douglas county tornado warning

[bigocobb]

Douglas County

Tornado Warning, Tornado Watch

Tornado Warning:

 

 

Issued at: 10:48 AM EDT 10/27/10, expires at: 11:15 AM EDT 10/27/10

 

The NWS in peachtree city has issued a

http://www.wsbtv.com/severeweather/1852405/detail.html

 

tornado warning for: southwestern douglas county in north central Georgia southwestern fulton county in north central Georgia southeastern carroll county in northwest Georgia northwestern coweta county in west central Georgia

Until 1115 am edt

At 1046 am edt, national weather service doppler radar indicated a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado near whitesburg, moving east at 30 mph.

Other locations in the warning include but are not limited to chattahoochee hill country, union city, palmetto and fairburn.

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 ground floor. Stay away from windows. If driving, do not 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.

A tornado watch remains in effect until 100 pm edt Wednesday afternoon for northern Georgia.

[I'm Floored]

There's one for Southeastern Carroll County (Whitesburg area) too. My husband just called me from that area to look it up, because he heard the sirens, and wanted to know if he should seek shelter.

[GoodNeighbor]

Now there's one for South Fulton county.

[Blondiega1]

Radar shows south of us getting POUNDED!

http://www.wsbtv.com/interactive-radar/index.html