Tornado Warning 24, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Sep 16, 2004, 2:59 PM EDT (18:59 UTC)

Expired

Sep 16, 2004, 3:30 PM EDT

In force

31 min

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Madison County, GA, Oglethorpe County, GA

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000 
WFUS52 KFFC 161859
TORATL
GAC195-221-161930-

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  MADISON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA
  OGLETHORPE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA

* UNTIL 330 PM EDT

* AT 252 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR CRAWFORD...
  OR ABOUT 13 MILES EAST OF ATHENS...MOVING NORTH AT 40 MPH. ANOTHER
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO WAS NORTH OF
  SHARON...MOVING NORTH AT 40 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO SANDY
  CROSS...POCATALIGO...PHILLIPS...DIAMOND HILL...COMER AND
  BAIRDSTOWN.

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 3383 8296 3377 8300 3373 8296 3370 8300
      3370 8311 3376 8328 3382 8329 3390 8323
      3418 8333 3426 8330 3424 8316 3426 8311
      3403 8307 3405 8298 3399 8292 3396 8279

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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.