Georgia Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 07/17/2026 18:56

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 17 at 9:56PM EDT until July 17 at 11:15PM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 17, 2026 - 6:56pm
Expires: 
July 17, 2026 - 8:15pm
Description: 
SVRTAE The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Irwin County in south central Georgia... Ben Hill County in south central Georgia... * Until 1115 PM EDT. * At 956 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Ambrose, moving northwest at 15 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Fitzgerald, Ocilla, Mystic, Lulaville, Osierfield, Waterloo, Pinetta, Ashton, Irwinville, Fitzgerald Municipal A/P, Irwinville Airport, Bowens Mill, Wray, Red Bluff, Arp, Abba, and Queensland.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement agency. They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in Tallahassee.
Area Description: 
Ben Hill, GA; Irwin, GA
Forcast Office: 
NWS Tallahassee FL