Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1994
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 118, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 9, 1994, 3:54 PM EDT for Pulaski County, Georgia. It was in force for 51 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 9, 1994, 3:54 PM EDT (19:54 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 9, 1994, 4:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 51 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, 7.9 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
- 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 091955 RRA SVRMCN GAC235-092045- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MACON GA 354 PM EDT THU JUN 9 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MACON GA HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 445 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN CENTRAL GEORGIA ...PULASKI COUNTY AT 354 PM WEATHER RADAR IN MACON INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OVER PULASKI COUNTY 5 MILES NORTH OF HAWKINSVILLE. THE STORM WAS MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
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, Jun 9, 2:51 PM EDT, 1 hour 3 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, 59 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, 32 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, 32 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.
Special weather statement, Jun 9, 3:39 PM EDT, 15 minutes before
GAZAL048-092140- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBUS GA. 339 PM EDT THU JUN 9 1994 AT 335 PM EDT WEATHER RADAR INDICATED SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA AND WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA. THE STRONGEST OF THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED IN WEST CENTRAL MACON AND NORTHERN RUSSELL COUNTIES IN ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN TAYLOR AND SOUTHERN STEWART COUNTIES IN GEORGIA. PEOPLE WHO RESIDE IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA..WEST CENTRAL.. SOUTHWEST..AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA SHOU REMAIN ALERT FOR THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON FOR APPROACHING THUNDERSTORMS. 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. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS CONCERNING THIS DANGEROUS WEATHER SITUATION.
Special weather statement, Jun 9, 3:40 PM EDT, 14 minutes before
GAZAL048-092140- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBUS GA. 339 PM EDT THU JUN 9 1994 AT 335 PM EDT WEATHER RADAR INDICATED SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA AND WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA. THE STRONGEST OF THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED IN WEST CENTRAL MACON AND NORTHERN RUSSELL COUNTIES IN ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN TAYLOR AND SOUTHERN STEWART COUNTIES IN GEORGIA. PEOPLE WHO RESIDE IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA..WEST CENTRAL.. SOUTHWEST..AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA SHOU REMAIN ALERT FOR THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON FOR APPROACHING THUNDERSTORMS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH... DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY lRAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS CONCERNING THIS DANGEROUS WEATHER SITUATION.
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, 3:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bleckley | 45 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.