Update: Tropical storm watch issued for Spalding County until Wednesday night

The National Weather Service issued an updated tropical storm watch at 2:14 p.m. on Wednesday in effect until 10:15 p.m.

"WIND - LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: Equivalent Strong Tropical Storm force wind - Peak Wind Forecast: 55-70 mph with gusts to 85 mph - Window for Tropical Storm force winds: Thursday evening until Friday morning," states the NWS.

Source: The National Weather Service