Tornado Warning 8, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Feb 18, 2009, 4:53 PM EST (21:53 UTC)

Expired

Feb 18, 2009, 5:30 PM EST

In force

37 min

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Area

Storm-based polygon

Counties Cherokee County, GA, Forsyth County, GA, Fulton County, GA

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 102 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:52 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 182153
TORFFC
GAC057-117-121-182230-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0008.090218T2153Z-090218T2230Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  EASTERN CHEROKEE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
  WESTERN FORSYTH COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
  NORTHEASTERN FULTON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA

* UNTIL 530 PM EST

* AT 448 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 17 MILES WEST OF
  FREE HOME...MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  MILTON AND CUMMING.

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 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 3430 8405 3409 8413 3414 8443 3432 8441
TIME...MOT...LOC 2153Z 276DEG 51KT 3424 8450

$$

000 
WWUS52 KFFC 182207
SVSFFC

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

GAC057-117-121-182230-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090218T2230Z/
FORSYTH GA-CHEROKEE GA-FULTON GA-
507 PM EST WED FEB 18 2009

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM EST FOR
NORTHEASTERN FULTON...EAST CENTRAL CHEROKEE AND WESTERN FORSYTH
COUNTIES...

AT 503 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR UNION HILL IN 
SOUTHEAST CHEROKEE COUNTY...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. THIS STORM COULD 
PRODUCE A TORNADO AT ANY TIME. TAKE SHELTER NOW

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
HOLBROOK...MILTON...DUCKTOWN...DREW...MATT...CUMMING AND COAL
MOUNTAIN.

MOTORISTS SHOULD LOOK FOR SHELTER IN A SUBSTANTIAL BUILDING. AS A
LAST RESORT...TAKE COVER IN A DITCH OR LOW SPOT. OVERPASSES ARE NOT
SAFE

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 3430 8405 3426 8407 3409 8413 3414 8443
      3430 8437
TIME...MOT...LOC 2207Z 287DEG 44KT 3418 8432

$$

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