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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 109, NWS Atlanta, GA

July 3, 1992McDuffie County, Warren County, Wilkes County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 3, 1992, 2:02 PM EDT for McDuffie County, Warren County, Wilkes County, Georgia. It was in force for 58 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 3, 1992, 2:02 PM EDT (18:02 UTC)
Expired
Jul 3, 1992, 3:00 PM EDT
In force
58 min
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Area
Whole counties

Counties McDuffie County, GA, Warren County, GA, Wilkes County, GA

The nearest sounding before it

Athens Municipal, GA (KAHN), launched 12:00Z, 6.0 hours before the alert went out and 75 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 1992-07-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2010 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 1992-07-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -49 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
2010 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-33 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
692 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
7 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-49 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-11 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 KAGS 031803 RRA
SVRAGS
GAC189-301-317-031900-
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUGUSTA GA
202 PM EDT FRI JUL 3 1992
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUGUSTA HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL  300 PM EDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
 
IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA
 
   ...MCDUFFIE COUNTY...WARREN COUNTY
 
IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA
 
   ...WILKES COUNTY
 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR HAS DETECTED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IN
WILKES COUNTY GEORGIA MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THIS RAPIDLY
MOVING SYSTEM WILL BE CROSSING THE CENTRAL SAVANNAH RIVER AREA
COUNTIES IN GEORGIA OF WARREN AND MCDUFFIE WITHIN AN HOUR.
 
 
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 55
MPH...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN.
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR
OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS.  HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO
DON'T DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.

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

Local storm report, Jul 3, 10:24 AM EDT, 3 hours 38 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MACON, GA
1025 AM EDT FRI JUL 3 1992

COUNTY.....  FIRS 315 WILCOX
SOURCE.....  COUNTY SHERIFF AND AMATUER RADIO OPERATOR
TIME.......  446 TO 515 PM EDT 7/2/92
LOCATION...  WEST WILCOX COUNTY
TYPE STORM.  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
HAIL.......  NONE REPORTED
DAMAGE.....  TREES DOWN ON POWER LINES SOME POWER POLES BENT
Special weather statement, Jul 3, 10:24 AM EDT, 3 hours 38 minutes before
GAZ001-003-031530-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATLANTA  GA
1020 AM EDT FRI JUL 3 1992

    ...THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS NORTHWEST GEORGIA...

A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED TO ADVANCE ACROSS NORTHWEST GEORGIA
THIS MORNING. AT 1015 AM RADAR INDICATED THE LEADING EDGE OF A NEARLY
SOLID LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FROM BLAIRSVILLE TO JASPER TO
CAVE SPRINGS. THIS LINE IS ABOUT 15 MILES WIDE AND IS MOVING TO THE
SOUTHEAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR.

THIS LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD MOVE INTO THE CEDARTOWN...
LAKE ALLATOONA...AND CANTON VICINITIES WITHIN THE NEXT HOUR. BRIEF
HEAVY RAIN AND WIND GUSTS OF 20 TO 30 MILES AN HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED
WITH THESE STORMS. BOATERS ON LAKE ALLATOONA SHOULD STAY ALERT TO THE
APPROACH OF THESE STORMS AND STAY CLOSE TO SHORE.
Special weather statement, Jul 3, 10:51 AM EDT, 3 hours 11 minutes before
GAZ002-004-031545-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATHENS GA
1050 AM EDT FRI JUL 3 1992

...THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA...

AT 1045 AM EDT RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM JUST SOUTH
OF FRANKLIN NORTH CAROLINA SOUTHWEST THROUGH BLAIRSVILLE TO JUST
NORTH OF CEDARTOWN GEORGIA. LINE MOVEMENT SOUTHEAST AT 30 MILES AN
HOUR.

THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MOVING THROUGH THE CITIES OF CLAYTON
...DAWSONVILLE...DAHLONEGA AND CLEVELAND WITHIN THE NEXT HOUR. THESE
THUNDERSTORMS ARE CAPABLE OF VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...GUSTY WINDS...AND
FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. PEOPLE THROUGHOUT NORTHEAST GEORGIA
SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND SEEK SHELTER AS THSESE THUNDERSTORMS MOVE
THROUGH THEIR AREA.
Special weather statement, Jul 3, 11:44 AM EDT, 2 hours 18 minutes before
GAZ001-003-031640-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATLANTA  GA
1140 AM EDT FRI JUL 3 1992

    ...THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO NORTH METRO ATLANTA...

A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED TO PUSH SOUTHEAST THROUGH NORTHWEST
GEORGIA THIS MORNING. AT 1135 AM RADAR INDICATED THE LEADING EDGE OF
A NEARLY SOLID LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FROM TOCCOA TO
GAINESVILLE TO BUFORD TO MARIETTA TO CARROLLTON. THIS LINE WAS MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT ABOUT 25 MILES AN HOUR.

THIS LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD MOVE ACROSS THE
METROPOLITAN ATLANTA AREA DURING THE NEXT HOUR OR SO. BRIEF HEAVY
RAIN...GUSTY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MILES AN HOUR...AND DANGEROUS CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED WITH SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS.

PERSONS IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE WATCHFUL OF THE
CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY SHOULD
THREATENING WEATHER APPROACH.
Special weather statement, Jul 3, 12:44 PM EDT, 1 hour 18 minutes before
GAZ001>010-ALZ003-007-011-012-NCZ007-010>013-SCZ001>004-006-
TNZ001>003-005-031745-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATHENS GA
1245 PM EDT FRI JUL 3 1992

...THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS NORTHEAST GEORGIA...

AT 1235 PM EDT RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM
ANDERSON SOUTH CAROLINA SOUTHWEST TO ATHENS TO CONYERS TO CARROLLTON
GEORGIA. LINE MOVEMENT SOUTHEAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR.

THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MOVING THROUGH THE CITIES OF
ELBERTON...ATHENS...MADISON...MONROE...AND COVINGTON WITHIN THE
WITHIN THE NEXT HOUR.

THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE CAPABLE OF VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...GUSTY WINDS
...AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. PEOPLE THROUGHOUT NORTHEAST GEORGIA
SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND SEEK SHELTER AS THESE THUNDERSTORMS MOVE
THROUGH THEIR AREA.
Special weather statement, Jul 3, 1:35 PM EDT, 27 minutes before
GAZ001>010-ALZ003-007-011-012-NCZ007-010>013-SCZ001>004-006-
TNZ001>003-005-032200-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATHENS GA
135 PM EDT FRI JUL 3 1992

SEVERE THUND

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 3, 2:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBaldwin47 min
Jul 3, 3:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBurke, Jefferson56 min
Jul 3, 4:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCPulaski44 min
Jul 3, 4:35 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCScreven40 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.