Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1994
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 187, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 27, 1994, 4:56 PM EDT for Screven County, Georgia. It was in force for 49 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 27, 1994, 4:56 PM EDT (20:56 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 27, 1994, 5:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Whole counties
County Screven County, GA
The nearest sounding before it
Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 152 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
- 2902 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 708 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 211 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 236 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 2.6
- Supercell composite
- 21.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KAGS 272103 RRA SVRAGS GAC251-272145- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUGUSTA GA 456 PM EDT MON JUN 27 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUGUSTA HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 545 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA ...SOUTHERN SCREVEN COUNTY WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IS INDICATING A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WEST OF NEWINGTON. THE STORM IS MOVING TOTHE EAST AT 30 MILES PER HOUR. A TORNADO WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. REMEMBER SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE WARNING. REMAIN CALM BUT BE ALERT TO RAPIfDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS.
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 27, 4:25 PM EDT, 31 minutes before
GAZ078>080-089>092-102>104-ALZ048-272130- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBUS GA 425 PM EDT MON JUN 27 1994 ...TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 489 REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA AND RUSSELL COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA UNTIL 700 PM EDT... AT 422 PM EDT WEATHER RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS FROM HURTSBORO ALABAMA EXTENDING EASTWARD TO NEAR COLUMBUS THEN TO BUENA VISTA...BUTLER AND NEAR FT VALLEY GEORGIA. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WAS JUST SOUTH OF BUTLER IN TAYLOR COUNTY. MOVEMENT WAS SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. STRONG GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AND SMALL HAIL MAY ACCOMPANY THE STRONGER STORMS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES CONCERNING THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION.
Special weather statement, Jun 27, 4:25 PM EDT, 31 minutes before
GAZ078>080-089>092-102>104-ALZ048-272130- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBUS GA 425 PM EDT MON JUN 27 1994 ...TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 489 REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA AND RUSSELL COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA UNTIL 700 PM EDT... AT 422 PM EDT WEATHER RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS FROM HURTSBORO ALABAMA EXTENDING EASTWARD TO NEAR COLUMBUS THEN TO BUENA VISTA...BUTLER AND NEAR FT VALLEY GEORGIA. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WAS JUST SOUTH OF BUTLER IN TAYLOR COUNTY. MOVEMENT WAS SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. STRONG GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AND SMALL HAIL MAY ACCOMPANY THE STRONGER STORMS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES CONCERNING THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION.
Special weather statement, Jun 27, 4:28 PM EDT, 28 minutes before
GAZ042-046-052-056-058-066-070-272230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 428 PM EDT MON JUN 27 1994 ...TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 489 CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE ATLANTA METROPOLITAN AREA UNTIL 7 PM EDT. ALSO THIS WATCH INCLUDES A LARGE PART OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN GEORGIA. AT 425 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS INDICATED SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN A LINE FROM JONESBORO TO EATONTON AND APPROACHING LAKE SINCLAIR. A THUNDERSTORM WAS ALSO IN SOUTHERN DOUGLAS COUNTY NEAR MCWHORTER. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING NEARLY DUE EAST AT 35 MPH. IF YOU PLAN TO BE OUTDOORS THIS EVENING...CHECK THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION AND KEEP AN EYE ON THE SKY. AT SIGNS OF AN IMPENDING STORM...TOWERING THUNDERHEADS...DARKENING SKIES...LIGHTNING AND INCREASING WINDS...MOVE QUICKLY TO A PLACE OF SAFETY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.
Special weather statement, Jun 27, 4:28 PM EDT, 28 minutes before
GAZ042-046-052-056-058-066-070-272230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 428 PM EDT MON JUN 27 1994 ...TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 489 CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE ATLANTA METROPOLITAN AREA UNTIL 7 PM EDT. ALSO THIS WATCH INCLUDES A LARGE PART OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN GEORGIA. AT 425 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS INDICATED SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN A LINE FROM JONESBORO TO EATONTON AND APPROACHING LAKE SINCLAIR. A THUNDERSTORM WAS ALSO IN SOUTHERN DOUGLAS COUNTY NEAR MCWHORTER. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING NEARLY DUE EAST AT 35 MPH. IF YOU PLAN TO BE OUTDOORS THIS EVENING...CHECK THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION AND KEEP AN EYE ON THE SKY. AT SIGNS OF AN IMPENDING STORM...TOWERING THUNDERHEADS...DARKENING SKIES...LIGHTNING AND INCREASING WINDS...MOVE QUICKLY TO A PLACE OF SAFETY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.
Special weather statement, Jun 27, 4:35 PM EDT, 21 minutes before
GAZ008>010-014>018-023>029-035>038-047>051-272145- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATHENS GA 435 PM EDT MON JUN 27 1994 ...TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT FOR THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA COUNTIES OF GREENE...NEWTON...TALIAFERRO AND MORGAN... A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN HAD FORMED ACROSS GEORGIA FROM JUST SOUTH OF ATLANTA...SOUTHEAST...TO EATONTON. SOME OF THE STRONGER STORMS WERE LOCATED NEAR MONTICELLO AND JACKSON LAKE. OTHER THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUED ACROSS PARTS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA INTO CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA. THESE STORMS WERE SCATTERED FROM NEAR COLUMBUS TO MACON TO AUGUSTA GEORGIA TO SOUTH OF COLUMBIA SOUTH CAROLINA. THE STORMS WITH THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL WERE LOCATED NEAR DUBLIN...SWAINSBORO...GARFIELD...DOVER AND SYLVANIA. ALSO THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN WERE LOCATED NEAR ALLENDALE AND ERHARDT SOUTH CAROLINA. ALSO WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS HAD FORMED OVER NORTHWEST SOUTH CAROLINA IN THE ANDERSON...WILLIANSTON...LAURENS AREAS. ALL THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR.
Special weather statement, Jun 27, 4:42 PM EDT, 14 minutes before
GAZ008>010-014>018-023>029-035>038-047>051-272145- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATHENS GA 435 PM EDT MON JUN 27 1994 ...TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT FOR THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA COUNTIES OF GREENE...NEWTON...TALIAFERRO AND MORGAN... A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN HAD FORMED ACROSS GEORGIA FROM JUST SOUTH OF ATLANTA...SOUTHEAST...TO EATONTON. SOME OF THE STRONGER STORMS WERE LOCATED NEAR MONTICELLO AND JACKSON LAKE. OTHER THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUED ACROSS PARTS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA INTO CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA. THESE STORMS WERE SCATTERED FROM NEAR COLUMBUS TO MACON TO AUGUSTA GEORGIA TO SOUTH OF COLUMBIA SOUTH CAROLINA. THE STORMS WITH THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL WERE LOCATED NEAR DUBLIN...SWAINSBORO...GARFIELD...DOVER AND SYLVANIA. ALSO THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN WERE LOCATED NEAR ALLENDALE AND ERHARDT SOUTH CAROLINA. ALSO WIDELY SCATTERERD THUNDERSTORMS HAD FORMED OVER NORTHWEST SOUTH CAROLINA IN THE ANDERSON...WILLIANSTON...LAURENS AREAS. ALL THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING 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, 10:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Paulding | 47 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, 6:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Montgomery | 35 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.