Tornado Warning 65, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Sep 5, 2011, 1:44 PM EDT (17:44 UTC)

Expired

Sep 5, 2011, 2:15 PM EDT

In force

31 min

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Area

Storm-based polygon

Counties Carroll County, GA, Coweta County, GA

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 32 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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WFUS52 KFFC 051744
TORFFC
GAC045-077-051815-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0065.110905T1744Z-110905T1815Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
144 PM EDT MON SEP 5 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN CARROLL COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA
  NORTHWESTERN COWETA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA

* UNTIL 215 PM EDT

* AT 143 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR
  WHITESBURG...MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  ARNCO-SARGENT...PLANT YATES...DUNAWAY GARDENS...ROSCOE AND BYERS
  CROSSROADS.

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 800 PM EDT MONDAY EVENING FOR
NORTHWESTERN GEORGIA.

&&

LAT...LON 3358 8489 3358 8483 3357 8482 3355 8483
      3353 8482 3352 8482 3351 8478 3336 8490
      3339 8497
TIME...MOT...LOC 1744Z 200DEG 27KT 3343 8491

$$

341 
WWUS52 KFFC 051800
SVSFFC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
200 PM EDT MON SEP 5 2011

GAC077-051809-
/O.CAN.KFFC.TO.W.0065.000000T0000Z-110905T1815Z/
COWETA GA-
200 PM EDT MON SEP 5 2011

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN COWETA COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

THE STORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS EXITED THE COUNTY...SO THE 
WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED FOR COWETA COUNTY.

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 800 PM EDT MONDAY EVENING FOR
NORTHWESTERN GEORGIA.

LAT...LON 3358 8489 3358 8486 3357 8483 3354 8483
      3352 8482 3351 8483 3351 8485 3350 8485
      3352 8491
TIME...MOT...LOC 1759Z 200DEG 27KT 3354 8486

$$

GAC045-051815-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0065.000000T0000Z-110905T1815Z/
CARROLL GA-
200 PM EDT MON SEP 5 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 215 PM EDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL CARROLL COUNTY...

AT 156 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
INDICATE A POSSIBLE TORNADO LOCATED NEAR BYERS CROSSROADS...MOVING 
NORTH AT 30 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL OTHERWISE REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF THE 
EASTERN CARROLL COUNTY.

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 800 PM EDT MONDAY EVENING FOR
NORTHWESTERN GEORGIA.

&&

LAT...LON 3358 8489 3358 8486 3357 8483 3354 8483
      3352 8482 3351 8483 3351 8485 3350 8485
      3352 8491
TIME...MOT...LOC 1759Z 200DEG 27KT 3354 8486

$$

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