Tornado Warning 25, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Mar 1, 2007, 6:20 PM EST (23:20 UTC)

Expired

Mar 1, 2007, 7:00 PM EST

In force

40 min

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Jones County, GA

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 31 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:22 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

000 
WFUS52 KFFC 012322
TORFFC
GAC169-020000-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0025.070301T2320Z-070302T0000Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN JONES COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA

* UNTIL 700 PM EST

* AT 616 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 11 MILES WEST OF
  GRISWOLDVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. THIS IS A NEW TORNADO...
  THE PREVIOUS WARNING FOR JONES COUNTY WAS FOR A DIFFERENT STORM. 
  THIS TORNADO WILL MOVE SOUTH OF THE PATH OF THE PREVIOUS STORM.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  CLINTON AND GRAY.

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 3288 8356 3287 8357 3289 8359 3289 8364
      3293 8369 3313 8342 3291 8336 3285 8350
      3285 8352

$$

000 
WWUS52 KFFC 012337
SVSFFC

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

GAC169-020000-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-070302T0000Z/
JONES GA-
637 PM EST THU MAR 1 2007

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EST FOR SOUTHERN
JONES COUNTY...

AT 635 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR JAMES...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

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

THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DAMAGE...AND 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 3288 8356 3287 8357 3289 8359 3289 8364
      3293 8369 3313 8342 3291 8336 3285 8350
      3285 8352

$$

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