####018001790#### WUUS52 KTAE 091812 SVRTAE GAC017-155-091900- /O.NEW.KTAE.SV.W.0092.240509T1812Z-240509T1900Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 212 PM EDT Thu May 9 2024 The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Irwin County in south central Georgia... Southern Ben Hill County in south central Georgia... * Until 300 PM EDT. * At 211 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles northwest of Mystic, or 8 miles west of Fitzgerald, moving east at 55 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Fitzgerald, Ocilla, Mystic, Irwinville, Osierfield, Fitzgerald Municipal A/P, Irwinville Airport, Wray, Ashton, Arp, and Abba. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for south central Georgia. && LAT...LON 3166 8300 3166 8301 3164 8301 3164 8303 3162 8303 3161 8306 3156 8306 3152 8308 3163 8349 3170 8349 3170 8346 3171 8345 3174 8346 3176 8345 3177 8334 3174 8332 3168 8300 TIME...MOT...LOC 1811Z 284DEG 49KT 3172 8340 TORNADO...POSSIBLE HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ 38-GODSEY