At 256 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Vernon to 14 miles south of Chipley. Movement was northwest at 15 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... Vernon, Chipley, Bonifay, Bradford, Caryville, Wausau, Westville, Hinsons Crossroads, Whitehead Crossroads, Cerrogordo, Gritney, Holmes Valley, Porter Lake, Hickory Hill, Smyrna, Sylvania, Johnson Crossroads, Brock Crossroad, Chipley Municipal Airport, and Orange Hill.

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Walton, Bay, and South-facing Gulf County Beaches. * WHEN...Through late Thursday night. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water.