Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1994
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 241, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 10, 1994, 8:00 PM EDT for Turner County, Georgia. It was in force for 60 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 10, 1994, 8:00 PM EDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 10, 1994, 9:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 60 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Whole counties
County Turner County, GA
The nearest sounding before it
Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 00:00Z, 0.0 hours before the alert went out and 160 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
- 255 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -60 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1315 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 6 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -17 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -6 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 KMCN 110001 RRA SVRMCN GAC287-110100- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MACON GA 800 PM EDT SUN JUL 10 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MACON GA HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 900 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA ...TURNER COUNTY AT 755 PM EDT RADAR SHOWED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES SOUTH OF REBECCA IN TURNER COUNTY. IT WAS MOVING NORTH 10 MILES AN HOUR AND WILL BE IN REBECCA BY 830 TO 840 PM. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER FROM THE WEATHER IN A STRONG BUILDING. DAMAGING WIND...LARGE HAIL...VERY HEAVY RAIN... AND DEADLY LIGHTNING ARE ALL POSSIBLE IN SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. STAY INSIDE AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.
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, Jul 10, 6:18 PM EDT, 1 hour 42 minutes before
GAZ121-123-125-127-129-142>147-110020- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBUS GA 618 PM EDT SUN JUL 10 1994 AT 615 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A LARGE AREA OF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAINSHOWERS WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS EXTREME SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE FROM 10 MILES NORTH OF BLAKELY TO NEAR MOULTRIE. THE STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS WERE PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. THE RAINSHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH. RAINFALL RATES OF OVER AN INCH AN HOUR ARE LIKELY TO AGGREVATE THE FLOODING SITUATION WHERE THE STRONGEST STORMS ARE OCCURING. STRONG GUSTY WINDS...OCCASIONAL 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 THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.
Special weather statement, Jul 10, 6:18 PM EDT, 1 hour 42 minutes before
GAZ121-123-125-127-129-142>147-110020- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBUS GA 618 PM EDT SUN JUL 10 1994 AT 615 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A LARGE AREA OF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAINSHOWERS WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS EXTREME SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE FROM 10 MILES NORTH OF BLAKELY TO NEAR MOULTRIE. THE STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS WERE PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. THE RAINSHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH. RAINFALL RATES OF OVER AN INCH AN HOUR ARE LIKELY TO AGGREVATE THE FLOODING SITUATION WHERE THE STRONGEST STORMS ARE OCCURING. STRONG GUSTY WINDS...OCCASIONAL 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 THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.
