Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1994
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 117, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 9, 1994, 3:30 PM EDT for Bleckley County, Georgia. It was in force for 45 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 9, 1994, 3:30 PM EDT (19:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 9, 1994, 4:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 45 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Whole counties
County Bleckley County, GA
The nearest sounding before it
Athens Municipal, GA (KAHN), launched 12:00Z, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 169 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
- 149 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -133 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1117 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 78 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 135 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WUUS1 KMCN 091931 RRA SVRMCN GAC023-092015- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MACON GA 330 PM EDT THU JUN 9 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MACON GA HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 415 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN CENTRAL GEORGIA ...BLECKLEY COUNTY AT 3:30 PM... RADAR INDICATED A POSSIBLE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM NORTH OF COCHRAN NEAR CARY. THE STORM WAS MOVING EAST AT 10 TO 15 MPH. WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE OCCURRING...PEOPLE SHOULD MOVE INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING. DO NOT STAND BY WINDOWS. DON'T USE TELEPHONES OR ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT DRIVE INTO LOW WATER CROSSINGS.
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, Jun 9, 2:06 PM EDT, 1 hour 24 minutes before
GAZAL048-092010- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBUS GA. 206 PM EDT THU JUN 9 1994 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH #365 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT... AT 205 PM EDT WEATHER RADAR INDICATED SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDESTORMS HAD DEVELOPED OVER EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA AND WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE TO THE NORTHWEST OF MACON AT THAT TIME. ALL ACTIVITY WAS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. PEOPLE WHO RESIDE IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA..WEST CENTRAL..SOUTHWEST.. AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON FOR APPROACHING OR DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORMS. AT SIGNS OF AN IMPENDING STORM...TOWERING THUNDERHEADS...DARKENING SKIES...LIGHTNING AND INCREASING WINDS...MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER FROM THE WEATHER IN A STRONG BUILDING. DAMAGING WIND...LARGE HAIL...VERY HEAVY RAIN AND DEADLY LIGHTNING ARE ALL POSSIBLE IN SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. STAY INSIDE AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES CONCERNING THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION.
Special weather statement, Jun 9, 2:09 PM EDT, 1 hour 21 minutes before
GAZAL048-092010- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBUS GA. 206 PM EDT THU JUN 9 1994 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH #365 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT... AT 205 PM EDT WEATHER RADAR INDICATED SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDESTORMS HAD DEVELOPED OVER EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA AND WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE TO THE NORTHWEST OF MACON AT THAT TIME. ALL ACTIVITY WAS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. PEOPLE WHO RESIDE IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA..WEST CENTRAL..SOUTHWEST.. AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON FOR APPROACHING OR DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORMS. AT SIGNS OF AN IMPENDING STORM...TOWERING THUNDERHEADS...DARKENING SKIES...LIGHTNING AND INCREASING WINDS...MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER FROM THE WEATHER IN A STRONG BUILDING. DAMAGING WIND...LARGE HAIL...VERY HEAVY RAIN AND DEADLY LIGHTNING ARE ALL POSSIBLE IN SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. STAYT INSIDE AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES CONCERNING THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION.
Local storm report, Jun 9, 2:51 PM EDT, 39 minutes before
STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MACON GA
255 PM EDT THU JUN 09 1994
COUNTY...... MONROE FIRS 071
SOURCE...... SHERRIFS OFFICE
TIME........ 225 PM
LOCATION.... I75 SOUTHERN MONROE COUNTY.
DAMAGE...... TREES DOWNED BY THUNDERSTORM WINDS.
TREES DOWN ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY.
HAIL........ NONE REPORTED.Local storm report, Jun 9, 2:55 PM EDT, 35 minutes before
STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MACON GA
255 PM EDT THU JUN 09 1994
COUNTY...... MONROE FIRS 071
SOURCE...... SHERRIFS OFFICE
TIME........ 225 PM
LOCATION.... I75 SOUTHERN MONROE COUNTY.
