Tornado Warning 40, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Mar 15, 2008, 5:04 PM EDT (21:04 UTC)

Expired

Mar 15, 2008, 5:30 PM EDT

In force

26 min

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Area

Storm-based polygon

County Madison County, GA

The Greer radar (KGSP), 124 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:04 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 152104
TORFFC
GAC195-152130-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0040.080315T2104Z-080315T2130Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  MADISON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA

* UNTIL 530 PM EDT

* AT 500 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 7 MILES WEST OF
  NEESE...MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  POCATALIGO...DIAMOND HILL...PHILLIPS...COMER AND WATSON MILL BRIDGE
  STATE PARK.

WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. 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 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 3401 8305 3404 8312 3402 8318 3403 8332
      3406 8338 3415 8335 3421 8340 3423 8336
      3423 8308 3418 8309 3408 8299 3405 8299
TIME...MOT...LOC 2104Z 276DEG 51KT 3411 8336

$$

000 
WWUS52 KFFC 152119
SVSFFC

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

GAC195-152130-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0040.000000T0000Z-080315T2130Z/
MADISON GA-
519 PM EDT SAT MAR 15 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM EDT FOR MADISON
COUNTY...

AT 518 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED JUST SOUTH OF
DANIELSVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
COMER...PAOLI...WATSON MILL BRIDGE STATE PARK AND CARLTON.

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 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 3403 8302 3403 8304 3401 8305 3408 8330
      3416 8332 3422 8325 3423 8308 3418 8309
      3410 8302 3408 8299 3405 8299
TIME...MOT...LOC 2119Z 277DEG 44KT 3409 8316

$$

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