Tornado Warning 89, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Sep 5, 2011, 5:02 PM EDT (21:02 UTC)

Expired

Sep 5, 2011, 5:20 PM EDT

In force

18 min

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Area

Storm-based polygon

County Crawford County, GA

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:02 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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709 
WFUS52 KFFC 052102
TORFFC
GAC079-052145-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0089.110905T2102Z-110905T2145Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  CRAWFORD COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA

* UNTIL 545 PM EDT

* AT 500 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 9 MILES SOUTH OF
  ROBERTA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  HORNS...KNOXVILLE...FRIENDSHIP AND SANDY POINT.

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 3259 8407 3263 8407 3264 8406 3265 8408
      3285 8397 3285 8390 3282 8389 3275 8383
      3272 8377 3265 8382 3259 8392 3255 8395
      3256 8396 3253 8400
TIME...MOT...LOC 2102Z 208DEG 39KT 3262 8397

$$

989 
WWUS52 KFFC 052120
SVSFFC

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

GAC079-052129-
/O.CAN.KFFC.TO.W.0089.000000T0000Z-110905T2145Z/
CRAWFORD GA-
520 PM EDT MON SEP 5 2011

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CRAWFORD COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

THE STORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKEND AND EXITED CRAWFORD 
COUNTY...THEREFORE...THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

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 3259 8407 3263 8407 3264 8406 3265 8408
      3285 8397 3285 8390 3282 8389 3275 8383
      3272 8377 3265 8382 3259 8392 3255 8395
      3256 8396 3253 8400
TIME...MOT...LOC 2119Z 208DEG 39KT 3278 8387

$$

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