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WWUS52 KTAE 202136
SVSTAE

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
536 PM EDT Sat Apr 20 2024

GAC017-155-202230-
/O.CON.KTAE.SV.W.0080.000000T0000Z-240420T2230Z/
Irwin GA-Ben Hill GA-
536 PM EDT Sat Apr 20 2024

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EDT
FOR CENTRAL IRWIN AND BEN HILL COUNTIES...

At 535 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Fitzgerald,
moving southeast at 20 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
         roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Fitzgerald, Ocilla, Mystic, Irwinville, Lulaville, Osierfield,
Fitzgerald Municipal A/P, Wray, Ashton, Arp, Abba, and Queensland.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

To report severe weather contact your nearest law enforcement agency.
They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in
Tallahassee.

&&

LAT...LON 3166 8301 3164 8301 3161 8306 3155 8306
      3148 8311 3169 8348 3170 8348 3170 8345
      3172 8341 3178 8341 3179 8334 3182 8328
      3182 8313 3181 8313 3181 8309 3176 8300
      3166 8300
TIME...MOT...LOC 2135Z 296DEG 18KT 3170 8327

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

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