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There is currently a tornado watch and I think that it will become a tornado warning, after looking at the radar.

The second image is the Doppler velocity image, which shows incoming and outgoing speeds. When you have reds next to blues you can infer circulation (as you can see over station VPC). Usually when the radar operator or the NWS sees this they issue a tornado warning. There is no Tornado reported yet but you can watch the reports as they come in at the SPC.

Hope everyone down there is OK.

UPDATE: There is now a tornado warning!! 000 WFUS52 KFFC 151633 TORFFC GAC015-057-067-223-151715- /O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0023.080315T1632Z-080315T1715Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1232 PM EDT SAT MAR 15 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR... WESTERN CHEROKEE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA NORTHERN COBB COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA BARTOW COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA NORTHEASTERN PAULDING COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA

* UNTIL 115 PM EDT

* AT 1228 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 15 MILES WEST OF CARTERSVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO CASSVILLE...EMERSON...RED TOP MOUNTAIN STATE PARK...ACWORTH... KENNESAW...CHEROKEE...WOODSTOCK...WALESKA...HOLLY SPRINGS AND CANTON.

THIS VERY DANGEROUS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING FUNNEL CLOUDS AND MAY PRODUCE A TORNADO AT ANY TIME. TAKE COVER NOW! 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 3401 8440 3399 8486 3429 8493 3438 8446 3411 8442 3409 8442 3408 8441 3404 8441 TIME...MOT...LOC 1632Z 261DEG 43KT 3411 8500

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UPDATE2: There is now reports of tornadoes coming in.