Saturday, January 21, 2012

Tornado Warning (Rotation Detected)- Newnan, Georgia- 11:00 AM CST




SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1148 AM EST SAT JAN 21 2012

GAC077-149-211715-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120121T1715Z/
COWETA GA-HEARD GA-
1148 AM EST SAT JAN 21 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 PM EST FOR
NORTHEASTERN HEARD AND COWETA COUNTIES...

AT 1144 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR FRANKLIN...MOVING
EAST AT 45 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO POWERS
CROSSROADS...HANDY...ARNCO-SARGENT...NEWNAN...MORELAND...MADRAS...
THOMAS CROSSROADS...CANNONGATE...SENOIA...TURIN AND SHARPSBURG.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 FIRST FLOOR. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF DRIVING...DO NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.

IF YOU ARE IN A MOBILE HOME OR VEHICLE...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE
A STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

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. YOU CAN ALSO TWEET YOUR REPORT USING HASHTAG GAWX.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM EST SATURDAY AFTERNOON
FOR NORTHERN GEORGIA.

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