Severe Thunderstorm Warning 4, NWS Atlanta, GA

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATLANTA GA
819 PM EST TUE JAN 19 1988

...TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 7 CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF
   NORTHWEST GEORGIA...

TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 7 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST FOR THAT
PORTION OF GEORGIA NORTH AND WEST OF A LINE CONNECTING
CARROLLTON...JASPER...AND BLUE RIDGE IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA.
ROME...DALTON...CHATSWORTH AND CARTERSVILLE ARE INCLUDED IN
THIS WATCH.

AT 815 PM EST RADAR INDICATED WIDESPREAD RAIN AND THUNDERSHOWERS
OVER MOST OF NORTHWEST GEORGIA. STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS WERE OCCURRING
IN ALABAMA IN A LINE STRETCHING FROM THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE
STATE TO GADSDEN TO TALLADEGA. MANY OF THESE STRONGER STORMS HAVE
PRODUCED WIND DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES. THERE WAS ALSO
A REPORT OF A POSSIBLE TORNADO TOUCHDOWN IN CULLMAN...MIDWAY BETWEEN
BIRMINGHAM AND HUNTSVILLE. THESE STORMS CONTINUE TO PUSH EAST AND
SHOULD BEGIN TO MOVE INTO EXTREME NORTHWEST GEORGIA BEFORE 9PM EST.
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PERSONS IN THE WATCH AREA ARE URGED TO STAY ALERT FOR POSSIBLE
ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS.

LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA TONIGHT WILL QUICKLY
PRODUCE STREET FLOODING. MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO
DRIVE THROUGH WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH ON ROADWAYS. PERSONS LIVING
NEAR SMALL STREAMS AND IN FLOODPRONE AREAS SHOULD KEEP A CHECK
ON WATER LEVELS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE QUICK ACTION SHOULD FLOODING
OCCUR.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER R~ADIO OR LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION
FOR LATEST INFORMATION.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATLANTA GA
950 PM EST TUE JAN 19 1988

...TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 7 CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF
   NORTHWEST GEORGIA...

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR POLK AND
   HARALSON COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA...

TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 7 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST FOR THAT
PORTION OF GEORGIA NORTH AND WEST OF A LINE CONNECTING
CARROLLTON...JASPER...AND BLUE RIDGE IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA.
ROME...DALTON...CHATSWORTH AND CARTERSVILLE ARE INCLUDED IN
THIS WATCH.

AT 945 PM EST RADAR INDICATED WIDESPREAD RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS
OVER MOST OF NORTHWEST GEORGIA. STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS WERE OCCURRING
ALONG A LINE FROM JUST EAST OF ROME SOUTH TO NEAR ROCKMART THEN
SOUTHWEST TO WEST OF CARROLLTON.
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THERE HAS BEEN NO REPORTS OF DAMAGE SO FAR IN GEORGIA. BUT STRONG GUSTY
WINDS AND VERY HEAVY RAIN HAS BEEN REPORTED WITH THE STRONGER
THUNDERSTORMS. THE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO MOVE TO THE NORTHEAST
AT AROUND 50 MPH.

PERSONS IN THE WATCH AREA ARE URGED TO STAY ALERT FOR POSSIBLE
ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS.

LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA TONIGHT WILL QUICKLY
PRODUCE STREET FLOODING. MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO
DRIVE THROUGH WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH ON ROADWAYS. PERSONS LIVING
NEAR SMALL STREAMS AND IN FLOODPRONE AREAS SHOULD KEEP A CHECK
ON WATER LEVELS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE QUICK ACTION SHOULD FLOODING
OCCUR.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION
FOR LATEST INFORMATION.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATHENS GA
1050 PM EST TUE JAN 19 1988

...A LINE OF VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED TO MOVE ACROSS
NORTHWEST GEORGIA....

AT 1035 PM EST A LINE OF VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED
OVER NORTHWEST GEORGIA INTO EAST ALABAMA FROM NEAR CHATSWORTH SOUTH
TO CARTERSVILLE THEN SOUTHWEST TO CARROLLTON GEORGIA INTO EAST
ALABAMA. LINE MOVEMENT EAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR.

