Severe Thunderstorm Warning 38, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Mar 26, 2011, 4:32 PM EDT (20:32 UTC)

Expired

Mar 26, 2011, 5:03 PM EDT

In force

31 min

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Area

Storm-based polygon

Counties Coweta County, GA, Fayette County, GA

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 4 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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623 
WUUS52 KFFC 262032
SVRFFC
GAC077-113-262115-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0038.110326T2032Z-110326T2115Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  FAYETTE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
  SOUTHERN COWETA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA

* UNTIL 515 PM EDT

* AT 431 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 NEAR
  MORELAND...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  SHARPSBURG...TURIN...SENOIA...PEACHTREE CITY...BROOKS...
  FAYETTEVILLE AND WOOLSEY.

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.

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.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT SATURDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHWESTERN GEORGIA.

&&

LAT...LON 3331 8488 3350 8443 3347 8438 3342 8440
      3341 8439 3336 8440 3335 8438 3332 8438
      3329 8441 3322 8484
TIME...MOT...LOC 2033Z 250DEG 30KT 3327 8479

$$

312 
WWUS52 KFFC 262103
SVSFFC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
503 PM EDT SAT MAR 26 2011

GAC077-113-262112-
/O.CAN.KFFC.SV.W.0038.000000T0000Z-110326T2115Z/
COWETA GA-FAYETTE GA-
503 PM EDT SAT MAR 26 2011

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR FAYETTE AND SOUTHERN COWETA
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

THE STORM THAT WAS PRODUCING LARGE HAIL HAS WEAKENED AND NO LONGER 
POSES A THREAT OF PRODUCING SEVERE WEATHER. HOWEVER PEA SIZED HAIL  
IS STILL POSSIBLE AS THIS STORM MOVES ACROSS SOUTHERN FAYETTE COUNTY.

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.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT SATURDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHWESTERN GEORGIA.

LAT...LON 3331 8488 3350 8443 3347 8438 3342 8440
      3341 8439 3336 8440 3335 8438 3332 8438
      3329 8441 3322 8484
TIME...MOT...LOC 2102Z 250DEG 30KT 3335 8452

$$

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Georgia, 2011Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2011

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.