Severe Thunderstorm Warning 457, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Aug 6, 2011, 7:39 PM EDT (23:39 UTC)

Expired

Aug 6, 2011, 8:15 PM EDT

In force

36 min

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Area

Storm-based polygon

Counties Glascock County, GA, Jefferson County, GA, Warren County, GA

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:39 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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869 
WUUS52 KFFC 062339
SVRFFC
GAC125-163-301-070015-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0457.110806T2339Z-110807T0015Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
739 PM EDT SAT AUG 6 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  GLASCOCK COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA
  NORTHERN JEFFERSON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA
  SOUTHERN WARREN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA

* UNTIL 815 PM EDT

* AT 737 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS UP
  TO 60 MPH.  THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM
  MITCHELL TO EDGEHILL TO LOUISVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  WRENS...STAPLETON...AVERA AND GIBSON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE
IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...AND DEADLY CLOUD
TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...
PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AND 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.

&&

LAT...LON 3297 8241 3320 8274 3322 8274 3325 8275
      3327 8278 3331 8278 3332 8280 3334 8248
      3312 8226 3308 8228 3297 8227
TIME...MOT...LOC 2339Z 270DEG 6KT 3325 8269 3317 8260
          3303 8239

$$

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.