Special Weather Statement 09/26/2024 12:03 for Georgia areas

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued September 26 at 3:03PM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
September 26, 2024 - 12:03pm
Expires: 
September 26, 2024 - 12:30pm
Description: 
At 302 PM EDT, National Weather Service doppler radar indicated a strong storm within a tropical rain band over Higgston, or 7 miles west of Lyons, moving north at 25 mph. HAZARD...Enhanced risk of a brief tornado. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Storms embedded within a tropical rainband have exhibited localized rotation. A brief tornado could quickly form. Locations impacted include... Soperton, Vidalia, Higgston, Tarrytown, Zaidee, and Kibbee.
Instruction: 
People outdoors should seek shelter immediately. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for central, southeastern and east central Georgia.
Area Description: 
Treutlen; Montgomery; Toombs
Forcast Office: 
NWS Peachtree City GA