Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1986
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 81, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 1, 1986, 6:06 PM EDT for Dodge County, Georgia. It was in force for 69 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 1, 1986, 6:06 PM EDT (22:06 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 1, 1986, 7:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 69 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Whole counties
County Dodge County, GA
The radar
The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KMCN 012211 RRA SVRMCN GAC091-319-012315- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED...CORRECTION... SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MACON GA 606 PM EDT FRI AUG 1 1986 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 715 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES OF CENTRAL GEORGIA...DODGE AND WILKINSON AT 6PM EDT A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED BY RADAR SOUTHEAST OF IRWINGTON GEORGIA IN WILKINSON COUNTY AND EAST OF EASTMAN GEORGIA IN DODGE COUNTY. THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR.
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, Aug 1, 5:03 PM EDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBUS, GA 503 PM EDT FRI AUG 01 1986 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING AGAIN OVER SOUTH GEORGIA... AT 5 PM EDT..COLUMBUS RADAR INDICATED INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS OVER AND JUST SOUTH OF ALBANY GEORGIA...ALSO IN THE SYLVESTER AREA. THE STORMS WERE MOVING SOUTH AT 12 MPH. PERSONS IN THE VICINITY OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE PROTECTIVE ACTION IF NECESSARY. IN ADDITION TO DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS...SOME BRIEF FLOODING OF SMALL STEAMS AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS CAN BE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY RAINS. THERE IS ALSO SOME INDICATION OF HAIL ACCOMPANYING THESE STORMS. CONTINUE TO LISTEN TO NOOA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER UPDATES.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 11:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dade, Walker | 59 min |
| Aug 1, 6:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Wilkinson | 69 min |
| Aug 1, 6:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Laurens | 62 min |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.