The National Weather Service issued multiple severe thunderstorm warnings across Florida, Colorado, South Dakota, Oklahoma, and North Dakota on July 29, 2026, with wind gusts ranging from 40–55 mph and storms moving at 5–20 mph. Warnings were issued between 4:06 PM and 6:05 PM across multiple time zones.
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The areas affected include... Coastal waters from Fernandina Beach to St. Augustine FL out 20 NM... At 604 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated a strong thunderstorm, capable of producing winds to around 30 knots. This thunderstorm was located 8 nm east of Amelia City, or 36 nm south of St. Simons Island, moving east at 10 knots.
At 605 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Suwannee Springs, moving southeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Lake City, Live Oak, White Springs, Suwannee Springs, Columbia, Taylor, Winfield, Suwannee Valley, Belmont, and
At 404 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Howard, or 56 miles southwest of Colorado Springs, moving northeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph, brief hail up to half inch, and locally heavy rainfall. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Heavy r
SVRJAX The National Weather Service in Jacksonville has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Columbia County in northern Florida... Southeastern Echols County in southeastern Georgia... Southern Clinch County in southeastern Georgia... * Until 645 PM EDT. * At 607 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles northeast of Belmont, or 10 miles south of Fargo, moving southe
SVRTAE The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern Miller County in southwestern Georgia... Northern Seminole County in southwestern Georgia... South central Early County in southwestern Georgia... * Until 700 PM EDT. * At 607 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Donalsonville, and is nearly stationary. HAZARD...60 mph wind g
At 410 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 24 miles west of Green River to 17 miles northwest of Canyonlands National Park. Movement was east at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
SVRJAX The National Weather Service in Jacksonville has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... West central Nassau County in northeastern Florida... North central Duval County in northeastern Florida... * Until 645 PM EDT. * At 612 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Ratliff, or near Callahan, moving east at 20 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar
At 412 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from 8 miles north of Colony to near Rochelle, or extending from 27 miles northwest of Belle Fourche to 28 miles southeast of Wright, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects
For the following areas... Waters from Savannah GA to Altamaha Sound GA out 60 NM... At 613 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line from over R2 Tower to 16 NM south of R2 Tower, moving east at 25 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts to 40 knots. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. Locations impacted include... D R
At 614 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Suwannee River State Park to 12 miles northeast of Perry. Movement was south at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Madison, Lee, Townsend, Chancey, Smith, Hopewel
SVRJAX The National Weather Service in Jacksonville has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... East central Duval County in northeastern Florida... * Until 700 PM EDT. * At 615 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Oceanway, or near Arlington, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expec
At 315 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 28 miles east of Contact, moving northeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of northeastern Elko County
At 417 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles west of Carpenter, or 17 miles southeast of Cheyenne, moving east at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch 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... Egbert and Ca
At 617 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Arlington, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph, half inch hail, and excessive cloud-to-ground lightning. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Excessive cloud-to-ground lightning is occurring
At 417 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Fort Hall Lincoln Creek Lodge, or 8 miles east of Blackfoot, moving northeast at 10 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts in excess of 45 mph and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted i
SMWTAE The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Apalachee Bay or Coastal Waters From Keaton Beach to Ochlockonee River Fl out to 20 Nm... Coastal Waters From Ochlockonee River to Apalachicola FL out to 20 Nm... * Until 715 PM EDT. * At 618 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 17 nm north of K Tower, moving southeast at 15 knots. HAZARD...Wind gu
SMWJAX The National Weather Service in Jacksonville has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Coastal waters from Fernandina Beach to St. Augustine FL out 20 NM... * Until 715 PM EDT. * At 619 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 7 nm west of Mayport, or 33 nm northwest of Saint Augustine, moving east at 20 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts to 40 knots and small hail. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Sma
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 532 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN FLORIDA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 15 COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST FLORIDA BAKER CLAY DUVAL FLAGLER NASSAU PUTNAM ST. JOHNS IN NORTHERN FLORIDA ALACHUA BRADFORD COLUMBIA GILCHRIST HAMILTON MARION SUWANNEE UNION IN GEORGIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA BRANTLEY CAMDEN CHARLTON GLYNN THIS INCL
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At 520 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Richards Crossroads to 9 miles north of Abbeville to near Texasville to Doster. Movement was south at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Abbeville, Headland, Ozar
At 420 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Fruita, or 7 miles northwest of Grand Junction, moving northeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch 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... Fruita.
At 521 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Plantersville, or 8 miles south of Star City, moving south at 10 mph. HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Plantersville... Can
At 422 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from 11 miles north of North Cave Hills to 9 miles southeast of Gustave, or extending from 29 miles north of Buffalo to 30 miles southwest of Buffalo, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objec
At 522 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated a strong thunderstorm 4 miles northwest of Leach, moving south at 5 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down small tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations in or near the path include... Rose... Leach...
At 523 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 6 miles northwest of Ross, or 12 miles west of Stanley, moving east at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Stanley, Power
At 624 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Jacksonville International Arpt to 6 miles north of Bryceville. Movement was east at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph, penny size hail, and excessive cloud-to-ground lightning. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor
At 427 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over southern Pocatello, moving northeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and half inch hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Pocatello, Chubbuck, Inkom, Portneuf
At 431 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a shower 8 miles west of Laurel, or 15 miles east of Columbus, moving northeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Billings, Laurel, Billings West End, Billings Heights, Park City and Acton.