Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1987
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 25, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 3, 1987, 6:35 PM EDT for Gwinnett 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
- Jun 3, 1987, 6:35 PM EDT (22:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 3, 1987, 7:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 40 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Whole counties
County Gwinnett 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 3, 6:55 PM EDT | Thunderstorm Wind 0 | Gwinnett, 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 12:00Z, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 67 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
- 1442 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -45 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1235 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 5 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 23 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 2 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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TTAA00 KATL 032235
SVRATL
GAC135-032315-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATLANTA GA
635 PM EDT WED JUN 3 1987
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 715 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTY...
IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA
...GWINNETT
A REPORT FROM LAWRENCEVILLE OF 3/4 INCH HAIL WAS ACCUMULATING ON THE
GROUND. THIS THUNDERSTORM WAS MOVING ONLY SLOWLY NORTH.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 55
MPH...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN.
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR
OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOO!D ROADS QUICKLY SO
DON'T DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.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, Jun 3, 4:47 PM EDT, 1 hour 48 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBUS GA 343 PM EDT WED JUN 3 1987 ...SEVERAL VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE OCCURRING OVER PARTS OF SOUTH WEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA... AT 340 PM EDT COLUMBUS WEATHER RADAR INDICATED SEVERAL VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER PARTS OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA. AT THIS TIME...THE STRONGEST OF THESE STORMS WERE NEAR LEESBURG IN SOUTHERN LEE COUNTY...12 MILES NORTHEAST OF ALBANY...AND 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF TIFTON. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 5 MPH. GUSTY WINDS...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...AND SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE NEAR THESE THUNDERSTORMS. PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL MAY ALSO PRODUCE LOCALIZED FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE ARbEAS. IN ADDITION... LIGHTNING HAS BEEN THE NUMBER ONE KILLER IN GEORGIA OF ALL WEATHER RELATED DEATHS. BE SMART AND MOVE TO A SAFE SHELTER IF A THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPS NEAR YOU.
Special weather statement, Jun 3, 4:48 PM EDT, 1 hour 47 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT(CORRECTION TO TIME) NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBUS GA 443 PM EDT WED JUN 3 1987 ...SEVERAL VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE OCCURRING OVER PARTS OF SOUTH WEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA... AT 440 PM EDT COLUMBUS WEATHER RADAR INDICATED SEVERAL VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER PARTS OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA. AT THIS TIME...THE STRONGEST OF THESE STORMS WERE NEAR LEESBURG IN SOUTHERN LEE COUNTY...12 MILES NORTHEAST OF ALBANY...AND 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF TIFTON. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 5 MPH. GUSTY WINDS...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...AND SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE NEAR THESE THUNDERSTORMS. PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL MAY ALSO PRODUCE LOCALIZED FLOODING OF LOW LYcING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. IN ADDITION... LIGHTNING HAS BEEN THE NUMBER ONE KILLER IN GEORGIA OF ALL WEATHER RELATED DEATHS. BE SMART AND MOVE TO A SAFE SHELTER IF A THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPS NEAR YOU.
Special weather statement, Jun 3, 4:52 PM EDT, 1 hour 43 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATHENS GA 435 PM EDT WED JUN 3 1987 AT 435 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN MADISON... OGLETHORPE AND GREENE COUNTIES OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA. VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALSO INDICATED IN WEST GEORGIA FROM NEAR LAGRANGE EAST TO NEAR GRIFFIN. SCATTERED VERY STRONG THUNDER STORMS WERE ALSO INDCIATED BETWEEN MACON AND AUGUSTA AND JUST TO THE SOUTH OF COLUMBIA SOUTH CAROLINA. ELSEWHERE...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS...A FEW STRONG WERE INDICATED OVER GEORGIA MAINLY SOUTH OF A LINE FROM CEDARTOWN TO COMMERCE GEORGIA AND EXTENDED INTO EAST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN CAROLINAS. LITTLE MOVEMENT INDICATgED. PERSONS IN THE AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS FOR PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND POSSIBLE SMALL HAIL.
Special weather statement, Jun 3, 5:30 PM EDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBUS GA 525 PM EDT WED JUN 3 1987 ...SEVERAL VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE OVER PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA AND EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA... AT 520 PM EDT COLUMBUS WEATHER RADAR INDICATED SEVERAL VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER RUSSELL AND LEE COUNTIES IN EAST ALABAMA AND HARRIS... MUSCOGEE...AND CHATTAHOOCHEE COUNTIES IN WEST GEORGIA. AT THAT TIME... STRONGEST STORMS WERE NEAR SEALE AND 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF SEALE IN RUSSELL COUNTY ALABAMA. MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH. GUSTY WINDS...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...AND SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE NEAR THESE THUNDERSTORMS. PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL MAY ALSO PRODUCE LOCALIZED FLOODING OF STREETS AND LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. THESE STORMS ARE ALSO CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BRIEF PERIODS OF BLINDING RAIN. IF YOU ARE DRIVING AND ENCOUNTER THIS CONDITION...PULL OVER TO A SAFE PLACE AND WAIT UNTIL THE RAIN INTENSITY DECREASES.
Local storm report, Jun 3, 5:48 PM EDT, 47 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATHENS GA COUNTY........ CLAYTON SOURCE........ AMATEUR RADIO OPERATOR TIME.......... 1745 EDT JUN 3, 1987 LOCATION...... MORROW GEORGIA TYPE STORM.... THUNDERSTORM HAIL.......... 3/4 INCH DAMAGE........ UNKNOWN INJURIES...... NONE
Special weather statement, Jun 3, 6:00 PM EDT, 35 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MACON GA 600 PM EDT WED JUN 3 1987 AT 555 PM EDT WEATHER RADAR IN MACON SHOWED AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA FROM NEAR VIDALIA SOUTH TO NEAR ALBANY. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF VIDALIA NEAR SOPERTON AND IN TELFAIR COUNTY BETWEEN HELENA AND LUMBER CITY. VERY LITTLE MOVE WAS INDICATED. THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG GUSTY WINDS DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN...AND SMALL HAIL.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 3, 3:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Houston | 39 min |
| Jun 3, 5:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clayton, Fayette, Fulton | 68 min |
| Jun 3, 5:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Henry, Rockdale | 63 min |
| Jun 3, 6:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Columbia | 46 min |
| Jun 3, 6:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Wheeler | 49 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Georgia, 1987Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1987
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.