Tornado Warning 26, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Apr 19, 2006, 4:58 PM EDT (20:58 UTC)

Expired

Apr 19, 2006, 5:45 PM EDT

In force

47 min

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Meriwether County, GA

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000 
WFUS52 KFFC 192058
TORFFC
GAC199-192145-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0026.060419T2058Z-060419T2145Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
458 PM EDT WED APR 19 2006

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

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

* UNTIL 545 PM EDT

* AT 457 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR PRIMROSE...
  OR ABOUT 13 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HOGANSVILLE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30
  MPH. HAIL THE SIZE OF BASEBALLS IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS         
  THUNDERSTORM.

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

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 1000 PM EDT WEDNESDAY EVENING
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 3305 8476 3305 8486 3287 8484 3286 8454

$$

000 
WWUS52 KFFC 192111
SVSFFC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
510 PM EDT WED APR 19 2006

GAC199-192145-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0026.000000T0000Z-060419T2145Z/
MERIWETHER GA-
510 PM EDT WED APR 19 2006

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM EDT FOR 
MERIWETHER COUNTY...

AT 505 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
INDICATE A TORNADO LOCATED NEAR DURAND...OR ABOUT 13 MILES NORTHWEST 
OF MANCHESTER...MOVING SOUTH AT 25 MPH.

DURAND...PINE MOUNTAIN AND PORTIONS OF RURAL SOUTHWESTERN MERIWETHER 
COUNTY.

IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 
BASEBALL-SIZED HAIL.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT WEDNESDAY EVENING
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 3305 8476 3305 8486 3287 8484 3285 8469

$$

000 
WWUS52 KFFC 192141
SVSFFC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
541 PM EDT WED APR 19 2006

GAC199-192151-
/O.EXP.KFFC.TO.W.0026.000000T0000Z-060419T2145Z/
MERIWETHER GA-
541 PM EDT WED APR 19 2006

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR MERIWETHER COUNTY WILL BE ALLOWED TO 
EXPIRE AT 545 PM EDT...

THE STORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING WILL HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE 
COUNTY BY 545 PM.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT WEDNESDAY EVENING
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 3305 8476 3305 8486 3287 8484 3285 8469

$$

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