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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 330, NWS Tallahassee, FL

August 21, 2026Clay County, Quitman County, Randolph County, Georgia; Henry County, Alabama

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 21, 2026, 3:00 PM EDT for Clay County, Quitman County, Randolph County, Georgia; Henry County, Alabama. It was in force for 45 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 21, 2026, 3:00 PM EDT (19:00 UTC)
Expired
Aug 21, 2026, 3:45 PM EDT
In force
45 min
Issued by
NWS Tallahassee, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.88 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Henry County, AL, Clay County, GA, Quitman County, GA, Randolph County, GA

The radar

The Ft Rucker radar (KEOX), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:03 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

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 7.0 hours before the alert went out and 192 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, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 12:00Z on 2026-08-21Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 491 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, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 12:00Z on 2026-08-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 21 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
491 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-247 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1510 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
21 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
62 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.6

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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 21, 2:22 PM EDT, 38 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 21, 2:22 PM EDT, 38 minutes before
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 21, 2:16 PM EDT, 44 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
216 PM EDT Fri Aug 21 2026

GAZ125-127-128-144-145-211845-
Worth GA-Baker GA-Dougherty GA-Mitchell GA-Turner GA-
216 PM EDT Fri Aug 21 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN TURNER...EASTERN
DOUGHERTY...NORTHEASTERN MITCHELL...NORTHEASTERN BAKER AND WORTH
COUNTIES THROUGH 245 PM EDT...

At 216 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Putney, moving east 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...
Sylvester, Putney, Ashburn, Albany, Baconton, Poulan, Marine Corps
Logistics Base, Worth, Terrell, Sycamore, Sumner, Bridgeboro, Radium
Springs, Sylvester Airport, Anderson City, Tempy, Parkerville, Red
Rock, Acree, and Lester.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3181 8382 3180 8380 3180 8374 3169 8359
      3160 8363 3159 8365 3154 8365 3152 8366
      3136 8384 3132 8412 3139 8424 3149 8419
      3160 8404 3182 8392
TIME...MOT...LOC 1816Z 251DEG 9KT 3143 8408

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

21-HANER
Special weather statement, Aug 21, 2:22 PM EDT, 38 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
222 PM EDT Fri Aug 21 2026

ALZ067-GAZ120-121-211845-
Henry AL-Quitman GA-Clay GA-
222 PM EDT Fri Aug 21 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN HENRY...
NORTHWESTERN CLAY AND QUITMAN COUNTIES THROUGH 245 PM EDT/145 PM
CDT/...

At 221 PM EDT/121 PM CDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong
thunderstorm near Eufaula, 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...
Fort Gaines, Georgetown, Days Crossroads, Wire Bridge, Walter F
George Lake, Bonapartes Retreat, Standleys Store, Otho, Watson
Crossroads, Scottsboro Crossroads, Double Bridges, Moores Crossroads,
Crossroads, Ricks Place, Garnersville, Coates, Bagby State Park,
Thomas Mill Creek, and Hatcher.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3198 8504 3197 8496 3194 8496 3192 8491
      3164 8501 3164 8518 3170 8522 3174 8520
      3177 8516 3177 8512 3178 8514 3183 8513
      3186 8514 3189 8513 3194 8508 3196 8509
      3197 8507 3199 8507
TIME...MOT...LOC 1821Z 297DEG 7KT 3184 8518

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

02-MONTGOMERY
Special weather statement, Aug 21, 2:32 PM EDT, 28 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
132 PM CDT Fri Aug 21 2026

ALZ067-211845-
Henry AL-
132 PM CDT Fri Aug 21 2026

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT CENTRAL HENRY COUNTY THROUGH 145
PM CDT...

At 131 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Osco to near Richards Crossroads. These
storms were nearly stationary.

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...
Abbeville, Headland, Newville, Haleburg, Shorterville, Walter F.
George Lock And Dam, Barnes, Tumbleton, Hardwickburg, Capps,
Grandberry Crossroads, Hayes, Murphy Station, Graball, Screamer,
Headland Municipal A/P, Dancey, Miller, Lawrenceville, and Abbeville
Municipal A/P.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3170 8522 3164 8518 3164 8509 3162 8506
      3157 8506 3154 8504 3147 8507 3145 8507
      3133 8511 3136 8534 3170 8529
TIME...MOT...LOC 1831Z 303DEG 4KT 3184 8519 3171 8519

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

02-MONTGOMERY
Special weather statement, Aug 21, 2:43 PM EDT, 17 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
243 PM EDT Fri Aug 21 2026

GAZ125-127-145-211915-
Worth GA-Dougherty GA-Mitchell GA-
243 PM EDT Fri Aug 21 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EASTERN DOUGHERTY...NORTHEASTERN
MITCHELL AND CENTRAL WORTH COUNTIES THROUGH 315 PM EDT...

