• Special Weather Statement for Upson County, Georgia
  • Special Weather Statement issued October 10 at 4:34PM EDT by NWS
  • Effective: Wednesday, October 10, 2018 at 10:04 a.m.
  • Expires: Wednesday, October 10, 2018 at 4 p.m.

  • ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WESTERN UPSON...SOUTHEASTERN
    MERIWETHER AND NORTHERN TALBOT COUNTIES UNTIL 500 PM EDT...
    At 434 PM EDT...National Weather Service doppler radar indicated a
    strong storm within a tropical rain band near Lincoln Park, or near
    Thomaston...moving northwest at 35 mph.
    HAZARD...enhanced risk of a brief tornado.
    IMPACT...Storms embedded within a tropical rainband have exhibited
    localized rotation. A brief tornado could quickly form.
    Some locations in the path of this storm include
    Thomaston, Manchester, Woodbury, Warm Springs, Sunset Village,
    Lincoln Park, Sprewell Bluff State Park, Raleigh and Sunnyside.
    PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
    People outdoors should seek shelter immediately.