Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1993
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 157, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 19, 1993, 4:58 PM EDT for Pulaski County, Georgia. It was in force for 62 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 19, 1993, 4:58 PM EDT (20:58 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 19, 1993, 6:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 62 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Whole counties
County Pulaski County, GA
The nearest sounding before it
Athens Municipal, GA (KAHN), launched 12:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 192 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
- 973 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -92 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1171 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 13 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 44 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 36 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WUUS1 KMCN 192102 RRA SVRMCN GAC235-192200- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MACON GA 458 PM EDT MON JUL 19 1993 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MACON GA HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 600 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN CENTRAL GEORGIA ...PULASKI COUNTY AT 458 PM RADAR SHOWED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM NEAR HAWKINSVILLE... DRIFTING SOUTHEAST. RADAR SHOWED LARGE HAIL IN THIS STORM. 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
Special weather statement, Jul 19, 3:30 PM EDT, 1 hour 28 minutes before
GAZ003-005-192200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATLANTA GA 330 PM EDT MON JUL 19 1993 AT 325 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUING TO DEVELOP OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA. THE STRONGEST OF THESE STORMS WERE JUST NORTH OF BOWDEN IN CARROL COUNTY AND NEAR MANCHESTER IN MERIWETHER COUNTY. ANOTHER STRONG STORM WAS NOTED ALONG THE ALABAMA-GEORGIA BORDER NEAR HEARD COUNTY. THE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH. RESIDENTS OF NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA CAN EXPECT HEAVY DOWNPOURS... STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND POSSIBLY SOME SMALL HAIL AS THE STORMS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND MOVE ACROSS THE AREA.
Special weather statement, Jul 19, 3:31 PM EDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before
GAZ003-005-192200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATLANTA GA 330 PM EDT MON JUL 19 1993 AT 325 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUING TO DEVELOP OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA. THE STRONGEST OF THESE STORMS WERE JUST NORTH OF BOWDEN IN CARROL COUNTY AND NEAR MANCHESTER IN MERIWETHER COUNTY. ANOTHER STRONG STORM WAS NOTED ALONG THE ALABAMA-GEORGIA BORDER NEAR HEARD COUNTY. THE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH. RESIDENTS OF NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA CAN EXPECT HEAVY DOWNPOURS... STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND POSSIBLY SOME SMALL HAIL AS THE STORMS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND MOVE ACROSS THE AREA.
Special weather statement, Jul 19, 4:40 PM EDT, 18 minutes before
GAZ001>010-ALZ003-007-011-012-NCZ007-010>013-SCZ001>004-006- TNZ001>003-005-192225- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATHENS GA 440 PM EDT MON JUL 19 1993 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS HAD DEVELOPED OVER PARTS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA... RADAR INDICATD A THUNDERSTORM WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL OVER HART COUNTY BETWEEN HARTWELL AND ROYSTON. THE STORM WAS DRIFTING SOUTH NEAR 10 MILES AN HOUR. PERSONS IN HART COUNTY AND ELBERT COUNTY...INCLUDING THE CITY OF ELBERTON SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR VERY HEAVY RAIN...DEADLY LIGHTNING... GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL AS THE STORM PASSES THROUGH. IF POSSIBLE MOVE INDOORS DURING THUNDERSTORMS. ELSEWHERE NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN WERE INDICATED ACROSS CENTRAL GEORGIA...EAST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL CAROLIAS. THE STORMS WITH THE HEAVIEST RAIN WERE DETECTED SOUTH OF DUDLY GEORGIA...20 MILES WEST OF MACON GEORGIA AND NEAR LUMBER CITY GEORGIA. ALSO IN SOUTH CAROLINA A THUNDERSTORM WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN WAS NOTED 15 MILES SOUTH OF COLUMBIA. ANOTHER STORM WITH HEAVY RAIN WAS INDICATED NEAR LAWNDALE AND SHELBY NORTH CAROLINA. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING SOUTH AT 10 MILES AN HOUR.