At 242 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Marine Corps Logistics Base, or 8 miles west of Sylvester. The strong
thunderstorm is nearly stationary.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 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, Putney, Albany, Baconton, Poulan, East Albany, Marine
Corps Logistics Base, Turner City, Terrell, Sumner, Bridgeboro,
Radium Springs, Sylvester Airport, Tempy, Parkerville, Red Rock,
Acree, Lester, Pritchetts, and Crestwood.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3162 8379 3162 8372 3159 8367 3158 8367
      3138 8384 3134 8398 3132 8413 3139 8419
      3140 8419 3139 8418 3141 8418 3142 8415
      3143 8414 3144 8419 3154 8418 3163 8410
      3162 8405 3164 8403 3167 8390 3168 8380
TIME...MOT...LOC 1842Z 248DEG 4KT 3150 8396

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

21-HANER

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 20, 8:07 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE113 min
Aug 20, 8:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAETaylor27 min
Aug 20, 8:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEMadison23 min
Aug 20, 8:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEMadison47 min
Aug 20, 9:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEJefferson32 min
Aug 20, 11:02 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE37 min
Aug 21, 3:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEGulf26 min
Aug 21, 4:35 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEWalton55 min
Aug 21, 5:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEHolmes, Walton47 min
Aug 21, 6:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEJackson24 min
Aug 21, 6:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEGadsden, Jackson34 min
Aug 21, 6:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAELeon32 min
Aug 21, 7:02 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEJackson60 min
Aug 21, 7:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEJefferson, Madison36 min
Aug 20, 8:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAETerrell30 min
Aug 20, 8:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEDougherty39 min
Aug 20, 8:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEDougherty, Lee, Terrell37 min
Aug 20, 8:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAETerrell24 min
Aug 20, 9:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAELee, Terrell51 min
Aug 21, 2:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEWorth29 min
Aug 21, 2:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEQuitman23 min
Aug 21, 2:33 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAELee, Worth42 min
Aug 21, 2:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEClay, Early, Quitman, Randolph33 min
Aug 21, 2:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEWorth32 min
Aug 21, 3:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEDougherty, Lee, Worth52 min
Aug 21, 3:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAETift34 min
Aug 21, 3:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAECalhoun, Clay, Randolph, Terrell47 min
Aug 21, 3:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAETift, Worth45 min
Aug 21, 3:38 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTAELee, Worth2 hr
Aug 21, 3:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEClay, Quitman37 min
Aug 21, 3:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAELee, Worth52 min
Aug 21, 4:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEBaker, Calhoun, Clay, Early, Quitman, Randolph and 1 more51 min
Aug 21, 4:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAECalhoun, Dougherty, Terrell44 min
Aug 21, 4:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEBerrien, Colquitt, Cook, Tift29 min
Aug 21, 4:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBaker, Colquitt, Mitchell, Worth49 min
Aug 21, 4:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAELee33 min
Aug 21, 4:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAECalhoun, Clay, Dougherty, Early, Quitman, Randolph and 1 more34 min
Aug 21, 5:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAECook35 min
Aug 21, 5:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEBerrien30 min
Aug 21, 5:18 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTAEDougherty, Lee117 min
Aug 21, 5:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEBaker, Colquitt, Early, Grady, Miller, Mitchell and 2 more33 min
Aug 21, 5:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEBaker, Early, Miller33 min
Aug 21, 6:02 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEEarly43 min
Aug 21, 6:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAECook33 min
Aug 21, 6:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEBrooks, Lowndes, Thomas24 min
Aug 21, 2:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEHenry13 min
Aug 21, 4:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAECoffee32 min
Aug 21, 5:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAECoffee, Dale51 min
Aug 21, 5:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAECoffee, Dale24 min
Aug 21, 6:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEHenry42 min
Aug 21, 6:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEDale, Houston48 min
Aug 21, 6:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEGeneva31 min
Aug 21, 6:27 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTAEDale, Henry, Houston63 min
Aug 21, 6:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEHouston44 min
Aug 21, 6:36 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningTAEDale, Henry, Houston3 hr
Aug 21, 6:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEHenry33 min
Aug 21, 6:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEGeneva, Houston46 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.