Alert archive / South Carolina / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1994
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 156, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 26, 1994, 2:05 PM EDT for Richmond County, Georgia; Aiken County, Barnwell County, South Carolina. It was in force for 55 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 26, 1994, 2:05 PM EDT (18:05 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 26, 1994, 3:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 55 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Richmond County, GA, Aiken County, SC, Barnwell County, SC
The nearest sounding before it
Athens Municipal, GA (KAHN), launched 12:00Z, 6.1 hours before the alert went out and 159 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
- 1106 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -11 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 552 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 7 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -42 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -48 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KAGS 261807 RRA SVRAGS GAC245-SCC003-011-261900- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUGUSTA GA 205 PM EDT SUN JUN 26 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUGUSTA HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 300 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA ...RICHMOND COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA ...AIKEN COUNTY...BARNWELL COUNTY A LARGE AREA OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS HAS MOSTLY EXITED BURKE COUNTY AND IS HEADING TOWARDS THE NORTHEAST. DAMAGE FROM BURKE COUNTY WAS MAINLY FROM STRONG GUSTY WINDS WHICH KNOCKED DOWN PINE TREES AND HAS CAUSED POWER OUTAGES. THE LEADING EDGE OF THE COMPLEX IS SOUTH OF AUGUSTA'S BUSH FIELD...IN SOUTHERN RICHMOND COUNTY OF GEORGIA... WITH A WIND GUST SO FAR PEAKING TO 36 MPH...IN THE PAST 10 MINUTES. 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. &
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 26, 12:22 PM EDT, 1 hour 43 minutes before
GAZ082>084-094>098-105>112-128-130-131-261825-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MACON GA
1221 PM EDT SUN JUN 26 1994
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED RAPIDLY OVER PORTIONS
OF CENTRAL GEORGIA...
AT 1219 PM WEATHER RADAR IN MACON SHOWED AN AREA OF SMALL BUT STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM NEAR VIENNA IN DOOLY COUNTY NORTHEAST
THROUGH HAWKINSVILLE IN PULASKI COUNTY...AND APPROACHING DUBLIN IN
LAURENS COUNTY.
BECAUSE OF THE NATURE OF THE ATMOSHPERE THIS AFTERNOON THESE SMALL
STORMS MAY CONTAIN HAIL...WITH STRONG GUSTY WIND...AND PERIODS OF VERY
HEAVY RAINFALL WITH FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.
MOVEMENT IS TO THE NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
IF YOU PLAN TO BE OUTDOORS THIS EVENING...CHECK THE LATEST WEATHER
INFORMATION AND KEEP A WEATHER EYE ON THE SKY.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE
LATEST UPDATES CONCERNING THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION.Special weather statement, Jun 26, 12:23 PM EDT, 1 hour 42 minutes before
GAZ127-145-146-261725- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBUS GA 1222 PM EDT SUN JUN 26 1994 AT 1220 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER MITCHELL COUNTY OF SOUTHWEST GEORGIA MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THESE STORMS WILL BE PASSING OVER NORTHERN COLQUITT AND SOUTHERN WORTH COUNTIES WITHIN THE NEXT HOUR. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD PREPARE FOR VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS OF RAIN...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...STRONG WINDS AND HAIL. LISTEN FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
Special weather statement, Jun 26, 12:29 PM EDT, 1 hour 36 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MACON, GA 1127 AM EST SUN JUN 26 1994 GAZ039-040-061>065-074>077-085>088-SCZ018-025-030-035-040-261825- ...CORRECTION FOR AUGUSTA TEMPORARILY OTS... STORM MOVEMENT CORRECTION WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATES A BROKEN LINE OF RAINSHOWER ACTIVITY WITH AN EMBEDDED STRONG THUNDERSTORM CELL IN NORTHEASTERN JOHNSON...SOUTHERN JEFFERSON AND NORTHERN EMANUEL COUNTIES OF GEORGIA. THE BROKEN LINE EXTENDS FROM WESTERN BARNWELL COUNTY IN SOUTH CAROLINA TO SOUTHWEST OF LAURENS COUNTY IN GEORGIA. MOVEMENT OF THE ACTIVITY IS NORTHWESTERLY AT 25 TO 30 MPH. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS CONCERNING THIS POTENTIAL SEVERE WEATHER SITUATION. AT SIGNS OF AN IMPENDING STORM...TOWERING THUNDERHEADS...DARKENING SKIES...LIGHTNING AND INCREASING WINDS...MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY.
Special weather statement, Jun 26, 12:31 PM EDT, 1 hour 34 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MACON, GA 1230 PM EST SUN JUN 26 1994 GAZ039-040-061>065-074>077-085>088-SCZ018-025-030-035-040-261825- ...CORRECTION FOR AUGUSTA TEMPORARILY OTS... STORM MOVEMENT CORRECTION WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATES A BROKEN LINE OF RAINSHOWER ACTIVITY WITH AN EMBEDDED STRONG THUNDERSTORM CELL IN NORTHEASTERN JOHNSON...SOUTHERN JEFFERSON AND NORTHERN EMANUEL COUNTIES OF GEORGIA. THE BROKEN LINE EXTENDS FROM WESTERN BARNWELL COUNTY IN SOUTH CAROLINA TO SOUTHWEST OF LAURENS COUNTY IN GEORGIA. MOVEMENT OF THE ACTIVITY IS NORTHEAST AT 25 TO 30 MPH. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS CONCERNING THIS POTENTIAL SEVERE WEATHER SITUATION. AT SIGNS OF AN IMPENDING STORM...TOWERING THUNDERHEADS...DARKENING SKIES...LIGHTNING AND INCREASING WINDS...MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY.
Special weather statement, Jun 26, 1:11 PM EDT, 54 minutes before
GAZ123-125>127-142>146-261815- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBUS GA 111 PM EDT SUN JUN 26 1994 AT 107 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE NUMEROUS STRONG THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OVER SOUTHWEST GEORGIA. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE OVER A LARGE AREA COVERING MUCH OF WORTH... DOUGHERTY...CALHOUN...BAKER...EARLY AND MILLER COUNTIES. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 TO 35 MPH. PERSONS IN ShOUTHWEST GEORGIA SHOULD EXPECT AND BE PREPARED FOR VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS OF RAIN...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND HAIL THROUGHOUT THE DAY. LISTEN FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
Special weather statement, Jun 26, 1:11 PM EDT, 54 minutes before
GAZ123-125>127-142>146-261815- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBUS GA 111 PM EDT SUN JUN 26 1994 AT 107 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE NUMEROUS STRONG THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OVER SOUTHWEST GEORGIA. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE OVER A LARGE AREA COVERING MUCH OF WORTH... DOUGHERTY...CALHOUN...BAKER...EARLY AND MILLER COUNTIES. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 TO 35 MPH. PERSONS IN SOUTHWEST GEORGIA SHOULD EXPECT AND BE PREPARED FOR VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS OF RAIN...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND HAIL THROUGHOUT THE DAY. LISTEN FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 8:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cherokee, Pickens | 54 min |
| Jun 25, 8:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Haralson, Paulding | 54 min |
| Jun 25, 8:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Coweta, Douglas, Fulton | 53 min |
| Jun 25, 8:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Hall, Lumpkin, White | 62 min |
| Jun 25, 9:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Forsyth | 50 min |
| Jun 25, 9:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dawson | 60 min |
| Jun 25, 9:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cherokee, Pickens | 50 min |
| Jun 25, 10:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Habersham, Hall | 37 min |
| Jun 25, 10:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dawson, Lumpkin | 37 min |
| Jun 26, 12:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Laurens | 63 min |
| Jun 26, 12:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Burke | 61 min |
| Jun 26, 3:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dawson, Hall, Lumpkin | 63 min |
| Jun 26, 4:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Screven | 40 min |
| Jun 26, 4:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Wilkes | 47 min |
| Jun 26, 4:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Banks, Franklin | 58 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.