National Weather Service issues new Tornado Watch for Southwest Georgia
From staff reports
The National Weather Service issued a Tornado Watch at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday for Southwest Georgia.
The Georgia counties listed in the watch include: Brooks, Decatur, Grady, Lowndes, Seminole, and Thomas.
A tornado watch is issued when weather conditions are favorable for the development of severe thunderstorms that are capable of producing tornadoes.
The watch replaces a watch previously issued for Dougherty County on Thursday morning.
The new watch is set to expire at 10 p.m. Thursday.
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