Severe Thunderstorm Warning 440, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Jul 12, 2011, 3:21 PM EDT (19:21 UTC)

Expired

Jul 12, 2011, 4:00 PM EDT

In force

39 min

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Area

Storm-based polygon

Counties Coweta County, GA, Fayette County, GA

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 7 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:22 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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344 
WUUS52 KFFC 121921
SVRFFC
GAC077-113-122000-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0440.110712T1921Z-110712T2000Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
321 PM EDT TUE JUL 12 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

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

* UNTIL 400 PM EDT

* AT 318 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZED HAIL...AND
  DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
  FAYETTEVILLE...MOVING SOUTH AT 5 MPH.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS
IMMEDIATELY! REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE
ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

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 3352 8453 3349 8440 3345 8438 3342 8440
      3341 8439 3336 8440 3332 8438 3326 8443
      3325 8451 3322 8451 3322 8465 3323 8466
      3345 8467
TIME...MOT...LOC 1921Z 015DEG 4KT 3341 8445

$$

372 
WWUS52 KFFC 121941
SVSFFC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
341 PM EDT TUE JUL 12 2011

GAC077-113-122000-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0440.000000T0000Z-110712T2000Z/
COWETA GA-FAYETTE GA-
341 PM EDT TUE JUL 12 2011

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHERN FAYETTE AND EASTERN COWETA COUNTIES...

AT 338 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZED
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
PEACHTREE CITY...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 15 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO STARRS
MILL...HARALSON...SENOIA...TURIN AND SHARPSBURG.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 3347 8456 3342 8440 3341 8439 3336 8440
      3325 8451 3322 8451 3322 8465 3323 8466
      3345 8467
TIME...MOT...LOC 1942Z 039DEG 12KT 3337 8454

$$

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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.