Tornado Warning 44, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Aug 29, 2005, 6:02 PM EDT (22:02 UTC)

Expired

Aug 29, 2005, 6:45 PM EDT

In force

43 min

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Chattooga County, GA

The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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000 
WFUS52 KFFC 292202
TORFFC
GAC055-292245-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0044.050829T2202Z-050829T2245Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
602 PM EDT MON AUG 29 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  CHATTOOGA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA

* UNTIL 645 PM EDT

* AT 559 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 7 MILES
  SOUTHEAST OF CHATTOOGAVILLE...OR ABOUT 10 MILES WEST OF ROME...
  MOVING NORTH AT 20 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  SUMMERVILLE...JAMES H. FLOYD STATE PARK AND BERRYTON.

WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO A
BASEMENT OR INTERIOR ROOM ON THE FIRST FLOOR. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF DRIVING...DO NO SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT MONDAY EVENING FOR
NORTHWESTERN GEORGIA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
100 AM EDT TUESDAY 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 3458 8535 3457 8533 3454 8533 3439 8528
      3438 8533 3435 8537 3429 8538 3429 8546
      3458 8552

$$

RAB

000 
WWUS52 KFFC 292234
SVSFFC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
631 PM EDT MON AUG 29 2005

GAC055-292245-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0044.000000T0000Z-050829T2245Z/
CHATTOOGA-
631 PM EDT MON AUG 29 2005

...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 645 PM EDT FOR CHATTOOGA 
COUNTY...

AT 626 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A 
NEW ARE OF ROTATION ENTIRING EASTERN CHATTOOGA COUNTY.  THE STORM 
THAT TRIGGERED THE EARLIER WARNING HAS MOVED INTO ALABAMA...BUT THIS 
NEW ROTATION IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 2 MILES SOUTH OF 
CRYSTAL SPRINGS...AND WILL MOVE NORTH AT 40 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO GORE 
AND SUBLIGNA.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT MONDAY EVENING FOR
NORTHWESTERN GEORGIA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
100 AM EDT TUESDAY 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 3458 8535 3457 8533 3454 8533 3438 8533
      3435 8537 3429 8538 3429 8546 3458 8552

$$

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