Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1986
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 52, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 21, 1986, 8:50 PM EDT for Pike County, Spalding County, Georgia. It was in force for 40 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 21, 1986, 8:50 PM EDT (00:50 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 21, 1986, 9:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 40 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Pike County, GA, Spalding County, GA
The radar
The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 21, 9:00 PM EDT | Thunderstorm Wind 0 | Spalding, GA |
NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in. Storm Data before 1996 records only tornadoes, thunderstorm wind and hail.
The nearest sounding before it
Athens Municipal, GA (KAHN), launched 00:00Z, 0.8 hours before the alert went out and 129 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 65 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -257 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2362 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 15 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 74 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 118 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KATL 220050 SVRATL GAC231-255-220130- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATLANTA GA 850 PM EDT MON JUL 21 1986 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 930 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES OF WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA...PIKE AND SPALDING AT 845 PM EDT RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM ABOUT 10 MILES WEST OF GRIFFIN. THIS THUNDERSTORM IS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT AROUND 8 MILES AN HOUR. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IS DEFINED AS HAVING WINDS AT LEAST 58 MPH AND/OR HAIL 3/4 INCH IN DIAMETER OR LARGER. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES...TAKE IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS. THIS STORM IS ACCOMPAN2IED BY FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 21, 3:48 PM EDT, 5 hours 2 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATHENS GA 345 PM EDT MON JUL 21 1986 AT 345 PM EDT RADAR INDICATED VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA JUST NORTH OF CLEVELAND IN WHITE COUNTY AND OVER THE NORTH END OF LAKE OCONEE IN GREENE COUNTY. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE DRIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT LESS THAN 10 MILES AN HOUR. PERSONS IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA...ESPECIALLY WHITE..HABERSHAM AND GREENE COUNTIES...SHOULD BE ON THE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE THREATENING WEATHER FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS.
Special weather statement, Jul 21, 4:34 PM EDT, 4 hours 16 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBUS, GA 435 PM EDT MON JUL 21 1986 ...VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE FORMING ACROSS WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST GEORGIA... THE VERY INTENSE HEAT WAS CAUSING THUNDERSTORMS TO BUILD NEAR SEVERE LIMITS AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON. A VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS JUST 5 EAST OF CUTHBERT GEORGIA. ANOTHER VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS IN EXTREME NORTHEAST MITCHELL COUNTY GEORGIA WHERE GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL FELL YESTERDAY. THIS STORM WAS ABOUT HALFWAY BETWEEN THE COMMUNITIES OF BACONTON AND DOERUN. MOVEMENT HAS BEEN VERY LITTLE TO THE SOUTHEAST. PERSONS NEAR THESE STORMS SHOULD BE READY TO TAKE PROTECTIVE ACTION. WIND GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MILES AN HOUR WITH HALF INCH HAIL IS VERY PROBABLE. DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND BLINDING RAIN WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THESE STORMS. DUE TO THE SLOW MOVEMENT LOCAL FLOODING OF STREETS AND SMALL STREAMS WILL ALSO BE A THREAT. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER4 NEWS MEDIA FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
Local storm report, Jul 21, 5:01 PM EDT, 3 hours 49 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MACON GA
440 PM EDT MON JUL 21 1986
COUNTY......TELFAIR
SOURCE......EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
TIME...... .3PM EDT
LOCATION....WORKMORE GEORGIA..SOUTH OF MCRAE.
TYPE STORM..SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WIDTH.......UNKNOWN
LENGTH......APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES.
HAIL........NONE REPORTED.
DAMAGE......NEAR $60,000...MOSTLY TO MOBILE HOME AND A FEW OLDER HOMES.
TREES.......FEW PECAN TREES UPROOTED.
INJURIES....NONE REPORTED.
WATCHES.....NONE
WARNINGS....NONE
COUNTY......TELFAIR
SOURCE......EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
TIME...... .320 PM EDT.
LOCATION....EAST OF WORKMORE AND SOUTHEAST OF MCRAE.
TYPE STORM..SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
WIDTH.......UNKNOWN
LENGTH......UNKNOWN
HAIL........NONE REPORTED.
TREES.......FEW PECAN AND AN OAK TREE UPROOTED.
INJURES.....NONE REPORTED.
COST........NOT REPORTED.
WATCHES.....NONE
WARNINGS....SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IN EFFECT 310PM EDT - 415 EDT.
FOR TELFAIR AND WHEELER COUNTIES.
COUNTY......WHEELER
SOURCE......WHEELER COUNTY SHERIFF`S OFFICE.
TIME........325 PM EDT
LOCATION....EAST OF ALAMO
TYPE STORM..SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WIDTH.......NOT REPORTED
LENGTH......LESS THAN ONE MILE
HAIL........NONE REPORTED TREES.......FEW OAK TREES UPROOTED.
INJURES.....NONE REPORTED
WATCHES.....NONE
WARNINGS....SEVERE THUNDSERSTORM WARNING FOR TELFAIR AND WHEELER
COUNTIES IN EFFECT FROM 310 PM EDT - 415 PM EDT.Local storm report, Jul 21, 5:41 PM EDT, 3 hours 9 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATHENS GA 540 PM EDT MON JUL 21 1986 COUNTY........ NW HABERSHAM SOURCE........ BARRY CHURCH, CIVIL DEFENSE DIRECTOR TIME.......... 350 PM EDT LOCATION...... 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF CLARKSVILLE GEORGIA TYPE STORM.... POSSIBLE TORNADO HAIL.......... NONE DAMAGE........ TWO TREES WERE TOPPED OUT. INJURIES...... NONE WARNING....... SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AT 345 PM EDT. ]
Local storm report, Jul 21, 7:07 PM EDT, 1 hour 43 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATHENS GA 7 PM EDT MON JUL 21 1986 COUNTY........ CLARKE SOURCE........ NWS ATHENS GA TIME.......... 626 PM EDT LOCATION...... ATHENS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT TYPE STORM.... THUNDERSTORM, WIND GUST TO 78 MILES AN HOUR HAIL.......... NONE DAMAGE........ A C152 AIRPLANE FLIPPED OVER,NUMEROUS TREE LIMBS BROKEN OFF. INJURIES...... NONE WARNING....... SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING ISSUED AT 635 PM EDT. } ]
Special weather statement, Jul 21, 8:20 PM EDT, 30 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATLANTA GA 818 PM EDT MON JUL 21 1986 ...WIDELY SCATTERED VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTHWEST GEORGIA... WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED ACROSS NORTHWEST GEORGIA AND PARTICULARLY AROUND THE METROPOLITAN ATLANTA AREA MONDAY EVENING. AT 815 PM EDT RADAR SHOWED THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE NEAR THE ATLANTA HARTSFIELD AIRPORT..10 MILES SOUTH OF LITHONIA.. 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF NEWNAN..AND IN THE GRIFFIN AND BARNESVILLE VICINITIES. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE DRIFTING SLOWLY SOUTHEAST AT AROUND 5 MILES AN HOUR. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SOME STRONG GUSTY WINDS.. SMALL HAIL..INTENSE LIGHTNING..AND A PERIOD O F VERY HEAVY RAIN. PERSONS SHOULD STAY ALERT TO THESE THUNDERSTORMS AND TAKE APPROPIATE ACTION.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 22, 3:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Lumpkin, White | 58 min |
| Jul 22, 3:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Habersham, Rabun | 58 min |
| Jul 22, 3:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Habersham | 62 min |
| Jul 22, 4:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Franklin | 57 min |
| Jul 22, 5:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bibb | 49 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Georgia, 1986Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1986
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.