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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 55, NWS Atlanta, GA

March 29, 1991Jasper County, Jones County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 29, 1991, 11:32 AM EST for Jasper County, Jones County, Georgia. It was in force for 58 min. 1 report 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
Mar 29, 1991, 11:32 AM EST (16:32 UTC)
Expired
Mar 29, 1991, 12:30 PM EST
In force
58 min
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Area
Whole counties

Counties Jasper County, GA, Jones County, GA

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Mar 29, 12:15 PM ESTThunderstorm Wind 0Jones, 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, 4.5 hours before the alert went out and 92 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 1991-03-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 450 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Athens Municipal, GA at 12:00Z on 1991-03-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 293 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
450 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-10 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
625 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
67 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
293 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
356 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.9
Supercell composite
4.1

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The text

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

000 
TTAA00 KMCN 291632
SVRMCN
GAC079-169-159-291730-
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MACON GA
1132 AM EST FRI MAR 29 1991
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MACON GA HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1230 PM EST
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
 
IN CENTRAL GEORGIA
 
   ...CRAWFORD COUNTY...JONES COUNTY
 
IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA
 
   ...JASPER COUNTY
 
AT 1130 AM RADAR SHOWED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FROM NEAR
FORSYTH TO ROBERTA MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
 
 
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 WARN\ING.  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, Mar 29, 7:29 AM EST, 4 hours 3 minutes before
GAZ001-003-005-291330-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATLANTA GEORGIA
730 AM EST FRI MAR 29 1991

...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST FOR MOST OF NORTH
  GEORGIA...

AT 725 AM EST AN AREA OF RAIN WITH A FEW THUNDERSTORMS COVERED MOST
OF NORTH GEORGIA FROM NORTH OF A LINE FROM CLAYTON TO CEDARTOWN.
HOWEVER A STRONGER LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS IN ALABAMA JUST WEST OF
CEDARTOWN MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

THIS REMAINS A DANGEROUS SITUATION AS SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OR
TORNADOES COULD DEVELOP VERY QUICKLY. RESIDENTS OF NORTH GEORGIA
SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO THE WEATHER AND SEEK SAFE SHELTER INDOORS
IF THREATENING WEATHER DEVELOPS OR A WARNING IS ISSUED.
Local storm report, Mar 29, 7:31 AM EST, 4 hours 1 minute before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATLANTA GA
730 AM EST FRI MAR 29 1991

WARNING.... SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
COUNTY..... FLOYD
SOURCE..... PUBLIC REPORT TO FLOYD COUNTY 911
TIME......  BETWEEN 6 AND 630 AM
LOCATION... NEAR THE TOWN OF SILVER CREEK
DAMAGE..... TREES DOWN ACROSS ROADWAY
HAIL....... NONE REPORTED
INJURIES... NOT REPORTED
REMARKS.... NONE

WARNING.... SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
COUNTY..... POLK
SOURCE..... VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPT.
TIME....... BETWEEN 6 AND 630 AM
LOCATION... TOWN OF ESOM HILL
DAMAGE..... NUMEROUS POWER AND PHONE LINES DOWN
HAIL....... NONE REPORTED
INJURIES... NOT REPORTED
REMARKS.... NONE
Special weather statement, Mar 29, 8:08 AM EST, 3 hours 24 minutes before
GAZ006-291515-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MACON GA
809 AM EST FRI MAR 29 1991

...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST FOR MOST OF NORTH GEORGIA
INCLUDING MONROE...JASPER...AND PUTNAM COUNTIES...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
MOST OF NORTH GEORGIA. AT 8 AM EST WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED ONLY
LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN MOVING INTO CENTRAL GEORGIA. HOWEVER...POSSIBLE
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE OCCURRING OVER WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST
GEORGIA. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT AROUND 50 MPH.

