Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1988
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 95, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 9, 1988, 8:37 PM EDT for Burke County, Emanuel County, Jenkins County, Georgia. It was in force for 68 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 9, 1988, 8:37 PM EDT (00:37 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 9, 1988, 9:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 68 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Burke County, GA, Emanuel County, GA, Jenkins 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
Athens Municipal, GA (KAHN), launched 00:00Z, 0.6 hours before the alert went out and 169 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
- 401 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -48 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1457 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 12 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -11 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 28 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
TTAA00 KAGS 100038
SVRAGS
GAC033-107-165-100145-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUGUSTA GA
837 PM EDT THU JUN 9 1988
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUGUSTA HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 945 PM EDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA
...BURKE...EMANUEL...JENKINS
AT 835 PM WEATHER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM ALONG THE
BRUKE-EMANUEL COUNTY LINE. THIS STORM WAS MOVING TO THE EAST AT 35
MPH AND WILL MOVE INTO JENKINS COUNTY WITHIN THE NEXT HOUR.
THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH YOU SHOULD
PREPARE FOR DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH...LARGE HAIL5...AND
DEADLY LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...
PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.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 9, 6:30 PM EDT, 2 hours 7 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATLANTA GA 625 PM EDT THU JUN 9 1988 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING NORTHWEST GEORGIA COUNTIES...CARROLL...DOUGLAS...FULTON...AND DEKALB. THERE COULD BE ANOTHER THUNDERSHOWER IN THIS AREA THIS EVENING...BUT THE STRONGER STORMS HAVE MOVED ON TO THE SOUTH AND EAST. THE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT ACROSS THE AREA TO THE SOUTH AND EAST OF ATLANTA UNTIL 10 PM THIS EVENING. AT 625 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER RADAR SHOWED THE STRONGEST STORMS SCATTERED ACROSS THE NORTH-CENTRAL PART OF THE STATE FROM THE LAGRANGE AREA EAST TO AUGUSTA. PEOPLE ACROSS A LARGE PART OF CENTRAL GEORGIA AND ADJACENT SECTIONS OF ALAB}AMA AND SOUTH CAROLINA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY THIS EVENING. THIS INCLUDES SEVERAL COUNTIES IN THE SOUTHERN SUBURBS OF METRO ATLANTA INCLUDING COWETA... FAYETTE...CLAYTON...HENRY...SPALDING...AND ROCKDALE.
Special weather statement, Jun 9, 6:56 PM EDT, 1 hour 41 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBUS GA 702 PM EDT THU JUN 9 1988 ...THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 211 REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM... AT 659 PM EDT WEATHER RADAR IN COLUMBUS INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM COLUMBUS TO TALBOTTAN GEORGIA. ALSO NUMEROUS STORMS . WERE FROM NEWTON GEORGIA NORTHEAST...THROUGH THE ALBANY AREA...TO WARWICK AND CORDELE. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 40 MPH. IF YOU ARE IN OR NEAR THESE THUNDERSTORMS YOU MAY EXPERIENCE HAIL... INTENSE LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS AND BRIEF HEAVY RAINS. PLEASE REMAIN ALERT DURNING THE FEW HOURS FOR FAST CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND STAY TUNED TO LOCAL MEDIA AND NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS.
Special weather statement, Jun 9, 7:19 PM EDT, 1 hour 18 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATLANTA GA 718 PM EDT THU JUN 9 1988 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING NORTHWEST GEORGIA COUNTIES...TROUP...HEARD...COWETA...FAYETTE...CLAYTON ...AND ROCKDALE. THE STRONGER STORMS HAVE MOVED TO THE SOUTH AND EAST OF THE ATLANTA METRO AREA. THE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT ACROSS THE AREA WELL TO THE SOUTH AND EAST OF ATLANTA UNTIL 10 PM THIS EVENING. AT 715 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER RADAR SHOWED A STRONG THUNERSTORM ABOUT 30 MILES SOUTH OF ATLANTA JUST NORTH OF GRIFFIN. THIS STORM WAS MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH TOWARD BUTTS COUNTY AND THE JACKSON LAKE AREA. THE MAIN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS OCCURRING FARTHER SOUTH ACROSS THE CENTRAL PART OF GEORGIA BETWEEN COLUMBUS AND AUGUSTA. PEOPLE ACROSS CENTRAL GEORGIA AND ADJACENT SECTIONS OF ALABAMA AND SOUTH CAROLINA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY THIS EVENING.
Special weather statement, Jun 9, 7:44 PM EDT, 53 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATHENS GA 742 PM EDT JUNE 9 1988 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 211 IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN COUNTIES OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA. HOWEVER THE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN GEORGIA. AT 735 PM EDT...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS...A FEW VERY STRONG WERE INDICATED FROM NEAR COLUMBUS GEORGIA EAST ACROSS THE AUGUSTA VICINITY THEN NORTHEAST OVER MUCH OF NORTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA TO NEAR THE CHARLOTTE NORTH CAROLINA VICINITY. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED FROM NEAR COLUMBUS TO AUGUSTA AND AROUND THE LAURENS SOUTH CAROLINA AREA.
Local storm report, Jun 9, 8:09 PM EDT, 28 minutes before
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBUS GA
810 PM EDT THU JUN 9 1988
...LOCAL STORM REPORT...
REF ACTIVITY OF THURSDAY JUNE 9 1988
.COUNTY...HARRIS COUNTY GEORGIA.
.TYPE STORM...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
.TIME...610 PM EDT.
.LOCATION...HIGHWAY 103 IN EXTREME WESTERN HARRIS COUNTY...IN THE
FLAT SHOALS AREA NEAR WHITESVILLE.
.DAMAGE...SEVERAL LARGE TREE LIMBS SOWN.
.HAIL...SIZE OF NICKELS.
.SOURCE...HARRIS COUNTY SHERIFF OFFICE.
.INJURIES..NONE.
.WATCHES...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM NUMBER 211 FROM 1500-2200 EDT.
.WARNINGS...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM FROM 1733 UNTIL 1830 EDT.Local storm report, Jun 9, 8:11 PM EDT, 26 minutes before
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBUS GA...CORRECTION TO DAMAGE INFO.
810 PM EDT THU JUN 9 1988
...LOCAL STORM REPORT...
REF ACTIVITY OF THURSDAY JUNE 9 1988
.COUNTY...HARRIS COUNTY GEORGIA.
.TYPE STORM...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
.TIME...610 PM EDT.
.LOCATION...HIGHWAY 103 IN EXTREME WESTERN HARRIS COUNTY...IN THE
FLAT SHOALS AREA NEAR WHITESVILLE.
.DAMAGE...SEVERAL LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN.
.HAIL...SIZE OF NICKELS.
.SOURCE...HARRIS COUNTY SHERIFF OFFICE.
.INJURIES..NONE.
.WATCHES...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM NUMBER 211 FROM 1500-2200 EDT.
.WARNINGS...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM FROM 1733 UNTIL 1830 EDT.The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 8:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Wilkinson | 45 min |
| Jun 9, 8:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Johnson | 50 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Georgia, 1988Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1988
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.