• Special Weather Statement for Emanuel County, Georgia
  • Special Weather Statement issued October 16 at 11:56PM EDT by NWS
  • Effective: Tuesday, October 16, 2018 at 10:56 p.m.
  • Expires: Tuesday, October 16, 2018 at 11:30 p.m.

  • ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN WHEELER...
    SOUTHWESTERN EMANUEL...TREUTLEN AND NORTHERN MONTGOMERY COUNTIES
    UNTIL 1230 AM EDT...
    At 1154 PM EDT...National Weather Service doppler radar indicated a
    strong thunderstorm over Barnhill, or near Soperton...moving
    northeast at 25 mph.
    HAZARD...30 to 40 mph.
    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 while not immediately likely is possible.
    Some locations in the path of this storm include
    Soperton, Mount Vernon, Oak Park, Tarrytown, Lothair, Landsburg,
    Barnhill, Zaidee, Gillis Springs and Kibbee.
    PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
    People outdoors should seek shelter immediately.
    WIND...50MPH