Significant Weather Advisory for Colquitt County, Georgia
Published 4:02 pm Thursday, July 18, 2019
Until 4:45pm EDT, Thu Jul 18
Action Recommended: Avoid the subject event as per the instructions
Issued by: Tallahassee – FL, US, National Weather Service,
…SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN MITCHELL…NORTHERN COLQUITT…SOUTHWESTERN TIFT AND SOUTHERN WORTH COUNTIES UNTIL 445 PM EDT… At 358 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Doerun, or 9 miles northwest of Moultrie, moving west at 15 mph. Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include… Moultrie, Omega, Norman Park, Doerun, Riverside, Schley, Funston, Sale City, Bridgeboro, Minton, Scooterville, Anderson City, South Moultrie, Lester, Sigsbee, Pritchetts, Poplar Arbor Church, Pineboro, Livingston and Ticknor. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS… Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle.