Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1994
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 128, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 17, 1994, 8:14 PM EDT for Burke County, Richmond County, Georgia. It was in force for 46 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 17, 1994, 8:14 PM EDT (00:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 17, 1994, 9:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Burke County, GA, Richmond County, GA
The nearest sounding before it
Athens Municipal, GA (KAHN), launched 00:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 143 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
- 312 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -50 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1421 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 5 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 9 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 KAGS 180016 RRA SVRAGS GAC033-245-180100- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUGUSTA GA 814 PM EDT FRI JUN 17 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUGUSTA HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 900 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA ...EASTERN BURKE COUNTY...RICHMOND COUNTY A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER THE SAVANNAH RIVER NEAR THE AIKEN...BURKE...AND RICHMOND COUNTY LINE INTERSECTION AT 0809 PM EDT. THIS THUNDERSTORM CELL IS PROGRESSING WEST AT 10 MPH AND IS EXPECTED TO PASS JUST SOUTH OF AUGUSTA GEORGIA AND MOVE NEARLY PARALLEL TO THE RICHMOND...BURKE COUNTY LINE. 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, Jun 17, 4:21 PM EDT, 3 hours 53 minutes before
GAZ005>007-011>013-019>022-172220- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 421 PM EDT FRI JUN 17 1994 ..THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OVER NORTHWEST GEORGIA... AT 418 PM WEATHER RADAR INDICATED THAT THUNDERSTORMS HAD DEVELOPED OVER EXTREME NORTH GEORGIA. THE STRONGEST OF THESE STORMS WERE NEAR CHATSWORTH IN MURRAY COUNTY...NEAR BLUERIDGE IN FANNIN COUNTY...AND NEAR CALHOUN IN GORON COUNTY. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE WEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH. THEY HAVE BEN ACCOMPANIED BY HEAVY RAIN...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS. LIMBS WERE BLOWN FROM TREES IN CHATSWORTH BY ONE OF THESE STORMS. THE AIR OVER GEORGIA CONTINUES TO BE MOIST AND UNSTABLE. AS A RESULT THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED IN THE EAST AND SOUTH PORTIONS OF THE STATE. SOME OF THESE STORMS WILL MOVE INTO NORTHWEST GEORGIA AND OTHERS DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA THROUGHT THE REMAINDER OF THE EVENING. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY CONTAIN SMALL HAIL...GUSTY WINDS...DEADLY LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS OF RAIN. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL RDIO OR TV FOR UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. WOUS01KAWN .
Special weather statement, Jun 17, 4:21 PM EDT, 3 hours 53 minutes before
GAZ005>007-011>013-019>022-172220- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 421 PM EDT FRI JUN 17 1994 ..THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OVER NORTHWEST GEORGIA... AT 418 PM WEATHER RADAR INDICATED THAT THUNDERSTORMS HAD DEVELOPED OVER EXTREME NORTH GEORGIA. THE STRONGEST OF THESE STORMS WERE NEAR CHATSWORTH IN MURRAY COUNTY...NEAR BLUERIDGE IN FANNIN COUNTY...AND NEAR CALHOUN IN GORON COUNTY. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE WEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH. THEY HAVE BEN ACCOMPANIED BY HEAVY RAIN...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS. LIMBS WERE BLOWN FROM TREES IN CHATSWORTH BY ONE OF THESE STORMS. THE AIR OVER GEORGIA CONTINUES TO BE MOIST AND UNSTABLE. AS A RESULT THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED IN THE EAST AND SOUTH PORTIONS OF THE STATE. SOME OF THESE STORMS WILL MOVE INTO NORTHWEST GEORGIA AND OTHERS DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA THROUGHT THE REMAINDER OF THE EVENING. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY CONTAIN SMALL HAIL...GUSTY WINDS...DEADLY LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS OF RAIN. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL RDIO OR TV FOR UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION.
Special weather statement, Jun 17, 5:05 PM EDT, 3 hours 9 minutes before
GAZ071-072-081>084-094>098-105>112-128-130-131-172210-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MACON GA
505 PM EDT FRI JUN 17 1994
...THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OVER CENTRAL GEORGIA...
AT 503 PM WEATHER RADAR IN MACON SHOWED DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORMS OVER
PORTIONS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE LOCATED IN A
LINE FROM LAURENS COUNTY OVER DUBLIN...SOUTH TO TELFAIR COUNTY NEAR
LUMBER CITY.
ANOTHER AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE OVER HOUSTON COUNTY JUST
EAST OF PERRY AND NORTH OF UNADILLA. ANOTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS IN
CRAWFORD COUNTY ABOUT 5 MILES NORTH OF ROBERTA.
THESE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE WEST AT ABOUT 5 MPH.
EXPECT STORMS TO CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THROUGH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON
AND EARLY EVENING.
AT SIGNS OF AN IMPENDING STORM...TOWERING THUNDERHEADS...DARKENING
SKIES...LIGHTNING AND INCREASING WINDS...MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY.
TUNE IN NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR
THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.Special weather statement, Jun 17, 5:05 PM EDT, 3 hours 9 minutes before
GAZ071-072-081>084-094>098-105>112-128-130-131-172210-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MACON GA
505 PM EDT FRI JUN 17 1994
...THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OVER CENTRAL GEORGIA...
AT 503 PM WEATHER RADAR IN MACON SHOWED DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORMS OVER
PORTIONS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE LOCATED IN A
LINE FROM LAURENS COUNTY OVER DUBLIN...SOUTH TO TELFAIR COUNTY NEAR
LUMBER CITY.
ANOTHER AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE OVER HOUSTON COUNTY JUST
EAST OF PERRY AND NORTH OF UNADILLA. ANOTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS IN
CRAWFORD COUNTY ABOUT 5 MILES NORTH OF ROBERTA.
THESE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE WEST AT ABOUT 5 MPH.
EXPECT STORMS TO CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THROUGH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON
AND EARLY EVENING.
AT SIGNS OF AN IMPENDING STORM...TOWERING THUNDERHEADS...DARKENING
SKIES...LIGHTNING AND INCREASING WINDS...MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY.
TUNE IN NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR
THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.Special weather statement, Jun 17, 6:50 PM EDT, 1 hour 24 minutes before
GAZ072-073-081>084-094>096-105-107-180055- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MACON GA 650 PM EDT FRI JUN 17 1994 AT 647 PM WEATHER RADAR IN MACON SHOWED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER EASTERN HOUSTON COUNTY...FROM BONAIRE SOUTH TO THE HAWKINSVILLE AREA IN PULASKI COUNTY. ANOTHER DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORM WAS IN EASTERN BIBB COUNTY EAST OF FRANKLINTOWN THESE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE WEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY CONTAIN SMALL HAIL...GUSTY WINDS...DEADLY LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS OF RAIN WITH WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH.. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.
Special weather statement, Jun 17, 6:51 PM EDT, 1 hour 23 minutes before
GAZ072-073-081>084-094>096-105-107-180055- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MACON GA 650 PM EDT FRI JUN 17 1994 AT 647 PM WEATHER RADAR IN MACON SHOWED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER EASTERN HOUSTON COUNTY...FROM BONAIRE SOUTH TO THE HAWKINSVILLE AREA IN PULASKI COUNTY. ANOTHER DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORM WAS IN EASTERN BIBB COUNTY EAST OF FRANKLINTOWN THESE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE WEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY >CONTAIN SMALL HAIL...GUSTY WINDS...DEADLY LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS OF RAIN WITH WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH.. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 2:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Pickens | 53 min |
| Jun 18, 2:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Putnam | 54 min |
| Jun 18, 4:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Whitfield | 47 min |
| Jun 18, 7:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cobb | 26 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.