Tornado Warning 19, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Jul 6, 2005, 8:50 PM EDT (00:50 UTC)

Expired

Jul 6, 2005, 9:15 PM EDT

In force

25 min

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Coweta County, GA

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 11 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:49 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

000 
WFUS52 KFFC 070050
TORFFC
GAC077-070115-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0019.050707T0050Z-050707T0115Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

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

* UNTIL 915 PM EDT

* AT 849 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 6 MILES
  SOUTHWEST OF SENOIA...OR ABOUT 11 MILES SOUTH OF PEACHTREE CITY...
  MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  SHARPSBURG AND HARALSON.

HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW IF YOU WAIT
TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE.

A TORNADO WATCH 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 3322 8472 3322 8451 3333 8453 3340 8464

$$

000 
WWUS52 KFFC 070104
SVSFFC

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

GAC077-070115-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-050707T0115Z/
COWETA-
902 PM EDT WED JUL 6 2005

...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 915 PM EDT FOR COWETA COUNTY...

AT 900 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR SHARPSBURG...OR
ABOUT 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PEACHTREE CITY...MOVING NORTH AT 25 MPH.

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

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.

VERY HEAVY RAIN HAS BEEN FALLING ACROSS COWETA COUNTY THIS EVENING. 
THERE IS LIKELY TO BE WATER PONDING ON AREA ROADWAYS AND RISING 
WATER ON SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS. LOW LYING AND OTHER FLOOD PRONE 
AREAS WILL ALSO HAVE RISING WATER.

A TORNADO WATCH 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 3322 8472 3322 8451 3333 8453 3340 8464

$$

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