Severe Thunderstorm Warning 38, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Feb 24, 2012, 12:06 PM EST (17:06 UTC)

Expired

Feb 24, 2012, 12:30 PM EST

In force

24 min

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Area

Storm-based polygon

Counties Glascock County, GA, Warren County, GA

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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058 
WUUS52 KFFC 241706
SVRFFC
GAC125-301-241730-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0038.120224T1706Z-120224T1730Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1206 PM EST FRI FEB 24 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN GLASCOCK COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA
  SOUTHEASTERN WARREN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA

* UNTIL 1230 PM EST

* AT 1205 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL...AND
  DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR REESE...
  MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL OTHERWISE REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL
  AREAS OF THE INDICATED COUNTY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE
IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...AND DEADLY CLOUD
TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...
PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

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.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EST FRIDAY AFTERNOON
FOR NORTHERN GEORGIA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
800 PM EST FRIDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.

&&

LAT...LON 3329 8241 3326 8269 3339 8271 3343 8256
      3341 8254 3336 8253 3335 8251 3334 8243
      3331 8238
TIME...MOT...LOC 1706Z 251DEG 52KT 3334 8256

$$

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Georgia, 2012Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2012

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.