Severe Thunderstorm Warning 390, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Jun 26, 2011, 6:20 PM EDT (22:20 UTC)

Expired

Jun 26, 2011, 7:00 PM EDT

In force

40 min

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Area

Storm-based polygon

Counties Coweta County, GA, Douglas County, GA, Fulton County, GA, Heard County, GA, Troup County, GA

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 23 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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994 
WUUS52 KFFC 262220
SVRFFC
GAC077-097-121-149-285-262300-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0390.110626T2220Z-110626T2300Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
620 PM EDT SUN JUN 26 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  DOUGLAS COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
  SOUTHWESTERN FULTON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
  COWETA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA
  HEARD COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA
  TROUP COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA

* UNTIL 700 PM EDT

* AT 615 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A 
  LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZED 
  HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 60 MPH.  THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED 
  ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM DOUGLASVILLE TO WEST OF CHATTAHOOCHEE 
  HILLS TO SOUTHWEST OF EPHESUS...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  CENTRALHATCHEE...DOUGLASVILLE...LITHIA SPRINGS...FRANKLIN...
  PALMETTO...NEWNAN...CORINTH...FAIRBURN...UNION CITY...
  HOGANSVILLE...GRANTVILLE...WEST POINT...LAGRANGE...MORELAND...EAST
  POINT...COLLEGE PARK...HAPEVILLE...TURIN AND SHARPSBURG.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WIND DAMAGE WITH THIS STORM MAY OCCUR WELL AHEAD OF ANY RAIN OR
LIGHTNING. DO NOT WAIT FOR THE SOUND OF THUNDER BEFORE TAKING COVER.
SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.

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 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT SUNDAY
EVENING FOR NORTHERN GEORGIA.

&&

LAT...LON 3343 8525 3344 8494 3352 8482 3358 8482
      3358 8491 3378 8490 3380 8463 3375 8458
      3378 8453 3369 8435 3365 8435 3364 8446
      3355 8446 3348 8463 3329 8463 3323 8470
      3322 8486 3287 8486 3287 8518 3338 8529
TIME...MOT...LOC 2219Z 300DEG 29KT 3379 8477 3358 8493
          3313 8539

$$

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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.