Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Appling and Wayne Counties, GA
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NOAA issued it on August 13, 2026, 10 days ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
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NWS Jacksonville has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for central Appling County and west central Wayne County in Georgia until 5:30 PM EDT.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Southeastern Georgia
- Issued
- August 13, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Jacksonville FL
Storm notices can cover different combinations of wind, hail, lightning, and rainfall. Use the original notice for the hazards and boundaries attached to this specific record.
Record status: historical. It was issued 10 days ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Southeastern Georgia.
Alert Details
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning (SVR) has been issued by the National Weather Service in Jacksonville FL. The alert is effective from August 13, 2026 at 5:01 PM EDT until August 13, 2026 at 5:30 PM EDT. Severity is listed as Severe with observed certainty and immediate urgency.
Affected Areas
The warning covers West central Wayne County and Central Appling County in southeastern Georgia. Locations impacted include Surrency and Odum.
What You Should Do
For protection, move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Move indoors immediately due to large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning. Remember that if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.
Expected Conditions
At 5:00 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Surrency moving southeast at 15 mph. Radar indicated 60 mph wind gusts. Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Max hail size up to 0.75 inches.
Timeline
The warning is in effect from 5:01 PM EDT to 5:30 PM EDT on August 13, 2026.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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