Severe Thunderstorm Warning 56, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Mar 26, 2011, 6:51 PM EDT (22:51 UTC)

Expired

Mar 26, 2011, 7:15 PM EDT

In force

24 min

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Area

Storm-based polygon

Counties Johnson County, GA, Washington County, GA, Wilkinson County, GA

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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032 
WUUS52 KFFC 262251
SVRFFC
GAC167-303-319-262315-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0056.110326T2251Z-110326T2315Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  EAST CENTRAL WILKINSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA
  NORTHWESTERN JOHNSON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA
  SOUTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA

* UNTIL 715 PM EDT

* AT 650 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 6 MILES SOUTH
  OF OCONEE...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  HARRISON...WRIGHTSVILLE AND RIDDLEVILLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 3271 8264 3271 8274 3272 8303 3287 8301
      3298 8265 3283 8260
TIME...MOT...LOC 2251Z 270DEG 34KT 3278 8292

$$

103 
WWUS52 KFFC 262303
SVSFFC

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

GAC303-319-262312-
/O.CAN.KFFC.SV.W.0056.000000T0000Z-110326T2315Z/
WASHINGTON GA-WILKINSON GA-
703 PM EDT SAT MAR 26 2011

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL WILKINSON AND
SOUTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

THE STORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.

IF YOU SAW 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 GEORGIA.

LAT...LON 3271 8264 3272 8295 3276 8294 3281 8281
      3280 8278 3277 8277 3280 8269 3278 8267
      3279 8261
TIME...MOT...LOC 2302Z 276DEG 39KT 3276 8278

$$

GAC167-262315-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0056.000000T0000Z-110326T2315Z/
JOHNSON GA-
703 PM EDT SAT MAR 26 2011

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM EDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN JOHNSON COUNTY...

AT 659 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM NOW CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZED
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 60 MPH. THIS STORM CENTERED 6 MILES 
WEST OF WRIGHTSVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
DONOVAN.

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.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3271 8264 3272 8295 3276 8294 3281 8281
      3280 8278 3277 8277 3280 8269 3278 8267
      3279 8261
TIME...MOT...LOC 2302Z 276DEG 39KT 3276 8278

$$

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.