Tornado Warning 88, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Aug 25, 2008, 11:08 PM EDT (03:08 UTC)

Expired

Aug 26, 2008, 12:00 AM EDT

In force

52 min

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Area

Storm-based polygon

County Wilkes County, GA

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 130 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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000 
WFUS52 KFFC 260308
TORFFC
GAC317-260400-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0088.080826T0308Z-080826T0400Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1108 PM EDT MON AUG 25 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN WILKES COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA

* UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT

* AT 1105 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR AONIA...
  MOVING NORTH AT 15 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  METASVILLE.

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 3364 8250 3364 8259 3361 8262 3360 8264
      3361 8263 3362 8265 3363 8273 3380 8271
      3376 8256 3367 8249
TIME...MOT...LOC 0308Z 192DEG 10KT 3364 8263

$$

000 
WWUS52 KFFC 260325
SVSFFC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1125 PM EDT MON AUG 25 2008

GAC317-260400-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0088.000000T0000Z-080826T0400Z/
WILKES GA-
1123 PM EDT MON AUG 25 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN WILKES COUNTY...

AT 1119 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR AONIA...MOVING
NORTH AT 15 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 
METASVILLE. THE TORNADO WILL TRAVEL EAST OF ADASBURG AND WILL CROSS 
OVER HIGHWAY 378 BEFORE CROSSING INTO LINCOLN 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 3364 8250 3364 8259 3361 8262 3360 8264
      3361 8263 3362 8265 3363 8273 3380 8271
      3376 8256 3367 8249
TIME...MOT...LOC 0323Z 192DEG 10KT 3368 8262

$$

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