Alert archive / Georgia / Tornado Warnings in 1991
Tornado Warning 16, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this tornado warning at Apr 29, 1991, 1:23 PM EDT for Cherokee County, Georgia. It was in force for 52 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 29, 1991, 1:23 PM EDT (17:23 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 29, 1991, 2:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 52 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Whole counties
County Cherokee County, GA
The nearest sounding before it
Athens Municipal, GA (KAHN), launched 12:00Z, 5.4 hours before the alert went out and 113 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
- 466 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -85 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 677 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 191 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 221 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KATL 291724 TORATL GAC057-291815- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATLANTA GA 123 PM EDT MON APR 29 1991 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ATLANTA HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 215 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA ...CHEROKEE COUNTY RADAR INDICATED A TORNADO JUST EAST OF WOODSTOCK GEORGIA AT 123 PM EDT MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM SITUATION. ACT QUICKLY. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO MOVE TO A SHELTER BELOW GROUND IF AVAILABLE. OTHERWISE...GO TO A SMALL INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR POSSIBLE. AVOID WINDOWS. ABANDON CARS AND MOBILE HOMES FOR A REINFORCED BUILDING OR GET INTO A DITCH OR CULVERT.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this tornado 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 29, 10:01 AM EDT, 3 hours 22 minutes before
GAC115-129-291500- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATLANTA GA 954 AM EDT MON APR 29 1991 ...TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 236 IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF NORTHWEST GEORGIA UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. AT 940 AM EDT WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA EXTENDING FROM NEAR CHATSWORTH SOUTHWEST TO NEAR CEDARTOWN. THE HEAVIEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE NEAR THE CALHOUN AREA IN GORDON COUNTY AND IN FLOYD COUNTY NEAR CAVE SPRINGS. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST A 30 MILES AN HOUR. THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY CONTAIN HAIL...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...AND HIGH WINDS. PEOPLE IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE ALERT TO CHANGINGd WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS MORNING.
Special weather statement, Apr 29, 10:30 AM EDT, 2 hours 53 minutes before
GAZ005-ALZ012-291630- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBUS GA 1032 AM EDT MON APR 29 1991 ...THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OVER EAST ALABAMA... AT 1029 EDT WEATHER RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS STRETCHING FROM JUST SOUTHWEST OF MONTGOMERY INTO NORTHWEST GEORGIA. THESE SHOWERS AND STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WINDS...AND LIGHTNING. THIS AREA IS UNDER A TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 2 PM EDT. PEOPLE IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA AND WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS.
Special weather statement, Apr 29, 10:51 AM EDT, 2 hours 32 minutes before
GAZ001-003-291600- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATLANTA GA 1050 AM EDT MON APR 29 1991 ...TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 236 IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF NORTHWEST GEORGIA UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. AT 1045 AM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS NORTHWEST GEORGIA EXTENDING FROM NEAR BLUE RIDGE IN FANNIN COUNTY SOUTHWEST TO AROUND BOWDEN IN CARROLL COUNTY. THE HEAVIEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE NEAR TALLAPOOSA IN HARALSON COUNTY...NEAR ROCKMART IN POLK COUNTY...AND SOUTH OF CALHOUN IN GORDON COUNTY. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST A 35 MILES AN HOUR. ANOTHER LARGE AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS MOVING EAST FROM ALABAMA. THESE STORMS HAVE HAD A HISTORY OF PROCUDING DAMAGING WINDS AND VERY HEAVY RAIN AS THEY MOVED OVER NORTHEAST ALABAMA. PEOPLE IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE ALERT TO CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE HAIL...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...FLASH FLOODS...AND GUSTY WINDS.
Special weather statement, Apr 29, 12:03 PM EDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before
GAZ001-003-291700- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATLANTA GA 1200 PM EDT MON APR 29 1991 ...TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 236 IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF NORTHWEST GEORGIA UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IN EFFECT FOR BARTOW...PAULDING...CARROLL AND HARALSON COUNTIES OF NORTHWEST GEORGIA UNTIL 1215 PM EDT.... AT 1155 AM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH HEAVY RAINFALL AND SMALL HAIL...ACROSS NORTHWEST GEORGIA EXTENDING FROM NEAR FAIRMONT IN GORDON COUNTY SOUTHWEST TO AROUND BOWDEN IN CARROLL COUNTY. THE STRONGEST THUNDER- STORMS WERE NORTH OF CARROLLTON IN CARROLL COUNTY...NEAR DALLAS IN PAULDING COUNTY...AND NEAR CARTERSVILLE IN BARTOW COUNTY. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST A 35 MILES AN HOUR. THE LARGE AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS THAT MOVED EAST FROM ALABAMA HAD MERGED WITH THE FIRST LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS THAT WAS ACROSS NORTHWEST GEORGIA EARLIER. IN ALABAMA THE THUNDERSTORMS HAD A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS AND HEAVY RAINFALL. AT 1155 AM EDT THE THUNDERSTORMS OVER GEORGIA WERE INTENSIFYING. PERSONS IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA SHOULD BE ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE HAIL...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...FLASH FLOODS...AND GUSTY WINDS.
