Some people were surprised on Tuesday night when strong storms rolled into Chattooga County out of neighboring Alabama.  The storms prompted a Tornado Warning from the National Weather Service in Peachtree City, Georgia.  Some Chattooga County residents got the warning on their phones and others did not.  Chattooga County EMA reached out to the National Weather Service for answers about the warning that was not preceded by a tornado watch.

According to Chattooga 911/EMA:

After conversing with The National Weather Service Peachtree City last night and this morning concerning last night’s storm they have offered their findings on the situation. The storm system was not threatening as it was leaving Alabama moving into Georgia. Chattooga County had a warm humid air mass move in at the same time the storm moved into our area. Once the two systems merged rotation started causing a random rogue storm that intensified quickly hence the need for the tornado warning without the watch.
Officials with Chattooga County EMA also explained that watches and warnings are address specific and are only issued to those who are “in the polygon area” of the notice.  Which explains why people in the northwestern corner of the received the warning, while others did not.