Special Weather Statement issued October 10 at 8:12PM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA

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At 812 PM EDT, National Weather Service doppler radar indicated a strong thunderstorm near Brent, or 8 miles southwest of Forsyth, moving north at 25 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... Forsyth, Brent, and Collier. People outdoors should seek shelter immediately.

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NWS — active weather alerts (Storm)
Location
GA, US
Severity
Moderate
area
Lamar; Monroe
event
Special Weather Statement
onset
2026-10-10T20:12:00-04:00
states
["GA"]
urgency
Expected
certainty
Observed
effective
2026-10-10T20:12:00-04:00
message id
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.3be2c99c02f7f58501d057b3e58e8cc6df5ecb85.001.1
references
[]
instruction
People outdoors should seek shelter immediately.
message type
Alert
freshness minutes
60
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