Severe Thunderstorm Warning 285, NWS Atlanta, GA

Issued

Aug 20, 1990, 3:59 PM EDT (19:59 UTC)

Expired

Aug 20, 1990, 5:00 PM EDT

In force

61 min

Issued by

NWS Atlanta, GA

Area

Whole counties

Counties Walker County, GA, Hamilton County, TN

The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.

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.

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GAC295-TNC065-202100-
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHATTANOOGA TENNESSEE
359 PM EDT MON AUG 20 1990
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHATTANOOGA TENNESSEE HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL  500 PM EDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS
 
IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA
 
   ...NORTHERN WALKER COUNTY
 
 
IN SOUTHEAST TENNESSEE
 
   ...SOUTHERN HAMILTON COUNTY
 
AT 357 PM EDT THE CHATTANOOGA WEATHER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM ALMOST DIRECTLY OVER THE DOWNTOWN AREA OF
CHATTANOOGA.
 
THE STORM IS MOVING SLOWLY TO THE SOUTH AND WILL MOVE INTO
NORTHERN WALKER COUNTY IN GEORGIA SHORTLY.
 
FLOODING MAY BE A PROBLEM TOO AS THIS STORM DUMPS LARGE AMOUNTS
OF RAIN.
 
 
 
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 STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

In the hours before

GAZ006-008-009-202200-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MACON GA
130 PM EDT MON AUG 20 1990

      ...HEAT INDICES OF 105 TO 110 IN CENTRAL GEORGIA...

AT 130 PM TEMPERATURES IN THE CENTRAL PART OF THE STATE WERE IN
THE MID 90 DEGREE RANGE. THIS TEMPRATURE COMBINED WITH THE RELATIVE
HUMIDITY WAS GIVING A HEAT INDEX OF 105 IN MACON AND 108 IN WARNER
ROBINS. WITH THE TEMPERATURE IN MIDDLE GEORGIA EXPECTED TO CLIMB
TO AROUND 100 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON BETWEEN 3 AND 5 MPH...THE HEAT
INDEX COULD EVEN GO ABOVE 110.

IF YOU HAVE TO BE OUTSIDE WORKING THIS AFTERNOON...BE EXTREMELY
CAREFUL. TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS...AND DRINK A LOT OF WATER. THESE
CONDITIONS CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS. HEAT EXHUASTION AND SUNSTROKE
ARE POSSIBLE.

GAZ006-008-009-202200-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MACON GA
130 PM EDT MON AUG 20 1990

      ...HEAT INDICES OF 105 TO 110 IN CENTRAL GEORGIA...

AT 130 PM TEMPERATURES IN THE CENTRAL PART OF THE STATE WERE IN
THE MID 90 DEGREE RANGE. THIS TEMPERATURE COMBINED WITH THE RELATIVE
HUMIDITY WAS GIVING A HEAT INDEX OF 105 IN MACON AND 108 IN WARNER
ROBINS. WITH THE TEMPERATURE IN MIDDLE GEORGIA EXPECTED TO CLIMB
TO AROUND 100 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON BETWEEN 3 AND 5 PM...THE HEAT
INDEX COULD EVEN GO ABOVE 110.

IF YOU HAVE TO BE OUTSIDE WORKING THIS AFTERNOON...BE EXTREMELY
CAREFUL. TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS...AND DRINK A LOT OF WATER. THESE
CONDITIONS CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS. HEAT EXHUASTION AND SUNSTROKE
ARE POSSIBLE.

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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.