Tornado Warning 17, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Jul 6, 2005, 7:42 PM EDT (23:42 UTC)

Expired

Jul 6, 2005, 8:00 PM EDT

In force

18 min

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Meriwether County, GA

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 42 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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000 
WFUS52 KFFC 062342
TORFFC
GAC199-070000-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0017.050706T2342Z-050707T0000Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
742 PM EDT WED JUL 6 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  MERIWETHER COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA

* UNTIL 800 PM EDT

* AT 738 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR
  GREENVILLE...OR ABOUT 11 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HOGANSVILLE...MOVING
  NORTH AT 35 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  WOODBURY...SAINT MARKS...PRIMROSE...MANCHESTER...LUTHERSVILLE...
  IMLAC...DURAND AND CHALYBEATE SPRINGS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 800 PM EDT WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR NORTHWESTERN GEORGIA. A
TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM EDT THURSDAY
MORNING FOR NORTHWESTERN 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 3287 8477 3287 8485 3318 8485 3321 8483
      3321 8450 3314 8452 3308 8451 3305 8454
      3292 8453 3287 8451 3284 8456 3284 8470

$$

000 
WWUS52 KFFC 062349
SVSFFC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
748 PM EDT WED JUL 6 2005

GAC199-070000-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-050707T0000Z/
MERIWETHER-
748 PM EDT WED JUL 6 2005

...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 800 PM EDT FOR MERIWETHER
COUNTY...

AT 744 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR SAINT MARKS...OR 
ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HOGANSVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 
MPH. 

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

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM EDT THURSDAY 
MORNING FOR NORTHWESTERN AND WEST CENTRAL 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 3287 8477 3287 8485 3318 8485 3321 8483
      3321 8450 3314 8452 3308 8451 3305 8454
      3292 8453 3287 8451 3284 8456 3284 8470

$$

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