DAMAGE...... TREES DOWNED BY THUNDERSTORM WINDS.
TREES DOWN ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY.
HAIL........ NONE REPORTED.Special weather statement, Jun 9, 3:22 PM EDT, 8 minutes before
GAZ005>007-011>013-019>022-030>034-041>046-052>058-066>070-091815- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 322 PM EDT THU JUN 9 1994 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 365 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM FOR A SMALL PORTION OF NORTHWEST GEORGIA...SOUTH OF METROPOLITAN ATLANTA... STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED TO MOVE ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON. AT 315 PM WEATHER SERVICE RADARS INDICATED THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE IN CENTRAL GEORGIA. HOWEVER...ONE STRONG THUNDERSTORM REMAINED IN SOUTHEASTERN LAMAR AND EASTERN UPSON COUNTIES OF NORTHWEST GEORGIA. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR A PORTION OF NORTHWEST GEORGIA...SOUTH OF THE METROPOLITAN ATLANTA AREA. IT INCLUDES THE COUNTIES OF HEARD...COWETA...FAYETTE...SPALDING...BUTTS...TROUP... MERIWETHER...PIKE...UPSON...AND LAMAR. THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER PORTIONS OF NORTH GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON. PERSONS IN NORTH GE.ORGIA SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THEIR LOCAL WEATHER. KEEP INFORMED BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS.
Special weather statement, Jun 9, 3:22 PM EDT, 8 minutes before
GAZ005>007-011>013-019>022-030>034-041>046-052>058-066>070-091815- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 322 PM EDT THU JUN 9 1994 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 365 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM FOR A SMALL PORTION OF NORTHWEST GEORGIA...SOUTH OF METROPOLITAN ATLANTA... STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED TO MOVE ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON. AT 315 PM WEATHER SERVICE RADARS INDICATED THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE IN CENTRAL GEORGIA. HOWEVER...ONE STRONG THUNDERSTORM REMAINED IN SOUTHEASTERN LAMAR AND EASTERN UPSON COUNTIES OF NORTHWEST GEORGIA. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR A PORTION OF NORTHWEST GEORGIA...SOUTH OF THE METROPOLITAN ATLANTA AREA. IT INCLUDES THE COUNTIES OF HEARD...COWETA...FAYETTE...SPALDING...BUTTS...TROUP... MERIWETHER...PIKE...UPSON...AND LAMAR. THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER PORTIONS OF NORTH GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON. PERSONS IN NORTH GEORGIA SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THEIR LOCAL WEATHER. KEEP INFORMED BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 8:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Twiggs | 65 min |
| Jun 8, 8:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Crisp | 57 min |
| Jun 8, 9:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Laurens | 40 min |
| Jun 9, 9:22 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Forsyth | 38 min |
| Jun 9, 9:59 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Fulton | 31 min |
| Jun 9, 10:06 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Barrow | 69 min |
| Jun 9, 10:08 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Gwinnett | 52 min |
| Jun 9, 12:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Putnam | 60 min |
| Jun 9, 1:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Washington | 56 min |
| Jun 9, 1:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Crawford | 45 min |
| Jun 9, 1:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bibb | 41 min |
| Jun 9, 2:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Lamar, Spalding | 56 min |
| Jun 9, 2:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Fayette | 56 min |
| Jun 9, 2:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Monroe | 42 min |
| Jun 9, 2:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Emanuel | 69 min |
| Jun 9, 2:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Screven | 61 min |
| Jun 9, 2:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Jones | 41 min |
| Jun 9, 2:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Laurens | 27 min |
| Jun 9, 2:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Houston | 50 min |
| Jun 9, 3:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Pulaski | 51 min |
| Jun 9, 6:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Coweta, Meriwether | 57 min |
| Jun 9, 6:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Meriwether, Upson | 52 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Georgia, 1994Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1994
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.