WWUS82 KTAE 222319
SPSTAE

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
719 PM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026
 
GAZ130-131-222345-
Irwin GA-Ben Hill GA-
719 PM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WESTERN IRWIN AND BEN HILL
COUNTIES THROUGH 745 PM EDT...

At 719 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11
miles east of Ashburn, moving southeast at 10 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around 
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Fitzgerald, Mystic, Irwinville, Lulaville, Fitzgerald Municipal A/P,
Irwinville Airport, Bowens Mill, Waterloo, Pinetta, Arp, Abba, and
Queensland.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

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

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LAT...LON 3183 8315 3183 8314 3181 8313 3181 8309
      3180 8308 3152 8339 3155 8342 3155 8345
      3161 8350 3162 8349 3170 8349 3170 8346
      3171 8345 3174 8347 3175 8345 3178 8345
      3181 8348 3185 8348 3185 8318
TIME...MOT...LOC 2319Z 307DEG 8KT 3175 8347 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

$$

21-HANER