867  
WWUS82 KTAE 082151  
SPSTAE  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL  
551 PM EDT FRI MAY 8 2026  
 
GAZ146-147-157>160-082230-  
BROOKS GA-LOWNDES GA-COLQUITT GA-COOK GA-GRADY GA-THOMAS GA-  
551 PM EDT FRI MAY 8 2026  
   
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT COOK...GRADY  
NORTHWESTERN  
LOWNDES...THOMAS...BROOKS AND COLQUITT COUNTIES THROUGH 630 PM EDT...  
 
AT 550 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER  
OCHLOCKNEE, OR 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF THOMASVILLE, MOVING EAST AT 45  
MPH.  
 
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND HALF INCH 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...  
MOULTRIE, ADEL, THOMASVILLE, CAIRO, QUITMAN, VALDOSTA, HAHIRA,  
SPARKS, BOSTON, OMEGA, NORMAN PARK, LENOX, DOERUN, OCHLOCKNEE, PAVO,  
COOLIDGE, WHIGHAM, RIVERSIDE, SCHLEY, AND MORVEN.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 3074 8341 3077 8438 3107 8437 3107 8401  
3134 8400 3133 8376 3132 8376 3133 8371  
3133 8352 3132 8352 3133 8351 3133 8346  
3135 8344 3130 8343 3125 8337 3124 8333  
3119 8333 3116 8330 3111 8332 3106 8328  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2150Z 250DEG 37KT 3094 8405  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH  
 
 
 
21-WD  
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