Alert archive / South Carolina / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1994
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 235, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 29, 1994, 4:23 PM EDT for Allendale County, South Carolina. It was in force for 37 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 29, 1994, 4:23 PM EDT (20:23 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 29, 1994, 5:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 37 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Whole counties
County Allendale County, SC
The nearest sounding before it
Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 12:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 127 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
- 2388 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -28 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 784 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 19 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 27 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 68 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WUUS1 KAGS 292023 RRA SVRAGS SCC005-292100- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUGUSTA GA 423 PM EDT WED JUN 29 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUGUSTA HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 500 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN WEST CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA ...EASTERN ALLENDALE COUNTY WEATHER RADAR INDICATES A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM JUST EAST OF THE CITY ALLENDALE IN ALLENDALE COUNTY OF SOUTH CAROLINA. THE THUNDERSTORM IS MOVING EASTWARD AT 20-25 MPH. 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 29, 2:30 PM EDT, 1 hour 53 minutes before
GAZ008-009-010-014-015-016-017-018-023-024-025-026-027-028-029- 035-036-037-038-047-048-049-050-051-291335- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATHENS GA 230 PM EDT WED JUN 29 1994 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL AND A SMALL PART OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA UNTIL 6 PM EDT. THE COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA UNDER THIS WATCH ARE CLARKE...OCONEE... OGLETHORPE...GREENE...WALTON...TALIAFERRO...NEWTON...AND MORGAN. AT 230 PM EDT RADAR SHOWERS SOME THUNDERSTORMS SOME RATHER INTENSE IN CENTRAL GEORGIA FROM JUST NORTH OF AUGUSTA TO NEAR MACON. OTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE IN WEST GEORGIA ALONG AND NEAR THE BORDER WITH ALABAMA BETWEEN COLUMBUS AND CARROLLTON. STILL OTHER THUNDERSTORMS WERE OVER A SMALL PART OF NORTHWEST SOUTH CAROLINA NEAR AND EAST OF SPARTANBURG. ELSEWHERE OVER NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA RAIN WAS SCATTERED. MOVEMENT EAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR.
Special weather statement, Jun 29, 2:38 PM EDT, 1 hour 45 minutes before
GAZ008-009-010-014-015-016-017-018-023-024-025-026-027-028-029- 035-036-037-038-047-048-049-050-051-291335- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATHENS GA 230 PM EDT WED JUN 29 1994 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL AND A SMALL PART OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA UNTIL 6 PM EDT. THE COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA UNDER THIS WATCH ARE CLARKE...OCONEE... OGLETHORPE...GREENE...WALTON...TALIAFERRO...NEWTON...AND MORGAN. AT 230 PM EDT RADAR SHOWERS SOME THUNDERSTORMS SOME RATHER INTENSE IN CENTRAL GEORGIA FROM JUST NORTH OF AUGUSTA TO NEAR MACON. OTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE IN WEST GEORGIA ALONG AND NEAR THE BORDER WITH ALABAMA BETWEEN COLUMBUS AND CARROLLTON. STILL OTHER THUNDERSTORMS WERE OVER A SMALL PART OF NORTHWEST SOUTH CAROLINA NEAR AND EAST OF SPARTANBURG. ELSEWHERE OVER NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA RAIN WAS SCATTERED. MOVEMENT EAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR.
Special weather statement, Jun 29, 3:30 PM EDT, 53 minutes before
GAZ008-009-010-014-015-016-017-018-023-024-025-026-027-028-029- 035-036-037-038-047-048-049-050-051-291335- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATHENS GA 330 PM EDT WED JUN 29 1994 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL GEORGIA UNTIL 6 PM. HOWEVER CLARKE...OCONEE...OGLETHORPE...GREENE... WALTON...TALIAFERRO...NEWTON...AND MORGAN COUNTIES OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA ARE NO LONGER UNDER THIS WATCH. AT 345 PM EDT RADAR SHOWED SOME SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS CENTRAL GEORGIA AND PARTS OF CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA. ELSEWHERE IN NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA RAIN WAS OCCURRING. MOVEMENT EAST 25 MILES AN HOUR.
