Tornado Warning 26, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Mar 15, 2008, 2:00 PM EDT (18:00 UTC)

Expired

Mar 15, 2008, 2:45 PM EDT

In force

45 min

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Area

Storm-based polygon

Counties Banks County, GA, Hall County, GA, Jackson County, GA

The Greer radar (KGSP), 135 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:00 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 151800
TORFFC
GAC011-139-157-151845-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0026.080315T1800Z-080315T1845Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  EAST CENTRAL HALL COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
  SOUTHERN BANKS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA
  JACKSON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA

* UNTIL 245 PM EDT

* AT 157 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 15 MILES
  NORTHWEST OF JEFFERSON...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

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

FUNNEL CLOUDS HAVE BEEN SIGHTED WITH THIS STORM...AND THIS STORM HAS 
A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DAMAGE. TAKE COVER NOW A TORNADO MAY ALREADY 
BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. 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 3421 8336 3421 8339 3420 8340 3417 8336
      3406 8338 3411 8378 3435 8373 3433 8337
      3429 8335
TIME...MOT...LOC 1800Z 273DEG 39KT 3423 8379

$$

000 
WWUS52 KFFC 151834
SVSFFC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
234 PM EDT SAT MAR 15 2008

GAC011-139-157-151845-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0026.000000T0000Z-080315T1845Z/
JACKSON GA-BANKS GA-HALL GA-
234 PM EDT SAT MAR 15 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM EDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL HALL...SOUTHERN BANKS AND JACKSON COUNTIES...

AT 230 PM EDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS 
LOCATED NEAR COMMERCE AT I-85 AND HIGHWAY 441...MOVING EAST AT 45 
MPH.

.

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 3421 8336 3421 8339 3420 8340 3417 8336
      3406 8338 3411 8378 3435 8373 3433 8337
      3429 8335
TIME...MOT...LOC 1834Z 273DEG 39KT 3421 8335

$$

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