WWUS82 KTAE 091636 SPSTAE Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 1236 PM EDT Fri May 9 2025 FLZ014-015-027-114-115-426-091730- Inland Franklin FL-Southern Liberty FL-Inland Gulf FL- Coastal Franklin FL-Inland Wakulla FL-Coastal Gulf FL- 1236 PM EDT Fri May 9 2025 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT GULF...WEST CENTRAL WAKULLA... SOUTHERN LIBERTY AND NORTHWESTERN FRANKLIN COUNTIES THROUGH 130 PM EDT/1230 PM CDT/... At 1235 PM EDT/1135 AM CDT/, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 9 miles northeast of Port St. Joe to 11 miles northwest of Carrabelle. Movement was north at 10 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... East Camp, Honeyville, Buck Siding, Morgan Place, Stonemill Creek, High Bluff, Chipola Cutoff, Wewahitchka, Beverly, Owens Bridge, White City, Poplar Camp, Kern, Wilma, Sumatra, Howard Creek, Willis Landing, Twin Pole, Creels, and Hays Place. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. && LAT...LON 3018 8537 3016 8455 2980 8480 2980 8529 TIME...MOT...LOC 1635Z 202DEG 10KT 2993 8521 2992 8484 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ 33