Tornado Warning 31, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Sep 16, 2004, 4:27 PM EDT (20:27 UTC)

Expired

Sep 16, 2004, 5:00 PM EDT

In force

33 min

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Lamar County, GA, Spalding County, GA

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 42 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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000 
WFUS52 KFFC 162027
TORATL
GAC171-255-162100-

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  LAMAR COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA
  EASTERN SPALDING COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA

* UNTIL 500 PM EDT

* AT 424 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 16 MILES
  SOUTH OF TOWALAGA...OR NEAR BARNESVILLE...MOVING NORTH AT 25 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  ORCHARD HILL AND MILNER.

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 3307 8420 3308 8412 3332 8409 3334 8428

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