Severe Thunderstorm Warning 37, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Mar 26, 2011, 4:11 PM EDT (20:11 UTC)

Expired

Mar 26, 2011, 5:15 PM EDT

In force

64 min

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Area

Storm-based polygon

Counties Bibb County, GA, Crawford County, GA, Monroe County, GA

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 42 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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WUUS52 KFFC 262011
SVRFFC
GAC021-079-207-262115-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0037.110326T2011Z-110326T2115Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
411 PM EDT SAT MAR 26 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  BIBB COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA
  NORTHERN CRAWFORD COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA
  SOUTHERN MONROE COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA

* UNTIL 515 PM EDT

* AT 407 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL...AND
  DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES WEST
  OF CULLODEN...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  ROBERTA...PAYNE CITY AND MACON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DOPPLER RADAR HAS INDICATED ROTATION WITHIN THIS STORM. ALTHOUGH
CURRENT DATA DOES NOT INDICATE THE EXISTENCE OF A TORNADO...A TORNADO
MAY STILL DEVELOP. IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED...ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO
A PLACE OF SAFETY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR
SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. IF A TORNADO
IS SPOTTED...ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY INSIDE A
STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.

IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...LARGE HAIL OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...WAIT
UNTIL 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 3269 8370 3268 8379 3273 8418 3279 8415
      3281 8412 3293 8412 3294 8405 3296 8371
      3293 8370 3289 8366 3287 8356 3283 8349
      3280 8350 3274 8358 3274 8360 3266 8360
TIME...MOT...LOC 2010Z 272DEG 33KT 3283 8419

$$

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