Special weather statement, Jul 19, 4:43 PM EDT, 15 minutes before
GAZ001>010-ALZ003-007-011-012-NCZ007-010>013-SCZ001>004-006- TNZ001>003-005-192225- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATHENS GA 440 PM EDT MON JUL 19 1993 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS HAD DEVELOPED OVER PARTS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA... RADAR INDICATD A THUNDERSTORM WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL OVER HART COUNTY BETWEEN HARTWELL AND ROYSTON. THE STORM WAS DRIFTING SOUTH NEAR 10 MILES AN HOUR. PERSONS IN HART COUNTY AND ELBERT COUNTY...INCLUDING THE CITY OF ELBERTON SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR VERY HEAVY RAIN...DEADLY LIGHTNING... GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL AS THE STORM PASSES THROUGH. IF POSSIBLE MOVE INDOORS DURING THUNDERSTORMS. ELSEWHERE NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN WERE INDICATED ACROSS CENTRAL GEORGIA...EAST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL CAROLIAS. THE STORMS WITH THE HEAVIEST RAIN WERE DETECTED SOUTH OF DUDLY GEORGIA...20 MILES WEST OF MACON GEORGIA AND NEAR LUMBER CITY GEORGIA. ALSO IN SOUTH CAROLINA A THUNDERSTORM WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN WAS NOTED 15 MILES SOUTH OF COLUMBIA. ANOTHER STORM WITH HEAVY RAIN WAS INDICATED NEAR LAWNDALE AND SHELBY NORTH CAROLINA. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING SOUTH AT 10 MILES AN HOUR.
Special weather statement, Jul 19, 4:54 PM EDT, 4 minutes before
GAZ005-008-ALZ012-192300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBUS GA 454 PM EDT MON JUL 19 1993 AT 455 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR CONTINUED TO SHOW NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...DEVELOPING OVER EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST GEORGIA. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE PRODUCING STRONG GUSTY WINDS...VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND POSSIBLE SMALL HAIL. AT 300 PM...A WIND GUST OF 32 MILES AN HOUR WAS RECORDED AT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN COLUMBUS WITH THE PASSAGE OF ONE OF THESE THUNDERSTORM AS THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING...BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER WHEN DANGEROUS WEATHER APPROACHES. STAY INDOORS AWAY FROM WINDOWS...TELEPHONES AND ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES. LISTEN FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. ?&WIND 10 TO 20 MPH. 60.TONIGHT.|FWTPZ n6WWUS8 g?>6WWUS hS. SOUTH WIND ARu 6WWUS T TOWARD DAYc<6WWUS8 e6WWUS PyU6WWUSd j@a`WWUS TEMPERAS AR THE LOW TO MID vz6WWUS^ 0uMn6WWUS lo WUUS s66WWUS ~>6WWUS tWWUS> m6WWUS $NGELES CA 1000PDT MON JUL 19 1
Special weather statement, Jul 19, 4:58 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
GAZ005-008-ALZ012-192300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBUS GA 454 PM EDT MON JUL 19 1993 AT 455 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR CONTINUED TO SHOW NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...DEVELOPING OVER EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST GEORGIA. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE PRODUCING STRONG GUSTY WINDS...VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND POSSIBLE SMALL HAIL. AT 300 PM...A WIND GUST OF 32 MILES AN HOUR WAS RECORDED AT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN COLUMBUS WITH THE PASSAGE OF ONE OF THESE THUNDERSTORM AS THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING...BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER WHEN DANGEROUS WEATHER APPROACHES. STAY INDOORS AWAY FROM WINDOWS...TELEPHONES AND ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES. LISTEN FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19, 2:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Laurens | 64 min |
| Jul 19, 2:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Baldwin | 34 min |
| Jul 19, 2:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Wilkinson | 69 min |
| Jul 19, 3:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dodge | 65 min |
| Jul 19, 6:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Burke | 45 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Georgia, 1993Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1993
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.