Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1989
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 5, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 5, 1989, 8:22 PM EST for Carroll County, Georgia. It was in force for 38 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 5, 1989, 8:22 PM EST (01:22 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 5, 1989, 9:00 PM EST
- In force
- 38 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Whole counties
County Carroll 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, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 170 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
- 559 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 66 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 381 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 468 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
TTAA00 KATL 060121
SVRATL
GAC045-060200-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATLANTA GA
822 PM EST SUN MAR 5 1989
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ATLANTA HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 900 PM EST
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTY...
IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA
...CARROLL
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR THE ALABAMA/GEORGIA BORDER
18 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CARROLLTON.
MOVEMENT IS TO THE NORTHEAST AT 37 MPH.
THIS STORM WILL BE AFFECTING MUCH OF THE CARROLL COUNTY
TILL AROUND 9 PM EST.
A TORNADO WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. REMEMBER
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE TORNADOES
WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE WARNING. REMAIN CALM BUT BE ALERT TO
RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS.
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
Special weather statement, Mar 5, 5:27 PM EST, 2 hours 55 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATLANTA GA 530 PM EST SUN MAR 5 1989 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH ALONG THE WESTERN BORDER OF GEORGIA FROM CHATTANOOGA SOUTH TO THE LAGRANGE AREA. THIS WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM THIS EVENING. THE WATCH INCLUDES THE COUNTIES JUST TO THE WEST OF ATLANTA. STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE DEVELOPING OVER EASTERN ALABAMA...AND SEVERAL OF THESE STORMS PRODUCED DAMAGING WINDS...HEAVY RAINS... AND HAIL EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS STORMY WEATHER AS IT APPRAOCHES NORTHWEST GEORGIA. PEOPLE IN THE AREA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND SHOULD BE READY TO MOVE QUICKLY TO A SAFE AREA IF WARNINGS ARE ISSUED. STAY TUNED TO THIS STATION FOR THE LATEST WEATHER UPDATES.
Special weather statement, Mar 5, 6:32 PM EST, 1 hour 50 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBUS GA 630 PM EST SUN MAR 5 1989 ...A TORNADO WATCH CONTINUES FOR HARRIS AND TROUP COUNTIES GEORGIA AND FOR ALL OF EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA INCLUDING RUSSELL COUNTY UNTIL 11 PM EST TONIGHT... AT 625 PM EST COLUMBUS WEATHER RADAR WAS SHOWING A SOLID AREA OF RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM NORTHEAST INTO CENTRAL ALABAMA. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE IN MONTGOMERY AND COOSA COUNTIES ALABAMA. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH WHILE THE WHOLE AREA WAS PUSHING EAST AT 25 MPH. PERSONS IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA AND WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS AS THIS ACTIVTY MOVES EAST. LISTEN TO NOAA WHEATHER RADIO OR OTHER NEWS MEDIA FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
Special weather statement, Mar 5, 7:33 PM EST, 49 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATHENS GA 730 PM EST SUN MAR 5 1989 ...TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM EST FOR MOST OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT TONIGHT FOR NORTH GEORGIA. AT 730 PM EST THE ATHENS RADAR INDICATED SEVERAL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER EASTCENTRAL GEORGIA IN THE AUGUSTA VICINITY. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MILES AN HOUR. ELSEWHERE...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WERE DETECTED OVER NORTHWEST GEORGIA...NORTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHEAST TENNESSEE. ALSO STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING INTO WESTCENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA NEAR AIKEN. MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST AT 40 MILES AN HOUR. PERSONS THROUGHOUT NORTHEAST GEORGIA SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS WEATHER SITUATION AND SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND BE READY TO MOVE QUICKLY TO A SAFE AREA IF WARNINGS ARE ISSUED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.
Special weather statement, Mar 5, 7:40 PM EST, 42 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATHENS GA 730 PM EST SUN MAR 5 1989 ...TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM EST FOR MOST OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT TONIGHT FOR NORTH GEORGIA. AT 730 PM EST THE ATHENS RADAR INDICATED SEVERAL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER EASTCENTRAL GEORGIA IN THE AUGUSTA VICINITY. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MILES AN HOUR. ELSEWHERE...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WERE DETECTED OVER NORTHWEST GEORGIA...NORTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHEAST TENNESSEE. ALSO STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING INTO WESTCENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA NEAR AIKEN. MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST AT 40 MILES AN HOUR. PERSONS THROUGHOUT NORTHEAST GEORGIA SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS WEATHER SITUATION AND SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND BE READY TO MOVE QUICKLY TO A SAFE AREA IF WARNINGS ARE ISSUED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.
Special weather statement, Mar 5, 7:52 PM EST, 30 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBUS GA 750 PM EST SUN MAR 5 1989 ...A TORNADO WATCH CONTINUES FOR EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA UNTIL 11 PM EST AND FOR ALL OF WEST CENTRAL..SOUTHWEST AND SOUTHCENTRAL GEORGIA UNTIL 2AM EST TONIGHT... AT 745 PM EST COLUMBUS WEATHER RADAR WAS SHOWING A SOLID AREA OF RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM NORTHWEST GEORGIA INTO EASTERN ALABAMA..ACTUALLY OCCURRING FROM DALLAS GEORGIA TO TROY ALABAMA. THE STRONGEST STORM WAS IN SOUTHERN TALLAPOSSA COUNTY ALABAMA MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MILES AN HOUR. THE WHOLE LINE WAS MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. PERSONS IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA AND WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA CAN EXPECT POSSIBLE SEVERE WEATHER AND SlHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER WHEN THESE STORMS APPROCH. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER NEWS FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 7:00 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Haralson | 60 min |
| Mar 5, 9:18 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Troup | 42 min |
| Mar 5, 10:06 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Cobb, Douglas | 54 min |
| Mar 5, 10:40 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Fulton | 35 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.