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Special Weather Statement, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this special weather statement at Aug 26, 2026, 5:13 PM EDT for Irwin County, Georgia. It was in force for 32 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
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The facts
- Issued
- Aug 26, 2026, 5:13 PM EDT (21:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 26, 2026, 5:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
- Hail
- 0.00 in
- Wind
- 40
County Irwin County, GA
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NWS Tallahassee, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Aug 26, 4:42 PM EDT, 31 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 26, 4:42 PM EDT, 31 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 26, 2:58 PM EDT, 2 hours 15 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
258 PM EDT Wed Aug 26 2026
FLZ013-326-261930-
Calhoun FL-Northern Liberty FL-
258 PM EDT Wed Aug 26 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN CALHOUN COUNTY IN
THE PANHANDLE OF FLORIDA AND NORTHWESTERN LIBERTY COUNTIES IN BIG
BEND FLORIDA THROUGH 330 PM EDT/230 PM CDT/...
At 258 PM EDT/158 PM CDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong
thunderstorm 7 miles east of Blountstown, moving southwest at 15 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...
Blountstown, Bristol, Kennys Mill, Red Oak, Nettle Ridge, Selman,
Woods, Blountstown Airport, Hugh Creek, Durham, and Chipola.
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.
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.
This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.
&&
LAT...LON 3056 8498 3039 8485 3027 8499 3048 8518
TIME...MOT...LOC 1858Z 051DEG 13KT 3046 8494
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
02-MONTGOMERYSpecial weather statement, Aug 26, 3:27 PM EDT, 1 hour 46 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 8:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Washington | 23 min |
| Aug 25, 8:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Jefferson | 42 min |
| Aug 25, 8:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Holmes, Jackson, Washington | 41 min |
| Aug 25, 9:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Holmes | 45 min |
| Aug 25, 9:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Holmes | 46 min |
| Aug 25, 10:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Walton | 53 min |
| Aug 25, 10:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Leon | 45 min |
| Aug 25, 10:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Holmes, Walton, Washington | 27 min |
| Aug 26, 8:19 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 56 min | |
| Aug 26, 8:52 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 53 min | |
| Aug 26, 9:53 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 40 min | |
| Aug 26, 12:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Leon | 37 min |
| Aug 26, 12:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Franklin | 28 min |
| Aug 26, 1:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Leon | 45 min |
| Aug 26, 1:09 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 66 min | |
| Aug 26, 1:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Franklin | 35 min |
| Aug 26, 1:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Wakulla | 31 min |
| Aug 26, 1:35 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 55 min | |
| Aug 26, 2:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Gadsden | 30 min |
| Aug 26, 2:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Gadsden, Liberty | 41 min |
| Aug 26, 2:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Washington | 30 min |
| Aug 26, 2:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Calhoun | 32 min |
| Aug 26, 3:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Bay | 33 min |
| Aug 26, 3:31 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TAE | Liberty | 119 min |
| Aug 26, 4:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Washington | 14 min |
| Aug 26, 4:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Washington | 34 min |
| Aug 25, 8:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Brooks, Thomas | 47 min |
| Aug 25, 8:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Grady | 37 min |
| Aug 25, 8:39 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Brooks, Colquitt, Thomas | 3 hr |
| Aug 25, 8:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Thomas | 46 min |
| Aug 25, 9:18 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TAE | Decatur, Grady, Thomas | 3 hr |
| Aug 25, 9:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Grady, Thomas | 48 min |
| Aug 25, 9:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Calhoun, Early, Miller | 54 min |
| Aug 25, 10:08 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TAE | Baker, Calhoun, Dougherty, Early, Lee, Miller and 2 more | 3 hr |
| Aug 25, 10:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Baker, Decatur, Early, Miller, Mitchell, Seminole | 49 min |
| Aug 25, 11:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Decatur, Seminole | 43 min |
| Aug 25, 11:27 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TAE | Decatur | 2 hr |
| Aug 25, 11:47 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Decatur | 80 min |
| Aug 25, 11:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Decatur, Grady, Seminole | 48 min |
| Aug 26, 12:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Atkinson | 12 min |
| Aug 26, 2:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Cook | 36 min |
| Aug 26, 3:22 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Berrien, Cook, Lowndes | 3 hr |
| Aug 25, 8:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Dale, Henry | 39 min |
| Aug 25, 9:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | TAE | Dale | 47 min |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.