Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1994
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 188, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 27, 1994, 6:25 PM EDT for Montgomery County, Georgia. It was in force for 35 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 27, 1994, 6:25 PM EDT (22:25 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 27, 1994, 7:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 35 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Whole counties
County Montgomery County, GA
The nearest sounding before it
Jacksonville, FL (KAYS), launched 12:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 202 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
- 1744 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -108 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 846 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 127 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 160 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 6.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WUUS1 KMCN 272124 SVRMCN GAC209-272300- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MACON GA 625 PM EDT MON JUN 27 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MACON GA HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 700 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN CENTRAL GEORGIA ...MONTGOMERY COUNTY AT 622 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IN MACON INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OVER MONTGOMERY COUNTY 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF MOUNT VERNON MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. 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 RAPIDLY 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, 5:15 PM EDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before
GAZ008>010-014>018-023>029-035>038-047>051-272245- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATHENS GA 515 PM EDT MON JUN 27 1994 ...TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR GREENE..NEWTON...MORGAN... AND TALIAFERRO COUNTIES OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA... ALTHOUGH A TORNADO WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA THE WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH GEORGIA.
Special weather statement, Jun 27, 5:19 PM EDT, 1 hour 6 minutes before
GAZ008>010-014>018-023>029-035>038-047>051-272245- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATHENS GA 515 PM EDT MON JUN 27 1994 ...TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR GREENE..NEWTON...MORGAN... AND TALIAFERRO COUNTIES OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA... ALTHOUGH A TORNADO WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA THE WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH GEORGIA.
Special weather statement, Jun 27, 5:20 PM EDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before
GAZ008>010-014>018-023>029-035>038-047>051-272245- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATHENS GA 515 PM EDT MON JUN 27 1994 ...TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR GREENE..NEWTON...MORGAN... AND TALIAFERRO COUNTIES OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA... ALTHOUGH A TORNADO WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA THE WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH GEORGIA.
Special weather statement, Jun 27, 5:45 PM EDT, 40 minutes before
GAZALL-272250- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 545 PM EDT MON JUN 27 1994 ...TORNADO WATCH'S 489 AND 491 REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR A PORTION OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH GEORGIA UNTIL 7 PM EDT... ...HOWEVER...TORNADO WATCH'S 489 AND 491 ARE NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR SEVERAL COUNTIES OF NORTHCENTRAL GEORGIA... AT 5:40 PM EDT...A LINE OF SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...A FEW SEVERE...EXTENDED FROM NEAR COLUMBUS EAST TO NORTH OF SAVANNAH. THE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST SOUTHEAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR. SEVERAL COUNTIES IN NORTHCENTRAL GEORGIA ARE NO LONGER UNDER A TORNADO WATCH. THOSE COUNTIES ARE: CARROLL...HEARD...TROUP...COWETA...MERIWETHER...FAYETTE...CLAYTON... SPALDING...PIKE...HENRY...ROCKDALE...LAMAR...NEWTON...BUTTS...MONROE ...MORGAN...JASPER...PUTNAM...JONES...GREENE...HANCOCK...BALDWIN... TALIAFERRO...WARREN...WILKES...LINCOLN...COLUMBIA...AND MCDUFFIE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TELEVISION STATION FOR THE LATEST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATEMENTS AND WARNINGS. ZALESKI
Special weather statement, Jun 27, 5:46 PM EDT, 39 minutes before
GAZALL-272250- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 545 PM EDT MON JUN 27 1994 ...TORNADO WATCH'S 489 AND 491 REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR A PORTION OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH GEORGIA UNTIL 7 PM EDT... ...HOWEVER...TORNADO WATCH'S 489 AND 491 ARE NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR SEVERAL COUNTIES OF NORTHCENTRAL GEORGIA... AT 5:40 PM EDT...A LINE OF SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...A FEW SEVERE...EXTENDED FROM NEAR COLUMBUS EAST TO NORTH OF SAVANNAH. THE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST SOUTHEAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR. SEVERAL COUNTIES IN NORTHCENTRAL GEORGIA ARE NO LONGER UNDER A TORNADO WATCH. THOSE COUNTIES ARE: CARROLL...HEARD...TROUP...COWETA...MERIWETHER...FAYETTE...CLAYTON... SPALDING...PIKE...HENRY...ROCKDALE...LAMAR...NEWTON...BUTTS...MONROE ...MORGAN...JASPER...PUTNAM...JONES...GREENE...HANCOCK...BALDWIN... TALIAFERRO...WARREN...WILKES...LINCOLN...COLUMBIA...AND MCDUFFIE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIBO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TELEVISION STATION FOR THE LATEST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATEMENTS AND WARNINGS. ZALESKI
Local storm report, Jun 27, 6:05 PM EDT, 20 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MACON, GA 605 PM EDT MON JUN 27 1994 ...PRELIMINARY INFORMATION ONLY...REPORTS MAY BE INCOMPLETE... COUNTY..... LAURENS FIRS 175 SOURCE..... LAURENS/DUBLIN E911 CENTER TIME....... 1802EDT/2202Z LOCATION... CITY OF DUBLIN GEORGIA TYPE STORM. THUNDERSTORM HAIL....... NONE REPORTED DAMAGE..... LOTS OF TREES /NO COUNT YET/ DOWN AROUND DUBLIN INJURIES... NONE REPORTED COST....... UNKNOWN
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, 4:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Screven | 49 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.