Special Weather Statement 09/26/2024 12:28 for Georgia areas

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued September 26 at 3:28PM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
September 26, 2024 - 12:28pm
Expires: 
September 26, 2024 - 1:00pm
Description: 
At 328 PM EDT, National Weather Service doppler radar indicated a strong storm within a tropical rain band near Normantown, or 8 miles east of Soperton, 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... Blackville, Norristown, Covena, Zaidee, Gillis Springs, and Normantown.
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: 
Emanuel; Treutlen; Montgomery; Toombs
Forcast Office: 
NWS Peachtree City GA