Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1994
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 119, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 9, 1994, 6:03 PM EDT for Coweta County, Meriwether County, Georgia. It was in force for 57 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 9, 1994, 6:03 PM EDT (22:03 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 9, 1994, 7:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 57 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Coweta County, GA, Meriwether County, GA
The nearest sounding before it
Athens Municipal, GA (KAHN), launched 12:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 156 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 TTAA00 KATL 092204 SVRATL GAC077-199-092300- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 603 PM EDT THU JUN 9 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 700 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA ...SOUTHERN COWETA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA ...NORTHERN MERIWETHER COUNTY AT 600 PM EDT WEATHER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM RIGHT ALONG INTERSTATE 85 NEAR GRANTVILLE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. LARGE HAIL WAS LIKELY ACCORDING TO RADAR. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER FROM THE WEATHER IN A STRONG BUILDING. D AMAGING 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.
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, 5:10 PM EDT, 53 minutes before
GAZ120-122-124-126-092315- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBUS GA. 510 PM EDT THU JUN 9 1994 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR QUITMAN...RANDOLPH...TERRELL AND LEE COUNTIES UNTIL 8 PM EDT... AT 505 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTHERN SCHLEY COUNTY. ANOTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS IN NORTHEAST LEE COUNTY. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THE STORMS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAIN...STRONG WIND...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND POSSIBLY HAIL AS THEY PASS. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE IN AND NEAR THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS SHOULD WATCH FOR THREATENING WEATHER AND LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO... COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.
Special weather statement, Jun 9, 5:10 PM EDT, 53 minutes before
GAZ120-122-124-126-092315- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBUS GA. 510 PM EDT THU JUN 9 1994 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR QUITMAN...RANDOLPH...TERRELL AND LEE COUNTIES UNTIL 8 PM EDT... AT 505 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTHERN SCHLEY COUNTY. ANOTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS IN NORTHEAST LEE COUNTY. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THE STORMS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAIN...STRONG WIND...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND POSSIBLY HAIL AS THEY PASS. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE IN AND NEAR THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS SHOULDV WATCH FOR THREATENING WEATHER AND LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO... COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.
Special weather statement, Jun 9, 5:59 PM EDT, 4 minutes before
GAZ005>007-011>013-019>022-030>034-041>046-052>058-066>070-100000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 600 PM EDT THU JUN 9 1994 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 365 IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA... HEARD...COWETA...FAYETTE...SPALDING...BUTTS... TROUP...MERIWETHER...PIKE...UPSON...AND LAMAR. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE MOVED WELL SOUTH OF THE ATLANTA METROPOLITAN AREA. THEREFORE THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA. HOWEVER THE WATCH WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR SOME COUNTIES IN CENTRAL GEORGIA UNTIL 8 PM EDT. THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO NEIGHBORING STATES TO OUR WEST... AND THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THEY COULD AFFECT NORTH GEORGIA LATER TONIGHT. THEREFORE RESIDENTS SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER OR LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION THIS EVENING.
Special weather statement, Jun 9, 5:59 PM EDT, 4 minutes before
GAZ071-081-106-128-130-131-100000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MACON GA 559 PM EDT THU JUN 9 1994 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR JONES..BALDWIN..MONROE.. BIBB AND WILKINSON COUNTIES OF CENTRAL GEORGIA... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 365 REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR REMAINDER OF CENTRAL GEORGIA UNTIL 8 PM EDT... AT 555 PM WEATHER RADAR SHOWED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUING ACROSS CENTRAL GEORGIA. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED IN CRISP COUNTY SOUTH OF CORDELE AND EXTENDED SOUTHEAST TO ASHBURN TO JUST NORTH OF OCILLA IN IRWIN COUNTY. MOVEMENT WAS SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THESE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE SHOWN A DECREASE IN STRENGTH IN THE PAST HOUR. ALTHOUGH HEAVY RAINFALL..GUSTY WINDS..HAIL AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WILL ACCOMPANY THESE STORMS AS THEY PASS THROUGH THE AREA THIS EVENING. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...MOVE TO A PLACE OF SHELTER IMMEDIATELY IF A STORM APPROACHES. MOTORISTS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES DURING DOWNPOURS OF RAIN. STREETS MAY FLOOD QUICKLY.
Special weather statement, Jun 9, 6:00 PM EDT, 3 minutes before
GAZ005>007-011>013-019>022-030>034-041>046-052>058-066>070-100000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 600 PM EDT THU JUN 9 1994 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 365 IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA... HEARD...COWETA...FAYETTE...SPALDING...BUTTS... TROUP...MERIWETHER...PIKE...UPSON...AND LAMAR. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE MOVED WELL SOUTH OF THE ATLANTA METROPOLITAN AREA. THEREFORE THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA. HOWEVER THE WATCH WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR SOME COUNTIES IN CENTRAL GEORGIA UNTIL 8 PM EDT. THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO NEIGHBORING STATES TO OUR WEST... AND THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THEY COULD AFFECT NORTH GEORGIA LATER TONIGHT. THEREFORE RESIDENTS SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER OR LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION THIS EVENING.
Special weather statement, Jun 9, 6:02 PM EDT, 1 minute before
GAZ071-081-106-128-130-131-100000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MACON GA 559 PM EDT THU JUN 9 1994 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR JONES..BALDWIN..MONROE.. BIBB AND WILKINSON COUNTIES OF CENTRAL GEORGIA... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 365 REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR REMAINDER OF CENTRAL GEORGIA UNTIL 8 PM EDT... AT 555 PM WEATHER RADAR SHOWED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUING ACROSS CENTRAL GEORGIA. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED IN CRISP COUNTY SOUTH OF CORDELE AND EXTENDED SOUTHEAST TO ASHBURN TO JUST NORTH OF OCILLA IN IRWIN COUNTY. MOVEMENT WAS SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THESE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE SHOWN A DECREASE IN STRENGTH IN THE PAST HOUR. ALTHOUGH HEAVY RAINFALL..GUSTY WINDS..HAIL AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WILL ACCOMPANY THESE STORMS AS THEY PASS THROUGH THE AREA THIS EVENING. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...MOVE TO A PLACE OF SHELTER IMMEDIATELY IF A STORM APPROACHES. MOTORISTS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES DURING DOWNPOURS OF RAIN. STREETS MAY FLOOD QUICKLY.
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, 3:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Pulaski | 51 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.