THE NATIONAL SEVERE STORMS FORECAST CENTER IN KANSAS CITY IS
FORECASTING AN OUTBREAK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO A^CTIVITY
FOR MOST OF GEORGIA TODAY. PERSONS IN THE THREATENED AREA...INCLUDING
ALL OF CENTRAL GEORGIA...ARE URGED TO REVIEW SAFETY RULES AND LISTEN
TO RADIO...TV...OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE
WATCHES OR WARNINGS.
Local storm report, Mar 29, 9:02 AM EST, 2 hours 30 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATLANTA GA
901 AM EST FRI MAR 29 1991

WARNING.... SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
COUNTY..... DOUGLAS
SOURCE..... DOUGLAS COUNTY EMA
TIME......  825-830 AM EST
LOCATION... DOUGLASVILLE, ESPECIALLY NEAR HIGHWAY 92
            BUT GENERALLY ENTIRE COUNTY
DAMAGE..... NUMEROUS VEHICLES OVERTURNED, ROOFS BLOWN OFF HOUSES
            DOWNED POWER LINES, HOUSES INVOLVED IN FIRES
HAIL....... NONE REPORTED
INJURIES... NOT 0REPORTED
REMARKS.... ENTIRE DOUGLAS COUNTY EMERGENCY UNITS HAVE DEPLOYED
Local storm report, Mar 29, 10:35 AM EST, 57 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATLANTA GA
1034 AM EST FRI MAR 29 1991

COUNTY..... TROUP
SOURCE..... TROUP COUNTY EMA RELAY FROM LAGRANGE POLICE DEPARTMENT
TIME......  941 AM EST
LOCATION... MOODY BRIDGE ROAD IN LAGRANGE
DAMAGE..... CHIMNEYS TORN OFF SEVERAL HOMES, NUMEROUS TREES DOWN, SIDING
            TORN OFF SEVERAL BUILDINGS, DOWNED POWER LINES
HAIL....... NONE REPORTED
INJURIES... NOT REPORTED
REMARKS.... POSSIBLE TORNADO
Local storm report, Mar 29, 11:29 AM EST, 3 minutes before
STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBUS GA
1130 AM EST FRI MAR 29 1991

COUNTY......  RUSSELL, AL
SOURCE......  NWS EMPLOYEE AND LADONIA FIRE DEPT.
TIME........  ESTIMATED NEAR 7*35 AM EST
LOCATION....  LADONIA COMMUNITY, APPROX. 3 MILES WEST OF PHENIX CITY.
TYPE STORM..  TORNADO
DAMAGE/TREES...  10 HOMES BADLY DAMAGED, 10 MOBILE HOMES BLOWN AWAY.
INJURIES....  10 HOSPITALIZED, 1 IN CRITICAL CONDITION.
DEATHS......  NONE
COSTS.......  UNKNOWN
INJURIES.... [
DEATHS......
COST........

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 29, 5:48 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCFloyd, Polk42 min
Mar 29, 7:46 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCarroll29 min
Mar 29, 8:29 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCobb31 min
Mar 29, 8:31 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCDouglas29 min
Mar 29, 8:37 AM ESTTornado WarningFFCCobb38 min
Mar 29, 8:46 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCFulton44 min
Mar 29, 9:05 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCDeKalb40 min
Mar 29, 9:16 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCoweta, Fayette44 min
Mar 29, 9:24 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCGwinnett51 min
Mar 29, 9:29 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCClayton, Fulton46 min
Mar 29, 9:32 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCJasper, Monroe58 min
Mar 29, 9:39 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCButts, Lamar51 min
Mar 29, 9:41 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCrawford64 min
Mar 29, 9:55 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCMorgan, Newton, Oconee, Walton65 min
Mar 29, 10:14 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBanks, Franklin, Habersham, Jackson, Stephens61 min
Mar 29, 10:14 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBarrow61 min
Mar 29, 10:20 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCMeriwether, Troup25 min
Mar 29, 11:01 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCElbert, Franklin, Hart, Madison119 min
Mar 29, 11:01 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCClarke, Oconee, Oglethorpe119 min
Mar 29, 11:01 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCStephens119 min
Mar 29, 11:12 AM ESTTornado WarningFFCMonroe48 min
Mar 29, 11:32 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCrawford58 min
Mar 29, 11:50 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBibb, Houston, Peach55 min
Mar 29, 12:36 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCTwiggs69 min
Mar 29, 12:45 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCGlascock, Jefferson, Washington60 min
Mar 29, 12:50 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCHouston55 min
Mar 29, 12:50 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCWilkinson55 min
Mar 29, 1:42 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBurke, Emanuel, Jefferson, Johnson33 min
Mar 29, 2:24 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCUpson36 min
Mar 29, 2:25 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBurke, Jenkins, Screven35 min
Mar 29, 3:19 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBibb, Crawford, Peach56 min

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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.