Tornado Warning 12, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Sep 16, 2004, 11:30 AM EDT (15:30 UTC)

Expired

Sep 16, 2004, 11:45 AM EDT

In force

15 min

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Harris County, GA, Muscogee County, GA

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:30 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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WFUS52 KFFC 161530
TORATL
GAC145-215-161545-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1130 AM EDT THU SEP 16 2004

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  HARRIS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA
  MUSCOGEE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA

* UNTIL 1145 AM EDT

* AT 1126 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 18 MILES SOUTH
  OF WAVERLY HALL...OR ABOUT 15 MILES EAST OF COLUMBUS...MOVING NORTH
  AT 40 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  CATAULA.

HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW IF YOU WAIT
TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT THURSDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHERN GEORGIA.

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 3273 8494 3278 8471 3275 8470 3256 8469
      3254 8468 3251 8472 3244 8474 3241 8478
      3241 8482

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