Special Weather Statement 05/03/2025 06:44 for Florida areas

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued May 3 at 8:44AM CDT by NWS Tallahassee FL
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
May 3, 2025 - 6:44am
Expires: 
May 3, 2025 - 7:30am
Description: 
At 843 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 11 miles southwest of Bonifay to near Vernon. Movement was northeast at 25 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... Hinsons Crossroads, Brock Crossroad, Chipley, Chipley Municipal Airport, Orange Hill, Whitehead Crossroads, Bradford, Vernon, Holmes Valley, Gilberts Mill, Bonifay, Five Points, Smyrna, Spring Hollow, Bahoma, Sunny Hills, Poplar Head, Sylvania, Johnson Crossroads, and Wausau.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description: 
Holmes; Washington
Forcast Office: 
NWS Tallahassee FL