{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.da97211153865fdcf84b3334785230d3b8114fcc.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Special Weather Statement issued July 17 at 7:04PM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-07-17","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.da97211153865fdcf84b3334785230d3b8114fcc.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":157,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Special Weather Statement: Special Weather Statement issued July 17 at 7:04PM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL\n\n**Severity:** Moderate\n**Certainty:** Observed\n**Urgency:** Expected\n**Areas:** Henry; Houston; Jackson; Quitman; Clay; Randolph; Calhoun; Early; Miller; Baker; Mitchell; Seminole; Decatur\n**Issued by:** NWS Tallahassee FL\n**Sent:** 2026-07-17T19:04:00-04:00\n**Effective:** 2026-07-17T19:04:00-04:00\n**Expires:** 2026-07-17T19:45:00-04:00\n\n## Description\nAt 703 PM EDT/603 PM CDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of\nstrong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Cuthbert to\nnear West Bainbridge. These storms were nearly stationary.\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...\nAbbeville, Colquitt, Fort Gaines, Morgan, Georgetown, Blakely,\nCuthbert, Bainbridge, Donalsonville, Edison, Arlington, Columbia,\nWest Bainbridge, Douglasville, Centerville, Attapulgus, Iron City,\nClimax, Damascus, and Brinson.\n\n## Instructions\nIf outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.\n\nFrequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.\nLightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe\nshelter inside a building or vehicle."}