Tornado Warning 4, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Apr 19, 2015, 8:49 AM EDT (12:49 UTC)

Expired

Apr 19, 2015, 9:15 AM EDT

In force

26 min

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Area

Storm-based polygon

Tornado

Radar indicated

Hail

0.75 in

Counties Carroll County, GA, Coweta County, GA, Heard County, GA

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 37 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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WFUS52 KFFC 191249
TORFFC
GAC045-077-149-191315-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0004.150419T1249Z-150419T1315Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
849 AM EDT SUN APR 19 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN HEARD COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA...
  NORTHWESTERN COWETA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA...
  SOUTHEASTERN CARROLL COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN GEORGIA...

* UNTIL 915 AM EDT
    
* AT 849 AM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR CENTRALHATCHEE...OR 10 MILES NORTH OF
  FRANKLIN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 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
  CARROLLTON...VILLA RICA...WHITESBURG...CENTRALHATCHEE...
  ROOPVILLE...LOWELL...POWERS CROSSROADS...TREASURE LAKE...PLANT
  WANSLEY...HANDY...ARNCO-SARGENT...BYERS CROSSROADS...DUNAWAY
  GARDENS...CLEM...ROSCOE...PLANT YATES AND SEATON LAKE.

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 3371 8495 3368 8490 3358 8491 3357 8481
      3356 8483 3354 8483 3353 8482 3351 8482
      3351 8473 3329 8501 3342 8517
TIME...MOT...LOC 1249Z 221DEG 27KT 3342 8504 

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

$$

650 
WWUS52 KFFC 191311
SVSFFC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
911 AM EDT SUN APR 19 2015

GAC045-077-149-191320-
/O.EXP.KFFC.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-150419T1315Z/
HEARD GA-COWETA GA-CARROLL GA-
911 AM EDT SUN APR 19 2015

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN HEARD...NORTHWESTERN COWETA
AND SOUTHEASTERN CARROLL COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 915 AM EDT...
    
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED. 
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM EDT FOR NORTHWESTERN
GEORGIA.

LAT...LON 3371 8495 3368 8490 3358 8491 3357 8481
      3356 8483 3354 8483 3353 8482 3351 8482
      3351 8473 3329 8501 3342 8517
TIME...MOT...LOC 1309Z 221DEG 27KT 3342 8504 

$$

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