Special Weather Statement issued October 10 at 8:09PM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
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At 809 PM EDT, National Weather Service doppler radar indicated a strong thunderstorm over Lee Pope, or near Fort Valley, moving north at 35 mph. HAZARD...40 to 50 mph wind and increased chance of a brief tornado. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...While winds should result in minor damage to tree limbs and blowing around of light, unsecured objects, this storm has also exhibited localized rotation. A brief tornado could quickly form. Locations impacted include... Roberta, Knoxville, Nakomis, Lee Pope, Sandy Point, Horns, and Musella. People outdoors should seek shelter immediately.
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- Source last updated
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- Provider
- NWS — active weather alerts (Storm)
- Location
- GA, US
- Severity
- Moderate
- area
- Crawford; Peach
- event
- Special Weather Statement
- onset
- 2026-10-10T20:09:00-04:00
- states
- ["GA"]
- urgency
- Expected
- certainty
- Observed
- effective
- 2026-10-10T20:09:00-04:00
- message id
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c7effc041fbfae23bc251cfeeda8fdffc20bc53c.001.1
- references
- []
- instruction
- People outdoors should seek shelter immediately.
- message type
- Alert
- freshness minutes
- 60
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