Severe Thunderstorm Warning 17, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Jan 5, 2007, 2:40 PM EST (19:40 UTC)

Expired

Jan 5, 2007, 3:30 PM EST

In force

50 min

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Wilkinson County, GA

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 18 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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000 
WUUS52 KFFC 051939
SVRFFC
GAC319-052030-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0017.070105T1940Z-070105T2030Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
240 PM EST FRI JAN 5 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  WILKINSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA

* UNTIL 330 PM EST

* AT 235 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS UP TO 70
  MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF IRWINTON...MOVING
  NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

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

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. IF A TORNADO
IS SPOTTED...ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY INSIDE A
STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.

IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...LARGE HAIL OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...WAIT
UNTIL 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 3276 8333 3258 8322 3273 8296 3300 8310

$$

000 
WWUS52 KFFC 052008
SVSFFC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
308 PM EST FRI JAN 5 2007

GAC319-052030-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0017.000000T0000Z-070105T2030Z/
WILKINSON GA-
308 PM EST FRI JAN 5 2007

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM EST
FOR WILKINSON COUNTY...

AT 308 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN 
OUTFLOW OF STRONG GUSTY WINDS TO NEAR 60 MPH FROM THUNDERSTORMS OVER 
THE CENTRAL PART OF THE COUNTY. THE LEADING EDGE OF THE STRONG WIND 
GUSTS STRETCHED FROM NEAR TOOMSBORO TO NEAR NICKLESVILLE...AND WAS 
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG 
BUILDING AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

A WEAKENING TREND WAS NOTED...AND IF THIS CONTINUES...THE WARNING 
WILL BE CANCELLED. 

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON 
FOR NORTHERN 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 3277 8332 3259 8321 3274 8295 3301 8309

$$

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Georgia, 2007Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2007

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.