Tornado Warning 26, NWS Atlanta, GA

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1140 AM EDT THU SEP 16 2004

.UPDATE...QUICK UPDATE ISSUED TO COVER NEW WATCHES AND TO ADJUST
WINDS AND PRECIPITATION A LITTLE. GENERALLY NO MAJOR ADJUSTMENTS
MADE...ONLY SOME CLEANUP.

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.FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...FLOOD WATCH FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL
                                   GEORGIA THROUGH FRIDAY.
                                   WIND ADVISORY FOR NORTH AND
                                   CENTRAL GEORGIA THROUGH TONIGHT.
                                   TORNADO WATCH FOR MUCH OF NORTH
                                   CENTRAL GEORGIA THROUGH 9 PM.

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
200 PM EDT THU SEP 16 2004

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-162300-
BALDWIN-BANKS-BARROW-BARTOW-BIBB-BLECKLEY-BUTTS-CARROLL-CATOOSA-
CHATTAHOOCHEE-CHATTOOGA-CHEROKEE-CLARKE-CLAYTON-COBB-COWETA-CRAWFORD-
CRISP-DADE-DAWSON-DE KALB-DODGE-DOOLY-DOUGLAS-EMANUEL-FANNIN-FAYETTE-
FLOYD-FORSYTH-GILMER-GLASCOCK-GORDON-GREENE-GWINNETT-HALL-HANCOCK-
HARALSON-HARRIS-HEARD-HENRY-HOUSTON-JACKSON-JASPER-JEFFERSON-JOHNSON-
JONES-LAMAR-LAURENS-LUMPKIN-MACON-MADISON-MARION-MERIWETHER-MONROE-
MONTGOMERY-MORGAN-MURRAY-MUSCOGEE-NEWTON-NORTH FULTON-OCONEE-
OGLETHORPE-PAULDING-PEACH-PICKENS-PIKE-POLK-PULASKI-PUTNAM-ROCKDALE-
SCHLEY-SOUTH FULTON-SPALDING-STEWART-SUMTER-TALBOT-TALIAFERRO-TAYLOR-
TELFAIR-TOOMBS-TOWNS-TREUTLEN-TROUP-TWIGGS-UNION-UPSON-WALKER-WALTON-
WARREN-WASHINGTON-WEBSTER-WHEELER-WHITE-WHITFIELD-WILCOX-WILKES-
WILKINSON-

200 PM EDT THU SEP 16 2004

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY.
...ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE MAINLY OVER CENTRAL GEORGIA
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON....
ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE OVER NORTH AND CENTRAL
GEORGIA THROUGH TONIGHT...

.SYNOPSIS...
REMNANTS OF HURRICANE IVAN WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHWARD ACROSS
ALABAMA THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN INTO EAST TENNESSEE ON FRIDAY.

.PRIMARY HAZARD...
ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE MAINLY ACROSS CENTRAL GEORGIA THIS
AFTERNOON...GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM LAGRANGE TO
EATONTON. ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS ALL OF
NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH WIND GUST TO 60 MPH
POSSIBLE AND FLOODING DUE TO HEAVY TROPICAL RAINS.

.DISCUSSION...
THE OUTER BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO
ROTATE AROUND IVAN AND ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA THROUGH
TONIGHT. DUE TO STRONG WIND SHEAR ASSOCIATED WITH IVAN...TORNADOES
AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS COULD POSSIBLY DEVELOP IN THE AREAS OF
STRONGER CONVECTION. THERE IS ALSO THE THREAT OF FLOODING DUE TO
HEAVY TROPICAL RAINS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
ACTIVATION IS ON THE WAY AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT.

.DAY TWO THROUGH DAY SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. STRONG WINDS
AND FLOODING RAINS ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE AREA...MAINLY FRIDAY
MORNING.  NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED SATURDAY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY.

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FOR THE GRAPHICAL HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK AND OTHER WEATHER
INFORMATION...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV...AND CLICK ON
GEORGIA.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
937 AM EDT THU SEP 16 2004

GAZ102-161400-

937 AM EDT THU SEP 16 2004

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS IN STEWART COUNTY
UNTIL 1000 AM EDT...

AT 932 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PROVIDENCE CANYON...MOVING
NORTH AT 40 MPH.

WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE LIKELY WITH THESE STORMS. THE THREAT
FROM THIS STORM IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BY 1000 AM EDT.

CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO...WEATHER.GOV OR OTHER MEDIA
OUTLETS FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS ON THESE STORMS.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1126 AM EDT THU SEP 16 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1105 AM     TORNADO          5 S RICHLAND            32.01N 84.68W
09/16/2004                   STEWART            GA   POST OFFICE

            POSSIBLE TORNADO 5 MILES SOUTH OF RICHLAND.

1106 AM     TORNADO          5 S RICHLAND            32.01N 84.68W
09/16/2004                   STEWART            GA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TWO POSSIBLE TORNADOES TOUCHDOWN 5 MILES SOUTH AND 5 WEST
            OF RICHLAND. DAMAGE AT THIS TIME IS UNKNOWN.

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GLB

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
242 PM EDT THU SEP 16 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0227 PM     TORNADO          ROCKMART                34.01N 85.05W
09/16/2004                   POLK               GA   PUBLIC

            ROTATING CLOUD NEAR WEST ELM STREET WITH LARGE OAK TREES
            DOWN AND TRANSFORMERS EXPLODING

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