000 WWUS82 KTAE 020345 SPSTAE SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 1043 PM EST SUN JAN 1 2006 GAZ156-020445- DECATUR- 1043 PM EST SUN JAN 1 2006 ...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS IN EFFECT FOR DECATUR COUNTY... AT 1040 PM EST(940 PM CST)...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE COUNTY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR... BAINBRIDGE AT THE CURRENT TIME. THE STORMS WILL PRODUCE POSSIBLE PEA SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH. ALSO NEARLY CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY! LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. ALSO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS WHICH MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING OF STREETS AND LOW LYING AREAS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST. $$ 7-TREXLER