Severe Thunderstorm Warning 289, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Jul 20, 2007, 1:36 PM EDT (17:36 UTC)

Expired

Jul 20, 2007, 2:15 PM EDT

In force

39 min

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Douglas County, GA, Fulton County, GA

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WUUS52 KFFC 201736
SVRFFC
GAC097-121-201830-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0289.070720T1736Z-070720T1830Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
136 PM EDT FRI JUL 20 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN DOUGLAS COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
  SOUTHWESTERN FULTON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA

* UNTIL 230 PM EDT

* AT 131 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL SIZED HAIL...AND
  DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 13 MILES WEST
  OF MCWHORTER...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  WINSTON...PALMETTO...FAIRBURN AND UNION CITY.

IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS
IMMEDIATELY LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS.
REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

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 3375 8489 3358 8490 3349 8461 3356 8446

$$

000 
WWUS52 KFFC 201753
SVSFFC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
153 PM EDT FRI JUL 20 2007

GAC097-121-201830-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0289.000000T0000Z-070720T1830Z/
DOUGLAS GA-FULTON GA-
153 PM EDT FRI JUL 20 2007

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN FULTON AND SOUTHERN DOUGLAS COUNTIES...

AT 148 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
MCWHORTER...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
PALMETTO...FAIRBURN AND UNION CITY.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT FRIDAY
EVENING FOR CENTRAL 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 3375 8489 3358 8490 3349 8461 3356 8446

$$

000 
WWUS52 KFFC 201815
SVSFFC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
215 PM EDT FRI JUL 20 2007

GAC097-121-201825-
/O.CAN.KFFC.SV.W.0289.000000T0000Z-070720T1830Z/
DOUGLAS GA-FULTON GA-
215 PM EDT FRI JUL 20 2007

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN FULTON AND
SOUTHERN DOUGLAS COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

THE STORMS THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF DOUGLAS AND 
FULTON COUNTIES.

IF YOU SAW WIND DAMAGE...LARGE HAIL OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...PLEASE 
CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6.

LAT...LON 3375 8489 3358 8490 3349 8461 3356 8446

$$

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.