Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1992
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 186, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 27, 1992, 2:53 PM EDT for Coweta County, Georgia. It was in force for 37 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 27, 1992, 2:53 PM EDT (18:53 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 27, 1992, 3:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 37 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Whole counties
County Coweta County, GA
The nearest sounding before it
Athens Municipal, GA (KAHN), launched 12:00Z, 6.9 hours before the alert went out and 151 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
- 1374 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -18 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 610 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 7 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 8 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -13 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KATL 271853 SVRATL GAC077-271930- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATLANTA GA 253 PM EDT THU AUG 27 1992 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ATLANTA HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 330 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA ...COWETA COUNTY AT 250 PM EDT RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM WITH DAMAGING WINDS JUST SOUTH OF NEWNAN GEORGIA. THIS THUNDERSTORM WAS MOVING TO THE NORTH AT 20 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 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, Aug 27, 1:45 PM EDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before
GAZ005-ALZ012-271845- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBUS GA 143 PM EDT THU AUG 27 1992 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH THE COLUMBUS AND PHENIX CITY AREAS...TORNADO WATCH 776 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT... AT 140 PM EDT WEATHER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM PHENIX CITY ALABAMA SOUTH TO LUMPKIN GEORGIA. MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST ABOUT 30 MPH. PEOPLE IN THE COLUMBUS/PHENIX CITY AREA SHOULD BE ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER AS THESE THUNDERSTORMS MOVE THROUGH THE CITIES. BE READY TO TAKE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY IF NECESSARY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL TELEVISION AND RADIO STATIONS FOR FURTHER UPDATES FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVI0CE.
Special weather statement, Aug 27, 1:59 PM EDT, 54 minutes before
GAZ001-003-005-272000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATLANTA GA 158 PM EDT THU AUG 27 1992 ...TORNADO WATCH FOR NORTHWEST GEORGIA UNTIL 700 PM EDT... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR NORTHWEST GEORGIA THROUGH TONIGHT... AN AREA OF STRONG LOW PRESSURE...WHICH IS ACTUALLY THE REMAINS OF OLD HURRICANE ANDREW...WAS MOVING INTO WESTERN ALABAMA THIS THURSDAY AFTERNOON. AS THE LOW PRESSURE GETS CLOSER TO GEORGIA...THE THREAT FOHEAVY RAINS AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH POSSIBLE TORNADOES WILL BE ON THE INCREASE IN GEORGIA. THE TORNADO WATCH AND THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH INCLUDES ALL 31 COUNTIES INORTHWEST GEORGIA. EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON..RADAR SHOWED THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING IN WESTE GEORGIA..SOME WITH HEAVY RAIN. REPEATING...HEAVY RAINS AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WHICH COULD PRODUCE TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA UNTIL 7 PM THIS EVENING...WITH THE THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING CONTINUING THROUGHOUT THE RESIDENTS SHOULD KEEP INFORMED AND BE READY TO TAKE QUICK ACTION IF A WARNING IS ISSUED. STAY TURNED TO YOUR LOCAL TELEVISION OR RADIO STATION..OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO..FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION.
Special weather statement, Aug 27, 2:04 PM EDT, 49 minutes before
GAZ001-003-005-272000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT... CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATLANTA GA 158 PM EDT THU AUG 27 1992 ...TORNADO WATCH FOR NORTHWEST GEORGIA UNTIL 700 PM EDT... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR NORTHWEST GEORGIA THROUGH TONIGHT... AN AREA OF STRONG LOW PRESSURE...WHICH IS ACTUALLY THE REMAINS OF OLD HURRICANE ANDREW...WAS MOVING INTO WESTERN ALABAMA THIS THURSDAY AFTERNOON. AS THE LOW PRESSURE GETS CLOSER TO GEORGIA...THE THREAT FOR HEAVY RAINS AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH POSSIBLE TORNADOES WILL BE ON THE INCREASE IN GEORGIA. THE TORNADO WATCH AND THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH INCLUDES ALL 31 COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA. EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON..RADAR SHOWED THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING IN WESTERN GEORGIA..SOME WITH HEAVY RAIN. REPEATING...HEAVY RAINS AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WHICH COULD PRODUCE TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA UNTIL 7 PM THIS EVENING...WITH THE THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING CONTINUING THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT. RESIDENTS SHOULD KEEP INFORMED AND BE READY TO TAKE QUICK ACTION IF A WARNING IS ISSUED. STAY TURNED TO YOUR LOCAL TELEVISION OR RADIO STATION..OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO..FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION.
