Tornado Warning 23, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Mar 15, 2008, 12:32 PM EDT (16:32 UTC)

Expired

Mar 15, 2008, 1:15 PM EDT

In force

43 min

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Area

Storm-based polygon

Counties Bartow County, GA, Cherokee County, GA, Cobb County, GA, Paulding County, GA

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:33 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 151633
TORFFC
GAC015-057-067-223-151715-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0023.080315T1632Z-080315T1715Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1232 PM EDT SAT MAR 15 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  WESTERN CHEROKEE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
  NORTHERN COBB COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
  BARTOW COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA
  NORTHEASTERN PAULDING COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA

* UNTIL 115 PM EDT

* AT 1228 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 15 MILES WEST OF
  CARTERSVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  CASSVILLE...EMERSON...RED TOP MOUNTAIN STATE PARK...ACWORTH...
  KENNESAW...CHEROKEE...WOODSTOCK...WALESKA...HOLLY SPRINGS AND
  CANTON.

THIS VERY DANGEROUS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING FUNNEL CLOUDS 
AND MAY PRODUCE A TORNADO AT ANY TIME. TAKE COVER NOW IF YOU ARE IN 
THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO A BASEMENT OR 
INTERIOR ROOM ON THE GROUND FLOOR. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF 
DRIVING...DO NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT SATURDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHERN 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 3401 8440 3399 8486 3429 8493 3438 8446
      3411 8442 3409 8442 3408 8441 3404 8441
TIME...MOT...LOC 1632Z 261DEG 43KT 3411 8500

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