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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 266, NWS Tallahassee, FL

August 6, 2026Brooks County, Lanier County, Lowndes County, Georgia

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 6, 2026, 5:35 PM EDT for Brooks County, Lanier County, Lowndes County, Georgia. It was in force for 55 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 6, 2026, 5:35 PM EDT (21:35 UTC)
Expired
Aug 6, 2026, 6:30 PM EDT
In force
55 min
Issued by
NWS Tallahassee, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.88 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Brooks County, GA, Lanier County, GA, Lowndes County, GA

The radar

The Moody AFB radar (KVAX), 29 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 12:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 160 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Jacksonville, FL at 12:00Z on 2026-08-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2860 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Jacksonville, FL at 12:00Z on 2026-08-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 12 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
2860 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-12 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
700 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
14 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
12 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
30 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Tallahassee, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Aug 6, 3:10 PM EDT, 2 hours 25 minutes earlier. Its key messages:

  • Issued at 111 PM EDT Thu Aug 6 2026
  • A Typical summertime pattern is expected over the next 7 days, with no significant impacts expected.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 6, 3:10 PM EDT, 2 hours 25 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion...CORRECTED
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
310 PM EDT Thu Aug 6 2026

...New AVIATION...

.KEY MESSAGES...
Issued at 111 PM EDT Thu Aug 6 2026

- A Typical summertime pattern is expected over the next 7 days,
  with no significant impacts expected.

&&

.SHORT TERM AND LONG TERM...
(This Afternoon through next Wednesday)
Issued at 1142 AM EDT Thu Aug 6 2026

Mid-level trough remains over the region through Friday with
meridional flow maintaining a moist air mass with PWATS near
average. Shower/storm chances this afternoon/evening will focus
around and east of the Apalachicola and Flint Rivers, but any
storms that manage to fire to the west may be capable of
isolated damaging wind gusts given higher DCAPE. On Friday,
the pattern should allow for more shower/storm coverage west
of the Flint/Apalachicola.

A westward translating inverted trough rounding the Atlantic
subtropical high pressure will increase PWATs into the 90th
percentile. This results in greater shower/storm coverage this
weekend, especially in the I-10/I-75 corridors where the
seabreezes collide. Looking ahead to next week, the 0-3 km flow
becomes increasingly westerly as mid-level ridging builds aloft.
This will favor below average precip chances, and in turn,
increasing heat with highs in the mid-90s away from the coast.

&&

.AVIATION...
(18Z TAFS)
Issued at 111 PM EDT Thu Aug 6 2026

Isolated to scattered showers and storms are expected today with
higher coverage over the eastern areas. Outside of convection, VFR
conditions are expected.

&&

.MARINE...
Issued at 1142 AM EDT Thu Aug 6 2026

Gentle to moderate breezes are expected over the next several
days with significant wave heights around 1 to 2 feet. Locally
higher winds and seas are possible in the vicinity of any
thunderstorms. Easterly winds through this weekend will maximize
each morning. From the late morning into the evening, winds will
become onshore and maximize within the seabreeze zone. By the
early to middle of next week, winds will become southwest.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
Issued at 1142 AM EDT Thu Aug 6 2026

Daily shower and thunderstorm chances will continue on Friday and
Saturday with erratic and gusty winds possible near any storms, in
addition to lightning. Easterly transport winds both days with the
seabreeze making inland progress. Generally fair dispersions during
the afternoon. Heat index values will be around 100 to 105 degrees.

&&

.HYDROLOGY...
Issued at 1142 AM EDT Thu Aug 6 2026

The pattern will trend drier during the early to middle part of
next week. Rainfall over the next week is expected to end up
below average across the region. The risk for flash flooding is
very low and riverine flooding is not expected.

&&

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not requested. However, spotters are always
encouraged to safely report significant weather conditions when they
occur by calling the office or tweeting us @NWSTallahassee.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Tallahassee   73  93  75  93 /  20  20  10  40
Panama City   75  91  75  92 /  20  50   0  30
Dothan        73  92  74  93 /  20  20  10  20
Albany        73  93  74  93 /  30  20  10  20
Valdosta      72  95  73  95 /  30  20   0  40
Cross City    72  93  73  93 /  30  50  10  70
Apalachicola  77  88  77  88 /  60  50  30  40

&&

.TAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...None.
GA...None.
AL...None.
GM...None.
&&

SHORT TERM...LF
LONG TERM....LF
AVIATION...Merrifield
MARINE...LF
FIRE WEATHER...LF
HYDROLOGY...LF

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 6, 2:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEGadsden, Leon52 min
Aug 6, 2:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAELiberty33 min
Aug 6, 3:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAECalhoun40 min
Aug 6, 3:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEWakulla23 min
Aug 6, 4:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEWakulla48 min
Aug 6, 4:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEJefferson39 min
Aug 6, 4:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEDixie, Lafayette38 min
Aug 6, 4:56 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE3 hr
Aug 6, 5:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEDixie, Lafayette62 min
Aug 6, 6:43 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE3 hr
Aug 6, 7:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEMadison22 min
Aug 6, 7:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEHolmes38 min
Aug 6, 2:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEGrady, Mitchell41 min
Aug 6, 2:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEThomas42 min
Aug 6, 3:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEMitchell24 min
Aug 6, 3:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEColquitt31 min
Aug 6, 3:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEDougherty46 min
Aug 6, 4:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAETift27 min
Aug 6, 4:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEBerrien, Brooks, Cook, Lanier, Lowndes52 min
Aug 6, 5:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAECook26 min
Aug 6, 6:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAECook44 min
Aug 6, 6:02 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBrooks58 min
Aug 6, 6:14 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTAEBrooks, Lowndes2 hr
Aug 6, 6:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBrooks, Lowndes64 min
Aug 6, 6:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEBen Hill27 min
Aug 6, 7:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEBrooks35 min
Aug 6, 7:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEGeneva49 min
Aug 6, 7:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAECoffee48 min

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.