Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1989
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 102, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 15, 1989, 3:28 PM EDT for Twiggs County, Georgia. It was in force for 47 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 15, 1989, 3:28 PM EDT (19:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 15, 1989, 4:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Whole counties
County Twiggs County, GA
The radar
The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15, 3:45 PM EDT | Thunderstorm Wind 0 | Twiggs, GA |
NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in. Storm Data before 1996 records only tornadoes, thunderstorm wind and hail.
The nearest sounding before it
Athens Municipal, GA (KAHN), launched 12:00Z, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 143 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
- 612 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -21 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 578 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 166 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 226 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.4
- Supercell composite
- 2.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
TTAA00 KMCN 151926
SVRMCN
GAC289-152015-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MACON GA
328
PM EDT THU JUN 15 1989
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MACON HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 415 PM EDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTY...
IN CENTRAL GEORGIA
...TWIGGS
AT 325 PM RADAR SHOWED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
JEFFERSONVILLE MOVING NORTHEAST 30 MILES AN HOUR.
THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH YOU SHOULD
PREPARE FOR DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH...LARGE HAIL...AND
DEADLY LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...
PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT ST
AY 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
Local storm report, Jun 15, 2:18 PM EDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATHENS GA
215PM EDT THU JUN 15, 1989
COUNTY........ MADISON
SOURCE........ MADISON COUNTY EOC
TIME.......... 1145 AM EDT JUN 15
LOCATION...... JIST EAST OF DANIELSVILLE GEORGIA
TYPE STORM.... THUNDERSTORM
HAIL..........
DAMAGE........ CHICKENHOUSE BLOWN DOWN AND ROOF TAKEN OFF OUT BUILDING
INJURIES...... NONE
WARNING....... SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
]Special weather statement, Jun 15, 2:35 PM EDT, 53 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATHENS GA 225 PM EDT THU JUN 15 1989 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 496 IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA UNTIL 800 PM EDT TONIGHT. WATCH NUMBER 496 INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ATHENS...MADISON...ELBERTON...HARTWELL AND SURROUNDING AREAS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 495 IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN GEORGIA UNTIL 800 PM EDT TONIGHT. NUMEROUS STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED OVER CENTRAL GEORGIA FROM COVINGTON TO THE MACON AREA. ANOTHER AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED BETWEEN ATHENS GEORGIA AND ANDERSON SOUTH CAROLINA. HEAVY RAINS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND SOME SMALL HAIL CAN BE EXPECTED IN THESE AREAS. ELSEWHERE...A LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUES OVER MUCH OF GEORGIA AND EXTENDS INTO THE ADJACENT AREAS OF EASTERN ALABAMA...EASTERN TENNESSEE AND THE WESTERN CAROLINAS. MOVEMENT WAS TO THE NORTHEAST 40 MPH.
Special weather statement, Jun 15, 2:42 PM EDT, 46 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBUS GA 242 PM EDT THU JUN 15 1989 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 495 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8PM. AT 239 PM COLUMBUS WEATHER RADAR INDICATED A LARGE AREA OF RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS COVERING ALL OF EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA AND WESTERN GEORGIA. THE MOST NOTABLE STORMS WERE LOCATED FROM AMERICUS TO NEAR MACON GEORGIA. THIS ACTIVITY WAS MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. AS THESE STORMS MOVE THROUGH THE AREA EXPECT VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS WITH LOCAL FLOODING...LIGHTNING...STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND SOME SMALL HAIL. STAY ALERT FOR CONTINUING CHANGING WEATHER DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER NEWS MEDIA FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS.
Local storm report, Jun 15, 3:17 PM EDT, 11 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATHENS GA
215PM EDT THU JUN 15, 1989
COUNTY........ MORGAN
SOURCE........ PUBLIC
TIME.......... 3PM EDT JUN 15
LOCATION...... 5 NORTH OF BOSTWICK
TYPE STORM.... THUNDERSTORM
HAIL..........
DAMAGE........ TREES DOWN
INJURIES...... NONE
WARNING....... SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING AND WATCH
]Local storm report, Jun 15, 3:18 PM EDT, 10 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATHENS GA
215PM EDT THU JUN 15, 1989
COUNTY........ OCONEE
SOURCE........ PUBLIC
TIME.......... 3PM EDT JUN 15
LOCATION...... JUST EAST OF HWY 15 SOUTHEAST PART OF COUNTY
TYPE STORM.... THUNDERSTORM
HAIL..........
DAMAGE........ TREES DOWN
INJURIES...... NONE
WARNING....... SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING AND WATCH
]Local storm report, Jun 15, 3:20 PM EDT, 8 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATHENS GA
215PM EDT THU JUN 15, 1989
COUNTY........ OGLETHORPE
SOURCE........ PUBLIC
TIME.......... 310PM EDT JUN 15
LOCATION...... SW OGLETHORPE ...8W OF STEPHENS
TYPE STORM.... THUNDERSTORM
HAIL..........
DAMAGE........ TREES DOWN
INJURIES...... NONE
WARNING....... SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING AND WATCH
]The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15, 1:52 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Douglas, Fulton | 68 min |
| Jun 15, 2:23 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton | 52 min |
| Jun 15, 2:49 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Hall | 56 min |
| Jun 15, 3:10 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Habersham, Hall, Towns, White | 25 min |
| Jun 15, 2:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bibb | 56 min |
| Jun 15, 2:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Peach | 57 min |
| Jun 15, 2:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clarke, Morgan, Oconee | 35 min |
| Jun 15, 2:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Jones | 38 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Georgia, 1989Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1989
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.