Special Weather Statement 05/25/2025 10:59 for Florida areas

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued May 25 at 1:59PM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
May 25, 2025 - 10:59am
Expires: 
May 25, 2025 - 11:30am
Description: 
At 159 PM EDT/1259 PM CDT/, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 13 miles southwest of Crawfordville to near Apalachicola. Movement was southeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 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... Carrabelle, Eastpoint, Apalachicola, St George Island, Franklin, Sopchoppy, Carrabelle Beach, Royal Bluff, Eleven Mile, St George Island St Pk, Odena, Beverly, Panacea, Buckhorn, Bay City, Apalachicola Airport, Curtis Mill, Hays Place, Nine Mile, and Alligator Point.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle.
Area Description: 
Inland Gulf; Inland Franklin; Inland Wakulla; Coastal Gulf; Coastal Franklin; Coastal Wakulla; Southern Liberty
Forcast Office: 
NWS Tallahassee FL