Special weather statement, Jul 10, 7:30 PM EDT, 30 minutes before
GEORGIA 96 HOUR PRECIPITATION TOTALS FROM TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATLANTA GA 7:30 PM SUN JUL 10 1994 ***NOTE*** (PRELIMINARY) 96 HOUR PRECIPITATION...FROM 8 AM EDT 7/3 - TO 8 AM EDT 7/7/94 STATION PCPN STATION PCPN ------------------------------------------------------------ TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN....... BLAIRSVILLE 0.64 HURST 6SSW GOES 0.04 BLUE RIDGE 0.31 KENSINGTON 0.38 CHATTANOOGA TENN WSO 1.20 NOTTELY 0.06 CHICKAMAUGA PK AUTO 0.40 RINGGOLD BANDY PLANT 0.00 CHOESTOE 0.24 SUCHES 4NW GOES 0.04 COPPERHILL TN 0.00 SHIELDS CROSSROADS 0.14 EPWORTH 5SW GOES 0.00 TITUS 1.02 HURST 3SE GOES 0.00 TRENTON 6S 0.00 COOSA RIVER BASIN....... ADAIRSVILLE 5ESE 0.51 ELLIJAY 0.13 BALL GROUND 0.55 FAIRMOUNT M CALHOUN 0.17 HAMMOND GA PWR 0.21 CANTON 0.75 JASPER 1NNW 0.54 CARTERS 0.10 KINGSTON 0.90 CARTERS 2SW 0.18 LA FAYETTE 4SSW 0.57 CARTERSVILLE 3SW 0.32 MENLO 1.01 CEDARTOWN 0.50 RESACA 0.11 CHATSWORTH AUTO 0.10 ROME AIRPORT M CURRYVILLE 2W 0.10 ROME 0.42 DALLAS 7NE M SUMMERVILLE 1SSW 0.74 DALTON M TAYLORSVILLE 0.50 DAWSONVILLE 2.23 WALESKA 0.12 EMBRY M WEISS 0.21 ELLIJAY AUTO 0.13 WOODSTOCK 1.10 CHATTAHOOCHEE... FLINT... AND APALACHICOLA RIVERS....... ALBANY 6.65 GAINESVILLE GA PWR 2.90 ALBANY 3SE (AG) 3.59 GAINESVILLE 1.30 ALPHARETTA 5SSW 1.33 GEORGE 13.33 AMERICUS 3SW 24.48 GOAT ROCK M ATLANTA BOLTON 4.50 GRIFFIN/EXPERIMENT 14.28 ATLANTA CHBR-FULCO 1.38 HARDING 6.50 ATLANTA PCHTR-DEKALB 2.90 HELEN 3NE UNICOI PK 1.30 ATLANTA WSFO 7.55 HAMILTON 4W M ATLANTA 4N B GRANT 3.20 JONESBORO 9.37 BAINBRIDGE 2.74 LA GRANGE M BLACKSHEAR 6.17 LA GRANGE GA PWR 8.20 BLAKELY M MABLETON 2N 3.67 BUENA VISTA 4.73 MARIETTA DOBBINS AFB 3.27 BUTLER 12.82 MONTEZUMA 15.07 CAMILLA 2.65 MORGAN 5NW M CARROLLTON 3.15 MORGAN FALLS GA PWR 2.67 CARROLLTON GA PWR 2.45 NACOOCHEE GA PWR 1.85 CLEVELAND 0.62 NEWNAN 4NE 8.66 CLEVELAND GA PWR 2.32 NORCROSS 4N 2.88 COLUMBUS WSO 5.52 PLAINS 5.01 COLUMBUS FT BENNING 7.17 PRESTON M CORNELIA 1.98 SUWANEE 5E 2.65 CUMMING 1WNW 2.32 TALBOTTON 1NE 1.45 DAHLONEGA 0.80 TALLAPOOSA 2NNW M DAWSON M THOMASTON M DORAVILLE 2NNE 3.00 WEST POINT M DOUGLASVILLE M WOODBURY 8.75 DOUGLASVILLE GA PWR M SEMINOLE 2.52 FRANKLIN M YATES GA PWR 4.79 OCMULGEE... OCONEE... AND ALTAMAHA RIVERS....... ABBEVILLE 0.40 JULIETTE M ATHENS WSO 2.16 LAWRENCEVILLE 1SW 2.20 ATHENS GA PWR 2.00 LEXINGTON 1NW M ATHENS GOES 2.23 LUMBER CITY 0.85 ATLANTA 8SE REG HOSP 6.30 MACON WSO 12.82 BYRON M MACON AUTO 10.80 COMMERCE 4NNW GOES 0.48 MAYSVILLE 1.55 COVINGTON 4.00 MILLEDGEVILLE AUTO 1.90 COVINGTON GA PWR M MONROE AUTO 3.30 DANVILLE 1.25 MOUNT VERNON M DOCTORTOWN M OCONEE M DUBLIN 3.10 SANDERSVILLE 2.48 EASTMAN M SILOAM M EATONTON AUTO 0.29 SINCLAIR 6.24 FITZGERALD 0.31 SPARTA 3NW 3.10 GODFREY 3NE 2.48 STILLMORE 1.96 HAWKINSVILLE 4.42 WARNER ROBINS AFB 9.84 JACKSON 9.41 WATKINSVILLE 1.85 JEFFERSON AUTO 2.50 WINDER 1SSE 2.16 JESUP 2.41 OGEECHEE RIVER.... CLAXTON 2.99 GREENSBORO GA PWR M DOVER M MIDVILLE 2.96 EDEN 1.27 WARRENTON 2.39 GIBSON 2.84 WARRENTON GOES 2.23 SAVANNAH RIVER.... APPLING AUTO 0.90 LINCOLNTON 0.27 AUGUSTA WSO 0.73 LINCOLNTON GOES 2.18 AUGUSTA 8SSE AUTO 1.36 MOUNTAIN CITY AUTO 1.80 BURTON 1.70 PINE MOUNTAIN GA PWR 2.66 BURTON'S FERRY 1.40 R.B. RUSSELL M BOWMAN 0.10 SAVANNAH WSO 1.20 BOWMAN GOES 1.00 SAVANNAH HUNTER FLD 0.39 CARNESVILLE GOES 1.02 STILLWELL GOES 1.54 CLAYTON 