Tornado Warning 82, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Sep 5, 2011, 4:24 PM EDT (20:24 UTC)

Expired

Sep 5, 2011, 5:00 PM EDT

In force

36 min

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Area

Storm-based polygon

Counties Carroll County, GA, Coweta County, GA, Douglas County, GA, Fulton County, GA

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 31 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:23 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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669 
WFUS52 KFFC 052024
TORFFC
GAC045-077-097-121-052100-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0082.110905T2024Z-110905T2100Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN DOUGLAS COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
  SOUTHWESTERN FULTON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
  SOUTHEASTERN CARROLL COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA
  WESTERN COWETA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA

* UNTIL 500 PM EDT

* AT 419 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR NEWNAN...
  MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  WHITESBURG AND CHATTAHOOCHEE HILL COUNTRY.

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 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 3371 8483 3363 8461 3328 8482 3338 8499
TIME...MOT...LOC 2024Z 209DEG 38KT 3341 8486

$$

117 
WWUS52 KFFC 052051
SVSFFC

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

GAC045-077-052100-
/O.CAN.KFFC.TO.W.0082.000000T0000Z-110905T2100Z/
CARROLL GA-COWETA GA-
451 PM EDT MON SEP 5 2011

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WESTERN COWETA AND SOUTHEASTERN CARROLL
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

THE STORM THAT PROMPTED THE EARLIER WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE 
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 1100 PM EDT MONDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHERN GEORGIA.

LAT...LON 3371 8483 3363 8461 3351 8468 3352 8482
      3355 8483 3357 8481 3358 8486
TIME...MOT...LOC 2050Z 209DEG 38KT 3365 8470

$$

GAC097-121-052100-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0082.000000T0000Z-110905T2100Z/
DOUGLAS GA-FULTON GA-
451 PM EDT MON SEP 5 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN FULTON AND SOUTHERN DOUGLAS COUNTIES...

AT 446 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR CHATTAHOOCHEE HILL
COUNTRY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

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

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 3371 8483 3363 8461 3351 8468 3352 8482
      3355 8483 3357 8481 3358 8486
TIME...MOT...LOC 2050Z 209DEG 38KT 3365 8470

$$

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