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Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Status

New Event Expired

Start Time

Wed 08/12/2026 02:10 PM EDT

End Time

Wed 08/12/2026 03:15 PM EDT

Significance

Warning

Storm Location

4 mi SW of Lenox, GA

Storm Motion

Moving SE at 18 mph

Impacts

High impact

Hail threatradar indicated
Max hail size0.75 in
Wind threatradar indicated
Max wind gust60 mph

Locations Affected

Adel, GA ∙ Norman Park, GA ∙ Sparks, GA ∙ Moultrie, GA ∙ Lenox, GA ∙ Riverside, GA ∙ Ray City, GA ∙ Ellenton, GA ∙ Sigsbee, GA ∙ Cecil, GA

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 210 PM EDT Wed Aug 12 2026 The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Cook County in south central Georgia... South central Berrien County in south central Georgia... Northeastern Colquitt County in south central Georgia... * Until 315 PM EDT. * At 209 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Riverside to near Lenox, moving southeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Moultrie, Adel, Sparks, Ray City, Norman Park, Lenox, Riverside, Schley, Berlin, Funston, Cecil, Ellenton, Reed Bingham State Park, New Lois, Massee, Greggs, Flat Ford, Wagon Wheel, South Moultrie, and Sigsbee. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Damaging winds and frequent cloud to ground lightning are occurring with these storms. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. && LAT...LON 3106 8320 3103 8320 3103 8347 3104 8349 3105 8350 3105 8355 3108 8357 3103 8357 3104 8371 3128 8394 3133 8351 3108 8316 3106 8317 TIME...MOT...LOC 1809Z 314DEG 16KT 3122 8380 3124 8353 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH