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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 167, NWS Atlanta, GA

June 26, 1994Hamilton County, Tennessee; Dade County, Walker County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 26, 1994, 10:28 PM EDT for Hamilton County, Tennessee; Dade County, Walker County, Georgia. It was in force for 62 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 26, 1994, 10:28 PM EDT (02:28 UTC)
Expired
Jun 26, 1994, 11:30 PM EDT
In force
62 min
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Area
Whole counties

Counties Dade County, GA, Walker County, GA, Hamilton County, TN

The nearest sounding before it

Athens Municipal, GA (KAHN), launched 00:00Z, 2.5 hours before the alert went out and 215 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Athens Municipal, GA at 00:00Z on 1994-06-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1328 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Athens Municipal, GA at 00:00Z on 1994-06-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 102 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
1328 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-17 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1090 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
19 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
102 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
218 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.9

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
TTAA00 KCHA 270229 RRA
SVRCHA
GAC083-295-TNC065-270330-
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHATTANOOGA TN
1028 PM EDT SUN JUN 26 1994
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHATTANOOGA HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1130 PM EDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
 
IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA
 
   ...NORTHERN DADE COUNTY...NORTHERN WALKER COUNTY
 
 
IN SOUTHEAST TENNESSEE
 
   ...HAMILTON COUNTY
 
RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM MOVING FROM MARION COUNTY EASTWARD
ACROSS NORTHER DADE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA. THIS STORM WILL BE
MOVING OVER LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN INTO NORTHER WALKER COUNTY IN NORTHWEST
GEORGIA AND INTO HAMILTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TENNESSEE AND WILL BE
APPROACHING CHATTANOOGA WITHIN 20 MINUTES. OTHER POSSIBLE SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE IN NORTHERN HAMILTON COUNTY.
 
 
 
THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM.  IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH YOU SHOULD
PREPARE FOR DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH...LARGE HAIL...AND
DEADLY LIGHTNING.  PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...
PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

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, 9:26 PM EDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before
GAZ008>010-014>018-023>029-035>038-047>051-270145-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATHENS GA
925 PM EDT SUN JUN 26 1994

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR ELBERT...MORGAN...OGLETHORPE...
GREENE AND TALIAFERRO COUNTIES HAS BEEN CANCELLED...

AT 920 PM NO SIGNIFICANT THUNDERSTORMS WERE INDICATED OVER NORTHEAST
GEORGIA. HOWEVER THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTHWEST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST
TENNESSEE WILL BE MOVING ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA DURING THE NEXT FEW
HOURS. AT THIS TIME SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT IN THE FORECAST FOR NORTHEAST
GEORGIA...ALTHOUGH SOME OF THE STORMS WILL HAVE VERY HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY
WINDS...DEADLY LIGHTNING AND POSSIBLY SOME SMALL HAIL AS THEY MOVE EAST
AT 35 MILES AN HOUR.

KEEP TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...THE VOICE OF THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE...OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TELEVISION STATION FOR THE LATEST
WEATHER INFORMATION.
Special weather statement, Jun 26, 9:31 PM EDT, 57 minutes before
GAZ078>080-089>093-ALZ048-270235-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBUS GA
931 PM EDT SUN JUN 26 1994

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL
GEORGIA HAS BEEN CANCELLED...

AT 927 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED ONLY A FEW
PATCHES OF LIGHT RAIN OVER PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA.  THERE IS
STILL A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGHOUT THE EVENING.  STAY TUNED TO
NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST WEATHER
INFORMATION.
Special weather statement, Jun 26, 9:31 PM EDT, 57 minutes before
GAZ078>080-089>093-ALZ048-270235-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBUS GA
931 PM EDT SUN JUN 26 1994

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL
GEORGIA HAS BEEN CANCELLED...

AT 927 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED ONLY A FEW
PATCHES OF LIGHT RAIN OVER PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA.  THERE IS
STILL A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGHOUT THE EVENING.  STAY TUNED TO
NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST WEATHER
INFORMATION.
Special weather statement, Jun 26, 9:31 PM EDT, 57 minutes before
GAZALL 270130-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
920 PM EDT SUN JUN 26 1994

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN
   GEORGIA HAS BEEN CANCELED...

EXCEPT FOR A FEW THUNDERSHOWERS OVER WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA THE
THUNDERSTORMS THAT MOVED ACROSS GEORGIA EARLIER IN THE EVENING
HAVE EITHER MOVED EAST OF THE STATE OR DIMINISHED. THUS THE THREAT
OF SEVERE WEATHER FOR THE STATE HAS ENDED FOR NOW.

HOWEVER ANOTHER AREA OF RAIN AND A FEW EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS OVER EAST
AND CENTRAL TENNESSEE IA HEADED TOWARD THE STATE AND MAY CAUSE PROBLEMS FOR
NORTH GEORGIA LATER TONIGHT. THUS RESIDENTS OF NORTH GEORGIA SHOULD STAY
TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATIONS FOR UPDATES
ON THIS APPROACHING WEATHER.
Special weather statement, Jun 26, 10:02 PM EDT, 26 minutes before
GAZ005>007-011>013-019>022-030>034-041>046-052>058-066>070-270405-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1002 PM EDT SUN JUN 26 1994

...RAIN WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS HEADED FOR NORTHWEST GEORGIA...

