Tornado Warning 15, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Nov 30, 2016, 2:14 PM EST (19:14 UTC)

Expired

Nov 30, 2016, 2:32 PM EST

In force

18 min

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Area

Storm-based polygon

Tornado

Radar indicated

Hail

0.75 in

Counties Forsyth County, GA, Gwinnett County, GA, Hall County, GA

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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811 
WFUS52 KFFC 301914
TORFFC
GAC117-135-139-301945-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0015.161130T1914Z-161130T1945Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
214 PM EST WED NOV 30 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHWESTERN HALL COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...
  NORTH CENTRAL GWINNETT COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...
  CENTRAL FORSYTH COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...

* UNTIL 245 PM EST
    
* AT 211 PM EST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER BROOKWOOD...OR NEAR CUMMING...MOVING EAST
  AT 25 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. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  SUGAR HILL...BUFORD...FLOWERY BRANCH...REST HAVEN...LAKE LANIER
  ISLANDS...BUFORD DAM-LAKE LANIER PARKS...BROOKWOOD AND AQUALAND
  PARK.

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 OR IN
A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT TAKE SHELTER UNDER HIGHWAY OVERPASSES. IF YOU
CANNOT SAFELY DRIVE AWAY FROM THE TORNADO...AS A LAST RESORT...EITHER
PARK YOUR VEHICLE AND STAY PUT...OR ABANDON YOUR VEHICLE AND LIE DOWN
IN A LOW LYING AREA 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 3409 8419 3413 8422 3424 8402 3418 8392
      3411 8395
TIME...MOT...LOC 1911Z 255DEG 20KT 3411 8418 

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

$$

322 
WWUS52 KFFC 301932
SVSFFC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
232 PM EST WED NOV 30 2016

GAC117-135-139-301941-
/O.CAN.KFFC.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-161130T1945Z/
HALL GA-GWINNETT GA-FORSYTH GA-
232 PM EST WED NOV 30 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN HALL...NORTH CENTRAL GWINNETT
AND CENTRAL FORSYTH 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.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EST FOR NORTH CENTRAL
GEORGIA.


LAT...LON 3409 8419 3413 8422 3424 8402 3418 8392
      3411 8395
TIME...MOT...LOC 1930Z 255DEG 20KT 3414 8405 

$$

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