{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.84421e97d22c956e982ddb9c2df123920bfaee02.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Special Weather Statement issued May 31 at 6:47PM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-05-31","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.84421e97d22c956e982ddb9c2df123920bfaee02.001.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Tallahassee FL"},"word_count":145,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Special Weather Statement: Special Weather Statement issued May 31 at 6:47PM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL\n\n**Severity:** Moderate\n**Certainty:** Observed\n**Urgency:** Expected\n**Areas:** Early; Miller; Baker; Mitchell; Seminole; Decatur; Grady\n**Issued by:** NWS Tallahassee FL\n**Sent:** 2026-05-31T18:47:00-04:00\n**Effective:** 2026-05-31T18:47:00-04:00\n**Expires:** 2026-05-31T19:30:00-04:00\n\n## Description\nAt 647 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along\na line extending from Baconton to near Newton to 8 miles north of\nColquitt. Movement was south at 25 mph.\n\nHAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.\n\nSOURCE...Radar indicated.\n\nIMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around\nunsecured objects.\n\nLocations impacted include...\nColquitt, Newton, Pelham, Camilla, Baconton, Ausmac, Babcock, Flint,\nCotton, Harrells Still, Boykin, Peoples Still, Mimsville,\nBranchville, Greenough, Bellview, Vada, Elpino, Hopeful, and Hoggard\nMill.\n\n## Instructions\nIf outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.\n\nTorrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead\nto localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded\nroadways."}