AY 1000 PM EDT WEATHER RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF RAIN WITH EMBEDDED
THUNDERSTORMS OVER EXTREME SOUTHEAST TENNESSEE. THE AREA WAS MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 10 TO 15 MPH WHILE INDIVIDUAL THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN THE
WERE MOVING EAST AT 20 TO 30 MPH. THIS MOVEMENT WILL CAUSE THE
THUNDERSTORMS TO ENTER NORTHWEST GEORGIA WITHIN THE NEXT HOUR.

THESE STORMS HAVE BEEN ACCOMPANIED BY GUSTY WINDS THAT DOWNED
TREES...HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING.

THE AREA SHOULD CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS NORTHWEST GEORGIA INTO THE
EARLY MORING HOURS.

STRONG GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AND
SMALL HAIL MAY ACCOMPANY THE STRONGER STORMS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION
FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS CONCERNING THIS SEVERE WEATHER
SITUATION.
Special weather statement, Jun 26, 10:02 PM EDT, 26 minutes before
GAZ005>007-011>013-019>022-030>034-041>046-052>058-066>070-270405-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1002 PM EDT SUN JUN 26 1994

...RAIN WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS HEADED FOR NORTHWEST GEORGIA...

AY 1000 PM EDT WEATHER RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF RAIN WITH EMBEDDED
THUNDERSTORMS OVER EXTREME SOUTHEAST TENNESSEE. THE AREA WAS MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 10 TO 15 MPH WHILE INDIVIDUAL THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN THE
WERE MOVING EAST AT 20 TO 30 MPH. THIS MOVEMENT WILL CAUSE THE
THUNDERSTORMS TO ENTER NORTHWEST GEORGIA WITHIN THE NEXT HOUR.

THESE STORMS HAVE BEEN ACCOMPANIED BY GUSTY WINDS THAT DOWNED
TREES...HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING.

THE AREA SHOULD CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS NORTHWEST GEORGIA INTO THE
EARLY MORING HOURS.

STRONG GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AND
SMALL HAIL MAY ACCOMPANY THE STRONGER STORMS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION
FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS CONCERNING THIS SEVERE WEATHER
SITUATION.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 26, 8:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCGrundy33 min
Jun 26, 8:40 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCSequatchie35 min
Jun 26, 9:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBledsoe27 min
Jun 26, 9:35 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBledsoe, Rhea25 min
Jun 26, 9:45 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCMarion45 min
Jun 26, 10:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCHamilton, Meigs69 min
Jun 26, 10:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCMcMinn69 min
Jun 26, 10:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCHall, Lumpkin, White64 min
Jun 26, 10:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCPaulding47 min
Jun 26, 11:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCobb44 min
Jun 26, 11:24 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCCobb36 min
Jun 26, 11:25 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCBanks, Habersham, Hall26 min
Jun 26, 11:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCatoosa, Walker, Whitfield56 min
Jun 26, 11:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCDade56 min
Jun 26, 11:39 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCHaralson36 min
Jun 26, 11:47 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCFulton43 min
Jun 27, 12:05 AM EDTTornado WarningFFCDawson, Hall, Lumpkin55 min
Jun 27, 12:05 AM EDTTornado WarningFFCBanks55 min
Jun 27, 12:05 AM EDTTornado WarningFFCWhite55 min
Jun 27, 12:15 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCForsyth, Gwinnett45 min
Jun 27, 12:47 AM EDTTornado WarningFFCBanks, Hall, Jackson58 min
Jun 27, 1:06 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBartow, Floyd, Gordon69 min
Jun 27, 1:13 AM EDTTornado WarningFFCPolk47 min
Jun 27, 1:44 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCHabersham, Hall, White61 min
Jun 27, 1:53 AM EDTTornado WarningFFCHall, Lumpkin37 min
Jun 27, 1:53 AM EDTTornado WarningFFCDawson52 min
Jun 27, 2:02 AM EDTTornado WarningFFCPaulding, Polk43 min
Jun 27, 2:03 AM EDTTornado WarningFFCBanks, Habersham42 min
Jun 27, 2:19 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBartow, Floyd41 min
Jun 27, 2:21 AM EDTTornado WarningFFCCherokee, Cobb54 min
Jun 27, 2:35 AM EDTTornado WarningFFCJackson, Madison45 min
Jun 27, 2:47 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCDeKalb, Fulton, Gwinnett28 min
Jun 27, 2:54 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCobb36 min
Jun 27, 3:07 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBartow, Paulding, Polk53 min
Jun 27, 5:49 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCOconee, Oglethorpe56 min
Jun 27, 6:55 AM EDTTornado WarningFFCMorgan, Oconee, Walton65 min
Jun 27, 6:55 AM EDTTornado WarningFFCOglethorpe65 min
Jun 27, 7:42 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCRockdale48 min
Jun 27, 7:56 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCMorgan, Newton, Walton54 min
Jun 27, 8:40 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCGreene, Oglethorpe, Taliaferro55 min
Jun 27, 9:23 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCLincoln37 min
Jun 27, 11:27 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCClayton, Henry48 min
Jun 27, 12:25 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCPutnam50 min
Jun 27, 12:36 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCHancock54 min
Jun 27, 4:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCScreven49 min
Jun 27, 6:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCMontgomery35 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Georgia, 1994Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Tennessee, 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.