Tornado Warning 58, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Apr 15, 2007, 3:33 AM EDT (07:33 UTC)

Expired

Apr 15, 2007, 4:15 AM EDT

In force

42 min

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Wilcox County, GA

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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000 
WFUS52 KFFC 150733
TORFFC
GAC315-150815-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0058.070415T0733Z-070415T0815Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
333 AM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

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

* UNTIL 415 AM EDT

* AT 330 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 20 MILES WEST OF
  ROCHELLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  PINEVIEW AND ABBEVILLE.

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 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 3209 8360 3184 8360 3193 8324 3213 8333

$$

000 
WWUS52 KFFC 150749
SVSFFC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
349 AM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

GAC315-150815-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0058.000000T0000Z-070415T0815Z/
WILCOX GA-
349 AM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 AM EDT FOR NORTHERN
WILCOX COUNTY...

AT 347 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR PITTS...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

THIS STORM HAS WEAKENED CONSIDERABLY...BUT IS STILL DANGEROUS AND 
MAY PRODUCE A TORNADO QUICKLY.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
ROCHELLE AND ABBEVILLE.

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 3206 8360 3190 8359 3193 8324 3213 8333

$$

000 
WWUS52 KFFC 150805
SVSFFC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
404 AM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

GAC315-150815-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0058.000000T0000Z-070415T0815Z/
WILCOX GA-
404 AM EDT SUN APR 15 2007

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 AM EDT FOR NORTHERN
WILCOX COUNTY...

AT 400 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
INDICATE A STRONG STORM...WITH A CAPABILITY OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 
OVER CENTRAL WILCOX COUNTY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.  THIS STORM 
HAS LOST SOME OF ITS TORNADO SIGNATURE...BUT RESIDENTS OF NORTHEAST 
WILCOX COUNTY SHOULD REMAIN IN A SAFE PLACE UNTIL THE STORM PASSES.

THE TORNADO WILL OTHERWISE REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF THE
INDICATED COUNTY.

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 3208 8345 3196 8342 3200 8328 3213 8333

$$

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