Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued May 18 at 1:31PM EDT by NWS Jacksonville FL
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
May 18, 2025 - 10:31am
Expires:
May 18, 2025 - 11:00am
Description:
At 131 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles south of Nicholls, or 13 miles southeast of Douglas, moving
east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts around 40 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Jesup, Alma, Blackshear, Nahunta, Patterson, Screven, Odum, Offerman,
Pebble Hill, and Raybon.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description:
Coffee; Bacon; Appling; Wayne; Atkinson; Pierce; Brantley; Northern Ware
Forcast Office:
NWS Jacksonville FL