WWUS82 KTAE 232157
SPSTAE

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
557 PM EDT Sun Aug 23 2026
 
FLZ017-018-027-127-232230-
Coastal Wakulla FL-Inland Jefferson FL-Inland Wakulla FL-Leon FL-
557 PM EDT Sun Aug 23 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN WAKULLA...WEST
CENTRAL JEFFERSON AND SOUTHEASTERN LEON COUNTIES THROUGH 630 PM
EDT...

At 557 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10
miles southeast of Tallahassee, moving south at 10 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...
Tallahassee, Woodville, St. Marks, Wakulla, Newport, Cody, Leon
Sinks, Lake Munson, Wakulla Springs, South City, Eight Mile Pond,
Thomas City, Chaires, Waukeenah, Wacissa, Wacissa Springs, Governors
Square Mall, Natural Bridge, Apalachee Regional Park, and Apalachee
Ridge Estates.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 3045 8424 3051 8415 3051 8404 3044 8389
      3037 8384 3029 8390 3014 8426 3034 8437
TIME...MOT...LOC 2157Z 340DEG 9KT 3041 8411 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

$$

21-HANER