Severe Thunderstorm Warning 87, NWS Atlanta, GA

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION 2ND PARA...10 PM TO MIDNIGHT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MACON GA
950 PM EDT TUE APR 9 1991

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING EAST TOWARD CENTRAL GEORGIA...

AT 945 PM RADAR IN MACON SHOWED AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS
BETWEEN MACON AND COLUMBUS MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. THESE THUNDERSTORMS
STRETCHED FROM SOUTH OF ATLANTA TO NEAR TALBOTTON TO RICHLAND THEN
CURVED EAST TO NEAR AMERICUS AND MONTEZUMA.

THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MOVING INTO CENTRAL GEORGIA BETWEEN 10 PM
AND MIDNIGHT. SOME OF THE STORMS WILL PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS...
HEAVY RAIN...SMALL HAIL...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.

FURTHER STATEMENTS WILL BE ISSUED TO UPDATE YOU ON THESE STORMS AS
THEY MOVE INTO CENTRAL GEORGIA THIS EVENING. BROADCASTS ON THE NOAA
WEATHER RADIO MAY BE YOU QUICKEST SOURCE OF INFORMATION IF RECEPTION
IS AVAILABLE IN YOUR AREA. STAY TUNED FOR LATER BROADCASTS.

LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATLANTA GA
1000 PM EDT TUE APR 9 1991

AT 950 PM A SPOTTER 2 MILES NORTH OF BALL GROUND IN CHEROKEE COUNTY
REPORTED PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL AND HEAVY LIGHTNING.

LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATLANTA GA
1010 PM EDT TUE APR 9 1991

AT 945 PM THE DISPATCHER FOR HARALSON COUNTY SAID THEY WERE HAVING
HIGH WINDS BUT NO DAMAGE IN HARALSON COUNTY. HOWEVER...T'HERE WERE TREES
REPORTED AS BEING DOWN NEAR FRUTHURST IN CLEBURNE COUNTY IN ALABAMA.

GAZ005-006-100400-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBUS GA
1058 PM EDT TUE APR 9 1991

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR TAYLOR AND MACON COUNTIES
HAS BEEN CANCELLED AT 1055 PM EDT. THE STORMS HAVE MOVED EAST OF
THESE COUNTIES.

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 111 REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
MIDNIGHT FOR HARRIS..MUSCOGEE..CHATTAHOOTCHEE AND TALBOT COUNTIES
OF WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA...

AT 1050 PM EDT COLUMBUS WEATHER RADAR WAS INDICATING THE THUNDERSTORMS
WERE ALL ALONG THE LEADING EDGE OF ALL THIS RAIN...OCCURRING FROM
10 MILES NORTHWEST OF GREY TO NEAR MACON  AND INTO NORTHERN HOUSTON
COUNTY. THERE WAS A SCATTERING OF THUNDERSTORMS BETWEEN UNADILLA AND
AlMERICUS. ALL THESE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST NORTHEAST AT 30 MILES
AN HOUR.

PERSONS IN THE WATCH AREA OF WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA SHOULD REMAIN
ALERT AND LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR
POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

GAZ005-006-100400-

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBUS GA CORRECTION TO HEADING
1058 PM EDT TUE APR 9 1991

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR TAYLOR AND MACON COUNTIES
HAS BEEN CANCELLED AT 1055 PM EDT. THE STORMS HAVE MOVED EAST OF
THESE COUNTIES.

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 111 REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
MIDNIGHT FOR HARRIS..MUSCOGEE..CHATTAHOOTCHEE AND TALBOT COUNTIES
OF WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA...

AT 1050 PM EDT COLUMBUS WEATHER RADAR WAS INDICATING THE THUNDERSTORMS
WERE ALL ALONG THE LEADING EDGE OF ALL THIS RAIN...OCCURRING FROM
10 MILES NORTHWEST OF GREY TO NEAR MACON  AND INTO NORTHERN HOUSTON
COUNTY. THERE WAS A SCATTERING OF THUNDERSTORMS BETWEEN UNADILLA AND
AMERICUS. ALL THESE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST NORTHEAST AT 30 MILES
AN HOUR.

PERSONS IN THE WATCH AREA OF WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA SHOULD REMAIN
ALERT AND LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR
POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

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LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MACON, GA
1240 AM EDT WED APR 10 1991

 ...PRELIMINARY INFORMATION ONLY...REPORTS MAY BE INCOMPLETE...

COUNTY..... CRAWFORD FIRS 079
SOURCE..... SHERIFFS OFFICE IN ROBERTA
TIME....... 1026 PM EDT 4/9/91
LOCATION... NUMEROUS PLACES IN SOUTH AND EAST PARTS OF COUNTY
TYPE STORM. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
HAIL....... MARBLE SIZE
DAMAGE..... TREES REPORTED ACROSS SIX DIFFERENT HIGHWAYS AND ROADS.
            MOBILE HOME TURNED OVER ON HOUSE RD IN SOUTH END OF COUNTY.
TREES...... NUMEROUS TREES DOWN

COUNTY..... BIBB FIRS 021
SOURCE..... MACON POLICE DEPT.
TIME....... AROUND 1100 PM EDT 4/9/91
LOCATION... SOUTHSIDE OF MACON ON ROCKY CREEK ROAD AND MIDTOWN AREA
TYPE STORM. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
HAIL....... GOLF BALL SIZE SOUTH END OF TOWN
DAMAGE..... UNKNOWN
TREES...... TREES DOWN ON BROADWAY STREET NEAR MIDDLE OF MACON

COUNTY..... BALDWIN FIRS 009
SOURCE..... SHERIFF OFFICE MILLEDGEVILLE
TIME......  1130 PM EDT 4/9/91
LOCATION... MT PLEASANT RD AND ROSEWOOD DRIVE IN MILLEDGEVILLE
TYPE STORM. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
HAIL....... PEA AND MARBLE SIZE
DAMAGE..... TREES DOWN ON POWER LINES.

COUNTY..... WILKINSON FIRS 319
SOURCE..... SHERIFF OFFICE IRWINTON
TIME......  1130 PM EDT 4/9/91
LOCATION... TOWNS OF IRWINTON, MCINTYRE, AND IVEY
TYPE STORM. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
HAIL....... PEA SIZE
DAMAGE..... TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN
TREES...... NUMEROUS REPORTS OF TREES DOWN STILL COMING IN.\