Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1988
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 36, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 25, 1988, 5:35 PM EDT for 4 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 30 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 25, 1988, 5:35 PM EDT (21:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 25, 1988, 6:05 PM EDT
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Clayton County, GA, DeKalb County, GA, Henry County, GA, Rockdale County, GA
The radar
The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.
The nearest sounding before it
Centreville/Bibb, AL (KCKL), launched 12:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 291 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1827 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 65 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 88 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 437 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
TTAA00 KATL 252134
SVRATL
GAC089-247-151-063-252205-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATLANTA GA
535 PM EDT MON APR 25 1988
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ATLANTA HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 605 PM EDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA
...CLAYTON...DEKALB...ROCKDALE...HENRY
AT 530 PM EDT RADAR WAS INDICATING A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IN THE
NORTHWEST PART OF THE ATLANTA METRO AREA NEAR SIX FLAGS IN EASTERN
DOUGLAS COUNTY. MOVEMENT WAS GENERALLY TO THE EAST AT 65 MPH.
LARGE HAIL AND INTENSE LIGHTNING HAS BEEN REPORTED WITH THIS STORM.
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 FLOOD 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
Local storm report, Apr 25, 4:33 PM EDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATHENS GA
430 PM EDT MON APR 25 1988
COUNTY........ NEWTON
SOURCE........ CD
TIME.......... 425 PM EDT
LOCATION...... COVINGTON
TYPE STORM.... SVR TST"M
HAIL.......... ONE INCH
DAMAGE........ NONE
INJURIES...... NONE
WARNING....... SVR TSTM WARNING IN EFFECT
]Special weather statement, Apr 25, 4:37 PM EDT, 58 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MACON GA 430 PM EDT MON APR 25 1988 ...TORNADO WATCH 84 AND 85 COVERS MUCH OF GEORGIA INCLUDING ALL OF CENTRAL GEORGIA UNTIL 800 PM. AT 430 PM STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED IN MACON PRODUCING MARBLE SIZE HAIL IN NUMEROUS LOCATIONS INCLUDING THE MACON AIRPORT. OTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE 15 MILES NORTH AND EAST OF MACON NEAR GRAY AND SOUTH OF GORDON. IN JASPER COUNTY A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS 10 MILES NORTH OF MONTICELLO. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 45 MILES AND HOUR. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN WITH FLOODING OF SOME CITY STREETS. MOTORIST SHOULD AVOID DRIVING THROUGH STANDING WATER. GUSTY WINDS AND SMAL(L HAIL IS ALSO LIKELY.
Special weather statement, Apr 25, 4:50 PM EDT, 45 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATHENS GA 445 PM EDT MON APR 25 1988 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 83 AND TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 84 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9PM EDT...TORNADO WATCH 85 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11PM EDT. 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 FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DON'T DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR NEWTON .. MORGAN.. AND WALTON COUNTIES OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA. STORMS HAVE WEAKEN AT THIS TIME HOWEVER WATCHS FOR SEVERE WEATHER REMAIN IN EFFECT.. NEWTON COUNTY HAD 1 INCH HAIL DU4RING THE PAST HOUR... LISTEN TO YOUR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO STATION FOR THE LATEST WEATHER WARNINGS..
Special weather statement, Apr 25, 5:24 PM EDT, 11 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATHENS GA 525 PM EDT MON APR 25 1988 THUNDERSTORMS HAVE WEAKEN IN THE ATHENS .. GAINESVILLE..AND MADISON GEORGIA AREAS .. HOWEVER.. ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 83 AND TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 84 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9PM EDT...TORNADO WATCH 85 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11PM EDT. MPH...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWESTx FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DON'T DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. LISTEN TO YOUR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO STATION FOR THE LATEST WEATHER WARNINGS..
Special weather statement, Apr 25, 5:26 PM EDT, 9 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBUS GA
515 PM EDT MON APR 25 1988
...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL SOUTH WEST AND
SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA UNTIL 9 PM EDT...
WEATHER RADAR AT COLUMBUS SHOWED A STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTH
WEST GEORGIA NEAR COLEMAM IN RANDOLPH COUNTY. THIS THUNDERSTORMS
WAS MOVING EAST AT 60 MILES AN HOUR.
THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH...
DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...D{EADLY LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR
PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME
OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE INTO
AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.Local storm report, Apr 25, 5:29 PM EDT, 6 minutes before
STORM REPORT...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATLANTA, GA 530 PM EDT MON APR 25 1988 3/4 INCH DIAMETER HAIL REPORTED I-20 WEST AND THORNTON RD AT 525 PM. 1/4 INCH -1/2 INCH HAIL IN COBB COUNTY AT 520 PM. GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL IN LAGRANGE AT 525 PM EDT.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25, 3:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Douglas | 25 min |
| Apr 25, 3:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bibb, Monroe | 53 min |
| Apr 25, 3:17 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Carroll, Coweta, Fulton | 43 min |
| Apr 25, 3:38 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Clayton, Fayette | 37 min |
| Apr 25, 3:55 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Carroll | 35 min |
| Apr 25, 3:59 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Carroll | 31 min |
| Apr 25, 4:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Henry, Rockdale | 23 min |
| Apr 25, 4:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Morgan, Newton, Walton | 66 min |
| Apr 25, 4:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Coweta, Fayette, Fulton | 33 min |
| Apr 25, 4:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Haralson, Paulding, Polk | 25 min |
| Apr 25, 4:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Lamar, Upson | 25 min |
| Apr 25, 4:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Monroe | 33 min |
| Apr 25, 5:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Meriwether, Troup | 30 min |
| Apr 25, 5:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Heard | 30 min |
| Apr 25, 5:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cobb, Douglas, Fulton | 27 min |
| Apr 25, 5:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | DeKalb | 27 min |
| Apr 25, 5:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Emanuel | 65 min |
| Apr 25, 5:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Meriwether, Pike, Upson | 28 min |
| Apr 25, 6:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Lamar, Upson | 24 min |
| Apr 25, 6:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bibb, Monroe | 64 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.