Tornado Warning 7, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Mar 26, 2011, 3:46 PM EDT (19:46 UTC)

Expired

Mar 26, 2011, 4:30 PM EDT

In force

44 min

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Area

Storm-based polygon

Counties Coweta County, GA, Meriwether County, GA

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 16 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:49 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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867 
WFUS52 KFFC 261946
TORFFC
GAC077-199-262030-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0007.110326T1946Z-110326T2030Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
346 PM EDT SAT MAR 26 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN COWETA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA
  NORTHERN MERIWETHER COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA

* UNTIL 430 PM EDT

* AT 344 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR
  GRANTVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO LONE
  OAK...MORELAND...LUTHERSVILLE...SHARPSBURG...TURIN...HARALSON AND
  SENOIA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO A
BASEMENT OR INTERIOR ROOM ON THE GROUND FLOOR. STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.

IF YOU ARE IN A MOBILE HOME OR VEHICLE...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE
A STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

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 NORTHWESTERN GEORGIA.

&&

LAT...LON 3337 8459 3332 8452 3326 8450 3324 8451
      3320 8449 3315 8451 3315 8456 3317 8486
      3322 8487 3322 8493 3324 8495 3334 8495
TIME...MOT...LOC 1946Z 272DEG 34KT 3326 8483

$$

004 
WWUS52 KFFC 262013
SVSFFC

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

GAC199-262022-
/O.CAN.KFFC.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110326T2030Z/
MERIWETHER GA-
413 PM EDT SAT MAR 26 2011

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN MERIWETHER COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

THE STORM WAS OVER SOUTHEAST COWETA COUNTY AND WILL REMAIN OUT OF 
MERIWETHER COUNTY. THEREFORE THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED 
FOR NORTHERN MERIWETHER 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 900 PM EDT SATURDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHWESTERN GEORGIA.

LAT...LON 3324 8466 3325 8465 3328 8465 3330 8462
      3334 8457 3332 8452 3329 8452 3326 8450
      3324 8451 3322 8451 3322 8457
TIME...MOT...LOC 2012Z 272DEG 34KT 3325 8454

$$

GAC077-262030-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110326T2030Z/
COWETA GA-
413 PM EDT SAT MAR 26 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN COWETA COUNTY...

AT 407 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR HARALSON...MOVING
EAST AT 40 MPH.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO A
BASEMENT OR INTERIOR ROOM ON THE FIRST FLOOR. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF DRIVING...DO NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.

IF YOU ARE IN A MOBILE HOME OR VEHICLE...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE
A STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

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 NORTHWESTERN GEORGIA.

&&

LAT...LON 3324 8466 3325 8465 3328 8465 3330 8462
      3334 8457 3332 8452 3329 8452 3326 8450
      3324 8451 3322 8451 3322 8457
TIME...MOT...LOC 2012Z 272DEG 34KT 3325 8454

$$

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