Severe Thunderstorm Warning 214, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Sep 16, 2004, 11:03 AM EDT (15:03 UTC)

Expired

Sep 16, 2004, 11:30 AM EDT

In force

27 min

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Butts County, GA, Henry County, GA

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 44 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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WUUS52 KFFC 161503
SVRATL
GAC035-151-161530-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1103 AM EDT THU SEP 16 2004

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  BUTTS COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA
  HENRY COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA

* UNTIL 1130 AM EDT

* AT 1059 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN
  EXCESS OF 70 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
  JACKSON...AND MOVING NORTHWEST AT 55 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  MCDONOUGH...LUELLA...LOCUST GROVE...FLOVILLA AND FLIPPEN.

DOPPLER RADAR HAS INDICATED SOME WEAK ROTATION WITHIN THIS STORM.
WHILE NOT IMMEDIATELY LIKELY...A TORNADO MAY STILL DEVELOP. IF A
TORNADO IS SPOTTED...ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IN A
STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.

IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...LARGE HAIL OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...WAIT
UNTIL AFTER THE STORM HAS PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6.

LAT...LON 3314 8408 3322 8389 3358 8411 3349 8432

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