Possible tornado over DOWNTOWN ATLANTA!!

[Brent]

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
603 PM EDT SUN JUL 10 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
FULTON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA

* UNTIL 630 PM EDT

* AT 559 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO SOUTHEAST OF
TURNER FIELD...OR ABOUT NEAR PANTHERSVILLE...MOVING NORTHWEST AT
40 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
ATLANTA.

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 NO SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.

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 3375 8454 3378 8452 3384 8443 3391 8442
3386 8434 3384 8434 3383 8435 3367 8435
3367 8439

[tim_in_ga]

The outer bands are just starting to reach us in north GA. Should be a windy, rainy night. Hopefully the bad stuff will die down soon.

[mtm4319]

First the Atlanta Motor Speedway... now maybe Turner Field?

[Brent]

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
620 PM EDT SUN JUL 10 2005

GAC121-102230-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0029.000000T0000Z-050710T2230Z/
FULTON-
620 PM EDT SUN JUL 10 2005

...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 630 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL FULTON
COUNTY...

AT 616 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 13 MILES NORTHWEST OF
ATLANTA...OR ABOUT NEAR MARIETTA...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 40 MPH.

THE STORM HAS BEEN SHOWING SIGNS OF WEAKENING AS IT MOVES TO THE
NORTHEAST...BUT STILL INDICATED TO BE A DANGEROUS STORM.

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 THE
LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO
NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT MONDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHEASTERN GEORGIA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT MONDAY MORNING FOR WEST CENTRAL 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 3375 8454 3378 8452 3384 8443 3391 8442
3386 8434 3384 8434 3383 8435 3367 8435

[JenyEliza]

It's been real bad here for the last hour or two. We're west of Atlanta in the I-75 corridor above I-20, so it's been going through downtown, then coming here.

Don't know if anything actually touched down at Turner Field, but wouldn't surprise me. Been dark, rainy and a little scary (but not nearly as scary as Ivan was).

Jen

[JenyEliza]

Just caught this bit:

AT 616 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 13 MILES NORTHWEST OF ATLANTA...OR ABOUT NEAR MARIETTA...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 40 MPH.

If there was an ACTUAL Tornado over Marietta, they never called a Tornado warning in Cobb County (Marietta is the County Seat for Cobb County).

The only Tornado Warning was for Fulton. Someone blew it.

[Brent]

Just caught this bit:

AT 616 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 13 MILES NORTHWEST OF ATLANTA...OR ABOUT NEAR MARIETTA...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 40 MPH.

If there was an ACTUAL Tornado over Marietta, they never called a Tornado warning in Cobb County (Marietta is the County Seat for Cobb County).

The only Tornado Warning was for Fulton. Someone blew it.

Your right... Cobb County was under a Severe Thunderstorm Warning. I distinctly remember watching Fox 5 and they never mentioned a Tornado Warning for Cobb...

[jabber]

The Atlantic airport must be a lot of fun right now.... I am really glad I am not traveling.

[JenyEliza]

I just went out on the front porch to check things...the storm sewers in front of our house and the house across the street are blocked.

Our road is flooded with 6 inches of water, our front yard has about 3 inches, and the neighbor across the street has probably about 6 in their backyard (they are down hill from the street). I sure hope their basement is OK.

Boy is this fun.

Jeny

[JenyEliza]

Just caught this bit:

AT 616 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 13 MILES NORTHWEST OF ATLANTA...OR ABOUT NEAR MARIETTA...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 40 MPH.

If there was an ACTUAL Tornado over Marietta, they never called a Tornado warning in Cobb County (Marietta is the County Seat for Cobb County).

The only Tornado Warning was for Fulton. Someone blew it.

Your right... Cobb County was under a Severe Thunderstorm Warning. I distinctly remember watching Fox 5 and they never mentioned a Tornado Warning for Cobb...

Been watching Fox 5 too. NO ONE called a Tornado Warning for Cobb. From what I can tell, it didn't touch down...but there surely would be heck to pay if it had and there was damage--or worse--casualties. Still can't believe they didn't call a Tornado WARNING, when one was clearly over that area.

[Brent]

I only get the Fox 5 newscasts on a local channel here... so I'll check it out at 10.

It's not fun here either, but it's not too bad. Had some gusty winds, but nothing significant. Flooding is a concern though. We've already had at least 3 to 4 inches based on it raining for 8 hours now... and it's not over yet. I'm feeling better about the lack of wind though, but the center is still southwest of here.

[Lindaloo]

I saw the footage of that possible tornado here in Atlanta this evening. It was scary looking.

[JenyEliza]

I saw the footage of that possible tornado here in Atlanta this evening. It was scary looking.

This whole thing is scary. I've been sitting under a very LONG feeder band since early this AM. My house is flooded...not the living area (yet), but I have a river running through the backyard, the crawl spaces is flooding, a lake in the front yard, the street is flooded and it's still pouring.

This is current conditions for Atlanta. See that long feeder band? It's been over us for hours, and still not finished.

Pray for us....this is getting bad.