Tornado Warning 67, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Sep 5, 2011, 2:10 PM EDT (18:10 UTC)

Expired

Sep 5, 2011, 2:45 PM EDT

In force

35 min

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Area

Storm-based polygon

Counties Carroll County, GA, Heard County, GA

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:10 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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235 
WFUS52 KFFC 051810
TORFFC
GAC045-149-051845-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0067.110905T1810Z-110905T1845Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  CENTRAL CARROLL COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA
  NORTH CENTRAL HEARD COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA

* UNTIL 245 PM EDT

* AT 206 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR
  ROOPVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

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

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 3366 8507 3360 8493 3339 8510 3341 8517
TIME...MOT...LOC 1810Z 207DEG 32KT 3343 8511

$$

446 
WWUS52 KFFC 051826
SVSFFC

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

GAC149-051836-
/O.CAN.KFFC.TO.W.0067.000000T0000Z-110905T1845Z/
HEARD GA-
226 PM EDT MON SEP 5 2011

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL HEARD COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

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 3352 8513 3366 8507 3360 8493 3348 8502
TIME...MOT...LOC 1826Z 207DEG 32KT 3356 8503

$$

GAC045-051845-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0067.000000T0000Z-110905T1845Z/
CARROLL GA-
226 PM EDT MON SEP 5 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL
CARROLL COUNTY...

AT 224 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR CLEM...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 
CARROLLTON AND ABILENE.

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 3352 8513 3366 8507 3360 8493 3348 8502
TIME...MOT...LOC 1826Z 207DEG 32KT 3356 8503

$$

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