Tornado Warning 21, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Feb 18, 2009, 6:44 PM EST (23:44 UTC)

Expired

Feb 18, 2009, 7:09 PM EST

In force

25 min

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Area

Storm-based polygon

Counties Bleckley County, GA, Laurens County, GA, Twiggs County, GA

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 32 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:45 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

000 
WFUS52 KFFC 182344
TORFFC
GAC023-175-289-190030-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0021.090218T2344Z-090219T0030Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
644 PM EST WED FEB 18 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN BLECKLEY COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA
  NORTHERN LAURENS COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA
  EAST CENTRAL TWIGGS COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA

* UNTIL 730 PM EST

* AT 640 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 6 MILES SOUTH OF
  JEFFERSONVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  DANVILLE...MONTROSE...DUDLEY...DUBLIN AND EAST DUBLIN.

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.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EST WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR 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 3254 8343 3269 8345 3270 8329 3258 8322
      3271 8296 3271 8286 3268 8279 3266 8279
      3261 8267 3252 8267 3249 8264
TIME...MOT...LOC 2344Z 269DEG 38KT 3260 8332

$$

000 
WWUS52 KFFC 190009
SVSFFC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
709 PM EST WED FEB 18 2009

GAC023-175-289-190019-
/O.CAN.KFFC.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-090219T0030Z/
BLECKLEY GA-LAURENS GA-TWIGGS GA-
709 PM EST WED FEB 18 2009

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL TWIGGS...NORTHERN LAURENS AND
EXTREME NORTHEASTERN BLECKLEY COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

THE THUNDERSTORM HAS WEAKENED AND IS NO LONGER SUSPECTED TO BE 
PRODUCING A TORNADO. 

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EST WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR MUCH OF 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 3254 8343 3269 8345 3270 8329 3258 8322
      3271 8296 3271 8286 3268 8279 3266 8279
      3261 8267 3252 8267 3249 8264
TIME...MOT...LOC 0009Z 269DEG 38KT 3260 8301

$$

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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.