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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 167, NWS Atlanta, GA

July 23, 1993Hancock County, Washington County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 23, 1993, 6:51 PM EDT for Hancock County, Washington County, Georgia. It was in force for 47 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jul 23, 1993, 6:51 PM EDT (22:51 UTC)
Expired: Jul 23, 1993, 7:38 PM EDT
In force: 47 min
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA
Area: Whole counties

Counties Hancock County, GA, Washington County, GA

The nearest sounding before it

Athens Municipal, GA (KAHN), launched 12:00Z, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 100 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 932 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -129 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 883 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 16 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 47 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 60 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 232251 RRA
SVRAGS
GAC141-303-232345-
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUGUSTA GA
651 PM EDT FRI JUL 23 1993
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUGUSTA HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL  745 PM EDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
 
IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA
 
   ...HANCOCK COUNTY...WASHINGTON COUNTY
 
WEATHER SERVICE RADAR AT 645 PM EDT SHOWED VERY HEAVY THUNDERSTORM
ACTIVITY OVER SOUTHERN HANCOCK AND NORTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES OF
GEORGIA MOVING SLOWLY SOUTHEAST. THESE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCED STRONG
DAMAGING WINDS EARLIER.
 
 
 
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.
 
 
 
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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 23, 5:05 PM EDT, 1 hour 46 minutes before

LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATLANTA GA
505 PM EDT FRI JUL 23 1993

...STORM REPORT FOR FRIDAY EVENING JULY 23 1993...

COUNTY..... LAMAR COUNTY
SOURCE..... BAIRNSVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT
TYPE....... WIND DAMAGE (60-70 MPH)/HAIL (NICKLE)
TIME....... 456 PM EDT
LOCATION... 1/2 SOUTH OF BAIRNSVILLE
DAMAGE..... A ROOF BLOWN OFF A HOUSE...SEVERAL LARGE TREES BLOWN
            DOWN.

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Local storm report, Jul 23, 5:07 PM EDT, 1 hour 44 minutes before

LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATLANTA GA
505 PM EDT FRI JUL 23 1993

...STORM REPORT FOR FRIDAY EVENING JULY 23 1993...

COUNTY..... LAMAR COUNTY
SOURCE..... BAIRNSVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT
TYPE....... WIND DAMAGE (60-70 MPH)/HAIL (NICKLE)
TIME....... 456 PM EDT
LOCATION... 1/2 SOUTH OF BAIRNSVILLE
DAMAGE..... A ROOF BLOWN OFF A HOUSE...SEVERAL LARGE TREES BLOWN
            DOWN.

Local storm report, Jul 23, 5:34 PM EDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before

LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MACON GA
535 PM EDT FRI JUL 23 1993

COUNTY.....  MONROE  FIRS 207
SOURCE.....  MONROE COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE
TIME.......  510 PM EDT
LOCATION...  2 MILES NORTH OF FORSYTH
TYPE STORM.  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
HAIL.......  NONE REPORTED
DAMAGE.....  TREES DOWN BLOCKING HIGHWAY 41
INJURIES...  NONE REPORTED
COST.......  NOT AVAILABLE

COUNTY.....  JONES  FIRS 169
SOURCE.....  JONES COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE
TIME.......  518 PM EDT
LOCATION...  ROUND OAK AND WAYSIDE COMMUNITIES
TYPE STORM.  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
HAIL....... NONE
DAMAGE......SEVERAL TREES DOWNED BY THUNDERSTORM WINDS.
INJURIES... NONE REPORTED
COST....... NOT AVAILABLE

Local storm report, Jul 23, 5:35 PM EDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before

LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MACON GA
535 PM EDT FRI JUL 23 1993

COUNTY.....  MONROE  FIRS 207
SOURCE.....  MONROE COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE
TIME.......  510 PM EDT
LOCATION...  2 MILES NORTH OF FORSYTH
TYPE STORM.  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
HAIL.......  NONE REPORTED
DAMAGE.....  TREES DOWN BLOCKING HIGHWAY 41
INJURIES...  NONE REPORTED
COST.......  NOT AVAILABLE

COUNTY.....  JONES  FIRS 169
SOURCE.....  JONES COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE
TIME.......  518 PM EDT
LOCATION...  ROUND OAK AND WAYSIDE COMMUNITIES
TYPE STORM.  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
HAIL....... NONE
DAMAGE......SEVERAL TREES DOWNED BY THUNDERSTORM WINDS.
INJURIES... NONE REPORTED
COST....... NOT AVAILABLE

Local storm report, Jul 23, 6:05 PM EDT, 46 minutes before

LOCAL STORM REPORT...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATLANTA GA
605 PM EDT FRI JUL 23 1993

...STORM REPORT FOR FRIDAY EVENING JULY 23 1993...

COUNTY..... LAMAR COUNTY
SOURCE..... BARNESVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT
TYPE....... WIND DAMAGE (60-70 MPH)/HAIL (NICKLE)
TIME....... 456 PM TO 505 PM EDT
LOCATION... 1/2 SOUTH OF BARNESVILLE
DAMAGE..... A ROOF BLOWN OFF A HOUSE...SEVERAL LARGE TREES BLOWN DOWN.
            4SW BARNESVILLE...2 HOUSES DAMAGED FROM WIND AND SEVERAL
            LARGE FALLEN TREES.
            5NE BARNESVILLE...1 CAR DAMAGED FROM FALLEN TREE.
            BARNESVILLE...3 HOUSES SET ON FIRE FROM LIGHTNING STRIKES.
            BARNESVILLE...SEVERAL HUNDRED CUSTOMERS WITHOUT POWER DUE
            TO NUMEROUS DOWNED POWER LINES.

WJZ

Local storm report, Jul 23, 6:07 PM EDT, 44 minutes before

LOCAL STORM REPORT...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATLANTA GA
605 PM EDT FRI JUL 23 1993

...STORM REPORT FOR FRIDAY EVENING JULY 23 1993...

COUNTY..... LAMAR COUNTY
SOURCE..... BARNESVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT
TYPE....... WIND DAMAGE (60-70 MPH)/HAIL (NICKLE)
TIME....... 456 PM TO 505 PM EDT
LOCATION... 1/2 SOUTH OF BARNESVILLE
DAMAGE..... A ROOF BLOWN OFF A HOUSE...SEVERAL LARGE TREES BLOWN DOWN.
            4SW BARNESVILLE...2 HOUSES DAMAGED FROM WIND AND SEVERAL
            LARGE FALLEN TREES.
            5NE BARNESVILLE...1 CAR DAMAGED FROM FALLEN TREE.
            BARNESVILLE...3 HOUSES SET ON FIRE FROM LIGHTNING STRIKES.
            BARNESVILLE...SEVERAL HUNDRED CUSTOMERS WITHOUT &POWER DUE
            TO NUMEROUS DOWNED POWER LINES.

WJZ

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 23, 3:50 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Bibb	40 min
Jul 23, 4:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Lamar	33 min
Jul 23, 4:49 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Monroe	41 min
Jul 23, 5:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Jones	52 min
Jul 23, 5:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Laurens	48 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.