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Rip Current Statement
Issued: 7:24 PM Apr. 4, 2026 – National Weather Service
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Walton, Bay, South-facing Gulf, and Franklin County Beaches. * WHEN...Through Monday morning. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. &&
Special Weather Statement
Issued: 7:11 PM Apr. 4, 2026 – National Weather Service
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT DALE...GENEVA...HOUSTON...HENRY AND COFFEE COUNTIES IN SOUTHEASTERN ALABAMA...NORTHWESTERN WALTON COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF FLORIDA...NORTH CENTRAL LIBERTY COUNTY IN BIG BEND FLORIDA...WASHINGTON...JACKSON...NORTHEASTERN BAY AND NORTHERN CALHOUN COUNTIES IN THE PANHANDLE OF FLORIDA...NORTHWESTERN GADSDEN COUNTY IN BIG BEND FLORIDA...HOLMES COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF FLORIDA...CLAY...WESTERN CALHOUN...EARLY...SEMINOLE...WESTERN DECATUR AND MILLER COUNTIES IN SOUTHWESTERN GEORGIA THROUGH 445 PM EDT/345 PM CDT/... At 308 PM EDT/208 PM CDT/, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms in the Florida Panhandle, southeast Alabama, and extreme southwest Georgia. These storms are drifting around 5 to 10 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph, hail up to penny sized, and heavy rain. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Heavy rains could product localized flooding. Locations impacted include... Daleville, Elba, Abbeville, Colquitt, Cottonwood, Fort Gaines, Vernon, Bonifay, Geneva, Marianna, Headland, Dothan, Fort Rucker, Ozark, Blakely, Chipley, Graceville, Donalsonville, Blountstown, and Bainbridge. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN; MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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