Severe Thunderstorm Warning 52, NWS Atlanta, GA

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBUS GA
713 AM EST FRI MAR 29 1991

...THUNDERSTORMS INCREASING OVER WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA AND EAST CENTRAL
ALABAMA...

AT 710
AM EST WEATHER RADAR INDICATED SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS AROUND
HURTSBORO AND EUFAULA ALABAMA MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.  THESE AND OTHER
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER CENTRAL GEORGIA AND
CENTRAL ALABAMA FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS.

PEOPLE IN THOSE AREAS...INCLUDING COLUMBUS AND PHENIX CITY...SHOULD
BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS MORNING.
THE LARGER THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY TO CONTAIN VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...
SMALL HAIL...STRONG GUSTY WINDS.

SINCE SEVERE WEATHER MAY DEVELOP OVER CENTRAL GEORGIA AND CENTRAL
ALABAMA TODAY...PEOPLE IN THOSE AREAS SHOULD ALSO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER
RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL TELEVISION AND RADIO STATIONS FOR THE LATEST
UPDATES FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATLANTA GEORGIA
730 AM EST FRI MAR 29 1991

...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST FOR MOST OF NORTH
  GEORGIA...

AT 725 AM EST AN AREA OF RAIN WITH A FEW THUNDERSTORMS COVERED MOST
OF NORTH GEORGIA FROM NORTH OF A LINE FROM CLAYTON TO CEDARTOWN.
HOWEVER A STRONGER LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS IN ALABAMA JUST WEST OF
CEDARTOWN MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

THIS REMAINS A DANGEROUS SITUATION AS SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OR
TORNADOES COULD DEVELOP VERY QUICKLY. RESIDENTS OF NORTH GEORGIA
SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO THE WEATHER AND SEEK SAFE SHELTER INDOORS
IF THREATENING WEATHER DEVELOPS OR A WARNING IS ISSUED.

LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATLANTA GA
730 AM EST FRI MAR 29 1991

WARNING.... SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
COUNTY..... FLOYD
SOURCE..... PUBLIC REPORT TO FLOYD COUNTY 911
TIME......  BETWEEN 6 AND 630 AM
LOCATION... NEAR THE TOWN OF SILVER CREEK
DAMAGE..... TREES DOWN ACROSS ROADWAY
HAIL....... NONE REPORTED
INJURIES... NOT REPORTED
REMARKS.... NONE

WARNING.... SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
COUNTY..... POLK
SOURCE..... VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPT.
TIME....... BETWEEN 6 AND 630 AM
LOCATION... TOWN OF ESOM HILL
DAMAGE..... NUMEROUS POWER AND PHONE LINES DOWN
HAIL....... NONE REPORTED
INJURIES... NOT REPORTED
REMARKS.... NONE

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MACON GA
809 AM EST FRI MAR 29 1991

...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST FOR MOST OF NORTH GEORGIA
INCLUDING MONROE...JASPER...AND PUTNAM COUNTIES...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
MOST OF NORTH GEORGIA. AT 8 AM EST WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED ONLY
LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN MOVING INTO CENTRAL GEORGIA. HOWEVER...POSSIBLE
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE OCCURRING OVER WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST
GEORGIA. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT AROUND 50 MPH.

THE NATIONAL SEVERE STORMS FORECAST CENTER IN KANSAS CITY IS
FORECASTING AN OUTBREAK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO A^CTIVITY
FOR MOST OF GEORGIA TODAY. PERSONS IN THE THREATENED AREA...INCLUDING
ALL OF CENTRAL GEORGIA...ARE URGED TO REVIEW SAFETY RULES AND LISTEN
TO RADIO...TV...OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE
WATCHES OR WARNINGS.

LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATLANTA GA
901 AM EST FRI MAR 29 1991

WARNING.... SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
COUNTY..... DOUGLAS
SOURCE..... DOUGLAS COUNTY EMA
TIME......  825-830 AM EST
LOCATION... DOUGLASVILLE, ESPECIALLY NEAR HIGHWAY 92
            BUT GENERALLY ENTIRE COUNTY
DAMAGE..... NUMEROUS VEHICLES OVERTURNED, ROOFS BLOWN OFF HOUSES
            DOWNED POWER LINES, HOUSES INVOLVED IN FIRES
HAIL....... NONE REPORTED
INJURIES... NOT 0REPORTED
REMARKS.... ENTIRE DOUGLAS COUNTY EMERGENCY UNITS HAVE DEPLOYED

LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATLANTA GA
1034 AM EST FRI MAR 29 1991

COUNTY..... TROUP
SOURCE..... TROUP COUNTY EMA RELAY FROM LAGRANGE POLICE DEPARTMENT
TIME......  941 AM EST
LOCATION... MOODY BRIDGE ROAD IN LAGRANGE
DAMAGE..... CHIMNEYS TORN OFF SEVERAL HOMES, NUMEROUS TREES DOWN, SIDING
            TORN OFF SEVERAL BUILDINGS, DOWNED POWER LINES
HAIL....... NONE REPORTED
INJURIES... NOT REPORTED
REMARKS.... POSSIBLE TORNADO