Tornado Warning 10, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Mar 18, 2013, 6:00 PM EDT (22:00 UTC)

Expired

Mar 18, 2013, 6:45 PM EDT

In force

45 min

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Area

Storm-based polygon

Counties Bartow County, GA, Cherokee County, GA, Cobb County, GA, DeKalb County, GA, Forsyth County, GA, Fulton County, GA, Gwinnett County, GA, Paulding County, GA, Polk County, GA

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:03 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.

613 
WFUS52 KFFC 182200
TORFFC
GAC015-057-067-089-117-121-135-223-233-182245-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0010.130318T2200Z-130318T2245Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
600 PM EDT MON MAR 18 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN CHEROKEE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
  NORTHERN COBB COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
  NORTHWESTERN DEKALB COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
  FORSYTH COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
  NORTHEASTERN FULTON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
  NORTHWESTERN GWINNETT COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
  SOUTHERN BARTOW COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA
  NORTHERN PAULDING COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA
  NORTHEASTERN POLK COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA

* UNTIL 645 PM EDT

* AT 557 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMA CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR TAYLORSVILLE...
  MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH. THERE IS ANOTHER AREA OF ROTATION CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 
  A TORNADO SOUTHEAST OF BRASWELL.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  EMERSON...ACWORTH...KENNESAW...MARIETTA...WOODSTOCK...HOLLY
  SPRINGS...CANTON...MOUNTAIN PARK...SANDY SPRINGS...BUFFINGTON...
  ROSWELL...DUNWOODY...ALPHARETTA...MILTON...FREE HOME...NORCROSS...
  BERKELEY LAKE...JOHNS CREEK...DULUTH...CUMMING AND SUWANEE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW! IF YOU WAIT
TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT WILL BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE
PLACE.

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 1000 PM EDT MONDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHWESTERN GEORGIA. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT MONDAY EVENING FOR NORTHWEST GEORGIA.

&&

LAT...LON 3419 8498 3430 8404 3419 8405 3418 8406
      3416 8405 3392 8406 3387 8500
TIME...MOT...LOC 2158Z 262DEG 51KT 3410 8479

$$

433 
WWUS52 KFFC 182224
SVSFFC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
624 PM EDT MON MAR 18 2013

GAC015-057-067-089-117-121-135-223-233-182234-
/O.CAN.KFFC.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-130318T2245Z/
POLK GA-PAULDING GA-BARTOW GA-CHEROKEE GA-COBB GA-DEKALB GA-
FORSYTH GA-GWINNETT GA-FULTON GA-
624 PM EDT MON MAR 18 2013

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN FULTON...NORTHWESTERN
GWINNETT...WESTERN FORSYTH...NORTHWESTERN DEKALB...COBB...SOUTHERN
CHEROKEE...SOUTHERN BARTOW...NORTHERN PAULDING AND NORTHEASTERN POLK
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

THE ROTATION IN THE LINE OF STORMS THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS 
WEAKENED AND IS NO LONGER EXPECTED TO PRODUCE A TORNADO. WINDS UP
TO 60 MPH MAY STILL BE POSSIBLE.

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 1000 PM EDT MONDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHWESTERN GEORGIA.

LAT...LON 3419 8498 3430 8404 3419 8405 3418 8406
      3416 8405 3392 8406 3387 8500
TIME...MOT...LOC 2224Z 262DEG 51KT 3415 8435

$$

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