LIVE Weather Impact | Severe Weather Coverage

Added: 2026-05-25

[00:00:52]Hey, hello everybody. Sorry about that.

[00:00:53]Just give me a quick second. I was just trying to make sure I was all miked up and had my earpiece in since we are getting close to the start of the showtime here. But, uh, the reason that I have to pop on real quick before we head into the show is because we just got a brand new severe thunderstorm warning. And I did want to touch on just this entire line as a whole. Uh, because we likely will be having another severe thunderstorm warning here before too long. And you can kind of just tell by this mess on the radar. There's obviously a good bit of thunderstorms heading our direction. So, the severe thunderstorm warning that we actually just got issued is for Mon County, but important to note the actual cell is not quite in Mon County just yet. It's actually kind of knocking on the county line at the moment. Um, and it will be there within the next 30 minutes or so, but these are extremely slowmoving systems. So, it may be another good 15 to 20 minutes before we really actually start seeing some impacts over in Mon County. Um, and I just want to give an early heads up as to what folks can expect over in Mon County. So, this is a severe thunderstorm warning. If you've been tracking with me today or you were tracking with me yesterday or Friday, you kind of know the drill by now. All of these severe thunderstorm warnings have been issued for gusty winds and for hail. And this severe thunderstorm warning is no exception. This has been issued due to hail around 34 of an inch in diameter and winds up to 60 m an hour. Uh, and again, this goes until 6:15. So, it'll probably be arriving in Mon County within the next 15 to 20 minutes. You can see the core of the hail is actually still over in Americus.

[00:02:31]So, it's not really quite even to Ellville just yet. Uh, and again, that's why I'm kind of emphasizing it may be a few minutes before we actually see this in places like Monizuma. And I actually don't even think Marshallville is included. Actually, Monzuma may not even be in this warning either. This is really more so for the very western corner of Mon County. It does include ideal, but otherwise it's probably going to be an extension of this warning into the area before we actually really see what the impacts are beyond that. So, it's 60 mph wind gust. You just saw the hail on there. Actually, when I flipped it over to the hail core, it didn't look quite as bad as it did just a few scans earlier. And that's also been a trend here. These storms have momentarily had a lot of strength. So, you know, from one city to the next, they varied quite a bit. When we initially got this warning over here towards Americas, the hail size was a little bit larger. The winds also were a bit gustier. Now that we're bringing it out to uh where we are at this moment, things seem to be a little bit different. The hail size is definitely smaller, but in terms of the winds, it's definitely still packing some pretty gusty winds. So, in terms of what to watch for in Mon County, I would say with this warning specifically, the gusty winds are going to be the main thing. It's had wind gusts up to 60 miles an hour. It's potentially possible that there has been a stronger wind gust or two. We haven't been able to verify anything with the National Weather Service, but there have been a couple of scans from our friends over uh in the stations that cover these areas that have kind of let us know in the chat, hey, we might have been able to grab a scan or two that showed even a stronger wind gust than 60 miles an hour. So, what does that mean actually in terms of the impact? 60 miles an hour I know is obviously just a number. 60 mph winds are definitely capable of blowing around some tree branches, maybe knocking your power for a moment or two. Um and it's definitely just obviously not something you want to be outside for. So in Mon County, just be aware that's heading your way. Again, a slow mover, but it will likely be there within the next 15 to 20 minutes. And just the way that this whole line is looking and the environment that we have here in central Georgia, I'm feeling pretty confident that that's probably going to get extended a little bit further into central Georgia. We're going to have to see what it actually does by the time it arrives in Mon County and see how it interacts with the environment there in Mon County, but I wouldn't be super shocked to see this warning get extended a little bit further. So, we'll keep our eye on that. Uh again, it's really ma mainly standard severe thunderstorm stuff, but definitely want to make sure you know that that's heading your direction. The next thing that's probably jumping out on the screen to you is this severe thunderstorm warning that is down here kind of bordering the counties of Chris, Wilcox, and Telare.

[00:05:13]This is been issued for the exact same reasons. Strong wind gusts, and you saw some hail when I flipped over to the hail parameter as well. Now, all of these storms, the reason that I even point out that warning is because all of these storms are moving to the norththeast. So, this is going to be pushing our direction here within the next little bit. I've said this several times, and not to sound like a broken record, but these are slowmoving storms.

[00:05:37]So, it'll be a little bit of time before it truly arrives here, but it's not only just the arrival time being the reason that I point out the slow nature of these storms. It is also because this does create a little bit of an isolated flash flooding risk for us as well. When we have really slowmoving storms and really high rainfall rates, which is kind of the situation with these storms that are pushing into our southern counties, that does create a little bit of an isolated flash flooding risk for us. And that's going to be possible for counties that are south of I16 here within the next hour. And then we'll kind of have to see what these storms do as they push a little bit further north uh beyond that. So, these are the things I have my eye on right now. Uh, again, it's mainly very standard stuff, very similar to what we've seen over the last couple of days. Obviously, not stuff you want to be outside for. You want to go ahead and make plans to seek shelter if you are hanging out outside, barbecuing out on the boat, things like that. Just go ahead and uh park it inside, take the plants indoors just for the time being because these systems have been known to be pretty loud for one. You'll definitely hear this coming. And also they've just had this hail and this these gusty winds that make it a little bit hazardous to be outdoors for. And even the non-wared storms, the ones you can see over here in uh Upson County and kind of in Crawford and Taylor counties, even one that's starting to spur up a little bit over in Hston County. A couple of those, though they're not necessarily severe storms, they also are packing a little bit of a punch, too.

[00:07:04]There's a lot of frequent lightning with many of these isolated cells and there have occasionally been small hail cores in these as well. So, just kind of time to be aware. We had a quiet afternoon.

[00:07:15]It was probably one of the sunniest days that we've had over the last few days.

[00:07:18]And now it's time to start paying attention to the weather again. These showers and thunderstorms are going to become a bit more widespread through this evening. And this will kind of be a threat that we're dealing with all the way into about the late night hours tonight. So, it's just time to kind of pull out your radar. Be aware of what's going on in the skies above you as we go throughout the next little bit. So, I I'm kind of rushing and talking a little fast just because we are about to head on to 13 WAZ to do the newscast. I obviously will keep going over the severe thunderstorm warning that we have there in Mon County and the additional storms that are on the way to the area on the show. So, you can go ahead and switch over to that now and we will jump on the air as soon as we hit the six o'clock hour. And of course, if severe thunderstorm warnings persist beyond the showtime, I will go ahead and continue streaming after that. So stay tuned for more information. I will see you in just a couple of minutes. Just need to spend a few minutes getting ready to jump on the air and we will see you over there.