1.14 TALLULAH FALLS GPC 1.38 CLAYTON GA PWR M TERRORA RABUN GA PWR 1.78 CLAYTON GOES M THURMOND M CLYO 1.15 TOCCOA 0.34 CARNESVILLE 4N M TOCCOA GOES 0.31 ELBERTON 2N 0.95 TUGALOO 1.12 ELBERTON GOES 2.31 WASHINGTON 3.16 HARTWELL GOES 0.83 WAYNESBORO 2NE 0.31 LEXINGTON GOES 2.18 YONAH 0.59 SOUTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA ALMA 1.41 NASHVILLE 4N 0.73 ATKINSON M QUITMAN 2NW M BRUNSWICK 0.22 SAPELO ISLAND 0.85 CAIRO 2.10 STEPHEN FOSTER PARK M CAMP CORNELIA M TIFTON 1.29 DOUGLAS M TALLAHASSEE FLA WSO 3.13 FOLKSTON 3SW 0.87 VALDOSTA MOODY AFB 1.04 HOMERVILLE 0.43 VALDOSTA 1.83 JACKSONVILLE FLA WSO 1.95 WAYCROSS 2 M MOULTRIE 1.60 ***NOTE*** THE 96 HOUR PRECIPITATION TOTALS LISTED ABOVE ARE PRELIMINARY VALUES AND WILL BE UPDATED AS ADDITIONAL DATA POINTS ARE RECEIVED. ZALESKI
Special weather statement, Jul 10, 7:39 PM EDT, 21 minutes before
GAC081-091-155-209-271-283-287-309-315-110140- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MACON GA 739 PM EDT SUN JUL 10 1994 AT 735 PM RADAR INDICATED A LONG LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN HAD CONTINUED DEVELOPING IN STRENGTH AND COVERAGE AND EXTENDED NEARLY ACROSS THE STATE FROM SOUTH OF LEESBURG NEAR ALBANY TO SYLVESTER TO TIFTON IN TIFT COUNTY TO OCILLA IN IRWIN COUNTY TO BAXLEY IN APPLING COUNTY. THESE STORMS WERE VERY STRONG AND CONTAINED VERY HEAVY RAIN. HEY WERE ALL MOVING NORTH NEAR 8 MILES AN HOUR. AS THESE STORMS CONTINUE NORTH THEY WILL ADD ONE HALF INCH OR MORE RAIN TO MUCH OF TURNER IRWIN AND BEN HILL COUNTIES AND TO PARTS OF CRISP WILCOX DODGE TELFAIR WHEELER AND MONTGOMERY COUNTIES. THESE STORMS WERE FORMED IN VERY MOIST UNSTABLE AIR AND COULD DEVELOP INTO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. WE ARE WATCHING THEM BY RADAR AND WILL ISSUE WARNINGS WHEN NECESSARY. STAY TUNED TO RADIO AS THESE STORMS W`ILL NOT GO AWAY FOR A FEW HOURS
Special weather statement, Jul 10, 7:48 PM EDT, 12 minutes before
GAZ122-124-126-127-129-110050- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBUS GA 748 PM EDT SUN JUL 10 1994 AT 745 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE FROM JUST EAST OF DAWSON TO 15 MILES NORTH OF TIFTON. ANOTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CUTHBERT. MOVEMENT OF THE STORM WAS TO THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST AT 8 MPH. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY CONTAIN SMALL HAIL...GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS OF RAIN. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATIOxN.
Special weather statement, Jul 10, 7:59 PM EDT, 1 minute before
GAZ031>033-041>045-110200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 759 PM EDT SUN JUL 10 1994 ..STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA... AT 750 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS INDICATED AEARLY SOLID LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING FROM NORTH OF CARROLTON TO ATLANTA AND CONYERS. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. VERY HEAVY RAIN WAS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. THE OBSERVER AT HARTSFIELD IN ATLANTA MEASURED OVER AN INCH OF RAIN IN 20 MINUTES. STRONG WINDS NEAR 40 MPH CAN OCCUR WITH THESE STORMS. THE BLINDING RAIN COULD CAUSE ACCIDENTS ACROSS THE ATLANATA METROPOLITAN AREA. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE NORTH OF CARROLLTON ON THE CARROLLL-HARALSON COUNTY LINES AND OVER THE CITY OF ATLANTA. PROCEED WITH CAUTION IN THIS SITUATION AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY WHEN THESE STORMS COME NEAR.
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.