Severe Thunderstorm Warning 251, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Aug 2, 2016, 4:08 PM EDT (20:08 UTC)

Expired

Aug 2, 2016, 5:00 PM EDT

In force

52 min

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Area

Storm-based polygon

Hail

0.75 in

Wind

60.0 mph

Counties Greene County, GA, Oglethorpe County, GA, Taliaferro County, GA, Wilkes County, GA

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:10 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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WUUS52 KFFC 022008
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GAC133-221-265-317-022100-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0251.160802T2008Z-160802T2100Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
408 PM EDT TUE AUG 2 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHWESTERN WILKES COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA...
  NORTHEASTERN GREENE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA...
  TALIAFERRO COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA...
  SOUTH CENTRAL OGLETHORPE COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN GEORGIA...

* UNTIL 500 PM EDT

* AT 408 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
  WOODVILLE...OR 12 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LEXINGTON...MOVING EAST AT 25
  MPH.

  HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PENNY SIZE HAIL. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

  IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES. 

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  WASHINGTON...CRAWFORDVILLE...UNION
  POINT...WOODVILLE...RAYLE...SHARON...
  LYNEVILLE...CELESTE...PENFIELD...LUNDBERG...ALEXANDER STEPHENS
  PARK... CARTERS GROVE...RAYTOWN...ROBINSON...SANDY CROSS...ROCKY
  CREEK FIRE DEPT....DANIEL SPRINGS...PHILOMATH AND FICKLIN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

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 3356 8271 3356 8272 3355 8272 3353 8273
      3353 8274 3351 8275 3351 8279 3352 8282
      3350 8282 3350 8284 3367 8319 3385 8308
      3375 8263
TIME...MOT...LOC 2008Z 291DEG 22KT 3371 8302 

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$
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