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Tornado Warning 53, NWS Atlanta, GA

June 28, 1994Gilmer County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this tornado warning at Jun 28, 1994, 6:47 PM EDT for Gilmer County, Georgia. It was in force for 39 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jun 28, 1994, 6:47 PM EDT (22:47 UTC)
Expired: Jun 28, 1994, 7:26 PM EDT
In force: 39 min
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA
Area: Whole counties

County Gilmer County, GA

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
TTAA00 KATL 282249
TORATL
GAC123-282330-
 
BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
647 PM EDT TUE JUN 28 1994
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL  730 PM EDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION...
 
IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA
 
   ...GILMER COUNTY
 
AT 645 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A TORNADO AND
GILMER COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTED A TORNADO NEAR ELLIJAY MOVING SOUTHEAST
AT 30 MILES AN HOUR. PEOPLE IN ELLIJAY SHOULD TAKE COVER NOW!
 
THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM SITUATION.  ACT QUICKLY.  IF YOU ARE
IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO MOVE TO A SHELTER BELOW GROUND IF
AVAILABLE.  OTHERWISE...GO TO A" SMALL INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR POSSIBLE.  AVOID WINDOWS.  ABANDON CARS AND MOBILE HOMES
FOR A REINFORCED BUILDING OR GET INTO A DITCH OR CULVERT.
 
ZALESKI

The office that day

Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 28, 4:55 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Franklin, Stephens	50 min
Jun 28, 6:10 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Fannin	50 min
Jun 28, 6:22 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Towns, Union, White	68 min
Jun 28, 6:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Lumpkin, White	60 min
Jun 28, 6:49 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	FFC	Towns, Union, White	26 min
Jun 28, 6:55 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	FFC	Lumpkin, White	50 min
Jun 28, 6:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Richmond	49 min
Jun 28, 7:10 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Gordon, Murray	50 min
Jun 28, 7:15 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Columbia	45 min
Jun 28, 7:19 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	FFC	Stephens	11 min
Jun 28, 7:38 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Banks, Dawson, Habersham, Hall	67 min
Jun 28, 7:38 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Franklin, Hart, Stephens	67 min
Jun 28, 7:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Elbert	64 min

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.