Severe Thunderstorm Warning 97, NWS Atlanta, GA

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.

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

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 AM EDT THIS
THURSDAY MORNING FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH GEORGIA AND A SMALL PART
OF NORTHWEST SOUTH CAROLINA.  THIS WATCH INCLUDES ALL THE COUNTIES
OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA.

AT 225 AM THIS MORNING RADAR SHOWED A LINE OF VERY STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM GRIFFIN TO ATLANTA TO CARTERSVILLE
TO BLUE RIDGE IN NORTH GEORGIA.  THIS LINE WAS MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

PEOPLE ALONG AND EAST OF THIS LINE IN NORTH GEORGIA SHOULD STAY
ALERT AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE SAFE SHELTER IF NECESSARY.

REMEMBER....A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE
FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA.
PERSONS IN THIS WATCH AREA SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING
WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE
WARNINGS.

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

 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN GEORGIA
    TIL 7 AM EDT...

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF
NORTHERN GEORGIA TIL 7 AM EDT. THE WATCH AREA IS EAST AND NORTH OF
A LINE FROM BLUE RIDGE TO METROPOLITATAN ATLANTA TO CRAWFORDVILLE.

AT 245 AM WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS
EMBEDDED IN AN AREA OF RAIN THAT EXTENDED FROM EASTERN TENNESSEE
ACROSS NORTHWEST GEORGIA INTO EASTERN ALABAMA. THE LINE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM GRIFFIN TO ATLANTA TO CARTERSVILLE TO
BLUE RIDGE IN NORTH GEORGIA. THE LINE WAS MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

THESE STORMS HAVE BEEN ACCOMPAINED BY HEAVY RAIN... GUSTY WINDS
AND DANGEROUS LIGTHNING.  HAIL IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THESE
STORMS.
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REMEMBER... A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE
FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH
AREA. PERSONS IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR
THREATHENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.