Tornado Warning 19, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Mar 14, 2008, 9:30 PM EDT (01:30 UTC)

Expired

Mar 14, 2008, 10:00 PM EDT

In force

30 min

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Area

Storm-based polygon

County Fulton County, GA

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

000 
WFUS52 KFFC 150131
TORFFC
GAC121-150200-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0019.080315T0130Z-080315T0200Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
930 PM EDT FRI MAR 14 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  CENTRAL FULTON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA

* UNTIL 1000 PM EDT

* AT 926 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 6 MILES WEST 
  OF ATLANTA...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH. A TORNADO HAS NOT BEEN
  SIGHTED...HOWEVER DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES STRONG ROTATION WITH 
  THIS STORM.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  PIEDMONT PARK AND TURNER FIELD.

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 3376 8456 3381 8450 3381 8449 3385 8444
      3381 8434 3366 8434 3364 8436
TIME...MOT...LOC 0130Z 299DEG 31KT 3378 8448

$$

000 
WWUS52 KFFC 150140
SVSFFC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
939 PM EDT FRI MAR 14 2008

GAC121-150200-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-080315T0200Z/
FULTON GA-
939 PM EDT FRI MAR 14 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL
FULTON COUNTY...

AT 936 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
INDICATE AN AREA OF STRONG ROTATION. THIS ROTATION WAS LOCATED NEAR 
DOWNTOWN ATLANTA...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. A TORNADO HAS NOT 
BEEN REPORTED BUT COULD DEVELOP AT ANY TIME.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO TURNER
FIELD AND GRANT PARK.

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 3374 8450 3384 8442 3381 8434 3366 8434
TIME...MOT...LOC 0139Z 296DEG 30KT 3376 8440

$$

000 
WWUS52 KFFC 150153
SVSFFC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
953 PM EDT FRI MAR 14 2008

GAC121-150203-
/O.EXP.KFFC.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-080315T0200Z/
FULTON GA-
953 PM EDT FRI MAR 14 2008

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL FULTON COUNTY EXPIRES AT 1000 PM
EDT...

THE STORM HAS MOVED OUT OF THE COUNTY AND SEVERE WEATHER IS NO LONGER
EXPECTED.

IF YOU SAW 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 3374 8450 3384 8442 3381 8434 3366 8434
TIME...MOT...LOC 0153Z 296DEG 30KT 3371 8427

$$

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