Special Weather Statement issued October 10 at 4:02AM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA
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At 402 AM EDT, National Weather Service doppler radar indicated a strong storm within a tropical rain band near Jay Bird Springs, or 11 miles east of Eastman, moving north at 35 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... Dexter, Cadwell, and Rentz. 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
- Laurens
- event
- Special Weather Statement
- onset
- 2026-10-10T04:02:00-04:00
- states
- ["GA"]
- urgency
- Expected
- certainty
- Observed
- effective
- 2026-10-10T04:02:00-04:00
- message id
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a130352f072dbde57e5c23b992873fd1f496e623.001.1
- references
- []
- instruction
- People outdoors should seek shelter immediately.
- message type
- Alert
- freshness minutes
- 60
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