WWUS82 KTAE 222341
SPSTAE

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
741 PM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026
 
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Tift GA-Worth GA-Irwin GA-Turner GA-
741 PM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN IRWIN...TURNER...
NORTHWESTERN TIFT AND CENTRAL WORTH COUNTIES THROUGH 815 PM EDT...

At 741 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8
miles southwest of Ashburn, moving south at 5 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around 
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is 
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Sylvester, Ashburn, Ocilla, Poulan, Mystic, Terrell, Sycamore,
Sumner, Chula, Waterloo, Pinetta, Inaha, Coverdale, Irwinville,
Hobby, Turner Co Airport, Irwinville Airport, Shingler, Isabella, and
Arp.

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 3173 8332 3168 8332 3168 8327 3166 8326
      3165 8324 3161 8320 3147 8386 3169 8390
      3175 8382 3174 8357 3176 8344 3176 8337
      3177 8337 3177 8336
TIME...MOT...LOC 2341Z 338DEG 5KT 3165 8378 

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

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21-HANER