Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1990
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 81, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 10, 1990, 5:47 PM EDT for Fulton County, Georgia. It was in force for 58 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 10, 1990, 5:47 PM EDT (21:47 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 10, 1990, 6:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 58 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Whole counties
County Fulton County, GA
The radar
The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 10, 6:13 PM EDT | Hail 1 | Fulton, GA | |
| Apr 10, 6:20 PM EDT | Thunderstorm Wind 0 | Fulton, GA |
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.
The nearest sounding before it
Athens Municipal, GA (KAHN), launched 12:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 109 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
- 26 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -49 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 674 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 201 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 268 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
TTAA00 KATL 102148
SVRATL
GAC121-102245-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATLANTA GA
547 PM EDT TUE APR 10 1990
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ATLANTA HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 645 PM EDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTY...
IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA
...FULTON
AT 545 PM A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WAS SHOWN FROM ACWORTH TO
DOUGLASVILLE TO NEAR CARROLLTON MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. PART OF
THIS LINE WILL REACH THE ATLANTA METRO AREA AROUND 630 PM.
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.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, Apr 10, 3:40 PM EDT, 2 hours 7 minutes before
GAZ001-003-005-102100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATLANTA GA 340 PM EDT MON APR 10 1990 ...THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED ACROSS PARTS OF WEST GEORGIA... A COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE APPROACHING GEORGIA TONIGHT. STRONG THUNDERSTORMS HAVE ALREADY DEVELOPED ACROSS PARTS OF ALABAMA...AND A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR A LARGE SECTION OF ALABAMA. THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS OF HIGH WINDS WITH TREES BLOWN DOWN NEAR BIRMINGHAM ABOUT 315 PM EDT. THESE STORMS ARE MOVING TO THE EAST AT ABOUT 40 MPH AND SHOULD MOVE INTO NORTHWEST AND WEST-CENTRAL GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PEOPLE IN THE AREA SHOULD REMAIN" ALERT FOR LATER UPDATES ON THESE APPROACHING STORMS.
Special weather statement, Apr 10, 4:11 PM EDT, 1 hour 36 minutes before
GAZ001-003-005-102100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATLANTA GA 410 PM EDT MON APR 10 1990 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MOVING TOWARD WEST GEORGIA... SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...WITH LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS...HAVE DEVELOPED THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY TOWARD GEORGIA. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR A LARGE SECTION OF ALABAMA. THE AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDS FROM NORTH OF CHATTANOOGA, TN ACROSS NORTHWEST GEORGIA INTO EASTERN ALABAMA AND THEN SOUTH INTO MISSISSIPPI. THE STRONGEST OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE LOCATED JUST NORH OF ANNISTON, AL AT 405 PM EDT. ALTHOUGH THE AREA OF STORMS IS ABOUT 35 MPH...INDIVIDUALC STORMS ARE MOVING ABOUT 45 MPH. THESE STORMS WILL MOVE INTO GEORGIA WITHIN THE HOUR. RESIDENTS OF WEST GEORGIA SHOULD BE ALERT TO SWIFTLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS.
Special weather statement, Apr 10, 4:12 PM EDT, 1 hour 35 minutes before
GAZ005-ALZ012-102215- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBUS GA 409 PM EDT TUE APR 10 1990 ...A TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR BARBOUR COUNTY ALABAMA UNTIL 5 PM EDT ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA WHICH INCLUDES LEE AND CHAMBERS COUNTIES UNTIL 8PM EDT... AT 405 PM EDT COLUMBUS WEATHER RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING FROM SEALE ALABAMA AND SCATTERED THROUGH TROY TO LUVERNE ALABAMA. VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE 5 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF HURTSBORO AND 8 MILES WEST OF CLAYTON. THE STORM WEST OF CLAYTON WAS THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH THE POSSIBLE TORNADO WAS REPORTED FROM MOVING EAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR. PERSONS ACROSS EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA AND WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER AND BE READY FOR QUICK PROTECTIVE ACTION WHEN THESE STORMS MOVE NEAR YOU. VERY HEAVY RAIN.. DANGEROUS LIDGHTNING AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
Special weather statement, Apr 10, 4:16 PM EDT, 1 hour 31 minutes before
GAZ001-003-005-102100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT..CORRCTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATLANTA GA 410 PM EDT MON APR 10 1990 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MOVING TOWARD WEST GEORGIA... SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...WITH LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS...HAVE DEVELOPED THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY TOWARD GEORGIA. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR A LARGE SECTION OF ALABAMA. THE AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDS FROM NORTH OF CHATTANOOGA, TN ACROSS NORTHWEST GEORGIA INTO EASTERN ALABAMA AND THEN SOUTH INTO MISSISSIPPI. THE STRONGEST OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED JUST NORTH OF ANNISTON, AL AT 405 PM EDT. ALTHOUGH THE AREA OF STORMS IS MOVING ALBOUT 35 MPH...INDIVIDUAL STORMS WERE MOVING ABOUT 45 MPH. THESE STORMS WILL MOVE INTO GEORGIA WITHIN THE HOUR. RESIDENTS OF WEST GEORGIA SHOULD BE ALERT TO SWIFTLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS.
Special weather statement, Apr 10, 5:27 PM EDT, 20 minutes before
GAZ002-004-102225- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATHENS GA 525 PM EDT TUE APR 10 1990 ...TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 120 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT FOR MOST OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA... A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED ACROSS NORTHWEST GEORGIA FROM NEAR CARROLLTON TO ELLIJAY. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE EAST 45 MPH. ELSEWHERE...A BAND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDS FROM EASTERN ALABAMA ACROSS NORTHWEST GEORGIA INTO EXTREME SOUTHEAST TENNESSEE. MOVEMENT WAS TO THE EAST 45 MPH.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 10, 4:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Haralson, Polk | 52 min |
| Apr 10, 4:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Gordon | 41 min |
| Apr 10, 4:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Floyd | 42 min |
| Apr 10, 4:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Paulding | 42 min |
| Apr 10, 4:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Haralson | 54 min |
| Apr 10, 5:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Gilmer | 47 min |
| Apr 10, 5:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cobb, Douglas, Paulding | 66 min |
| Apr 10, 6:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clayton, DeKalb | 55 min |
| Apr 10, 6:30 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | DeKalb | 30 min |
| Apr 10, 6:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Gwinnett, Henry, Rockdale | 57 min |
| Apr 10, 6:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Meriwether | 49 min |
| Apr 10, 6:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Henry | 35 min |
| Apr 10, 7:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Barrow, Clarke, Oconee, Oglethorpe | 69 min |
| Apr 10, 7:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Greene, Morgan, Newton, Walton | 69 min |
| Apr 10, 7:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Houston | 58 min |
| Apr 10, 7:26 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Houston | 64 min |
| Apr 10, 7:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Crawford, Monroe | 67 min |
| Apr 10, 7:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Jasper, Putnam | 67 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Georgia, 1990Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1990
Sources
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.