Tornado Warning 18, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Mar 1, 2007, 5:15 PM EST (22:15 UTC)

Expired

Mar 1, 2007, 5:45 PM EST

In force

30 min

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Crawford County, GA

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 60 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:18 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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000 
WFUS52 KFFC 012215
TORFFC
GAC079-012245-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0018.070301T2215Z-070301T2245Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
515 PM EST THU MAR 1 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

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

* UNTIL 545 PM EST

* AT 512 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 11 MILES
  SOUTHWEST OF HORNS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  ROBERTA AND KNOXVILLE.

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 GROUND FLOOR. STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.

IF YOU ARE IN A MOBILE HOME OR VEHICLE...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE
A STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

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 3258 8406 3262 8405 3267 8409 3268 8417
      3284 8400 3285 8397 3284 8390 3275 8384
      3272 8379 3255 8402

$$

000 
WWUS52 KFFC 012238
SVSFFC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
537 PM EST THU MAR 1 2007

GAC079-012245-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-070301T2245Z/
CRAWFORD GA-
537 PM EST THU MAR 1 2007

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM EST FOR CRAWFORD
COUNTY...

AT 535 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR KNOXVILLE...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL AFFECT AREAS SUCH AS ROBERTA AND OTHER AREAS IN 
NORTHEAST CRAWFORD COUNTY. THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING 
DAMAGE...AND VERY STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN INDICATED ON RADAR. IF 
YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY

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 3258 8406 3262 8405 3267 8409 3268 8417
      3284 8400 3285 8397 3284 8390 3275 8384
      3272 8379 3255 8402

$$

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