The National Weather Service issued multiple Severe Thunderstorm Warnings and Special Weather Statements on July 30, 2026 across the central and southeastern United States, with wind gusts up to 60 mph and damaging hail reported.
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SMWMOB The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Eastern Choctawhatchee Bay... * Until 230 PM CDT. * At 117 PM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over West Choctawhatchee Bay, or near Destin, moving southeast at 15 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts to 40 knots. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher w
At 119 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Destin, moving southeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Niceville, Destin, Eglin AFB, Valparaiso, and Lake Lorraine.
At 120 PM CDT /1220 PM MDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Norris, or 21 miles west of White River, moving northeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch 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... Norri
At 120 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles east of Toxey, or 12 miles south of Butler, moving southeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Coffeeville.
At 121 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms near Whites, or near Crystal Springs, moving east at 10 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... Jackson, Florence, Terry, Star, Hopewell, Whites, Monterey, Harrisville, and Piney Woods.
At 123 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 8 miles southeast of Eglin Air Force Base to near Niceville. Movement was northeast 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... De Funiak Springs, Eglin Air Force Base,
At 224 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Glen St. Mary, or 17 miles north of Raiford, moving east at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts around 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... Macclenny, Glen St. Mary
At 128 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 5 miles southeast of Fairgrounds Housing, or 8 miles southwest of Mission, moving northeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 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 inclu
At 129 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles northwest of Wright, 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... Wright, Fort Walton Beach, Niceville, Destin, Eglin AFB, Valparaiso, Mary Esther, Ocean City, Lake Lorrai
At 1229 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Buffalo Corrals, or 13 miles southeast of Custer, moving east at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 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... Buffalo Corrals, C
SVRFGF The National Weather Service in Grand Forks has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southern Cass County in southeastern North Dakota... * Until 230 PM CDT. * At 130 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Mapleton to near Alice, and are nearly stationary. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, sidi
At 133 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles west of Silas, or 11 miles east of Waynesboro, 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... Millry.
SVRTAE The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern Walton County in the Panhandle of Florida... * Until 215 PM CDT. * At 133 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles southwest of Eglin Air Force Base, or 9 miles northwest of Santa Rosa Beach, moving east at 20 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT..
At 141 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10 miles east of Bay Minette, moving east at 10 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of east central Baldwin and northwestern Escambia Counties.
SMWMLB The National Weather Service in Melbourne has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Sebastian Inlet to Jupiter Inlet 0-20 nm... Sebastian Inlet to Jupiter Inlet 20-60 nm... Volusia-Brevard County Line to Sebastian Inlet 0-20 nm... Volusia-Brevard County Line to Sebastian Inlet 20-60 nm... * Until 345 PM EDT. * At 241 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 4
The areas affected include... Sebastian Inlet to Jupiter Inlet 20-60 nm... At 244 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated a strong thunderstorm, capable of producing winds to around 30 knots. This thunderstorm was located 32 nm east of Hobe Sound Beach, moving east at 20 knots.
At 150 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms near Oak Grove, or near West Hattiesburg, moving east at 15 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... Hattiesburg, Petal, West Hattiesburg, Purvis, Oak Grove, Rawls Springs, Pine Ridge, S
At 150 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Prosper to near Leonard, and are nearly stationary. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... West Fargo, Casselton, Mapleton, Davenport, Leonard, Amenia, and Chaffee. This includes Interstate 94 in North Dakota between mile mark
At 1251 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 16 miles north of Alva, or 33 miles northwest of Belle Fourche, moving southeast at 10 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 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... Mai
At 252 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Normandy, or 7 miles west of Jacksonville, moving east at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts around 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... Jacksonville, Orange Park,
At 155 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Parmelee, or 20 miles southwest of White River, moving southeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 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... Parmelee, Soldie
The areas affected include... Coastal waters from Fernandina Beach to St. Augustine FL out 20 NM... Waters from Fernandina Beach to St. Augustine FL from 20 to 60 NM... At 255 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated a strong thunderstorm, capable of producing winds to around 30 knots. This thunderstorm was located near Guana River State Park, or 10 nm northeast of Saint Augustine, moving east at 10 knots.
At 157 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms over Harrisville, or 12 miles west of Mendenhall, moving southeast at 15 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... Magee, Mendenhall, D'Lo, New Hebron, Braxton, Pinola, Sanatorium, Martin
SMWTAE The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Coastal waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Mexico Beach out 20 NM... Waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Mexico Beach from 20 to 60 NM... * Until 300 PM CDT. * At 157 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing waterspouts was located 29 nm southeast of Okaloosa Deep Water Reef, or
At 258 PM EDT/158 PM CDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Kenton, or 27 miles southwest of Baraga, moving south at 10 mph. HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph and penny 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... Kenton, Paint
At 159 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Lakeview, or 14 miles south of Mission, moving southeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 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... Sicangu Village, Lakevie