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WWUS82 KTAE 132131
SPSTAE

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
531 PM EDT Wed Aug 13 2025

GAZ130-131-132215-
Irwin GA-Ben Hill GA-
531 PM EDT Wed Aug 13 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL IRWIN AND BEN HILL
COUNTIES THROUGH 615 PM EDT...

At 530 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Ocilla, moving northeast at 25 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, Ocilla, Lulaville, Osierfield, Fitzgerald Municipal A/P,
Bowens Mill, Red Bluff, Ashton, and Queensland.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

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

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LAT...LON 3166 8300 3166 8301 3165 8301 3155 8323
      3170 8335 3185 8320 3185 8318 3183 8315
      3183 8314 3181 8313 3181 8311 3182 8311
      3179 8306 3179 8304 3178 8303 3178 8300
TIME...MOT...LOC 2130Z 228DEG 22KT 3164 8324

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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