Until 8:15am EDT, Fri Apr 19

Action Recommended: Avoid the subject event as per the instructions

Issued by: Tallahassee – FL, US, National Weather Service,

…SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL LIBERTY AND LEON COUNTIES IN BIG BEND OF FLORIDA…EASTERN JACKSON COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF FLORIDA…WAKULLA…GADSDEN…JEFFERSON…NORTHWESTERN TAYLOR AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES IN BIG BEND OF FLORIDA…RANDOLPH…MITCHELL… LEE…CALHOUN…NORTHEASTERN EARLY AND EASTERN SEMINOLE COUNTIES IN SOUTHWESTERN GEORGIA…WESTERN COLQUITT AND WORTH COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA…DECATUR…GRADY AND MILLER COUNTIES IN SOUTHWESTERN GEORGIA…WEST CENTRAL TURNER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA… DOUGHERTY AND BAKER COUNTIES IN SOUTHWESTERN GEORGIA…THOMAS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA AND TERRELL COUNTIES IN SOUTHWESTERN GEORGIA UNTIL 815 AM EDT/715 AM CDT/… At 715 AM EDT/615 AM CDT/, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 8 miles southeast of Weston to near Bainbridge to 17 miles southeast of St George Island. Movement was northeast at 55 mph. Wind gusts in excess of 40 mph will be possible in association with and well ahead of these storms. Locations impacted include… Carrabelle, Monticello, Colquitt, Newton, Morgan, Albany, Dawson, Quincy, Cuthbert, Havana, Pelham, Bainbridge, Midway, Leesburg, Cairo, Eastpoint, Moultrie, Thomasville, Tallahassee and Putney. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS… Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms. These storms may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio stations and available television stations for additional information and possible warnings from the National Weather Service. && A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 AM EDT/800 AM CDT/ for Big Bend of and the Panhandle of Florida…and southwestern Georgia.