Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1994
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 243, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 18, 1994, 9:36 PM EDT for Lincoln County, Wilkes County, Georgia. It was in force for 54 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 18, 1994, 9:36 PM EDT (01:36 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 18, 1994, 10:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 54 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Lincoln County, GA, Wilkes County, GA
The nearest sounding before it
Athens Municipal, GA (KAHN), launched 00:00Z, 1.6 hours before the alert went out and 67 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
- 1044 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1200 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 67 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 14 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 34 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KAGS 190137 RRA SVRAGS GAC181-317-190230- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUGUSTA GA 936 PM EDT MON JUL 18 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUGUSTA HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1030 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA ...LINCOLN COUNTY...WILKES COUNTY WEATHER SERVICE RADAR AT 935 PM EDT IS INDICATING A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IN NORTHEAST WILKES COUNTY. THIS STORM IS MOVING VERY SLOWLY TO THE NORTHEAST AT 5 TO 10 MILES PER HOUR. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION2 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, Jul 18, 4:50 PM EDT, 4 hours 46 minutes before
GAZ008>010-014>018-023>029-035>038-047>051-182200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATHENS GA 450 PM EDT MON JUL 18 1994 ...THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN WERE MOVING ACROSS NORTHEAST GEORGIA... AT 445 PM EDT THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WERE LOCATED OVER NORTH GEORGIA MAINLY IN THE MOUNTAIN AREAS IN A LINE FROM CARTERSVILLE NORTHWARD TO NEAR BLUERIDGE. MOVEMENT OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS WAS TO THE EAST AT 10 MILES AN HOUR. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS YOU CAN EXPECT HEAVY DOWNPOURS...DEADLY LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS AND POSSIBLE HAIL. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. ELSEWHERE...THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN CONTINUED OVER PARTS OF GEORGIA AND THE CAROLINAS. THE HEAVIEST WAS OCCURRING NORTHWEST OF GRANITEVILLE SOUTH CAROLINA. OTHER THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN WERE ABOUT 10 MILES NORTH OF SYLVANNIA. MOVEMENT WAS TO THE EAST AT 10 MILES AN HOUR. WWUS35KMLB .*
Special weather statement, Jul 18, 4:51 PM EDT, 4 hours 45 minutes before
GAZ008>010-014>018-023>029-035>038-047>051-182200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATHENS GA 450 PM EDT MON JUL 18 1994 ...THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN WERE MOVING ACROSS NORTHEAST GEORGIA... AT 445 PM EDT THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WERE LOCATED OVER NORTH GEORGIA MAINLY IN THE MOUNTAIN AREAS IN A LINE FROM CARTERSVILLE NORTHWARD TO NEAR BLUERIDGE. MOVEMENT OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS WAS TO THE EAST AT 10 MILES AN HOUR. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS YOU CAN EXPECT HEAVY DOWNPOURS...DEADLY LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS AND POSSIBLE HAIL. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. ELSEWHERE...THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN CONTINUED OVER PARTS OF GEORGIA AND THE CAROLINAS. THE HEAVIEST WAS OCCURRING NORTHWEST OF GRANITEVILLE SOUTH CAROLINA. OTHER THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN WERE ABOUT 10 MILES NORTH OF SYLVANNIA. MOVEMENT WAS\ TO THE EAST AT 10 MILES AN HOUR.
Special weather statement, Jul 18, 5:48 PM EDT, 3 hours 48 minutes before
GAZ008>010-014>018-023>029-035>038-047>051-182300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATHENS GA 550 PM EDT MON JUL 18 1994 ...THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN WERE MOVING ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA... AT 545 PM EDT THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WERE LOCATED OVER NORTH GEORGIA MAINLY IN THE MOUNTAIN AREAS NEAR BLUERIDGE AND COPPERHILL. MOVEMENT OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS WAS TO THE EAST AT 10 MILES AN HOUR. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS YOU CAN EXPECT HEAVY DOWNPOURS...DEADLY LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS AND POSSIBLE HAIL. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. ELSEWHERE...THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN CONTINUED OVER PARTS OF GEORGIA AND THE CAROLINAS. THE HEAVIEST WAS OCCURRING ABOUT 10 MILES WEST OF LAWRENCEVILLE. OTHER THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN WERE NEAR WILLISTON SOUTH CAROLINA. MOVEMENT WAS TO THE EAST AT 10 MILES AN HOUR.
