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WWUS82 KTAE 181945
SPSTAE
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
345 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026
FLZ013-014-326-426-182015-
SOUTHERN LIBERTY FL-CALHOUN FL-NORTHERN LIBERTY FL-INLAND GULF FL-
345 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTH CENTRAL GULF
CENTRAL
CALHOUN COUNTIES IN THE PANHANDLE OF FLORIDA AND SOUTHWESTERN LIBERTY
COUNTIES IN BIG BEND FLORIDA THROUGH 415 PM EDT/315 PM CDT/...
AT 345 PM EDT/245 PM CDT/, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG
THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES SOUTH OF BLOUNTSTOWN, 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...
BLOUNTSTOWN, ORANGE, BRISTOL, CLARKSVILLE, ABE SPRINGS, VILAS,
CHIPOLA CUTOFF, JENSEN PLACE, CENTRAL CITY, CHIPOLA, RED HILL, SCOTTS
FERRY, KENNYS MILL, ESTIFFANULGA, KERN, BLOUNTSTOWN AIRPORT, NIXON
GARDEN, HUGH CREEK, CHIPOLA PARK, AND RED OAK.
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.
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 3049 8533 3055 8511 3019 8475 3007 8513
TIME...MOT...LOC 1945Z 317DEG 8KT 3031 8508
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
02-MONTGOMERY
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