Tornado Warning 87, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Aug 25, 2008, 10:45 PM EDT (02:45 UTC)

Expired

Aug 25, 2008, 11:15 PM EDT

In force

30 min

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Area

Storm-based polygon

Counties Oglethorpe County, GA, Wilkes County, GA

The Greer radar (KGSP), 119 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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000 
WFUS52 KFFC 260245
TORFFC
GAC221-317-260315-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0087.080826T0245Z-080826T0315Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1045 PM EDT MON AUG 25 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN WILKES COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA
  NORTHEASTERN OGLETHORPE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA

* UNTIL 1115 PM EDT

* AT 1041 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR VESTA...
  MOVING NORTH AT 16 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL OTHERWISE REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF THE
  INDICATED COUNTIES.

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.

TAKE COVER NOW TORNADOES AT NIGHT ARE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT
WAIT UNTIL YOU SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE.

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 3381 8279 3383 8301 3405 8297 3404 8294
      3401 8293 3401 8291 3399 8287 3399 8283
      3398 8281 3398 8277
TIME...MOT...LOC 0245Z 186DEG 14KT 3391 8289

$$

000 
WWUS52 KFFC 260256
SVSFFC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1056 PM EDT MON AUG 25 2008

GAC221-317-260315-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0087.000000T0000Z-080826T0315Z/
WILKES GA-OGLETHORPE GA-
1053 PM EDT MON AUG 25 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 PM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN OGLETHORPE AND NORTH CENTRAL WILKES COUNTIES...

AT 1051 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED ABOUT 2 MILES EAST OF 
VESTA...MOVING NORTH AT 20 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL TRAVEL ALONG THE OGLETHORPE-WILKES COUNTY LINE. 
THIS WILL PLACE IT EAST OF VESTA AND SAXON...NORTHWEST OF JACKSONS 
CROSSROADS...TIGNALL...AND NORMAN...AND TOWARD ELBERT COUNTY. 

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 FIRST FLOOR. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF DRIVING...DO NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.

TAKE COVER NOW TORNADOES AT NIGHT ARE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT
WAIT UNTIL YOU SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE.

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 3387 8278 3389 8300 3405 8297 3404 8294
      3401 8293 3401 8291 3399 8287 3398 8278
      3397 8277
TIME...MOT...LOC 0253Z 196DEG 15KT 3394 8286

$$

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