Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1994
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 169, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 26, 1994, 10:58 PM EDT for Paulding County, Georgia. It was in force for 47 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 26, 1994, 10:58 PM EDT (02:58 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 26, 1994, 11:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Whole counties
County Paulding County, GA
The nearest sounding before it
Athens Municipal, GA (KAHN), launched 00:00Z, 3.0 hours before the alert went out and 145 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WUUS1 KATL 270259 SVRFFC GAC223-270345- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1058 PM EDT SUN JUN 26 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1145 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA ...PAULDING COUNTY AT 10:55 PM WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH HAIL IN SOUTHWEST PAULING COUNTY ABOUT 15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DALLAS. THIS STORM WAS MOVING EAST AROUND 25 MPH. 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 26, 9:31 PM EDT, 1 hour 27 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, 56 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, 56 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, 10:30 PM EDT, 28 minutes before
GAZ008>010-014>018-023>029-035>038-047>051-270359- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATHENS GA 1030 PM EDT SUN JUN 26 1994 ...A TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA COUNTIES OF UNION...BARROW...LUMPKIN...WALTON...WHITE...NEWTON...DAWSON AND HALL EFFECTIVE UNTIL 5AM... AT 1025 STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA...EAST TENNESSEE AND WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. OVER NORTH GEORGIA THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE LOCATED 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF BLUE RIDGE AND 5 MILES WEST OF ELIJAY MOVING EAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR. IF YOU ARE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS SEEK SHELTER INDOORS UNTIL THE STORMS HAVE PASSED. OTHER THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WERE LOCATED NEAR ANDREWS AND ROBBINSVILLE NORTH CAROLINA. ALSO THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED NEAR CHATTANOOGA AND ATHENS TENNESSEE. MOVEMENT EAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR.
Special weather statement, Jun 26, 10:38 PM EDT, 20 minutes before
GAZ008>010-014>018-023>029-035>038-047>051-270359- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATHENS GA 1030 PM EDT SUN JUN 26 1994 ...A TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA COUNTIES OF UNION...BARROW...LUMPKIN...WALTON...WHITE...NEWTON AND HALL EFFECTIVE UNTIL 5AM... AT 1025 STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA...EAST TENNESSEE AND WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. OVER NORTH GEORGIA THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE LOCATED 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF BLUE RIDGE AND 5 MILES WEST OF ELIJAY MOVING EAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR. IF YOU ARE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS SEEK SHELTER INDOORS UNTIL THE STORMS HAVE PASSED. OTHER THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL xWERE LOCATED NEAR ANDREWS AND ROBBINSVILLE NORTH CAROLINA. ALSO THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED NEAR CHATTANOOGA AND ATHENS TENNESSEE. MOVEMENT EAST AT 30 MOLES AN HOUR.
Special weather statement, Jun 26, 10:51 PM EDT, 7 minutes before
GAZ008>010-014>018-023>029-035>038-047>051-270359- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATHENS GA 1030 PM EDT SUN JUN 26 1994 ...A TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA COUNTIES OF UNION...BARROW...LUMPKIN...WALTON...WHITE...NEWTON...DAWSON AND HALL EFFECTIVE UNTIL 5AM... AT 1025 STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA...EAST TENNESSEE AND WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. OVER NORTH GEORGIA THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE LOCATED 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF BLUE RIDGE AND 5 MILES WEST OF ELIJAY MOVING EAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR. IF YOU ARE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS SEEK SHELTER INDOORS UNTIL THE STORMS HAVE PASSED. OTHER THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WERE LOCATED NEAR ANDREWS AND ROBBINSVILLE NORTH CAROLINA. ALSO THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED NEAR CHATTANOOGA AND ATHENS TENNESSEE. MOVEMENT EAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 10:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dade, Walker | 62 min |
| Jun 26, 10:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Hall, Lumpkin, White | 64 min |
| Jun 26, 11:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cobb | 44 min |
| Jun 26, 11:24 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Cobb | 36 min |
| Jun 26, 11:25 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Banks, Habersham, Hall | 26 min |
| Jun 26, 11:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Catoosa, Walker, Whitfield | 56 min |
| Jun 26, 11:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dade | 56 min |
| Jun 26, 11:39 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Haralson | 36 min |
| Jun 26, 11:47 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Fulton | 43 min |
| Jun 27, 12:05 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Dawson, Hall, Lumpkin | 55 min |
| Jun 27, 12:05 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Banks | 55 min |
| Jun 27, 12:05 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | White | 55 min |
| Jun 27, 12:15 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Forsyth, Gwinnett | 45 min |
| Jun 27, 12:47 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Banks, Hall, Jackson | 58 min |
| Jun 27, 1:06 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Floyd, Gordon | 69 min |
| Jun 27, 1:13 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Polk | 47 min |
| Jun 27, 1:44 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Habersham, Hall, White | 61 min |
| Jun 27, 1:53 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Hall, Lumpkin | 37 min |
| Jun 27, 1:53 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Dawson | 52 min |
| Jun 27, 2:02 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Paulding, Polk | 43 min |
| Jun 27, 2:03 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Banks, Habersham | 42 min |
| Jun 27, 2:19 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Floyd | 41 min |
| Jun 27, 2:21 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Cherokee, Cobb | 54 min |
| Jun 27, 2:35 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Jackson, Madison | 45 min |
| Jun 27, 2:47 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Fulton, Gwinnett | 28 min |
| Jun 27, 2:54 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cobb | 36 min |
| Jun 27, 3:07 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Paulding, Polk | 53 min |
| Jun 27, 5:49 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Oconee, Oglethorpe | 56 min |
| Jun 27, 6:55 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Morgan, Oconee, Walton | 65 min |
| Jun 27, 6:55 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Oglethorpe | 65 min |
| Jun 27, 7:42 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Rockdale | 48 min |
| Jun 27, 7:56 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Morgan, Newton, Walton | 54 min |
| Jun 27, 8:40 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Greene, Oglethorpe, Taliaferro | 55 min |
| Jun 27, 9:23 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Lincoln | 37 min |
| Jun 27, 11:27 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clayton, Henry | 48 min |
| Jun 27, 12:25 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Putnam | 50 min |
| Jun 27, 12:36 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Hancock | 54 min |
| Jun 27, 4:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Screven | 49 min |
| Jun 27, 6:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Montgomery | 35 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.