Alert archive / South Carolina / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1989
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 66, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 5, 1989, 8:38 PM EDT for Allendale County, South Carolina. It was in force for 52 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 5, 1989, 8:38 PM EDT (00:38 UTC)
- Expired
- May 5, 1989, 9:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 52 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Whole counties
County Allendale County, SC
The radar
The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.
The text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
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, May 5, 5:53 PM EDT, 2 hours 45 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATLANTA GA 552 PM EDT FRI MAY 5 1989 TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 183 IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWEST GEORGIA. THE WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR BUTTS...PIKE...LAMAR...AND UPSON COUNTIES. SCATTERED THUNDERSHOWERS WILL CONTINUE IN THESE AREAS AND OTHER PARTS OF NORTHWEST GEORGIA...BUT THE THREAT OF SEVERE STORMS HAS ENDED. THE TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR A LARGE PART OF NORTHEAST AND EAST CE"NTRAL GEORGIA UNTIL 9 PM THIS EVENING.
Special weather statement, May 5, 6:04 PM EDT, 2 hours 34 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATHENS GA 65PM EDT FRI MAY 5, 1989 THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA HAVE BEEN CLEARED FROM TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 183:
Special weather statement, May 5, 6:16 PM EDT, 2 hours 22 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATHENS GA 6PM EDT FRI MAY 5, 1989 THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA HAVE BEEN CLEARED FROM TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 183: BANKS BARROW CLARKE DAWSON ELBERT FRANKLIN GREENE HABERSHAM HALL HART JACKSON OCONEE LUMPKIN MADISON MORGAN NEWTON OGLETHORPE RABUN STEPHENS TALIAFERRO UNION WALTON WHITE TOWNS ALL THE COUNTIES ABOVE ARE NOO LONGER IN A WARNING OR A WATCH.
Special weather statement, May 5, 6:52 PM EDT, 1 hour 46 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBUS GA 650 PM EDT FRI MAY 5 1989 ...A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MACON AND SUMTER COUNTIES OF WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA...FOR LEE COUNTY OF SOUTHWEST GEORGIA...AND COLQUITT...COOK...TIFT AND WORTH COUNTIES OF SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA UNTIL 9 PM EDT... THE TORNADO WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA... MOST OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST GEORGIA...AND PART OF SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA. COUNTIES STILL UNDER THE WATCH INCLUDE SUMTER...MACON...LEE... WORTH...COLQUITT...COOK...AND TIFT. AT 645 PM EDT COLUMBUS WEATHER RADAR INDICATED SEVERAL SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSHOWERS SCATTERED FROM NEAR EUFAULA ALABAMA TO AMERICUS TO NEAR MACON AND CONTINUING NORTHEAST. THE STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS WERE NOW MAINLY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA AND MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSHOWERS ARE STILL FORECAST FOR THE CLEARED COUNTIES ...BUT THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER HAS MOVED EAST. CONTINUE TO LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO.
Special weather statement, May 5, 8:08 PM EDT, 30 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBUS GA 650 PM EDT FRI MAY 5 1989 ...A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT FOR MACON AND SUMTER COUNTIES IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA...LEE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST GEORGIA...AND COLQUITT...COOK...TIFT AND WORTH COUNTIES OF SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA... AT 800 PM EDT COLUMBUS WEATHER RADAR INDICATED A SOLID LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...ABOUT 10 MILES WIDE...EXTENDING FROM AMERICUS GEORGIA SOUTHWEST TO CUTHBERT AND FORT GAINES...AND CONTINUING WEST TO NEAR ENTERPRISE ALABAMA. STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE NEAR CUTHBERT. MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST AROUND 40 MPH. RESIDENTS OF SOUTHWEST GEORGIA CAN EXPECT A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS...ESPECIALLY IN THE AREA FROM AMERICUS AND LESLIE WEST TO DAWSON...CUTHBERT AND FORT GAINES. PLEASE CONTINUE TO LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL TELEVISION AND RADIO STATIONS FOR FURTHER UPDATES FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
Special weather statement, May 5, 8:11 PM EDT, 27 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED FOR TIME. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBUS GA 808 PM EDT FRI MAY 5 1989 ...A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT FOR MACON AND SUMTER COUNTIES IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA...LEE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST GEORGIA...AND COLQUITT...COOK...TIFT AND WORTH COUNTIES OF SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA... AT 800 PM EDT COLUMBUS WEATHER RADAR INDICATED A SOLID LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...ABOUT 10 MILES WIDE...EXTENDING FROM AMERICUS GEORGIA SOUTHWEST TO CUTHBERT AND FORT GAINES...AND CONTINUING WEST TO NEAR ENTERPRISE ALABAMA. STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE NEAR CUTHBERT. MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST AROUND 40 MPH. RESIDENTS OF SOUTHWEST GEORGIA CAN EXPECT A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS...ESPECIALLY IN THE AREA FROM AMERICUS AND LESLIE WEST TO DAWSON...CUTHBERT AND FORT GAINES. PLEASE CONTINUE TO LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL TELEVISION AND RADIO STATIONS FOR FURTHER UPDATES FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 8:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Screven | 44 min |
| May 5, 8:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Emanuel | 49 min |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.