Severe Thunderstorm Warning 48, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Mar 26, 2011, 5:45 PM EDT (21:45 UTC)

Expired

Mar 26, 2011, 6:30 PM EDT

In force

45 min

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Area

Storm-based polygon

Counties Baldwin County, GA, Hancock County, GA, Washington County, GA

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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118 
WUUS52 KFFC 262145
SVRFFC
GAC009-141-303-262230-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0048.110326T2145Z-110326T2230Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  BALDWIN COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA
  SOUTHERN HANCOCK COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA
  WASHINGTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA

* UNTIL 630 PM EDT

* AT 541 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 9 MILES
  NORTHWEST OF MILLEDGEVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  DEEPSTEP...SANDERSVILLE...TENNILLE AND RIDDLEVILLE.

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.

THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL. SEEK 
SHELTER NOW 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 TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT SATURDAY EVENING
FOR GEORGIA.

&&

LAT...LON 3286 8264 3293 8306 3301 8314 3299 8318
      3297 8317 3298 8322 3296 8326 3297 8338
      3318 8343 3317 8332 3319 8327 3323 8326
      3324 8275 3317 8274 3312 8266 3306 8262
TIME...MOT...LOC 2145Z 272DEG 45KT 3314 8331

$$

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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.