Special Weather Statement 12/18/2024 14:59 for Georgia areas

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued December 18 at 5:59PM EST by NWS Tallahassee FL
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
December 18, 2024 - 2:59pm
Expires: 
December 18, 2024 - 3:45pm
Description: 
At 559 PM EST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Dawson, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch 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... Dawson, Leesburg, Albany, Putney, East Albany, Marine Corps Logistics Base, Turner City, Walker, Sasser, Stocks, Radium Springs, Forrester, Lockett Crossing, South Albany, Southwest Ga Regional A/P, Palmyra, Clarks Mill, Dawson Municipal A/P, Williamsburg, and Chickasawhatchee.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description: 
Randolph; Calhoun; Terrell; Dougherty; Lee
Forcast Office: 
NWS Tallahassee FL