Tornado Warning 29, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Mar 1, 2007, 7:21 PM EST (00:21 UTC)

Expired

Mar 1, 2007, 8:00 PM EST

In force

39 min

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Hancock County, GA

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:22 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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000 
WFUS52 KFFC 020023
TORFFC
GAC141-020100-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0029.070302T0021Z-070302T0100Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  HANCOCK COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA

* UNTIL 800 PM EST

* AT 720 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 17 MILES
  SOUTHWEST OF SPARTA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  CULVERTON...JEWELLS MILL AND DEVEREUX.

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 3309 8306 3308 8309 3309 8310 3316 8310
      3319 8327 3344 8289 3342 8282 3341 8283
      3336 8280 3332 8280 3325 8275

$$

000 
WWUS52 KFFC 020036
SVSFFC

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

GAC141-020100-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0029.000000T0000Z-070302T0100Z/
HANCOCK GA-
735 PM EST THU MAR 1 2007

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EST FOR HANCOCK
COUNTY...

AT 731 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR DEVEREUX...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
SPARTA...CULVERTON...JEWELL...POWELTON AND MAYFIELD.

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 3309 8306 3308 8309 3309 8310 3316 8310
      3319 8327 3344 8289 3342 8282 3341 8283
      3336 8280 3332 8280 3325 8275

$$

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