Severe Thunderstorm Warning 94, NWS Atlanta, GA

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBUS GA
1045 PM EDT WED JUN 14 1989

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF EAST
CENTRAL ALABAMA UNTIL 1 AM EDT...

AT 1038 PM EDT RADAR AT COLUMBUS METRO AIRPORT INDICATED A LARGE
RAIN AREA AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS BEGINNING TO MOVE INTO EAST
CENTRAL ALABAMA.   THUNDERSTORMS WERE ESPECIALLY NUMEROUS IN AN AREA
FROM LAKE MARTIN SOUTH TO NEAR MONTGOMERY...FORT DEPOSIT AND
GREENVILLE.  MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST ABOUT 40 MPH.

PERSONS IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR RAPIDLY
CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS.  THE LARGER
THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS...VERY HEAVY RAIN
...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND POSSIBLE HAIL.  PEOPLE IN WEST GEORGIA SHOULD
ALSO MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS THE NEXT FEW HOURS.

PLEASE KEEP LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL TELEVISION
AND RADIO STATIONS %FOR FURTHER UPDATES.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBUS GA
1225 AM EDT THU JUN 15 1989

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF EAST
CENTRAL ALABAMA...INCLUDING RUSSELL COUNTY...UNTIL 1 AM EDT...

AT 1220 AM EDT WEATHER RADAR IN COLUMBUS INDICATED A LARGE AREA OF
RAIN COVERING MUCH OF EAST ALABAMA.  THERE WAS ALSO A NARROW LINE OF
HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM NEAR LAFAYETTE ALABAMA
SOUTH TO AUBURN...TUSKEGEE AND CONTINUING SOUTH TO JUST WEST OF TROY.
MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST ABOUT 30 MPH.

PERSONS IN EXTREME EAST ALABAMA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR RAPIDLY
CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS.  THE LARGER
THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS...VERY HEAVY RAIN
...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND POSSIBLE HAIL.  PEOPLE IN WEST GEORGIA SHOULD
ALSO MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS THE NEXT FEW HOURS.

PLEASE KEEP LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL TELEVISION
AND RADIO STATIONS FOR FURTHER UPDATES.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATLANTA GA
1240 AM EDT THU JUN 15 1989

         ...THUNDERSTORMS OVER WEST GEORGIA....

AT 1235 AM WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS
ABOUT 10 MILLES WIDE EXTENDING FROM 20 MILES SOUTH OF CHATTANOOGA
TENNESSEE SOUTH TO EXTREME NORTHWEST GEORGIA TO 15 MILES WEST OF
AUBURN ALABAMA.

THE LINE WAS MOVING EAST ABOUT 20 MPH. STORMS WITHIN THE LINE WERE
MOVING NORTHEAST NEAR 35 MPH.

THESE STORMS WILL MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS MOST OF NORTHWEST AND WEST
CENTRAL OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS.

THESE STORMS HAVE BEEN ACCCOMPAINED BY HEAVY RAIN...WIND GUSTS
TO 35 MPH AND CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTING. SMALL HAIL AND LOCAL FLOODING
MAY ALSO ACCOMPANY THESE STORMS.
PERSONS ARE URGED TO REMAIN ALERT TO THESE STORMS AND TAKE APPROPRIATE
PRECAUTIONS AS THEY APPROACH.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATLANTA GA
110 AM EDT THU JUN 15 1989

         ...THUNDERSTORMS OVER WEST GEORGIA....

AT 100 AM WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS
ABOUT 10 MILLES WIDE EXTENDING FROM NEAR DALTON IN WHITFIELD COUNTY
SOUTHWARD TO LAGRANGE IN TROUP COUNTY. THE STRONGEST OF THESE STORMS
WAS JUST SOUTH OF ATCO IN BARTOW COUNTY.

THE LINE WAS MOVING EAST ABOUT 25 MPH. STORMS WITHIN THE LINE WERE
MOVING NORTHEAST NEAR 35 MPH.

THESE STORMS WILL MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS MOST OF NORTHWEST AND WEST
CENTRAL GEORGIA OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS. ON ITS PRESENT COURSE THE
STORMS SHOULD BE MOVING INTO WEST PORTIONS OF THE METRO ATLANTA
AREA BETWEEN 2 AM AND 3 AM EDT.

THESE STORMS HAVE BEEN ACCCOMPAINED BY HEAVY RAIN...WIND GUSTS
TO 35 MPH AND CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTING. SMALL HAIL AND LOCAL FLOODING
MAY ALSO ACCOMPANY THESE STORMS.

RESIDENTS OF NORTH AND WEST GEORGIA ARE URGED TO REMAIN ALERT AND
TAKE APPROXIATE PRECAUTIONS AS THEY APPROACH.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBUS GA
115 AM EDT THU JUN 15 1989

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR EAST ALABAMA EXPIRED AT 1 AM EDT..

AT 108 AM EDT WEATHER RADAR IN COLUMBUS INDICATED A NARROW LINE OF
HEAVY SHOWERS AND A FEW SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM LAGRANGE
GEORGIA SOUTHWEST TO NEAR SALEM...SOCIETY HILL...AND UNION SPRINGS
ALABAMA.  THERE HAS BEEN SOME WEAKENING OF THE THUNDERSTORMS NOTED IN
THE PAST HOUR.  MOVEMENT WAS STILL NORTHEAST ABOUT 30 MPH.

ALTHOUGH THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS EXPIRED...OCCASIONAL RAIN
AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED THE REMAINDER OF TONIGHT
AND MUCH OF THE DAY THURSDAY.  THE STRONGER STORMS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...STRONG GUSTY
WINDS AND POSSIBLE SMALL HAIL.

PLEASE KEEP LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL TELEVISION
AND RADIO STATIONS FOR FURTHER UPDATES.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATHENS GA
125 AM EDT THU JUN 15 1989

AT 115 AM EDT A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED NORTH-SOUTH THROUGH
NORTHWEST GEORGIA.  THIS LINE RAN FROM CHATSWORTH TO LAGRANGE.

THIS LINE OF STORMS WAS MOVING EAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR.

THESE STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST AND PEOPLE IN NORTH GEORGIA
TO THE EAST OF THIS LINE SHOULD STAY ALERT AND PREPARE TO TAKE
SAFE SHELTER IF NECESSARY.

THESE STORMS HAVE BEEN ACCCOMPAINED BY HEAVY RAIN...WIND GUSTS
TO 35 MPH AND CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTING. SMALL HAIL ALSO POSSIBLE.