Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1992
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 78, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 25, 1992, 12:38 AM EDT for Newton County, Georgia. It was in force for 67 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 25, 1992, 12:38 AM EDT (04:38 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 25, 1992, 1:45 AM EDT
- In force
- 67 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Whole counties
County Newton County, GA
The nearest sounding before it
Athens Municipal, GA (KAHN), launched 00:00Z, 4.6 hours before the alert went out and 67 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
- 1665 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1508 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 65 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 81 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.4
- Supercell composite
- 3.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KAHN 250440 SVRAHN GAC217-250545- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATHENS GA 1238 AM EDT SAT APR 25 1992 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ATHENS HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 145 AM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA ...NEWTON COUNTY AT 1236 AM EDT WEATHER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM JUST SOUTH OF CONYERS GEORGIA IN ROCKDALE COUNTY MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR. THIS STORM WILL BE APPROACHING THE COVINGTON... MANSFIELD AREAS WITHIN THE NEXT HOUR. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER FROM THE WEATHER IN A STRONG BUILDING. DAMAGING WIND...LARGE HAIL.x..VERY HEAVY RAIN... AND DEADLY LIGHTNING ARE ALL POSSIBLE IN SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. STAY INSIDE AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.
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, Apr 24, 9:13 PM EDT, 3 hours 25 minutes before
GAZ002-250415- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT ...SPELLING CORRECTION... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATHENS GA 907 PM EDT FRI APR 24 1992 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS APPROACHING THE EXTREME NORTHERN COUNTIES OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IN ATHENS GEORGIA INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHWEST GEORGIA . THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 15 MILES AN HOUR AND WILL BE AFFECTING THE COUNTIES OF UNION...TOWNS...RABUN...LUMPKIN...WHITE AND HABERSHAM DURING THE NEXT THREE HOURS. STRONG GUSTY WINDS...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAINFALL AND SMALL HAIL AREA POSSIABLE FROM THESE THUNDERSTORMS. PERSONS IN THE ABOVE NAMED COUNTIES SHOULD PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS TONIGHT AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY AT THE FIRST SIGNS OF APPROACHING THUNDERSTORMS.
Special weather statement, Apr 24, 9:24 PM EDT, 3 hours 14 minutes before
GAZ002-250415- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT ...SPELLING CORRECTION... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATHENS GA 907 PM EDT FRI APR 24 1992 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS APPROACHING THE EXTREME NORTHERN COUNTIES OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IN ATHENS GEORGIA INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHWEST GEORGIA . THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 15 MILES AN HOUR AND WILL BE AFFECTING THE COUNTIES OF UNION...TOWNS...RABUN...LUMPKIN...WHITE AND HABERSHAM DURING THE NEXT THREE HOURS. STRONG GUSTY WINDS...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAINFALL AND SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIABLE FROM THESE THUNDERSTORMS. PERSONS IN THE ABOVE NAMED COUNTIES SHOULD PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS TONIGHT AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY AT THE FIRST SIGNS OF APPROACHING THUNDERSTORMS.
Special weather statement, Apr 24, 9:38 PM EDT, 3 hours before
GAZ002-250230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATLANTA GA 935 PM EDT FRI APR 24 1992 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE OVER NORTHWEST GEORGIA THIS EVENING... AT 935 PM EDT STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING THROUGH PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST GEORGIA. SOME OF THESE STORMS HAVE BEEN ACCOMPANIED BY INTENSE LIGHTNING AND SMALL HAIL. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE IN EXTREME NORTHWEST GEORGIA BUT A FEW ISOLATED STORMS WERE IN THE NORTH PORTION OF METROPOLITIAN ATLANTA WITH THE STRONGEST STORM 10 MILES WEST OF SUWANEE IN GWINNETT COUNTY. PEOPLE IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA ARE ADVISED TO REMAIN ALERT FOR THE APPROACH OF THE STORMS AND TO TAKE APPROPRIATE PRECAUTIONS.
Special weather statement, Apr 24, 10:08 PM EDT, 2 hours 30 minutes before
GAZ002-004-250315- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATHENS GA 1006 PM EDT FRI APR 24 1992 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IN ATHENS GEORGIA INDICATED SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FORMING WEST AND NORTH OF ATHENS. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH AND WILL BE AFFECTING THE COUNTIES OF HALL...BANKS...JACKSON...BARROW AND WALTON DURING THE NEXT HOUR. THESE MAY PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAINFALL...AND SMALL HAIL. PERSOND IN THE AFORE MENTIONED COUNTIES SHOULD PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND BE PREPARED TO SEEK SAFE SHELTER AT THE FIRST SIGNS OF APPROACHING THUNDERSTORMS. STAY TUNED TO N.O.A.A. WEATHER RADIO FOR ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
Special weather statement, Apr 24, 11:04 PM EDT, 1 hour 34 minutes before
GAZ001-GAZ003-250400- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATLANTA GA 1105 PM EDT FRI APR 24 1992 ...THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST GEORGIA... AT 1100 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED THUNDERSTORMS NORTHWEST OF ATLANTA IN THE CEDARTOWN...ROCKMART...AND DALLAS AREAS. SOME OF THESE STORMS WERE PRODUCING INTENSE LIGHTNING AND SMALL HAIL AS THEY MOVED SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. PEOPLE IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA FRHOM THE ATLANTA AREA NORTH TO AROUND LAKE ALLATOONA AND WEST TO THE ALABAMA BORDER NEAR CARROLLTON SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF LIGHTNING...SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS DURING THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO.
Special weather statement, Apr 24, 11:57 PM EDT, 41 minutes before
GAZ003-250500- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATLANTA GA 1155 PM EDT FRI APR 24 1992 ...THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST GEORGIA... AT 1150 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED A CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE ATLANTA METROPOLITAN AREA. SOME OF THESE STORMS WERE PRODUCING INTENSE LIGHTNING AND SMALL HAIL AS THEY MOVED SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. PEOPLE IN THE ATLANTA AREA SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSI BILITY OF LIGHTNING...SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS DURING THE NEXT HOUR.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 8:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Gordon | 43 min |
| Apr 24, 8:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Whitfield | 45 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Georgia, 1992Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1992
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.