Special weather statement, Jul 18, 5:50 PM EDT, 3 hours 46 minutes before
GAZ008>010-014>018-023>029-035>038-047>051-182300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATHENS GA 550 PM EDT MON JUL 18 1994 ...THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN WERE MOVING ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA... AT 545 PM EDT THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WERE LOCATED OVER NORTH GEORGIA MAINLY IN THE MOUNTAIN AREAS NEAR BLUERIDGE AND COPPERHILL. MOVEMENT OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS WAS TO THE EAST AT 10 MILES AN HOUR. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS YOU CAN EXPECT HEAVY DOWNPOURS...DEADLY LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS AND POSSIBLE HAIL. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. ELSEWHERE...THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN CONTINUED OVER PARTS OF GEORGIA AND THE CAROLINAS. THE HEAVIEST WAS OCCURRING ABOUT 10 MILES WEST OF LAWRENCEVILLE. OTHER THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN WERE NEAR WILLISTON SOUTH CAROLINA. MOVEMENT WAS TO THE EAST AT 10 MILES AN HOUR.
Special weather statement, Jul 18, 6:09 PM EDT, 3 hours 27 minutes before
GAZ005>007-011>013-019>022-030>034-041>046-052>058-066>070-190010- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 609 PM EDT MON JUL 18 1994 AT 6:10 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS OVER ATLANTA'S NORTHEAST SUBURBS. THE STRONGEST STORMS EXTENDED FROM NEAR ROSWELL SOUTHEAST TO NEAR LILBURN. MOVEMENT WAS SOUTH AT 15 MILES AN HOUR. RUSH HOUR MOTORISTS TRAVELING ALONG THE DOWNTOWN CONNECTOR...ALONG THE NORTH AND EAST I-285 PERIMETER AND I-85 CAN EXPECT TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS...BRIEF..BUT STRONG GUSTY WINDS...PEA SIZE HAIL AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO SLOW DOWN AND USE COMMON SENSE SINCE VERY HEAVY RAIN CAN SUDDENLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AND CAUSE HYDROPLANING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TELEVISION STATION FOR THE LATEST NATIONAL WEATHER STATEMENTS AND WARNINGS. ZALESKI
Special weather statement, Jul 18, 7:57 PM EDT, 1 hour 39 minutes before
GAZ005>007-011>013-019>022-030>034-041>046-052>058-066>070-190055- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 757 PM EDT MON JUL 18 1994 AT 7:55 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IN PEACHTREE CITY WAS SHOWING A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS STRETCHING FROM NEAR CONYERS IN ROCKDALE COUNTY SOUTH THROUGH HENRY AND SPALDING COUNTY. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING SLOWLY TO THE SOUTH AND WILL BE PRODUCING HEAVY DOWNPOURS IN THE HENRY COUNTY AREA ESPECIALLY NEAR MCDONOUGH. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...WHEN STORMS ARE APPROACHING...MOVE TO A PLACE OF SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. MOTORISTS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY DURING DOWNPOURS. STREETS MAY FLOOD QUICKLY...SO REDUCE SPEEDS TO AVOID HYDROPLANING.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19, 2:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Coweta, Fayette | 53 min |
| Jul 19, 3:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Wilkinson | 50 min |
| Jul 19, 3:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Pike, Upson | 40 min |
| Jul 19, 4:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Coweta, Heard | 35 min |
| Jul 19, 5:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Crisp | 62 min |
| Jul 19, 5:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Heard, Troup | 54 min |
| Jul 19, 5:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Catoosa | 45 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.