Tornado Warning 75, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Sep 5, 2011, 3:26 PM EDT (19:26 UTC)

Expired

Sep 5, 2011, 4:00 PM EDT

In force

34 min

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Area

Storm-based polygon

Counties Bartow County, GA, Cherokee County, GA, Cobb County, GA, Paulding County, GA

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

403 
WFUS52 KFFC 051926
TORFFC
GAC015-057-067-223-052000-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0075.110905T1926Z-110905T2000Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHWESTERN CHEROKEE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
  NORTHWESTERN COBB COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
  SOUTHEASTERN BARTOW COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA
  NORTHEASTERN PAULDING COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA

* UNTIL 400 PM EDT

* AT 324 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 9 MILES
  SOUTHWEST OF ACWORTH...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO CROSS
  ROADS...OAK GROVE...RED TOP MOUNTAIN STATE PARK...GEORGE WASHINGTON
  CARVER STATE PARK...KELLOGG CREEK AND HOBGOOD PARK.

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 3421 8472 3414 8455 3393 8473 3397 8481
TIME...MOT...LOC 1927Z 206DEG 32KT 3399 8475

$$

602 
WWUS52 KFFC 051942
SVSFFC

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

GAC223-051951-
/O.CAN.KFFC.TO.W.0075.000000T0000Z-110905T2000Z/
PAULDING GA-
342 PM EDT MON SEP 5 2011

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN PAULDING COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

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

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 1100 PM EDT MONDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHERN GEORGIA.

LAT...LON 3419 8469 3414 8455 3404 8468 3404 8474
      3408 8474 3408 8475
TIME...MOT...LOC 1941Z 211DEG 32KT 3410 8467

$$

GAC015-057-067-052000-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0075.000000T0000Z-110905T2000Z/
BARTOW GA-CHEROKEE GA-COBB GA-
342 PM EDT MON SEP 5 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN COBB...SOUTHWESTERN CHEROKEE AND SOUTHEASTERN BARTOW
COUNTIES...

AT 338 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR ACWORTH...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO RED TOP
MOUNTAIN STATE PARK...GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER STATE PARK...KELLOGG
CREEK AND HOBGOOD PARK.

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 1100 PM EDT MONDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHERN GEORGIA.

&&

LAT...LON 3419 8469 3414 8455 3404 8468 3404 8474
      3408 8474 3408 8475
TIME...MOT...LOC 1941Z 211DEG 32KT 3410 8467

$$

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