People outdoors should seek shelter immediately. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for central and west central Georgia.

At 601 PM EDT, National Weather Service doppler radar indicated a line of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Jack Brown Estates to near Drayton, and moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...40 to 50 mph wind, pea sized hail, frequent cloud to ground lightning 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, the leading edge of this line of storms has also exhibited areas of localized rotation. A brief tornado could quickly form. Locations impacted include... Perry, Vienna, Warner Robins, Centerville, Unadilla, Byromville, Pinehurst, Lilly, Dooling, Robins AFB, Hayneville, Meadowdale, Robins Air Force Base, Richwood, Houston Lake, Elko, Grove Park, Drayton, Moss Oak, and Tippettville.