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175 WWUS82 KTAE 180034 SPSTAE Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 834 PM EDT Wed Jul 17 2024 GAZ127>131-148-180130- Berrien GA-Tift GA-Worth GA-Irwin GA-Turner GA-Ben Hill GA- 834 PM EDT Wed Jul 17 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT IRWIN...NORTHWESTERN BERRIEN... TURNER...NORTHERN TIFT...BEN HILL AND CENTRAL WORTH COUNTIES THROUGH 930 PM EDT... At 833 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 9 miles north of Sylvester to near Alapaha. Movement was east at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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... Tifton, Ashburn, Ocilla, Fitzgerald, Sylvester, Enigma, Poulan, Ty Ty, Alapaha, Mystic, Unionville, Phillipsburg, Worth, Terrell, Sycamore, Sumner, Rebecca, Osierfield, Sylvester Airport, and Waterloo. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. 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. && LAT...LON 3166 8300 3161 8306 3156 8306 3148 8311 3146 8315 3140 8314 3139 8312 3139 8332 3153 8393 3163 8401 3165 8399 3165 8402 3184 8389 3180 8380 3180 8361 3185 8361 3185 8318 3181 8313 3182 8311 3178 8299 TIME...MOT...LOC 0033Z 252DEG 13KT 3166 8388 3145 8325 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ 16-WORSTER