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452 
WFUS52 KFFC 151937
TORFFC
GAC067-097-121-152015-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0032.080315T1937Z-080315T2015Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
337 PM EDT SAT MAR 15 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTH CENTRAL COBB COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
  NORTHERN DOUGLAS COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
  CENTRAL FULTON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA

* UNTIL 415 PM EDT

* AT 334 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR WINSTON...
  MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  DOUGLASVILLE...CHAPEL HILL...MIDWAY...AUSTELL...LITHIA SPRINGS...
  SWEETWATER CREEK STATE PARK...MABLETON...SIX FLAGS...EAST POINT...
  COLLEGE PARK...ATLANTA...HAPEVILLE...TURNER FIELD AND PIEDMONT
  PARK.

WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO A
BASEMENT OR INTERIOR ROOM ON THE GROUND FLOOR. STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT SATURDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHERN GEORGIA.

IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...LARGE HAIL OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...WAIT
UNTIL AFTER 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.

LAT...LON 3368 8487 3378 8487 3379 8472 3383 8470
      3388 8434 3365 8434 3364 8436 3364 8445
      3360 8446
TIME...MOT...LOC 1937Z 277DEG 42KT 3372 8481

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654 
WWUS52 KFFC 151945 RRA
SVSFFC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
345 PM EDT SAT MAR 15 2008

GAC067-097-121-152015-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0032.000000T0000Z-080315T2015Z/
DOUGLAS GA-COBB GA-FULTON GA-
345 PM EDT SAT MAR 15 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL
FULTON...SOUTH CENTRAL COBB AND NORTHERN DOUGLAS COUNTIES...

AT 343 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR CHAPEL HILL...
MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
AUSTELL...LITHIA SPRINGS...SWEETWATER CREEK STATE PARK...MABLETON...
SIX FLAGS...EAST POINT...COLLEGE PARK...ATLANTA...HAPEVILLE...TURNER
FIELD...PIEDMONT PARK AND GRANT PARK.

IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 
TENNIS BALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. MOVE TO A SAFE PLACE NOW!

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT SATURDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHERN GEORGIA.

IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...LARGE HAIL OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...WAIT
UNTIL AFTER 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.

LAT...LON 3368 8487 3378 8487 3379 8472 3383 8470
      3386 8434 3365 8434 3364 8436 3364 8445
      3360 8446
TIME...MOT...LOC 1945Z 273DEG 49KT 3371 8469

$$__
302 
WWUS52 KFFC 151953
SVSFFC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
354 PM EDT SAT MAR 15 2008

GAC067-097-121-152015-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0032.000000T0000Z-080315T2015Z/
DOUGLAS GA-COBB GA-FULTON GA-
354 PM EDT SAT MAR 15 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL
FULTON...SOUTH CENTRAL COBB AND NORTHERN DOUGLAS COUNTIES...

AT 353 PM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED
NEAR SIX FLAGS...MOVING EAST AT 65 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
ATLANTA...HAPEVILLE...TURNER FIELD...PIEDMONT PARK AND GRANT PARK.

TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR THE ATLANTA METROPOLITAN AREA!!! THIS IS A
TORNADO EMERGENCY!! DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES A LARGE AND DESTRUCTIVE
TORNADO MOVING THROUGH THIS HIGHLY POPULATED AREA. PEOPLE IN THE
WARNED AREA SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE TO ANOTHER PLACE OF SAFETY...
SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY IN YOUR PRESENT LOCATION!!!

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT SATURDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHERN GEORGIA.

IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...LARGE HAIL OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...WAIT
UNTIL AFTER 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.

LAT...LON 3368 8487 3378 8487 3379 8472 3383 8470
      3386 8434 3365 8434 3364 8436 3364 8445
      3360 8446
TIME...MOT...LOC 1954Z 269DEG 58KT 3377 8447

$$__
833 
WWUS52 KFFC 151956
SVSFFC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
356 PM EDT SAT MAR 15 2008

GAC067-097-121-152015-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0032.000000T0000Z-080315T2015Z/
DOUGLAS GA-COBB GA-FULTON GA-
356 PM EDT SAT MAR 15 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL
FULTON...SOUTH CENTRAL COBB AND NORTHERN DOUGLAS COUNTIES...

