Severe Thunderstorm Warning 113, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Mar 15, 2008, 5:02 PM EDT (21:02 UTC)

Expired

Mar 15, 2008, 5:30 PM EDT

In force

28 min

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Area

Storm-based polygon

Counties Fayette County, GA, Fulton County, GA

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 26 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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000 
WUUS52 KFFC 152103
SVRFFC
GAC113-121-152130-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0113.080315T2102Z-080315T2130Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
502 PM EDT SAT MAR 15 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  EXTREME NORTHERN FAYETTE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
  SOUTH CENTRAL FULTON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA

* UNTIL 530 PM EDT

* AT 500 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZED HAIL...AND
  DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
  FAIRBURN...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO UNION
  CITY...EAST POINT...KENWOOD...COLLEGE PARK AND HAPEVILLE.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM EDT SUNDAY MORNING FOR
NORTHERN GEORGIA.

IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...LARGE HAIL OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...WAIT
UNTIL 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 3351 8468 3366 8465 3368 8434 3365 8434
      3364 8436 3364 8446 3356 8446 3355 8443
      3350 8440
TIME...MOT...LOC 2102Z 261DEG 44KT 3358 8458

$$

000 
WWUS52 KFFC 152121
SVSFFC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
521 PM EDT SAT MAR 15 2008

GAC113-121-152130-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0113.000000T0000Z-080315T2130Z/
FAYETTE GA-FULTON GA-
521 PM EDT SAT MAR 15 2008

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM EDT
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL FULTON AND NORTH CENTRAL FAYETTE COUNTIES...

AT 519 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZED
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 7
MILES SOUTHEAST OF HAPEVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.

.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM EDT SUNDAY MORNING 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 3361 8447 3367 8447 3368 8434 3365 8434
      3364 8436 3364 8446 3359 8445
TIME...MOT...LOC 2121Z 265DEG 48KT 3359 8428

$$

000 
WWUS52 KFFC 152125
SVSFFC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
523 PM EDT SAT MAR 15 2008

GAC063-121-152133-
/O.CAN.KFFC.SV.W.0113.000000T0000Z-080315T2130Z/
CLAYTON GA-FULTON GA-
523 PM EDT SAT MAR 15 2008

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL FULTON AND
NORTHWESTERN CLAYTON COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM EDT SUNDAY MORNING 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 3361 8447 3367 8447 3368 8434 3365 8434
      3364 8436 3364 8446 3359 8445
TIME...MOT...LOC 2123Z 261DEG 44KT 3362 8428

$$

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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.