Severe Thunderstorm Warning 62, NWS Atlanta, GA

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATLANTA GA
535 AM EST TUE DEC 15 1987

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE HEADED FOR GEORGIA...

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR A LARGE PORTION OF
NORTH AND WEST GEORGIA UNTIL 10 AM. STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AHEAD
OF A FAST MOVING COLD FRONT WERE MOVING INTO WEST GEORGIA FROM
ALABAMA IN THE PREDAWN HOURS. SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY HAVE
DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL AS THEY MOVE THROUGH GEORGIA THIS MORNING.
NUMEROUS REPORTS OF TREES AND POWER LINES BEING DOWNED BY STRONG
WINDS WERE RECEIVED ACROSS NORTH ALABAMA DURING THE NIGHT WITH
THE STORMS. A FEW REPORTS OF HAIL WERE ALSO RECEIVED.

THIS AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS MOVING TO THE EAST AT 35 MPH WHILE
THE INDIVIDUAL STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT NEARLY
50 MPH. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR
TELEVISION STATION FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS DEVELOPING
WEATHER SITUATION.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT..CORRECTED..
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MACON GA
5:35AM EST TUE DEC 15 1987

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 567 IN EFFECT 5:00 UNTIL 10:00 AM EST...

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED VALID UNTIL 10:00 AM EST FOR
THE FOLLOWING CENTRAL GEORGIA COUNTIES: TAYLOR...UPSON...BIBB...MONROE
...CRAWFORD...PEACH...DOOLY...AND JONES.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS
SHOULD REMAIN ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER AND LISTEN FOR
LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

AT 5:OO AM EST THE THUNDERSTORM AREA WAS APPROACHING WESTERN GEORGIA
NEAR COLUMBUS.
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBUS GA
620 AM EST TUE DEC 15 1987

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF EAST
   ALABAMA AND WEST GEORGIA UNTIL 10 AM EST...

AT 615 AM EST COLUMBUS WEATHER RADAR INDICATED SEVERAL VERY STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS OVER EAST ALABAMA AND WEST GEORGIA. THE STRONGER
THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED JUST SOUTH OF LANETT AND 8 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF OPELIKA IN ALABAMA.

PEOPLE ACROSS EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA AND WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA SHOULD
BE PREPARED FOR VERY STRONG GUSTY SURFACE WINDS AS THESE STORMS MOVE
THROUGH THE AREA. THESE STORMS ARE ALSO LIKELY TO PRODUCE FREQUENT
LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. REMEMBER...THESE THUNDERSTORIMS HAVE
THE CAPABILITY TO BECOME SEVERE.

BE PREPARED TO PUT INTO OPERATION YOUR PERSONAL OR FAMILY ACTIONS
PLAN IF IT BECOMES NECESSARY.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBUS GA
620 AM EST TUE DEC 15 1987

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF EAST
   ALABAMA AND WEST GEORGIA UNTIL 10 AM EST...

AT 615 AM EST COLUMBUS WEATHER RADAR INDICATED SEVERAL VERY STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS OVER EAST ALABAMA AND WEST GEORGIA. THE STRONGER
THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED JUST SOUTH OF LANETT AND 8 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF OPELIKA IN ALABAMA. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 40 MPH.

PEOPLE ACROSS EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA AND WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA SHOULD
BE PREPARED FOR VERY STRONG GUSTY SURFACE WINDS AS THESE STORMS MOVE
THROUGH THE AREA. THESE STORMS ARE ALSO LIKELY TO PRODUCE FREQUENT
LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY RAIN.J REMEMBER...THESE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE
THE CAPABILITY TO BECOME SEVERE.

BE PREPARED TO PUT INTO OPERATION YOUR PERSONAL OR FAMILY ACTIONS
PLAN IF IT BECOMES NECESSARY.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MACON GA
6:35AM EST TUE DEC 15 1987

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 567 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10:00 AM EST...

AT 6:30 AM EST MACON RADAR SHOWED A LARGE BAND OF RAIN WITH A FEW
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS APPROACHING MONROE AND CRAWFORD COUNTY FROM
THE SOUTHWEST. STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST 30 MILES AN HOUR.
A LARGE THUNDERSTORM WAS 15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FORSYTH MOVING
DIRECTLY TOWARD FORSYTH...SHOULD BE THERE BY NEAR 7 AM EST.

THESE THUNDERSTORMS CONTAIN STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND BRIEF VERY HEAVY
RAIN. AVOID LOW AREAS SUBJECT TO STREET FLOODING UNTIL LATE MORNING.
STAY ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER AND LISTEN FOR
LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSSIBLE WARNINGS.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATHENS GA
635 AM EST TUE DEC 15 1987

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 567 IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF EAST
ALABAMA AND PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND NORTHERN GEORGIA.

A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA EXTENDING
FROM NEAR ELLIJAY TO JUST WEST OF ATLANTA TO NEAR LAGRANGE.

THESE STORMS WERE PRODUCING STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND BRIEF HEAVY RAINS.

ELSEWHERE TIN NORTH GEORGIA RAIN WAS SCATTERED OVER MOST OF THE
AREA NORTH OF A LINE FROM COLUMBUS TO NEAR MACON ATHENS AND HARTWELL.