Tornado Warning 43, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Mar 15, 2008, 5:39 PM EDT (21:39 UTC)

Expired

Mar 15, 2008, 6:15 PM EDT

In force

36 min

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Area

Storm-based polygon

Counties Greene County, GA, Morgan County, GA

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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000 
WFUS52 KFFC 152139
TORFFC
GAC133-211-152215-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0043.080315T2139Z-080315T2215Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  CENTRAL GREENE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA
  SOUTHEASTERN MORGAN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA

* UNTIL 615 PM EDT

* AT 537 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR MADISON...
  MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  GREENSBORO AND UNION POINT.

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 3343 8307 3343 8325 3348 8328 3346 8342
      3344 8348 3344 8352 3362 8354 3368 8301
      3347 8300
TIME...MOT...LOC 2139Z 269DEG 51KT 3354 8344

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