Tornado Warning 106, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Aug 26, 2008, 6:08 PM EDT (22:08 UTC)

Expired

Aug 26, 2008, 6:45 PM EDT

In force

37 min

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Area

Storm-based polygon

Counties Banks County, GA, Hall County, GA

The Greer radar (KGSP), 139 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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000 
WFUS52 KFFC 262208
TORFFC
GAC011-139-262245-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0106.080826T2208Z-080826T2245Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN HALL COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
  NORTHWESTERN BANKS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA

* UNTIL 645 PM EDT

* AT 606 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 6 MILES
  SOUTHWEST OF LULA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 21 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO ALTO.

IF YOU ARE IN A MOBILE HOME OR VEHICLE...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE
A STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER 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 8363 3445 8362 3445 8360 3449 8356
      3448 8346 3424 8370 3432 8385 3450 8369
      3450 8366
TIME...MOT...LOC 2209Z 219DEG 18KT 3434 8373

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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.