Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1994
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 254, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 22, 1994, 1:33 PM EDT for Morgan County, Georgia. It was in force for 57 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 22, 1994, 1:33 PM EDT (17:33 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 22, 1994, 2:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 57 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Whole counties
County Morgan County, GA
The nearest sounding before it
Athens Municipal, GA (KAHN), launched 12:00Z, 5.6 hours before the alert went out and 44 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
- 728 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -14 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 550 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 10 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 7 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 5 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 KAHN 221736 RRA SVRAHN GAC211-221830- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATHENS GA 133 PM EDT FRI JUL 22 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ATHENS HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 230 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...... IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA ...MORGAN COUNTY AT 135 PM EDT ATHENS RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IN WESTERN MORGAN COUNTY. THIS STORM WAS MOVING EAST AT 15 MILES AN HOUR. 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 AWAvY 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 22, 12:16 PM EDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before
GAZ005>007-011>013-019>022-030>034-041>046-052>058-066>070-221820- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1216 PM EDT FRI JUL 22 1994 ...INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTHWEST GEORGIA... AT 1:20 PM EDT...INTENSE THUNDESTORMS WERE OCCURRING OVER PARTS OF NORTHWEST GEORGIA. ONE BAND OF INTENSE STORMS EXTENDED FROM NEAR CLAYTON IN THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTWARD TO THE EAST SIDE OF THE ATLANTA METROPOLITAN AREA..AND EXTENDED FURTHER SOUTHWEST TO THE NORTH OF COLUMBUS. A SECOND BAND OF INTENSE STORMS EXTENDED FROM WEST OF BLAIRSVILLE SOUTH ..TO THE WEST OF MARIETTA..TO CARROLTON IN CARROLL COUNTY. THE MOST INTENSE OF THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED IN WESTERN COBB COUNTY JUST TO THE WEST OF MARIETTA. THE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE EAST AT 15 MPH. PERSONS I THE PATH OF THESE STORMS CAN EXPECT BRIEF..BUT VERY HEAVY RAIN..STRONG GUSTY WINDS..POSSIBLY SMALL HAIL AND DEADLY LIGHTENING. REMEMBER...WHEN DRIVING...HEAVY RAIN CAN QUICKLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AND CAUSE HYDROPLANING...SO USE COMMON SENSE AND SLOW DOWN. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TELEVISION STATION FOR THE LATEST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WATCHES...WARNINGS AND STATEMENTS. ROSS CORRECTED HEADER AND TYPOS
Special weather statement, Jul 22, 12:16 PM EDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before
GAZ005>007-011>013-019>022-030>034-041>046-052>058-066>070-221720- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1216 PM EDT FRI JUL 22 1994 ...INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE RAPIDILY DEVELOPED OVER NORTHWEST GEORGIA AT MIDDAY... AT 12:10 PM EDT...INTENSE THUNDESTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED OVER PARTS OF NORTHWEST GEORGIA BY MIDDAY. ONE BAND OF INTENSE STORMS EXTENDED FROM NEAR LAKE LANIER SOUTH ACROSS GWINNETT COUNTY AND CONTINUED OVER THE SOUTHERN ATLANTA METROPOLITAN AREA NEAR PEACHTREE CITY. A SECOND BAND OF INTENSE STORMS EXTENDED FROM THE NORTH GEORGIA MOUNTAINS NEAR BLUE RIDGE...SOUTHWEST TO CEDARTOWN IN POLK COUNTY. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 15 MILES AN HOUR. PERSONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS CAN EXPECT BRIEF...BUT VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...DANGEROUS LIGHTING AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. REMEMBER...WHEN DRIVING...HEAVY RAIN CAN QUICKLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AND CAUSE HYDROPLANING...SO USE COMMON SENSE AND SLOW DOWN. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TELEVISION STATION FOR THE LATEST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WATCHES...WARNINGS AND STATEMENTS. ZALESKI
Special weather statement, Jul 22, 12:39 PM EDT, 54 minutes before
GAZ078>080-090-102-120-121-142-221840- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBUS GA 1239 PM EDT FRI JUL 22 1994 AT 1235 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA. THE STRONGEST STORM WAS IN CENTRAL HARRIS COUNTY GEORGIA ABOUT 30 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LAGRANGE. OTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING INTO PARTS OF SOUTHWEST GEORGIA. MOVEMENT WAS TO THE EAST AT 10 MPH. PERSONS IN SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT THIS AFTERNOON AS THESE STORMS MOVE ACROSS THE AREA. BECAUSE THESE STORMS ARE MOVING SLOWLY...PEOPLE SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR LOCALIZED FLOODING OF STREAMS AND ROADS. THE STRONGER STORMS WILL CAUSE GUSTY WINDS...DEADLY LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS OF RAIN. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.