PERSONS IN THE MOUNTAINS SECTIONS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA ESPECIALLY
IN UNION AND LUMPKIN COUNTIES CAN EXPECT WITHIN THE HOUR STRONG
GUSTY WINDS...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...
AND POSSIBLE SMALL HAIL. THROUGHTOUT THE REMAINDER OF TONIGHT
PERSONS IN THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA SHOULD BE ALERT
FOR POSSILBE FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS AS PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN
MOVE THROUGH THEIR AREA.

ELSEWHERE LIGHT RAIN CONTINUED OVER WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND
AND NORTHWEST SOUTH CAROLINA. MOVEMENT NORTHEAST AT 65 MILES AN HOUR.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MACON GA
1130 PM EST TUE JAN 19 1988

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ISSUED FOR PART OF CENTRAL GEORGIA...

AT 1116 PM THE SEVERE STORMS FORECAST CENTER IN KANSAS CITY ISSUED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 8 FOR PARTS OF GEORGIA AND
SOUTH CAROLINA. THE WATCH IS VALID UNTIL 400 AM EST WEDNESDAY.

MIDDLE GEORGIA COUNTIES IN THE WATCH AREA ARE...BIBB...BALDWIN...
JONES...MONROE...TWIGGS...AND WILKINSON.

AT 1125 PM EST MACON RADAR SHOWED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS
FROM NORTHWEST OF ATHENS TO NEAR ATLANTA TO NEAR LAGRANGE. THE LINE
WAS MOVING EAST 30 MILES AN HOUR. A FEW STORMS IN THE LINE WERE
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MILES AN HOUR.

STAY BTUNED TO NOAA RADIO OR LOCAL RADIO OR TV FOR MORE INFORMATION
AS THE STORMS BEGIN TO ENTER OUR AREA.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MACON GA
1130 PM EST TUE JAN 19 1988

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ISSUED FOR PART OF CENTRAL GEORGIA...

AT 1116 PM THE SEVERE STORMS FORECAST CENTER IN KANSAS CITY ISSUED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 8 FOR PARTS OF GEORGIA AND
SOUTH CAROLINA. THE WATCH IS VALID UNTIL 400 AM EST WEDNESDAY.

MIDDLE GEORGIA COUNTIES IN THE WATCH AREA ARE...BIBB...BALDWIN...
JONES...MONROE...TWIGGS...WILKINSON...PUTNAM...AND JASPER.

AT 1125 PM EST MACON RADAR SHOWED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS
FROM NORTHWEST OF ATHENS TO NEAR ATLANTA TO NEAR LAGRANGE. THE LINE
WAS MOVING EAST 30 MILES AN HOUR. A FEW STORMS IN THE LINE WERE
MOVING NODRTHEAST AT 50 MILES AN HOUR.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA RADIO OR LOCAL RADIO OR TV FOR MORE INFORMATION
AS THE STORMS BEGIN TO ENTER OUR AREA.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATHENS GA
1145 PM EST TUE JAN 19 1988

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 8 IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH AND
CENTRAL GEORGIA UNTIL 400 AM EST WEDNESDAY MORNING. THIS INCLUDES
ALL THE COUNTIES OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA.

AT 1130 PM EST A LINE OF VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED
OVER NORTH GEORGIA FROM JUST WEST OF DAHLONEGA SOUTHWEST TO NEWNAN.
LINE MOVEMENT SOUTHEAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORM
IN THIS LINE WAS LOCATED JUST NORTHWEST OF THE ATLANTA METRO AREA.

PERSONS IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA ESPECIALLY IN DAWSON AND LUMPKIN COUNTIES
CAN EXPECT WITHIN THE HOUR STRONG GUSTY WINDS...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...I
...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...AND POSSIBLE HAIL. THROUGHTOUT THE REMAINDER
OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA PERSONS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING
WEATHER CONDITIONS AS THIS LINE MOVES THROUGH THEIR AREA.