861  
WFUS52 KTAE 071718  
TORTAE  
FLC039-073-071745-  
/O.NEW.KTAE.TO.W.0035.260507T1718Z-260507T1745Z/  
 
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED  
TORNADO WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL  
118 PM EDT THU MAY 7 2026  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A  
 
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...  
EAST CENTRAL GADSDEN COUNTY IN BIG BEND FLORIDA...  
NORTHEASTERN LEON COUNTY IN BIG BEND FLORIDA...  
 
* UNTIL 145 PM EDT.  
 
* AT 118 PM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BOTH  
TORNADOES AND EXTENSIVE STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE WERE LOCATED NEAR  
TALLAHASSEE, MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.  
 
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT  
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.  
DAMAGE TO ROOFS, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE  
DAMAGE IS LIKELY.  
 
* THESE DANGEROUS STORMS WILL BE NEAR...  
TALLAHASSEE AROUND 125 PM EDT.  
 
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE MACON  
COMMUNITY PARK, MICCOSUKEE ROAD GREENWAY, TALLAHASSEE MEMORIAL HOSP,  
MICCOSUKEE, GRIFFIN HEIGHTS, FRED GEORGE PARK, KILLEARN ESTATES,  
CHAIRES, LAKE ELLA, AND FOREST MEADOWS PARK.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST  
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS, IN A  
MOBILE HOME, OR IN A VEHICLE, MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER  
AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.  
 
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE  
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 3046 8404 3044 8407 3043 8408 3045 8441  
3057 8441 3062 8404  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1718Z 268DEG 37KT 3051 8433  
 
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN  
 
 
 
11-MM  
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