Special weather statement, Jul 22, 12:53 PM EDT, 40 minutes before
GAZ078>080-090-102-120-121-142-221840- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBUS GA 1239 PM EDT FRI JUL 22 1994 AT 1235 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA. THE STRONGEST STORM WAS IN CENTRAL HARRIS COUNTY GEORGIA ABOUT 30 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LAGRANGE. OTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING INTO PARTS OF SOUTHWEST GEORGIA. MOVEMENT WAS TO THE EAST AT 10 MPH. PERSONS IN SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT THIS AFTERNOON AS THESE STORMS MOVE ACROSS THE AREA. BECAUSE THESE STORMS ARE MOVING SLOWLY...PEOPLE SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR LOCALIZED FLOODING OF STREAMS AND ROADS. THE STRONGER STORMS WILL CAUSE GUSTY WINDS...DEADLY LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS OF RAIN. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.
Special weather statement, Jul 22, 1:20 PM EDT, 13 minutes before
GAZ005>007-011>013-019>022-030>034-041>046-052>058-066>070-221820- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 120 PM EDT FRI JUL 22 1994 ...INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTHWEST GEORGIA... AT 1:20 PM EDT...INTENSE THUNDESTORMS WERE OCCURRING OVER PARTS OF NORTHWEST GEORGIA. ONE BAND OF INTENSE STORMS EXTENDED FROM NEAR CLAYTON IN THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTWARD TO THE EAST SIDE OF THE ATLANTA METROPOLITAN AREA..AND EXTENDED FURTHER SOUTHWEST TO THE NORTH OF COLUMBUS. A SECOND BAND OF INTENSE STORMS EXTENDED FROM WEST OF BLAIRSVILLE SOUTH ..TO THE WEST OF MARIETTA..TO CARROLTON IN CARROLL COUNTY. THE MOST INTENSE OF THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED IN WESTERN COBB COUNTY JUST TO THE WEST OF MARIETTA. THE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE EAST AT 15 MPH. PERSONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS CAN EXPECT BRIEF..BUT VERY HEAVY RAIN..STRONG GUSTY WINDS..POSSIBLY SMALL HAIL AND DEADLY LIGHTENING. REMEMBER...WHEN DRIVING...HEAVY RAIN CAN QUICKLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AND CAUSE HYDROPLANING...SO USE COMMON SENSE AND SLOW DOWN. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TELEVISION STATION FOR THE LATEST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WATCHES...WARNINGS AND STATEMENTS. ROSS CORRECTED HEADER AND TYPOS
Special weather statement, Jul 22, 1:25 PM EDT, 8 minutes before
GAZ005>007-011>013-019>022-030>034-041>046-052>058-066>070-221720- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1216 PM EDT FRI JUL 22 1994 ...INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTHWEST GEORGIA... AT 1:20 PM EDT...INTENSE THUNDESTORMS WERE OCCURRING OVER PARTS OF NORTHWEST GEORGIA. ONE BAND OF INTENSE STORMS EXTENDED FROM NEAR CLAYTON IN THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA MOUNTAINS SOOTHWESTWARD TO THE EAST SIDE OF THE ATLANTA METROPOLITAN AREA..AND EXTENDED FURTHER SOUTHWEST TO THE NORTH OF COLUMBUS. A SECOND BAND OF INTENSE STORMS EXTENDED FROM WEST OF BLAIRSVILLE SOUTH TO THE WEST OF MARIETTA TO CARROLTON IN CARROLL COUNTY. THE MOST INTENSE OF THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED IN WESTERN COBB COUNTY JUST TO THE WEST OF MARIETTA. THE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE EAST AT 15 MPH. PERSONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS CAN EXPECT BRIEF...BUT VERY HEAVY RAIN..STRONG GUSTY WINDS..POSSIBLY SMALL HAIL AND DEADLY LIGHTENING. REMEMBER...WHEN DRIVING...HEAVY RAIN CAN QUICKLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AND CAUSE HYDROPLANING...SO USE COMMON SENSE AND SLOW DOWN. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TELEVISION STATION FOR THE LATEST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WATCHES...WARNINGS AND STATEMENTS. ROSS
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.