Tornado Warning 20, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Mar 1, 2007, 5:40 PM EST (22:40 UTC)

Expired

Mar 1, 2007, 6:15 PM EST

In force

35 min

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Crawford County, GA, Peach County, GA

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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000 
WFUS52 KFFC 012241
TORFFC
GAC079-225-012315-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0020.070301T2240Z-070301T2315Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

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

* UNTIL 615 PM EST

* AT 537 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 10 MILES
  SOUTHWEST OF HORNS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO FORT
  VALLEY...POWERSVILLE...FRIENDSHIP AND BYRON.

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 3252 8399 3258 8406 3262 8405 3265 8408
      3281 8388 3272 8380 3267 8371 3249 8391
      3251 8398 3250 8400

$$

000 
WWUS52 KFFC 012259
SVSFFC

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

GAC079-225-012315-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0020.000000T0000Z-070301T2315Z/
PEACH GA-CRAWFORD GA-
559 PM EST THU MAR 1 2007

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM EST FOR CRAWFORD
AND WESTERN PEACH COUNTIES...

AT 556 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF
POWERSVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

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

THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DAMAGE...AND VERY STRONG 
ROTATION HAS BEEN INDICATED ON RADAR. A TORNADO MAY ALREADY BE ON 
THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU ARE IN THE 
PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY MOVE INDOORS 
AND TO A BASEMENT OR INTERIOR ROOM ON THE FIRST FLOOR. STAY AWAY 
FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY 
OVERPASS.

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 3252 8399 3258 8406 3262 8405 3265 8408
      3281 8388 3272 8380 3267 8371 3249 8391
      3251 8398 3250 8400

$$

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