Severe Thunderstorm Warning 321, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Aug 1, 2012, 10:53 PM EDT (02:53 UTC)

Expired

Aug 1, 2012, 11:45 PM EDT

In force

52 min

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Area

Storm-based polygon

Counties Catoosa County, GA, Dade County, GA, Walker County, GA, Whitfield County, GA

The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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190 
WUUS52 KFFC 020253
SVRFFC
GAC047-083-295-313-020345-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0321.120802T0253Z-120802T0345Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1053 PM EDT WED AUG 1 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  CATOOSA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA
  DADE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA
  WALKER COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA
  WEST CENTRAL WHITFIELD COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA

* UNTIL 1145 PM EDT

* AT 1052 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZED
  HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 60 MPH.  THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED
  ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES NORTH OF FORT OGLETHORPE TO
  LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN TO 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF TRENTON...MOVING SOUTHEAST
  AT 20 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  CHICKAMAUGA...RINGGOLD...TUNNEL HILL...VARNELL AND LAFAYETTE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...HAIL OR FLOODING...WAIT UNTIL 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. YOU CAN ALSO TWEET YOUR REPORT USING HASHTAG GAWX.

&&

LAT...LON 3499 8504 3484 8492 3469 8518 3465 8548
      3479 8558 3498 8561 3499 8560
TIME...MOT...LOC 0253Z 326DEG 16KT 3508 8525 3498 8542
          3498 8559

$$

028 
WWUS52 KFFC 020324
SVSFFC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1124 PM EDT WED AUG 1 2012

GAC047-083-295-313-020345-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0321.000000T0000Z-120802T0345Z/
WHITFIELD GA-WALKER GA-CATOOSA GA-DADE GA-
1124 PM EDT WED AUG 1 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 PM EDT
FOR DADE...CATOOSA...WALKER AND WEST CENTRAL WHITFIELD COUNTIES...

AT 1120 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF
BALL SIZED HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE
LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM INDIAN SPRINGS TO CHICKAMAUGA TO
TRENTON...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
BOYNTON...CLOUDLAND CANYON STATE PARK...BLUE SPRING...RINGGOLD...
RISING FAWN...COOPER HEIGHTS...ROCK SPRING...BEAUMONT...CEDAR
GROVE...ROCKY FACE...TUNNEL HILL...WOOD STATION...NAOMI...
LAFAYETTE...LINWOOD AND NOBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...HAIL OR FLOODING...WAIT UNTIL 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. YOU CAN ALSO TWEET YOUR REPORT USING HASHTAG GAWX.

&&

LAT...LON 3489 8558 3493 8547 3498 8517 3484 8492
      3469 8518 3465 8548 3479 8558
TIME...MOT...LOC 0325Z 326DEG 16KT 3496 8515 3486 8532
          3486 8549

$$

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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.