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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 96, NWS Atlanta, GA

April 28, 1990Douglas County, Paulding County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 28, 1990, 1:32 PM EDT for Douglas County, Paulding County, Georgia. It was in force for 43 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 28, 1990, 1:32 PM EDT (17:32 UTC)
Expired
Apr 28, 1990, 2:15 PM EDT
In force
43 min
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Area
Whole counties

Counties Douglas County, GA, Paulding 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Apr 28, 1:35 PM EDTHail 0.75Douglas, GA
Apr 28, 2:00 PM EDTThunderstorm Wind 0Paulding, 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, 5.5 hours before the alert went out and 141 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Athens Municipal, GA at 12:00Z on 1990-04-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 5 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Athens Municipal, GA at 12:00Z on 1990-04-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 157 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
5 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-92 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
653 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
50 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
157 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
133 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
TTAA00 KATL 281738
SVRATL
GAC097-223-281815-
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATLANTA  GA
132 PM EDT SAT APR 28 1990
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ATLANTA  HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL  215 PM EDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
 
IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA
 
   ...DOUGLAS COUNTY...PAULDING COUNTY
 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR AT 135 PM EDT SHOWED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM NEAR VILLA RICA. THIS STORM IS MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT
30 MPH AND WILL ENTER NORTHERN DOUGLAS AND SOUTHERN PAULDING WITHIN
THE NEXT 10 MINUTES.
 
 
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 28, 10:36 AM EDT, 2 hours 56 minutes before
GAZ001>015-290000-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATLANTA  GA
1034 AM EDT SAT APR 28 1990

...RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER OVER GEORGIA CONTINUES FOR THIS AFTERNOON
AND TONIGHT...

A FRONT AND ACCOMPANYING UPPER AIR SYSTEM NOW OVER THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY
WILL MOVE EAST TO AFFECT THE STATES WEATHER THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
THESE SYSTEMS WILL RESULT IN INCREASINGLY UNSTABLE CONDITONS. THUNDERSTORMS
NOW OVER ALABAMA WILL MOVE INTO WEST GEORGIA THIS MORNING AND THIS AFTERNOON.
OTHER THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE STATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE ENTIRE STATE WILL REMAIN UNDER THE THREAT OF SEVERE
WEATHER FROM THESE STORMS.

AN AREA OF RAIN AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EAST WILL MOVE EASTWARD TO BE
OUT OF THE STATE BY AFTERNOON. RAINFALL AMOUNTS NEAR 1.5 INCHES WERE
REPORTED FROM THIS SYSTEM OVERNIGHT.

PERSONS IN THE PEACH STATE SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER
SITUATION AND BE ALERT FOR ANY WATCHES OR WARNINGS WHICH MAY BE
ISSUED TODAY.
Special weather statement, Apr 28, 10:45 AM EDT, 2 hours 47 minutes before
GAZ001>015-290000-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATLANTA  GA
1035 AM EDT SAT APR 28 1990

...RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER OVER GEORGIA CONTINUES FOR THIS AFTERNOON
AND TONIGHT...

A FRONT AND ACCOMPANYING UPPER AIR SYSTEM NOW OVER THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY
WILL MOVE EAST TO AFFECT THE STATES WEATHER THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
THESE SYSTEMS WILL RESULT IN INCREASINGLY UNSTABLE CONDITONS. THUNDERSTORMS
NOW OVER ALABAMA WILL MOVE INTO WEST GEORGIA THIS MORNING AND THIS AFTERNOON.
OTHER THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE STATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE ENTIRE STATE WILL REMAIN UNDER THE THREAT OF SEVERE
WEATHER FROM THESE STORMS.

AN AREA OF RAIN AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EAST WILL MOVE EASTWARD TO BE
OUT OF THE STATE BY AFTERNOON. RAINFALL AMOUNTS NEAR 1.5 INCHES WERE
REPORTED FROM THIS SYSTEM OVERNIGHT.

PERSONS IN THE PEACH STATE SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER
SITUATION AND BE ON THE ALERT FOR ANY WATCHES OR WARNINGS THAT MAY BE
ISSUED TODAY.
Special weather statement, Apr 28, 12:35 PM EDT, 57 minutes before
GAZ001-002-003-004-005-281730-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATLANTA  GA
1230 PM EDT SAT APR 28 1990

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING OVER PORTIONS OF
NORTH AND WEST GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON IN MOIST UNSTABLE AIR. AT 1225 PEST...RADAR INDICATED THE HEAVIEST THUNDERSTORMS OVER FLOYD COUNTY
BETWEEN SUMMERVILLE AND ROME AND OVER CHATTOOGA COUNTY EAST OF
SUMMERVILLE. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AROUND 25 MPH.

OTHER SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED OVER EASTERN ALABAMA NEAR
THE GEORGIA BORDER. GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL MAY DEVELOP NEAR THE STORMS.

THUNDERSTORMS...SOME POSSIBLY SEVERE...WILL DEVELOP THROUGHOUT THE
AFTERNOON. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR A LARGE PORTION OF NORTH A
WEST GEORGIA AND EXTENDS INTO EAST AND SOUTH ALABAMA. THE TORNADO WATCIS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EST.

