Tornado Warning 103, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Aug 26, 2008, 4:36 PM EDT (20:36 UTC)

Expired

Aug 26, 2008, 5:00 PM EDT

In force

24 min

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Area

Storm-based polygon

Counties Banks County, GA, Jackson County, GA

The Greer radar (KGSP), 124 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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000 
WFUS52 KFFC 262036
TORFFC
GAC011-157-262100-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0103.080826T2036Z-080826T2100Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  EASTERN BANKS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA
  NORTHEASTERN JACKSON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA

* UNTIL 500 PM EDT

* AT 432 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO OVER CENTRAL
  JACKSON COUNTY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 26 MPH.

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

IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER INSIDE 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 700 PM EDT TUESDAY EVENING
FOR EASTERN 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 3446 8340 3438 8338 3434 8338 3433 8339
      3429 8335 3424 8334 3420 8340 3427 8354
TIME...MOT...LOC 2036Z 210DEG 22KT 3421 8348

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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.