Tornado Warning 16, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Dec 24, 2015, 2:04 PM EST (19:04 UTC)

Expired

Dec 24, 2015, 2:18 PM EST

In force

14 min

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Area

Storm-based polygon

Tornado

Radar indicated

Hail

0.75 in

Counties Bibb County, GA, Jones County, GA, Monroe County, GA

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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235 
WFUS52 KFFC 241904
TORFFC
GAC021-169-207-241945-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0016.151224T1904Z-151224T1945Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
204 PM EST THU DEC 24 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN BIBB COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA...
  SOUTHEASTERN MONROE COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA...
  CENTRAL JONES COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA...

* UNTIL 245 PM EST
    
* AT 203 PM EST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF PAYNE CITY...OR 10 MILES
  NORTHWEST OF MACON...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. 

  IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT 
           SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. 
           DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR.  TREE 
           DAMAGE IS LIKELY. 

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  MACON...GRAY...CLINTON...BRADLEY...WAYSIDE...JAMES...JARRELL
  PLANTATION...GREENBERRY CROSSROADS...ARKWRIGHT...BOLINGBROKE...
  DAMES FERRY AND POSTELL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

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 OR TWEET US YOUR REPORT AT NWSATLANTA.

&&

LAT...LON 3288 8383 3298 8387 3317 8349 3291 8343
TIME...MOT...LOC 1903Z 250DEG 36KT 3295 8376 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

460 
WWUS52 KFFC 241918
SVSFFC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
218 PM EST THU DEC 24 2015

GAC021-169-207-241928-
/O.CAN.KFFC.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-151224T1945Z/
BIBB GA-MONROE GA-JONES GA-
218 PM EST THU DEC 24 2015

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN BIBB...SOUTHEASTERN MONROE
AND CENTRAL JONES COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
                
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER APPEARS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.
THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

LAT...LON 3288 8383 3298 8387 3317 8349 3291 8343
TIME...MOT...LOC 1914Z 250DEG 36KT 3300 8359 

$$

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