Tornado Warning 38, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Mar 15, 2008, 4:42 PM EDT (20:42 UTC)

Expired

Mar 15, 2008, 5:15 PM EDT

In force

33 min

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Area

Storm-based polygon

Counties Barrow County, GA, Clarke County, GA, Jackson County, GA, Oconee County, GA

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 119 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:42 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 152043
TORFFC
GAC013-059-157-219-152115-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0038.080315T2042Z-080315T2115Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  BARROW COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
  CLARKE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA
  SOUTHEASTERN JACKSON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA
  NORTHERN OCONEE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA

* UNTIL 515 PM EDT

* AT 442 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO ABOUT 5 MILES
  WEST-SOUTHWEST OF WINDER...MOVING EAST AT 65 MPH. HAIL TO THE SIZE
  OF GOLF BALLS CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  RUSSELL...STATHAM...BOGART...WATKINSVILLE...ATHENS...GAINES SCHOOL
  AND WINTERVILLE.

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.

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 3384 8328 3387 8359 3392 8366 3389 8376
      3398 8385 3405 8385 3407 8338 3399 8326
      3394 8328 3391 8325 3388 8325
TIME...MOT...LOC 2042Z 273DEG 61KT 3394 8373

$$

000 
WWUS52 KFFC 152055
SVSFFC

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

GAC157-152102-
/O.CAN.KFFC.TO.W.0038.000000T0000Z-080315T2115Z/
JACKSON GA-
452 PM EDT SAT MAR 15 2008

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN JACKSON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

THE STORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE COUNTY.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM EDT SUNDAY MORNING 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 3384 8328 3387 8359 3392 8365 3393 8372
      3400 8367 3404 8358 3398 8351 3401 8350
      3400 8348 3405 8336 3399 8326 3394 8328
      3388 8325
TIME...MOT...LOC 2052Z 273DEG 46KT 3393 8363

$$

GAC013-059-219-152115-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0038.000000T0000Z-080315T2115Z/
OCONEE GA-CLARKE GA-BARROW GA-
452 PM EDT SAT MAR 15 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN BARROW...CLARKE AND NORTHERN OCONEE COUNTIES...

AT 451 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 2 MILES SOUTHWST OF
STATHAM...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. HAIL TO THE SIZE OF GOLF BALLS CAN
ALSO BE EXPECTED.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
BOGART...EASTVILLE...WATKINSVILLE...ATHENS...WHITEHALL...GAINES
SCHOOL AND WINTERVILLE.

IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN 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 100 AM EDT SUNDAY MORNING 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 3384 8328 3387 8359 3392 8365 3393 8372
      3400 8367 3404 8358 3398 8351 3401 8350
      3400 8348 3405 8336 3399 8326 3394 8328
      3388 8325
TIME...MOT...LOC 2052Z 273DEG 46KT 3393 8363

$$

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