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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
517 PM EDT Sat Apr 20 2024

The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Irwin County in south central Georgia...
  Ben Hill County in south central Georgia...

* Until 630 PM EDT.

* At 517 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles west of
  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, Lulaville, Osierfield, Ashton,
  Irwinville, Fitzgerald Municipal A/P, Irwinville Airport, Wray,
  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 8349 3170 8349 3170 8346
      3171 8345 3174 8347 3175 8345 3179 8346
      3185 8343 3185 8332 3182 8313 3181 8313
      3181 8309 3176 8300 3166 8300
TIME...MOT...LOC 2117Z 298DEG 18KT 3174 8338

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

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