Tornado Warning 15, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Feb 24, 2012, 11:06 AM EST (16:06 UTC)

Expired

Feb 24, 2012, 11:30 AM EST

In force

24 min

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Area

Storm-based polygon

Counties Hancock County, GA, Taliaferro County, GA, Warren County, GA

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

225 
WFUS52 KFFC 241606
TORFFC
GAC141-265-301-241630-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0015.120224T1606Z-120224T1630Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1106 AM EST FRI FEB 24 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN HANCOCK COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA
  SOUTHERN TALIAFERRO COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA
  WARREN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA

* UNTIL 1130 AM EST

* AT 1103 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 18 MILES WEST OF
  NORWOOD...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO CAMAK
  AND WARRENTON.

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.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3334 8254 3327 8314 3345 8305 3349 8298
      3352 8299 3359 8264 3349 8260 3344 8256
TIME...MOT...LOC 1606Z 261DEG 35KT 3344 8298

$$

091 
WWUS52 KFFC 241611
SVSFFC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1111 AM EST FRI FEB 24 2012

GAC141-265-301-241630-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-120224T1630Z/
WARREN GA-TALIAFERRO GA-HANCOCK GA-
1111 AM EST FRI FEB 24 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 AM EST FOR NORTHERN
HANCOCK...SOUTHERN TALIAFERRO AND WARREN COUNTIES...

AT 1103 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR 
SHOULDERBONE...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. ANOTHER POSSIBLE TORNADIC 
CIRCULATION WAS JUST SOUTHEAST OF SHOULDERBONE.  WHILE A TORNADO IS 
NOT IMMINENT WITH THE ROTATION NEAR SHOULDERBONE....ONE COULD FORM 
AT ANYTIME!

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
CULVERTON...POWELTON...MAYFIELD...BARNETT...NORWOOD...MESENA...
CADLEY...CAMAK...WARRENTON AND REESE.

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.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3334 8254 3327 8314 3345 8305 3349 8298
      3352 8299 3359 8264 3349 8260 3344 8256
TIME...MOT...LOC 1608Z 261DEG 35KT 3335 8294

$$

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