Tornado Warning 76, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Sep 5, 2011, 3:29 PM EDT (19:29 UTC)

Expired

Sep 5, 2011, 4:00 PM EDT

In force

31 min

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Area

Storm-based polygon

Counties Cherokee County, GA, Pickens County, GA

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 123 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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805 
WFUS52 KFFC 051929
TORFFC
GAC057-227-052000-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0076.110905T1929Z-110905T2000Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  CENTRAL CHEROKEE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
  EASTERN PICKENS COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA

* UNTIL 400 PM EDT

* AT 328 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR CANTON...
  MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  BUFFINGTON...BALL GROUND...NELSON AND JASPER.

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 3453 8434 3447 8432 3447 8426 3442 8426
      3417 8446 3420 8455 3455 8442 3455 8437
      3457 8437 3457 8435
TIME...MOT...LOC 1929Z 207DEG 27KT 3424 8447

$$

805 
WWUS52 KFFC 051941
SVSFFC

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

GAC057-227-052000-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0076.000000T0000Z-110905T2000Z/
PICKENS GA-CHEROKEE GA-
341 PM EDT MON SEP 5 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL CHEROKEE AND EASTERN PICKENS COUNTIES...

AT 313 PM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO IS LOCATED NEAR BALL GROUND...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
NELSON...REAVIS MOUNTAIN...TATE...MARBLEHILL...JASPER...SEQUOYAH LAKE
AND LAKE TAMARACK.

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 3456 8436 3457 8435 3453 8434 3447 8432
      3447 8426 3442 8426 3425 8440 3429 8451
      3455 8442 3455 8437
TIME...MOT...LOC 1940Z 207DEG 27KT 3431 8442

$$

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