Special Weather Statement

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
950 PM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026

GAZ127>129-131-160230-
Tift GA-Worth GA-Irwin GA-Turner GA-
950 PM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT IRWIN...TURNER...NORTHERN TIFT
AND NORTHEASTERN WORTH COUNTIES THROUGH 1030 PM EDT...

At 949 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Ashburn, moving southeast at 10 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...
Ashburn, Ocilla, Tifton, Ty Ty, Mystic, Worth, Terrell, Sycamore,
Sumner, Chula, Amboy, Harding, Waterloo, Sibley, Pinetta, Inaha,
Coverdale, Irwinville, Hobby, and Turner Co Airport.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3170 8332 3168 8332 3168 8327 3165 8326
      3165 8323 3147 8313 3148 8334 3147 8334
      3146 8337 3145 8337 3148 8375 3176 8382
      3181 8376 3180 8361 3184 8361
TIME...MOT...LOC 0149Z 325DEG 8KT 3175 8369

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

$$

42-DVD