee GA-Jeff Davis GA-
427 PM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT COFFEE...ATKINSON AND JEFF DAVIS
COUNTIES THROUGH 500 PM EDT...

At 427 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms along a line extending from near Douglas to 6 miles
south of Ambrose. Movement was north at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph, pea size hail, excessive
         cloud-to-ground lightning, and minor flooding due to heavy
         rainfall.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible. Minor flooding due to heavy rainfall is possible.
         Excessive cloud-to-ground lightning is occurring.

Locations impacted include...
Douglas, Hazlehurst, Pearson, Willacoochee, Broxton, Ambrose,
Nicholls, Pridgen, West Green, and Snipesville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

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LAT...LON 3191 8254 3167 8258 3167 8263 3156 8263
      3156 8260 3128 8265 3127 8270 3119 8267
      3118 8305 3128 8303 3140 8314 3146 8315
      3151 8308 3161 8306 3166 8300 3178 8300
      3178 8287 3184 8278 3185 8279 3189 8271
TIME...MOT...LOC 2027Z 200DEG 26KT 3147 8283 3150 8301

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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