Severe Thunderstorm Warning 397, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Jul 5, 2008, 3:27 PM EDT (19:27 UTC)

Expired

Jul 5, 2008, 4:15 PM EDT

In force

48 min

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Area

Storm-based polygon

Counties Lamar County, GA, Monroe County, GA, Upson County, GA

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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000 
WUUS52 KFFC 051927
SVRFFC
GAC171-207-293-052015-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0397.080705T1927Z-080705T2015Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
327 PM EDT SAT JUL 5 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  CENTRAL MONROE COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA
  SOUTHERN LAMAR COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA
  NORTHEASTERN UPSON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA

* UNTIL 415 PM EDT

* AT 326 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZED HAIL...AND
  DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
  BARNESVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 38 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  GOGGINS...RUSSELLVILLE...FORSYTH AND BOLINGBROKE.

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE
IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...AND DEADLY CLOUD
TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...
PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

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 3308 8378 3296 8373 3286 8389 3288 8426
      3309 8423
TIME...MOT...LOC 1927Z 275DEG 33KT 3299 8414

$$

000 
WWUS52 KFFC 051937
SVSFFC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
337 PM EDT SAT JUL 5 2008

GAC171-207-293-052015-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0397.000000T0000Z-080705T2015Z/
UPSON GA-MONROE GA-LAMAR GA-
337 PM EDT SAT JUL 5 2008

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHERN LAMAR...SOUTHERN MONROE AND NORTHEASTERN UPSON
COUNTIES...

AT 337 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL SIZED
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR 
BRENT...AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
RUSSELLVILLE...FORSYTH AND BOLINGBROKE.

IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS
IMMEDIATELY LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS.
REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

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 3308 8378 3296 8373 3286 8389 3288 8426
      3309 8423
TIME...MOT...LOC 1937Z 275DEG 33KT 3298 8405

$$

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Georgia, 2008Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2008

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