Special weather statement, Apr 29, 12:07 PM EDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before
GAZ005-ALZ012-291815- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBUS GA 1209 PM EDT MON APR 29 1991 ...THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO EAST ALABAMA... AT 1205 PM EDT WEATHER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM HEARD COUNTY TO CHEROKEE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA. ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE SCATTERED FROM 25 MILES WEST OF MONTGOMERY TO RANDOLPH COUNTY IN ALABAMA. THIS ACTIVITY WAS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THESE STORMS ARE PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WINDS...AND LIGHTNING. THESE STORMS ARE OCCURRING IN A TORNADO WATCH AREA SO RESIDENTS OF EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA AND WEST GEORGIA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS.
Special weather statement, Apr 29, 1:07 PM EDT, 16 minutes before
GAZ002-004-291915- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATHENS GA 106 PM EDT MON APR 29 1991 THE NATIONAL SEVERE STORMS FORECAST CENTER HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 238 FOR PARTS OF NORTH AND WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING UNTIL 900 PM EDT. THIS INCLUDES ALL COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA. REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AxND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 8:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Houston | 44 min |
| Apr 28, 8:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Lincoln | 40 min |
| Apr 28, 9:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Emanuel | 35 min |
| Apr 29, 11:10 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Paulding | 65 min |
| Apr 29, 11:22 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Haralson | 53 min |
| Apr 29, 12:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cherokee, Pickens | 69 min |
| Apr 29, 12:19 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Cherokee, Cobb | 41 min |
| Apr 29, 12:22 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Douglas, Paulding | 53 min |
| Apr 29, 12:31 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Carroll, Heard | 44 min |
| Apr 29, 12:58 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Cobb | 47 min |
| Apr 29, 1:11 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Lumpkin, Union | 64 min |
| Apr 29, 1:11 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Dawson | 64 min |
| Apr 29, 1:16 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Douglas | 44 min |
| Apr 29, 1:19 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Heard | 41 min |
| Apr 29, 1:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clayton, DeKalb, Fulton | 57 min |
| Apr 29, 1:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Coweta, Fayette | 57 min |
| Apr 29, 1:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Forsyth | 57 min |
| Apr 29, 2:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Heard, Troup | 56 min |
| Apr 29, 2:21 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Hall, Lumpkin, White | 69 min |
| Apr 29, 2:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Gwinnett | 29 min |
| Apr 29, 2:36 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Troup | 54 min |
| Apr 29, 2:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Coweta, Fulton | 41 min |
| Apr 29, 2:53 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Banks, Habersham, Hall | 67 min |
| Apr 29, 3:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clayton, Fayette | 58 min |
| Apr 29, 3:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Rabun | 57 min |
| Apr 29, 3:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clayton, DeKalb | 50 min |
| Apr 29, 3:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Fayette | 26 min |
| Apr 29, 4:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Elbert, Hart | 45 min |
| Apr 29, 4:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Gwinnett | 27 min |
| Apr 29, 4:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Barrow, Jackson | 55 min |
| Apr 29, 4:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Butts | 40 min |
| Apr 29, 4:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Morgan, Oconee, Walton | 63 min |
| Apr 29, 4:29 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Butts | 61 min |
| Apr 29, 4:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Lincoln, Wilkes | 61 min |
| Apr 29, 4:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Newton | 37 min |
| Apr 29, 4:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Franklin | 47 min |
| Apr 29, 5:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clarke, Madison, Oglethorpe | 69 min |
| Apr 29, 5:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Lincoln | 42 min |
| Apr 29, 7:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Glascock, Warren | 69 min |
| Apr 29, 7:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | McDuffie | 69 min |
| Apr 29, 7:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Burke, Jenkins | 41 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.