Tornado Warning 88, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Sep 5, 2011, 4:49 PM EDT (20:49 UTC)

Expired

Sep 5, 2011, 5:30 PM EDT

In force

41 min

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Area

Storm-based polygon

Counties Cobb County, GA, Douglas County, GA, Fulton County, GA

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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846 
WFUS52 KFFC 052049
TORFFC
GAC067-097-121-052130-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0088.110905T2049Z-110905T2130Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  COBB COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
  NORTHEASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
  CENTRAL FULTON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA

* UNTIL 530 PM EDT

* AT 446 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 14 MILES SOUTH
  OF LITHIA SPRINGS...MOVING NORTH AT 40 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  AUSTELL...SMYRNA...MARIETTA AND SANDY SPRINGS.

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 3372 8474 3406 8459 3400 8433 3361 8456
      3368 8476
TIME...MOT...LOC 2049Z 200DEG 33KT 3362 8473

$$

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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.