Severe Thunderstorm Warning 52, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Mar 3, 2012, 1:42 AM EST (06:42 UTC)

Expired

Mar 3, 2012, 2:15 AM EST

In force

33 min

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Area

Storm-based polygon

Counties Gwinnett County, GA, Walton County, GA

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 87 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:42 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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135 
WUUS52 KFFC 030642
SVRFFC
GAC135-297-030715-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0052.120303T0642Z-120303T0715Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
142 AM EST SAT MAR 3 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN GWINNETT COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
  NORTHERN WALTON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA

* UNTIL 215 AM EST

* AT 137 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZED HAIL...AND
  DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 10 MILES
  SOUTHWEST OF LILBURN...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  SNELLVILLE...GRAYSON...LOGANVILLE...BETWEEN AND MONROE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. 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 500 AM EST SATURDAY MORNING
FOR NORTHERN GEORGIA.

&&

LAT...LON 3398 8384 3394 8381 3391 8377 3389 8376
      3390 8374 3390 8373 3391 8371 3379 8364
      3376 8395 3378 8399 3375 8404 3387 8420
TIME...MOT...LOC 0642Z 253DEG 49KT 3378 8416

$$

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.