AT 353 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR SWEETWATER CREEK
STATE PARK...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO EAST
POINT...COLLEGE PARK...ATLANTA...HAPEVILLE...TURNER FIELD...PIEDMONT
PARK AND GRANT PARK.

IN ADDITION TO THE THREAT OF A TORNADO...VERY LARGE HAIL TO THE
SIZE OF BASEBALLS CAN BE EXPECTED. BASEBALL SIZE HAIL HAS BEEN 
REPORTED WITH THIS STORM!

IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED
BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW
SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT SATURDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHERN GEORGIA.

IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...LARGE HAIL OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...WAIT
UNTIL AFTER 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.

LAT...LON 3368 8487 3378 8487 3379 8472 3383 8470
      3386 8434 3365 8434 3364 8436 3364 8445
      3360 8446
TIME...MOT...LOC 1956Z 275DEG 46KT 3369 8453

$$__
990 
WWUS52 KFFC 151958 CCA
SVSFFC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
356 PM EDT SAT MAR 15 2008

GAC067-097-121-152015-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0032.000000T0000Z-080315T2015Z/
DOUGLAS GA-COBB GA-FULTON GA-
356 PM EDT SAT MAR 15 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL
FULTON...SOUTH CENTRAL COBB AND NORTHERN DOUGLAS COUNTIES...

AT 353 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS DEVELOPING TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR THE 
INTERSECTION OF I-285 AND LAKEWOOD FREEWAY IN SOUTHWEST 
ATLANTA...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO EAST
POINT...COLLEGE PARK...ATLANTA...HAPEVILLE...TURNER FIELD...PIEDMONT
PARK AND GRANT PARK.

IN ADDITION TO THE THREAT OF A TORNADO...VERY LARGE HAIL TO THE
SIZE OF BASEBALLS CAN BE EXPECTED. BASEBALL SIZE HAIL HAS BEEN 
REPORTED WITH THIS STORM!

IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED
BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW
SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT SATURDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHERN GEORGIA.

IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...LARGE HAIL OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...WAIT
UNTIL AFTER 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.

LAT...LON 3368 8487 3378 8487 3379 8472 3383 8470
      3386 8434 3365 8434 3364 8436 3364 8445
      3360 8446
TIME...MOT...LOC 1956Z 275DEG 46KT 3369 8453

$$__
109 
WWUS52 KFFC 152011
SVSFFC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
411 PM EDT SAT MAR 15 2008

GAC067-097-121-152015-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0032.000000T0000Z-080315T2015Z/
DOUGLAS GA-COBB GA-FULTON GA-
411 PM EDT SAT MAR 15 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL
FULTON...SOUTH CENTRAL COBB AND NORTHEASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTIES...

AT 407 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
INDICATE A DEVELOPING TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR GRANT 
PARK...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. VERY LARGE HAIL IS POSSIBLE WITH THIS 
STORM. ANOTHER VERY STRONG STORM WITH WEAK ROTATION WAS LOCTED IN 
DOUGLASVILLE AND WILL TRACK INTO ATLANTA.

DO NOT USE HIGHWAY OVERPASSES FOR SHELTER. OVERPASSES DO NOT PROVIDE
PROTECTION FROM TORNADIC WINDS. VEHICLES STOPPED UNDER BRIDGES BLOCK
TRAFFIC AND PREVENT PEOPLE FROM GETTING OUT OF THE STORMS PATH AND TO
SHELTER. IF YOU CANNOT DRIVE AWAY FROM THE TORNADO...GET OUT OF YOUR
VEHICLE AND LIE FLAT IN A DITCH AS A LAST RESORT.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT SATURDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHERN GEORGIA.

IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...LARGE HAIL OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...WAIT
UNTIL AFTER 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.

LAT...LON 3369 8472 3378 8471 3383 8469 3386 8434
      3365 8434 3364 8436 3364 8445
TIME...MOT...LOC 2011Z 270DEG 44KT 3370 8431

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