Special Weather Statement issued October 10 at 5:01AM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA

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At 501 AM EDT, National Weather Service doppler radar indicated a strong storm within a tropical rain band over McKibben, or near Jackson, moving northwest at 50 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... McDonough, Jackson, Stockbridge, Hampton, Lovejoy, Locust Grove, Jenkinsburg, Blacksville, Ola, Walker Mill, McKibben, Luella, Flippen, Indian Springs State Park, and Kelleytown. People outdoors should seek shelter immediately.

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NWS — active weather alerts (Storm)
Location
GA, US
Severity
Moderate
area
Spalding; Henry; Butts
event
Special Weather Statement
onset
2026-10-10T05:01:00-04:00
states
["GA"]
urgency
Expected
certainty
Observed
effective
2026-10-10T05:01:00-04:00
message id
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1bab5cc9552ad1ba1f0cdf44eee5ff5ac0e50b77.001.1
references
[]
instruction
People outdoors should seek shelter immediately.
message type
Alert
freshness minutes
60
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