Severe Thunderstorm Warning 94, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

May 6, 2012, 6:38 PM EDT (22:38 UTC)

Expired

May 6, 2012, 7:30 PM EDT

In force

52 min

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Area

Storm-based polygon

Counties Douglas County, GA, Fulton County, GA

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 42 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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169 
WUUS52 KFFC 062238
SVRFFC
GAC097-121-062330-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0094.120506T2238Z-120506T2330Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
638 PM EDT SUN MAY 6 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
  CENTRAL FULTON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA

* UNTIL 730 PM EDT

* AT 636 PM EDT...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 NEAR
  SWEETWATER CREEK STATE PARK...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  SANDTOWN.

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 3381 8463 3375 8458 3378 8453 3369 8444
      3359 8462 3376 8471
TIME...MOT...LOC 2238Z 319DEG 6KT 3374 8460

$$

969 
WWUS52 KFFC 062312
SVSFFC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
712 PM EDT SUN MAY 6 2012

GAC097-121-062330-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0094.000000T0000Z-120506T2330Z/
DOUGLAS GA-FULTON GA-
712 PM EDT SUN MAY 6 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM EDT
FOR CENTRAL FULTON AND EAST CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTIES...

AT 709 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZED
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR 
SANDTOWN...MOVING SOUTH AT 5 MPH. THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF 
PRODUCING NICKEL SIZE HAIL OR LARGER.

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

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 3375 8463 3375 8458 3365 8451 3359 8462
      3373 8470
TIME...MOT...LOC 2311Z 001DEG 4KT 3370 8462

$$

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