Special weather statement, Jun 29, 3:53 PM EDT, 30 minutes before
GAZ008-009-010-014-015-016-017-018-023-024-025-026-027-028-029- 035-036-037-038-047-048-049-050-051-291335- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATHENS GA 330 PM EDT WED JUN 29 1994 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL GEORGIA UNTIL 6 PM. HOWEVER CLARKE...OCONEE...OGLETHORPE...GREENE... WALTON...TALIAFERRO...NEWTON...AND MORGAN COUNTIES OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA ARE NO LONGER UNDER THIS WATCH. AT 345 PM EDT RADAR SHOWED SOME SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS CENTRAL GEORGIA AND PARTS OF CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA. ELSEWHERE IN NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA RAIN WAS OCCURRING. MOVEMENT EAST 25 MILES AN HOUR.
Special weather statement, Jun 29, 4:18 PM EDT, 5 minutes before
GAZ059-060-071>073-081>084-094>098-105>112-128-130-131-292220- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MACON GA 418 PM EDT WED JUN 29 1994 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 511 CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR A LARGE PART OF CENTRAL GEORGIA... AT 410 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS LOCATED NUMEROUS STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER WEST AND CENTRAL GEORGIA MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. THESE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE A LOT OF ROUGH LOOKING CLOUDS ASSOCIATED WITH THEM. RECENT PHONE CALLS TO PERSONS NEAR OR UNDER THESE THUNDERSTRORMS HAS RESULTED IN REPORTS OF LOTS OF HEAVY RAIN AND DARK LOOKING CLOUDS. PERSONS IN AND NEAR THE WATCH AREA...OR THOSE NEAR STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MUST EXPECT LIGHTNING...STRONG GUSTY WIND...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WHICH MAY CAUSE BRIEF PERIODS OF HIGHWAY AND STREET FLOODING...AND POSSIBLY SMALL HAIL AS STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS PASS NEARBY AT SIGNS OF AN IMPENDING STORM...TOWERING THUNDERHEADS...DARKENING SKIES...LIGHTNING AND INCREASING WINDS...MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY. TUNE IN NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.
Special weather statement, Jun 29, 4:18 PM EDT, 5 minutes before
GAZ059-060-071>073-081>084-094>098-105>112-128-130-131-292220- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MACON GA 418 PM EDT WED JUN 29 1994 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 511 CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR A LARGE PART OF CENTRAL GEORGIA... AT 410 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS LOCATED NUMEROUS STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER WEST AND CENTRAL GEORGIA MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. THESE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE A LOT OF ROUGH LOOKING CLOUDS ASSOCIATED WITH THEM. RECENT PHONE CALLS TO PERSONS NEAR OR UNDER THESE THUNDERSTRORMS HAS RESULTED IN REPORTS OF LOTS OF HEAVY RAIN AND DARK LOOKING CLOUDS. PERSONS IN AND NEAR THE WATCH AREA...OR THOSE NEAR STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MUST EXPECT LIGHTNING...STRONG GUSTY WIND...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WHICH MAY CAUSE BRIEF PERIODS OF HIGHWAY AND STREET FLOODING...AND POSSIBLY SMALL HAIL AS STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS PASS NEARBY AT SIGNS OF AN IMPENDING STORM...TOWERING THUNDERHEADS...DARKENING SKIES...LIGHTNING AND INCREASING WINDS...MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY. TUNE IN NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 28, 8:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | McCormick | 49 min |
| Jun 28, 9:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Edgefield | 45 min |
| Jun 28, 9:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Aiken | 58 min |
| Jun 28, 9:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Barnwell | 46 min |
| Jun 28, 10:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Barnwell | 33 min |
| Jun 29, 1:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Edgefield, McCormick | 63 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in South Carolina, 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.