According to the National Weather Service, southwest Georgia will see significant winds throughout Wednesday morning, with gusts as high as 40 mph. The high winds, coupled with saturated grounds, could lead to fallen trees, power outages and property damage.
Detailed Forecast
Overnight Showers and thunderstorms. Some storms could be severe, with large hail and damaging winds. Low around 63. Breezy, with a south wind around 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday Showers and thunderstorms before 10am, then a chance of rain between 10am and 1pm. Some of the storms could be severe. High near 66. Windy, with a south southwest wind 20 to 25 mph increasing to 25 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday Night Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph.
Thursday Sunny, with a high near 61. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Thursday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 34. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Friday Sunny, with a high near 59.
Friday Night Clear, with a low around 35.
Saturday Sunny, with a high near 61.
Saturday Night Clear, with a low around 37.
Sunday Sunny, with a high near 69.
Sunday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 44
From the National Weather Service:
Wind Advisory
URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
354 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016
…WIND ADVISORY TODAY FOR WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH…
.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE
OHIO VALLEY WILL PRODUCE WINDY CONDITIONS TODAY ACROSS THE
SOUTHEAST. LOCALLY…WINDS WILL GUST TO 40 MPH…THEN WEAKEN
AROUND SUNSET.
COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON-NORTH WALTON-CENTRAL WALTON-
HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-INLAND BAY-CALHOUN-INLAND GULF-
INLAND FRANKLIN-GADSDEN-LEON-INLAND JEFFERSON-MADISON-LIBERTY-
INLAND WAKULLA-INLAND TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-INLAND DIXIE-SOUTH WALTON-
COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF-COASTAL FRANKLIN-COASTAL JEFFERSON-
COASTAL WAKULLA-COASTAL TAYLOR-COASTAL DIXIE-QUITMAN-CLAY-
RANDOLPH-TERRELL-DOUGHERTY-LEE-WORTH-TURNER-TIFT-BEN HILL-IRWIN-
EARLY-MILLER-BAKER-MITCHELL-COLQUITT-COOK-BERRIEN-SEMINOLE-
DECATUR-GRADY-THOMAS-BROOKS-LOWNDES-LANIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…ENTERPRISE…OZARK…FORT RUCKER…
DALEVILLE…HEADLAND…ABBEVILLE…GENEVA…HARTFORD…SAMSON…
SLOCOMB…MALVERN…TAYLOR…ASHFORD…KINSEY…COWARTS…WEBB…
COTTONWOOD…REHOBETH…DE FUNIAK SPRINGS…INWOOD…HUDSON…
BONIFAY…CRYSTAL LAKE…CHIPLEY…FIVE POINTS…MARIANNA…
GRACEVILLE…MALONE…SNEADS…PANAMA CITY…CALLAWAY…
LYNN HAVEN…UPPER GRAND LAGOON…BLOUNTSTOWN…WHITE CITY…
PORT ST. JOE…WEWAHITCHKA…APALACHICOLA…CARRABELLE…QUINCY…
CHATTAHOOCHEE…TALLAHASSEE…SPRING HILL…MONTICELLO…
MADISON…GREENVILLE…SWEETWATER…SOPCHOPPY…ST. MARKS…
PERRY…MIDWAY…MAYO…CROSS CITY…GEORGETOWN…FORT GAINES…
CUTHBERT…SHELLMAN…ARLINGTON…MORGAN…EDISON…LEARY…
DAWSON…ALBANY…LEESBURG…SMITHVILLE…SYLVESTER…ASHBURN…
TIFTON…FITZGERALD…OCILLA…DOUGLASVILLE…BLAKELY…
COLQUITT…NEWTON…CAMILLA…PELHAM…MOULTRIE…ADEL…SPARKS…
NASHVILLE…DONALSONVILLE…BAINBRIDGE…CAIRO…THOMASVILLE…
QUITMAN…VALDOSTA…LAKELAND
354 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016 /254 AM CST WED FEB 24 2016/
…WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST /5 PM CST/ THIS
EVENING…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST /5 PM CST/ THIS
EVENING.
* TIMING…THROUGH SUNSET.
* WINDS…SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 40 MPH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING MORE DIFFICULT…ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. THEY CAN ALSO CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES AND
DOWNED TREE LIMBS.
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