THIS SITUATION WARRANTS CONSTANT MONITORING. BE ALERT TO CHANGING
WEATHER CONDITIONS BY STAYING TUNED TOO LOCAL TELEVISION AND RADIO
STATIONS OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO.
Special weather statement, Apr 28, 12:38 PM EDT, 54 minutes before
GAZ001-002-003-004-005-281730-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT.. CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATLANTA  GA
1230 PM EDT SAT APR 28 1990

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING OVER PORTIONTHEAST AROUND 25 MPH.

OTHER SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED OVER EASTERN ALABAMA NEAR
THE GEORGIA BORDER. GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL MAY DEVELOP NEAR THE STORMS.

THUNDERSTORMS...SOME POSSIBLY SEVERE...WILL DEVELOP THROUGHOUT THE
AFTERNOON. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR A LARGE PORTION OF NORTH
AND WEST GEORGIA AND EXTENDS INTO EAST AND SOUTH ALABAMA. THE TORNADO
WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EST.

THIS SITUATION WARRANTS CONSTANT MONITORING. BE ALERT TO CHANGING
WEATHER CONDITIONS BVY STAYING TUNED TO LOCAL TELEVISION AND RADIO
STATIONS OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO.
Special weather statement, Apr 28, 12:44 PM EDT, 48 minutes before
GAZ002-004-281740-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATHENS GA
1643 PM EDT SAT APR 28 1990

TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 174 IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING NORTHEAST
GEORGIA COUNTIES UNTIL 6 PM EDT TODAY.

BANKS...BARROW...HABERSHAM...HALL...JACKSON...LUMPKIN...NEWTON...RABUN...
STEPHENS...TOWNS...UNION...WALTON...WHITE...DAWSON.

AT 1240 PM EDT ATHENS RADAR INDICATED SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS...A FEW
PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA AND
WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

MOSTLY LIGHT RAIN AND A FEW SHOWERS WERE INDICATED IN SOUTH CAROLINA
FROM JUST EAST OF AUGUSTA NORTH TO NEAR ASHEVILLE NORTH CAROLINA.

MOVEMENT WAS TO TH^E NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
Special weather statement, Apr 28, 12:52 PM EDT, 40 minutes before
GAZ002-004-281740-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY. . .C O R R E C T I O N. . .
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATHENS GA
1243 PM EDT SAT APR 28 1990

TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 174 IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING NORTHEAST
GEORGIA COUNTIES UNTIL 6 PM EDT TODAY.

BANKS...BARROW...HABERSHAM...HALL...JACKSON...LUMPKIN...NEWTON...RABUN...
STEPHENS...TOWNS...UNION...WALTON...WHITE...DAWSON.

AT 1240 PM EDT ATHENS RADAR INDICATED SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS...A FEW
PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA AND
WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

MOSTLY LIGHT RAIN AND A FEW SHOWERS WERE INDICATED IN SOUTH CAROLINA
FROM JUST EAST OF AUGUSTA NORTH TO NEAR ASHEVILLE NORTnH CAROLINA.

MOVEMENT WAS TO THE NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 28, 1:04 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCarroll41 min
Apr 28, 1:35 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCGordon, Murray40 min
Apr 28, 1:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCFulton47 min
Apr 28, 1:50 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCFannin, Gilmer40 min
Apr 28, 1:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCherokee53 min
Apr 28, 2:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCClayton, Fayette53 min
Apr 28, 2:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCoweta51 min
Apr 28, 2:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCTroup47 min
Apr 28, 2:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCClayton, Fulton43 min
Apr 28, 2:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCMeriwether54 min
Apr 28, 2:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCDawson, Lumpkin67 min
Apr 28, 2:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCUnion67 min
Apr 28, 2:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCForsyth, Fulton43 min
Apr 28, 2:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCDeKalb, Gwinnett52 min
Apr 28, 3:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCTowns, White59 min
Apr 28, 3:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCHall59 min
Apr 28, 3:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCClayton, Henry, Spalding52 min
Apr 28, 3:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCFayette52 min
Apr 28, 3:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBarrow, Clarke, Jackson, Oconee, Walton63 min
Apr 28, 3:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBibb, Crawford, Peach66 min
Apr 28, 3:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBanks, Madison, Oglethorpe61 min
Apr 28, 3:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCMorgan61 min
Apr 28, 3:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCHabersham61 min
Apr 28, 3:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCPike54 min
Apr 28, 4:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCLamar, Upson45 min
Apr 28, 4:00 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCMadison60 min
Apr 28, 4:04 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCTwiggs41 min
Apr 28, 4:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCFranklin, Stephens2 hr
Apr 28, 4:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCElbert, Hart2 hr
Apr 28, 4:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCMonroe41 min
Apr 28, 4:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCWilkinson45 min
Apr 28, 4:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCClarke, Oconee, Oglethorpe62 min
Apr 28, 5:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCWashington60 min
Apr 28, 5:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCHouston44 min
Apr 28, 5:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCTwiggs, Wilkinson67 min
Apr 28, 5:39 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCWashington36 min
Apr 28, 5:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBleckley41 min
Apr 28, 6:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCPulaski60 min
Apr 28, 6:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCLaurens45 min
Apr 28, 7:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBurke, Jefferson55 min
Apr 28, 7:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCLaurens62 min
Apr 28, 7:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCTreutlen64 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; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.