Severe Thunderstorm Warning 25, NWS Atlanta, GA

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATHENS GA
340PM EDT WED MAY 7 1986

NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS..A FEW VERY HEAVY CONTINUE A CYCLE OF
DEVELOPING AND DISSIPATING ACROSS ALL PARTS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA.

THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT TWO TO
THREE HOURS.

PERSONS ACROSS NORTHEAST GEORGIA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR BRIEF HEAVY
RAIN..STRONG GUSTY SURFACE WINDS..FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING
AND POSSIBLE SMALL HAIL AS THESE THUNDERSTORMS MOVE ACROSS THEIR AREA.

ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS OR WARNING WILL BE ISSUED AS NEEDED.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATHENS GA
350PM EDT WED MAY 7 1986

NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS..A FEW VERY HEAVY CONTINUE A CYCLE OF
DEVELOPING AND DISSIPATING ACROSS ALL PARTS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA.

THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT TWO TO
THREE HOURS.

PERSONS ACROSS NORTHEAST GEORGIA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR BRIEF HEAVY
RAIN..STRONG GUSTY SURFACE WINDS..FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING
AND POSSIBLE SMALL HAIL AS THESE THUNDERSTORMS MOVE ACROSS THEIR AREA.

AT 345 PM EDT A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EMPLOYEE REPORTS 1/4 TO 1/2
INCH HAIL COVERING THE GROUND AND WINDS ESTIMATED TO BE 30 TO 40 MILES
AN HOUR AT HIS HOME IN OGLETHORPE COUNTY.

ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS OR WARNING WILL BE ISSUED AS NEEDED.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATLANTA GA
527 PM EDT WED MAY 7 1986

AT 523 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED ACROSS NORTHERN
DEKALB COUNTY AND INTO SOUTHERN GWINNETT COUNTY IN THE NORTHEAST
METRO ATLANTA AREA.

THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM IS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN AND PROBABLY
HAIL.

THE THUNDERSTORM WAS MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH AND WILL
BE MOVING OVER THE STONE MOUNTAIN AREA SHORTLY. THE THUNDERSTORM
WI.LL BE MOVING BETWEEN LAWRENCEVILLE AND LITHONIA BEFORE 6PM.

PERSONS IN NORTH DEKALB AND SOUTH GWINNETT COUNTIES SHOULD BE
ALERT FOR THIS STORM AND TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATLANTA GA
607 PM EDT WED MAY 7 1986

AT 605 PM EDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ACROSS THE
METRO ATLANTA AREA. HAIL HAS BEEN REPORTED ALONG WITH VERY HEAVY
RAIN IN THE BUCKHEAD AREA OF ATLANTA.

THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH AND WILL
CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE METRO ATLANTA AREA FOR THE NEXT HOUR.

PERSONS IN THE ATLANTA AREA...ESPECIALLY IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA...
SSHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND TAKE PRECAUTIONS FROM THESE STORMS.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATLANTA GA
715 PM EDT WED MAY 7 1986

AT 710 PM EDT RADAR INDICATED VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER
HENRY COUNTY. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT ABOUT
20 MILES AN HOUR.

AS THE HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS MOVED ACROSS ATLANTA HARTSFIELD AIRPORT
BRIEF HEAVY RAIN OCCURRED ALONG WITH MARBLE SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUST
TO 39 MILES AN HOUR. PARTS OF ATLANTA HAVE REPORTED OVER AN INCH
OF RAIN WITH THESE STORMS BUT AT THE AIRPORT ONLY .14 INCH OF RAIN
FELL.

THE THUNDERSTORMS OVER HENRY COUNTY WILL MOVE SOUTHEASTWARD INTO
SPALDING AND BUTTS COUNTIES DURING THE NEXT HOUR. A PERIOD OF
VERY HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY SURFACE WINDS
ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. PERSONS IN HENRY..BUTTS..
AND SPALDING COUNTIES SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO THESE STORMS.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MACON GA
716 PM EDT WED MAY 7 1986

AT 710 PM A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS MOVING INTO NORTHWEST JASPER COUNTY
TOWARD MONTICELLO. AT ITS PRESENT SPEED IT SHOULD MOVE OVER MONTICELLO
WITHIN THE NEXT HOUR.

THIS THUNDERSTORM HAS PRODUCED HAIL IN COVINGTON DURING THE PAST HOUR
BUT HAS DECREASED SINCE THEN. HEAVY RAINS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...
DANGEROUS LIGHTNING STRIKES AND POSSIBLY SMALL HAIL ARE STILL LIKELY
AS THIS THUNDERSTORM MOVES SOUTHEAST.

PEOPLE IN THE AREA OF THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM SHOULD TAKE APPROPRIATE
PRECAUTIONS SUCH GETTING UNDER SHELTER AND AVOIDING LIGHTNING PRONE
LOCATIONS AND ACTIVITIES.