Severe Thunderstorm Warning 45, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Mar 2, 2012, 10:30 PM EST (03:30 UTC)

Expired

Mar 2, 2012, 11:03 PM EST

In force

33 min

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Area

Storm-based polygon

Counties Cherokee County, GA, Dawson County, GA, Forsyth County, GA, Pickens County, GA

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 119 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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WUUS52 KFFC 030330
SVRFFC
GAC057-085-117-227-030415-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0045.120303T0330Z-120303T0415Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1030 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN CHEROKEE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
  DAWSON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
  NORTHERN FORSYTH COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
  SOUTHEASTERN PICKENS COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA

* UNTIL 1115 PM EST

* AT 1029 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZED HAIL.  THIS
  STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR WALESKA...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BALL
  GROUND...NELSON AND DAWSONVILLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DOPPLER RADAR HAS INDICATED ROTATION WITHIN THIS STORM. ALTHOUGH
CURRENT DATA DOES NOT INDICATE THE EXISTENCE OF A TORNADO...A TORNADO
MAY STILL DEVELOP. IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED...ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO
A PLACE OF SAFETY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR
SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.

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 1100 PM EST FRIDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHERN GEORGIA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
100 AM EST SATURDAY MORNING FOR NORTHWESTERN GEORGIA.

&&

LAT...LON 3456 8421 3432 8398 3423 8455 3440 8459
TIME...MOT...LOC 0331Z 261DEG 34KT 3433 8448

$$

718 
WWUS52 KFFC 030403
SVSFFC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1103 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012

GAC057-085-117-227-030413-
/O.CAN.KFFC.SV.W.0045.000000T0000Z-120303T0415Z/
PICKENS GA-CHEROKEE GA-DAWSON GA-FORSYTH GA-
1103 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN FORSYTH...DAWSON...
NORTHERN CHEROKEE AND SOUTHEASTERN PICKENS COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF DAWSON COUNTY.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
DOUGHERTY AND LUMPKIN.

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 500 AM EST SATURDAY MORNING
FOR NORTHERN GEORGIA.

LAT...LON 3456 8421 3432 8398 3423 8455 3440 8459
TIME...MOT...LOC 0403Z 261DEG 34KT 3438 8412

$$

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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.