Severe Thunderstorm Warning 76, NWS Atlanta, GA

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MACON GA
205 PM EDT TUE MAY 24 1988

 ...TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 170 IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL GEORGIA UNTIL
    8PM THIS TUESDAY EVENING...

AT 200 PM WEATHER RADAR IN MACON SHOWED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING
ACROSS CENTRAL GEORGIA. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED
FROM GRAY GEORGIA IN JONES COUNTY TO NEAR MILLEDGEVILLE IN BALDWIN
COUNTY. OTHER THUNDERSTORMS WERE NOTED NEAR FORSYTH GEORGIA AND
NORTHWEST OF MONTEICELLO GEORGIA. MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

BOATERS ON AREA LAKES AND PEOPLE NEAR OR IN THE PATH OF THESE
THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND
BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO A SAFE PLACE IF NECESSARY.W

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL TELEVISION AND RADIO STATIONS
FOR WEATHER UPDATES.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBUS GA
238 PM EDT TUE MAY 24 1988

...AN INTENSE THUNDERSTORM MOVING INTO RUSSELL COUNTY ALABAMA....

AT 235 PM EDT COLUMBUS WEATHER RADAR INDICATED AN INTENSE
THUNDERSTORM MOVING INTO SOUTH CENTRAL RUSSELL COUNTY IN ALABAMA.
MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

THIS THUNDERSTORM IS QUITE CAPABLE OF SMALL HAIL...GUSTY WINDS...AND
DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. A TORNADO WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF
EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...AND THIS INCLUDES RUSSELL COUNTY. THEREFORE
PEOPLE NEAR THIS STORM SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR VERY THREATENING
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

BE READY TO PUT INTO OPERATION YOUR PERSONAL OR FAMILY ACTIONS
PLAN IF IT BECOMES NECESSA{RY. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR
FUTURE STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATHENS GA
245 PM EDT TUE MAY 24 1988

..TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 170 IS IN EFFECT ACROSS CENTRAL AND
A PORTION OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA UNTIL 800 PM EDT THIS EVENING..

THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA ARE INCLUDED IN THE
THE WATCH AREA..NEWTON..TALIAFERRO..CLARKE..OCONEE..WALTON..ELBERT..
MADISON..OGLETHORPE..GREENE..AND MORGAN COUNTIES.

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ATHENS..ELBERTON..MADISON AND
COVINGTON.

NUMEROUS VERY HEAVY THUNDERSTROMS WERE INDICATED ACROSS CENTRAL AND
NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND EXTENDED INTO SOUTH CAROLINA. THE STRONGER
THUNDERSTORMS WERE IN LINES FROM UNION SOUTH CAROLINA TO WASHINGTON
GEORGIA  AND FROM NEAR CONYERS GEORGIA TO THE ALABAMA BORDER NEAR
COLUMBUS GEORGIA.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBUS GA
303 PM EDT TUE MAY 24 1988

...AN INTENSE THUNDERSTORM MOVING THROUGH PARTS OF PHENIX CITY ALABAMA
   AND COLUMBUS GEORGIA...

AT 3 PM EDT COLUMBUS WEATHER RADAR INDICATED AN INTENSE
THUNDERSTORM MOVING THROUGH PARTS OF PHENIX CITY ALABAMA AND COLUMBUS
GEORGIA. MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

THIS THUNDERSTORM IS QUITE CAPABLE OF SMALL HAIL...GUSTY WINDS...AND
DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. A TORNADO WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF
EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...AND WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA. THEREFORE
PEOPLE NEAR THIS STORM SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR VERY THREATENING
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

BE READY TO PUT INTO OPERATION YOUR PERSONAL OR FAMILY ACTIONS
PLAN IF IT BECOMES NECESSARY. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR
FUTURE STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATHENS GA
325 PM EDT TUE MAY 24 1988

..TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 170 IS IN EFFECT ACROSS CENTRAL AND
A PORTION OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA UNTIL 800 PM EDT THIS EVENING..

NUMEROUS VERY HEAVY THUNDERSTROMS WERE INDICATED ACROSS CENTRAL AND
NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND EXTENDED INTO SOUTH CAROLINA. THE STRONGER
THUNDERSTORMS WERE IN LINES FROM CHESTER SOUTH CAROLINA TO
CRAWFORDVILLE GEORGIA AND FROM NEAR WATKINSVILLE GEORGIA TO
THOMASTON GEORGIA.

OTHERWISE RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE OVER MUCH OF CENTRAL AND
NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND NORTHWEST SOUTH CAROLINA.

LINE MOVEMENT WAS TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 15 MILES AN HOUR WHILE CELLS
MOVED TO THE NORTHEAST AT 40 MILES AN HOUR.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBUS GA
330 PM EDT TUE MAY 24 1988

...TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 170 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM FOR MUCH OF EAST
   CENTRAL ALABAMA AND WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA...

AT 325 PM EDT COLUMBUS WEATHER RADAR INDICATED NUMEROUS INTENSE
THUNDERSTORMS IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA AND WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA.
THE STRONGEST OF THESE STORMS WERE 10 MILES SOUTHWEST AND NORTHWEST
OF HURTSBORO ALABAMA... AND IN SOUTHWEST STEWART COUNTY IN GEORGIA.
MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

RESIDENTS OF EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA AND WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA NEED TO
BE ALERT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING TO HAZARDOUS WEATHER. MANY REPORTS
OF SMALL HAIL HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPORTED AS WELL AS VERY GUSTY WINDS.

PERSONS INVOLVED IN OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES SHOULD SEEK A PLACE OF SAFETY
IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. BOATERS SHOULD MOVE OFF LAKES TO
NEARBY SHELTER. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO.