Tornado Warning 66, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Sep 5, 2011, 1:55 PM EDT (17:55 UTC)

Expired

Sep 5, 2011, 2:30 PM EDT

In force

35 min

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Area

Storm-based polygon

County Douglas County, GA

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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433 
WFUS52 KFFC 051755
TORFFC
GAC097-051830-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0066.110905T1755Z-110905T1830Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  WESTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA

* UNTIL 230 PM EDT

* AT 152 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 18 MILES
  SOUTHWEST OF DOUGLASVILLE...MOVING NORTH AT 40 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  DOUGLASVILLE...BILL ARP...WINSTON...FAIRPLAY AND HANNAH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TROPICAL ENVIRONMENTS LIKE WE HAVE TODAY CAN PRODUCE TORNADOES THAT 
DEVELOP RAPIDLY AND GIVE LITTLE TIME FOR WARNING.  SUCH TORNADOES 
ALSO FORM WITH LITTLE OR NO LIGHTNING ACTIVITY. TAKE PRECAUTIONS NOW 
TO RESPOND QUICKLY IN THE EVENT A WARNING IS ISSUED OR A TORNADO IS 
SPOTTED IN YOUR AREA.

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 3378 8489 3377 8482 3379 8478 3379 8473
      3380 8472 3380 8468 3360 8479 3358 8481
      3358 8490
TIME...MOT...LOC 1754Z 193DEG 35KT 3353 8488

$$

973 
WWUS52 KFFC 051824
SVSFFC

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

GAC097-051830-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0066.000000T0000Z-110905T1830Z/
DOUGLAS GA-
224 PM EDT MON SEP 5 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 PM EDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY...

AT 219 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR WINSTON...JUST 
SOUTHWEST OF DOUGLASVILLE...MOVING NORTH AT 40 MPH.

TROPICAL ENVIRONMENTS LIKE WE HAVE TODAY CAN PRODUCE TORNADOES THAT 
DEVELOP RAPIDLY AND GIVE LITTLE TIME FOR WARNING.  SUCH TORNADOES 
ALSO FORM WITH LITTLE OR NO LIGHTNING ACTIVITY. TAKE PRECAUTIONS NOW 
TO RESPOND QUICKLY IN THE EVENT A WARNING IS ISSUED OR A TORNADO IS 
SPOTTED IN YOUR AREA.

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 3377 8489 3377 8482 3378 8479 3379 8473
      3380 8472 3380 8468 3366 8476 3369 8490
TIME...MOT...LOC 1824Z 198DEG 34KT 3377 8477

$$

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