Tornado Warning 3, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Jan 5, 2007, 10:27 AM EST (15:27 UTC)

Expired

Jan 5, 2007, 11:00 AM EST

In force

33 min

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Meriwether County, GA

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000 
WFUS52 KFFC 051527
TORFFC
GAC199-051600-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0003.070105T1527Z-070105T1600Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1027 AM EST FRI JAN 5 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  MERIWETHER COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA

* UNTIL 1100 AM EST

* AT 1024 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO ALONG A
  LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF SAINT MARKS TO PRIMROSE TO
  9 MILES WEST OF DURAND...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  LUTHERSVILLE...GREENVILLE...WOODBURY AND IMLAC.

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.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EST FRIDAY AFTERNOON
FOR NORTHERN 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 3324 8492 3298 8490 3290 8490 3286 8456
      3315 8457 3321 8458

$$

000 
WWUS52 KFFC 051545
SVSFFC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1045 AM EST FRI JAN 5 2007

GAC199-051600-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070105T1600Z/
MERIWETHER GA-
1045 AM EST FRI JAN 5 2007

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 AM EST FOR
MERIWETHER COUNTY...

AT 1045 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
INDICATE A LINE OF STORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO...EXTENDING
ALONG A LINE FROM NEAR LUTHERSVILLE TO GREENVILLE TO WARM SPRINGS... 
AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. THE STRONGEST STORM WITHIN THE LINE 
WAS JUST NORTH AND EAST OF GREENVILLE AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 
MPH. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
WOOSTER...RALEIGH...ALVATON...GAY...IMLAC AND WOODBURY.

IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED
BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW
SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EST FRIDAY AFTERNOON
FOR NORTHERN 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 3324 8492 3298 8490 3290 8490 3286 8456
      3315 8457 3321 8458

$$

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