Severe Thunderstorm Warning 125, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Mar 27, 2005, 4:28 PM EST (21:28 UTC)

Expired

Mar 27, 2005, 5:15 PM EST

In force

47 min

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Fannin County, GA, Union County, GA

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 166 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:30 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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000 
WUUS52 KFFC 272130
SVRFFC
GAC111-291-272215-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0125.050327T2128Z-050327T2215Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
428 PM EST SUN MAR 27 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  FANNIN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
  UNION COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA

* UNTIL 515 PM EST

* AT 424 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL.  THIS
  STORM WAS LOCATED 17 MILES SOUTH OF BLUE RIDGE...AND MOVING
  NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

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

THIS STORM PRODUCED HAIL NEARLY THE SIZE OF BASEBALLS BETWEEN JASPER 
AND TALKING ROCK AT 421 PM.  THIS STORM HAS WEAKENED SLIGHTLY BUT IS 
STILL CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HAIL TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. IF A TORNADO
IS SPOTTED... ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IN A STURDY
STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.

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 3485 8443 3463 8419 3466 8402 3499 8400
      3499 8438

$$

000 
WWUS52 KFFC 272142
SVSFFC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
440 PM EST SUN MAR 27 2005

GAC111-291-272215-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0125.000000T0000Z-050327T2215Z/
UNION-FANNIN-
440 PM EST SUN MAR 27 2005

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 515 PM EST FOR
FANNIN AND WESTERN UNION COUNTIES...

AT 436 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL SIZE 
HAIL.  THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE 
EXTENDING FROM BLUE RIDGE TO GADDISTOWN...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING 
FROM 24 MILES EAST OF CHATSWORTH TO 11 MILES NORTHWEST OF 
DAHLONEGA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. THESE STORMS HAVE A HISTORY 
OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL. HAIL THE SIZE OF DIMES WAS RECENTLY 
REPORTED IN ELLIJAY AS THESE STORMS PASSED THROUGH AT AREA.  

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO DIAL...
MARGRET...SUCHES...HURST...EPWORTH...MORGANTON...MCCAYSVILLE...
MINERAL BLUFF...LOVING...COPPERHILL AND LEWNER.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EST SUNDAY 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 3485 8443 3463 8419 3466 8402 3499 8400
      3499 8438

$$

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