Tornado Warning 17, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Nov 30, 2016, 2:43 PM EST (19:43 UTC)

Expired

Nov 30, 2016, 3:15 PM EST

In force

32 min

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Area

Storm-based polygon

Tornado

Radar indicated

Hail

0.75 in

Counties Barrow County, GA, Clarke County, GA, Jackson County, GA

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 115 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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795 
WFUS52 KFFC 301943
TORFFC
GAC013-059-157-302015-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0017.161130T1943Z-161130T2015Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  JACKSON COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN GEORGIA...
  NORTHWESTERN CLARKE COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN GEORGIA...
  BARROW COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...

* UNTIL 315 PM EST
    
* AT 242 PM EST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER HARBIN...OR NEAR WINDER...MOVING EAST AT
  35 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...
  WINDER...JEFFERSON...BRASELTON...AUBURN...STATHAM...MAYSVILLE...
  ARCADE...NICHOLSON...HOSCHTON...BOGART...BETHLEHEM...PENDERGRASS...
  CARL...TALMO...ATHENS-CLARKE COUNTY...APPLE VALLEY...BEAR CREEK
  RESERVOIR...WESTGATE PARK...PEACH STATE SPEEDWAY AND COUNTY LINE.

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 3420 8350 3410 8337 3407 8338 3395 8345
      3394 8352 3397 8354 3393 8360 3391 8377
      3393 8380 3398 8383 3400 8387 3402 8386
      3415 8379 3428 8362
TIME...MOT...LOC 1942Z 247DEG 32KT 3396 8382 

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

$$

745 
WWUS52 KFFC 301956
SVSFFC

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

GAC013-059-157-302015-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-161130T2015Z/
JACKSON GA-CLARKE GA-BARROW GA-
256 PM EST WED NOV 30 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM EST FOR CENTRAL
JACKSON...NORTHWESTERN CLARKE AND EAST CENTRAL BARROW COUNTIES...
    
AT 255 PM EST...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES
WAS LOCATED NEAR RUSSELL IN BARROW COUNTY. ANOTHER STRONG AREA OF
ROTATION WAS LOCATED 5 MILES WEST OF PEACH STATE SPEEDWAY
IN JACKSON COUNTY. BOTH STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST 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. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WINDER...JEFFERSON...STATHAM...MAYSVILLE...ARCADE...NICHOLSON...
BOGART...ATHENS-CLARKE COUNTY...APPLE VALLEY...BEAR CREEK
RESERVOIR...WESTGATE PARK...PEACH STATE SPEEDWAY...RUSSELL AND OCONEE
HEIGHTS.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3396 8344 3395 8353 3397 8354 3395 8357
      3396 8372 3400 8372 3422 8362 3425 8357
      3420 8350 3410 8337 3407 8338
TIME...MOT...LOC 1955Z 244DEG 37KT 3419 8362 3399 8368 

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

$$

213 
WWUS52 KFFC 302012
SVSFFC

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

GAC013-059-157-302022-
/O.EXP.KFFC.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-161130T2015Z/
JACKSON GA-CLARKE GA-BARROW GA-
312 PM EST WED NOV 30 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL JACKSON...NORTHWESTERN CLARKE AND
EAST CENTRAL BARROW COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 315 PM EST...

THE TORNADO THREAT HAS DIMINISHED AND THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED. HOWEVER...DAMAGING WINDS REMAIN LIKELY AND A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA.

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

LAT...LON 3396 8344 3395 8353 3397 8354 3395 8357
      3396 8372 3400 8372 3422 8362 3425 8357
      3420 8350 3410 8337 3407 8338
TIME...MOT...LOC 2012Z 247DEG 32KT 3425 8346 3405 8352 

$$

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