Severe Thunderstorm Warning 64, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Feb 21, 2005, 11:03 PM EST (04:03 UTC)

Expired

Feb 21, 2005, 11:45 PM EST

In force

42 min

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Coweta County, GA, Fayette County, GA

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 16 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:02 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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WUUS52 KFFC 220403
SVRFFC
GAC077-113-220445-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0064.050222T0403Z-050222T0445Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1103 PM EST MON FEB 21 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  FAYETTE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
  COWETA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA

* UNTIL 1145 PM EST

* AT 1100 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE
  HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THESE STORMS WERE
  LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM PEACHTREE CITY TO NEWNAN TO 9
  MILES NORTHWEST OF GRANTVILLE...AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  THOMAS CROSSROADS AND SENOIA.

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE
IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...AND DEADLY CLOUD
TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...
PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

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 3339 8495 3323 8489 3325 8449 3344 8439

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Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Georgia, 2005Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2005

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