Tornado Warning 20, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Sep 16, 2004, 2:26 PM EDT (18:26 UTC)

Expired

Sep 16, 2004, 3:00 PM EDT

In force

34 min

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Clarke County, GA, Jackson County, GA, Oconee County, GA

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 125 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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WFUS52 KFFC 161826
TORATL
GAC059-157-219-161900-

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  CLARKE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA
  JACKSON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA
  OCONEE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA

* UNTIL 300 PM EDT

* AT 222 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR
  WATKINSVILLE...OR ABOUT 9 MILES SOUTH OF ATHENS...MOVING NORTH AT
  45 MPH.

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

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 SOUTHEASTERN GEORGIA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO 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 3376 8344 3380 8323 3416 8331 3412 8355

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