Tornado Warning 101, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Aug 26, 2008, 4:08 PM EDT (20:08 UTC)

Expired

Aug 26, 2008, 4:45 PM EDT

In force

37 min

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Area

Storm-based polygon

Counties Barrow County, GA, Jackson County, GA

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 134 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:10 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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000 
WFUS52 KFFC 262008
TORFFC
GAC013-157-262045-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0101.080826T2008Z-080826T2045Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
408 PM EDT TUE AUG 26 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  EAST CENTRAL BARROW COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
  JACKSON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA

* UNTIL 445 PM EDT

* AT 406 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR ARCADE...
  MOVING NORTHEAST AT 26 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  JEFFERSON...COMMERCE AND MAYSVILLE.

HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW IF YOU WAIT
TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT WILL BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE
PLACE.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT TUESDAY EVENING
FOR 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 3426 8356 3426 8355 3426 8350 3426 8349
      3426 8347 3422 8341 3417 8338 3398 8355
      3406 8375 3427 8359
TIME...MOT...LOC 2009Z 210DEG 22KT 3406 8362

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