Severe Thunderstorm Warning 258, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Aug 18, 2016, 3:48 PM EDT (19:48 UTC)

Expired

Aug 18, 2016, 4:06 PM EDT

In force

18 min

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Area

Storm-based polygon

Hail

1.0 in

Wind

60.0 mph

County Coweta County, GA

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 26 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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273 
WUUS52 KFFC 181948
SVRFFC
GAC077-182030-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0258.160818T1948Z-160818T2030Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
348 PM EDT THU AUG 18 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  CENTRAL COWETA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA...

* UNTIL 430 PM EDT

* AT 348 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER
  ARNCO-SARGENT...OR NEAR NEWNAN...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

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

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

  IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE 
           TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES. 

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  NEWNAN...TYRONE...SHARPSBURG...EAST NEWNAN...MADRAS...PLANT
  YATES... THOMAS CROSSROADS...HANDY...ARNCO-SARGENT...CANNONGATE
  AND DUNAWAY GARDENS.

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 3345 8497 3344 8494 3345 8493 3345 8492
      3347 8490 3350 8461 3348 8462 3345 8462
      3327 8467 3337 8499
TIME...MOT...LOC 1948Z 281DEG 14KT 3341 8490 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

905 
WWUS52 KFFC 182006
SVSFFC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
406 PM EDT THU AUG 18 2016

GAC077-182016-
/O.CAN.KFFC.SV.W.0258.000000T0000Z-160818T2030Z/
COWETA GA-
406 PM EDT THU AUG 18 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL COWETA COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
                
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.  HOWEVER GUSTY WINDS ARE
STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.

LAT...LON 3345 8497 3344 8494 3345 8493 3345 8492
      3347 8490 3350 8461 3348 8462 3345 8462
      3327 8467 3337 8499
TIME...MOT...LOC 2004Z 281DEG 14KT 3340 8482 

$$

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