Tornado Warning 50, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Aug 29, 2005, 6:36 PM EDT (22:36 UTC)

Expired

Aug 29, 2005, 7:00 PM EDT

In force

24 min

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Crawford County, GA, Upson County, GA

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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000 
WFUS52 KFFC 292238
TORFFC
GAC079-293-292300-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0050.050829T2236Z-050829T2300Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  CRAWFORD COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA
  UPSON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA

* UNTIL 700 PM EDT

* AT 632 PM EDT...PUBLIC REPORTED A TORNADO 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF BUTLER
MOVING NORTH AT 25 MPH.

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

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.

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 3268 8427 3264 8408 3285 8401 3289 8421

$$

000 
WWUS52 KFFC 292248
SVSFFC

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

GAC079-293-292300-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0050.000000T0000Z-050829T2300Z/
CRAWFORD-UPSON-
646 PM EDT MON AUG 29 2005

...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 700 PM EDT FOR UPSON AND 
CRAWFORD COUNTIES...

AT 643 PM EDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED DAMAGE...POSSIBLY FROM A 
TORNADO...15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ROBERTA ON HIGHWAY 137.  THIS STORM 
WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTH OF LOG TOWN...OR ABOUT 14 MILES SOUTHEAST 
OF THOMASTON...MOVING NORTH AT 25 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL OTHERWISE REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF THE
INDICATED COUNTIES.

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 3272 8423 3266 8411 3285 8401 3294 8426

$$

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