Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
897 WUUS52 KTAE 172220 CCA SVRTAE GAC007-071-095-205-321-172330- /O.COR.KTAE.SV.W.0116.240517T2219Z-240517T2330Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 620 PM EDT Fri May 17 2024 The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Dougherty County in southwestern Georgia... Mitchell County in southwestern Georgia... Baker County in southwestern Georgia... Western Colquitt County in south central Georgia... Southwestern Worth County in south central Georgia... * Until 730 PM EDT. * At 620 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles southwest of Newton, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Newton, Pelham, Putney, Camilla, Baconton, Doerun, Funston, Sale City, Bridgeboro, Flint, Parkerville, Cotton, Lester, Pritchetts, Poplar Arbor Church, Crestwood, Branchville, Greenough, Gordy, and Hopeful. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM EDT for south central and southwestern Georgia. && LAT...LON 3155 8385 3108 8389 3112 8454 3141 8450 TIME...MOT...LOC 2220Z 274DEG 20KT 3124 8441 TORNADO...POSSIBLE HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ 71-BUNKER