Special weather statement, Aug 27, 2:05 PM EDT, 48 minutes before
GAZ006-280000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MACON GA 205 PM EDT THU AUG 27 1992 ...TORNADO WATCH FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL GEORGIA UNTIL 7 PM EDT... AT 200 PM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IN MACON SHOWED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM WESTERN MONROE THROUGH CRAWFORD COUNTIES AND SOUTH WEST OF THERE. THE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST 15 MILES AN HOUR. THE STORM NEAREST A TOWN OR CITY WAS A LARGE STORM 20 MILES NORTHWEST OF FORSYTHR IN MONROE COUNTY. ANOTHER WAS 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF VIENNA IN DOOLY COUNTY. AS STORMS APPROACH SEVERE INTENSITY WARNINGS WILL BE ISSUED PROMPTLY FOR AREAS AFFECTED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA RADIO OR COMMERCIAL RADIO.
Special weather statement, Aug 27, 2:30 PM EDT, 23 minutes before
GAZ001>010-ALZ003-007-011-012-NCZ007-010>013-SCZ001>004-006- TNZ001>003-005-271930- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATHENS GA 225 PM EDT THU AUG 27 1992 A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND WEST GEORGIA UNTIL 700 PM EDT THIS EVENING. THIS INCLUDES NEWTON AND WALTON COUNTIES OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH HEAVY RAIN... WERE LOCATED OVER WESTERN GEORGIA AND EASTERN ALABAMA. THIS ACTIVITY WAS IN A BAND ABOUT 75 MILES WIDE WHICH EXTENDED FROM NEAR ROME TO ALBANY GEORGIA. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE SCATTERED OVER EASTERN TENNESSEE AND THE WESTERN CAROLINAS. MOVEMENT WAS TO THE NORTH 25 MPH.
Special weather statement, Aug 27, 2:50 PM EDT, 3 minutes before
GAZ006-280000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MACON GA 250 PM EDT THU AUG 27 1992 ...TORNADO WATCH FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL GEORGIA UNTIL 7 PM EDT... AT 245 PM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IN MACON SHOWED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ROBERTA TO 5 MILES SOUTH OF REYNOLDS. ANOTHER GROWING LARGE STORM WAS 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF FORSYTH IN MONROE COUNTY. THE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST 15 MILES AN HOUR. THESE STORMS HAVE NOT YET REACHED SEVERE INTENSITY BUT HAVE SHOWN SMALL HAIL WIND GUST OVER 40 MILES AN HOUR AND BRIEF VERY HEAVY RAIN. LISTEN TO COMMERCIAL OR NOAA RADIO FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 3:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cobb, Douglas | 45 min |
| Aug 27, 4:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bleckley | 53 min |
| Aug 27, 4:07 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Cobb, Paulding | 38 min |
| Aug 27, 4:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Twiggs | 59 min |
| Aug 27, 4:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Crisp | 61 min |
| Aug 27, 4:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Wilkinson | 38 min |
| Aug 27, 5:36 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Carroll, Douglas, Paulding | 54 min |
| Aug 27, 5:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bleckley, Pulaski | 62 min |
| Aug 27, 6:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Coweta, Meriwether | 37 min |
| Aug 27, 6:25 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Floyd | 35 min |
| Aug 27, 6:54 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Chattooga | 36 min |
| Aug 27, 7:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Forsyth | 31 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.