Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1994
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 258, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 27, 1994, 3:56 PM EDT for Bibb County, Houston County, Peach County, Georgia. It was in force for 64 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 27, 1994, 3:56 PM EDT (19:56 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 27, 1994, 5:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 64 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Bibb County, GA, Houston County, GA, Peach County, GA
The nearest sounding before it
Athens Municipal, GA (KAHN), launched 12:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 154 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
- 646 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 562 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 106 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 86 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KMCN 271955 RRA SVRMCN GAC021-153-225-272100- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MACON GA 356 PM EDT WED JUL 27 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MACON GA HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 500 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN CENTRAL GEORGIA ...BIBB COUNTY...HOUSTON COUNTY...PEACH COUNTY AT 355 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS AND PUBLIC REPORTS LOCATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM NEAR BYRON GEORGIA MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM HAS PRODUCED WIND DAMAGE ALONG WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN. WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE OCCURRING...PEOPLE SHOULD MOVE INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING. DO NOT STAND BY WINDOWS. DON'T USE TELEPHONES OR ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT DRIVE INTO LOW WATER CROSSINGS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION 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 27, 12:11 PM EDT, 3 hours 45 minutes before
GAZ042>044-052>054-066-067-271715- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1211 PM EDT WED JUL 27 1994 ...ANOTHER LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO NORTHWEST GEORGIA... AT 1210 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM CARROLLTON AND FRANKLIN GEORGIA TO DADEVILLE IN EAST CENATRAL ALABAMA. THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR. BRIEF HEAVY RAIN AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MILES AN HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. FREQUENT LIGHTNING...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AND SMALL HAIL MAY ACCOMPANY THE STRONGER STORMS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES CONCERNING THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION.
Special weather statement, Jul 27, 1:35 PM EDT, 2 hours 21 minutes before
GAZ071>073-083-084-096-097-106>109-271940- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MACON GA 135 PM EDT WED JUL 27 1994 ...LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER CENTRAL GEORGIA... AT 130 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IN MACON LOCATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ABOUT 5 MILES WIDE WITH HEAVY RAINFALL FROM SPARTA TO DUDLEY TO COCHRANE TO EAST OF CORDELE. STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN THE LINE WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. THE LINE WAS MOVING SLOWLY EAST. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY CONTAIN SMALL HAIL...GUSTY WINDS...DEADLY LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS OF RAIN. SLOW DOWN WHEN DRIVING INTO HEAVY RAINFALL. WWUS35KLYH .6
Special weather statement, Jul 27, 1:37 PM EDT, 2 hours 19 minutes before
GAZ071>073-083-084-096-097-106>109-271940- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MACON GA 135 PM EDT WED JUL 27 1994 ...LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER CENTRAL GEORGIA... AT 130 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IN MACON LOCATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ABOUT 5 MILES WIDE WITH HEAVY RAINFALL FROM SPARTA TO DUDLEY TO COCHRANE TO EAST OF CORDELE. STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN THE LINE WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. THE LINE WAS MOVING SLOWLY EAST. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY CONTAIN SMALL HAIL...GUSTY WINDS...DEADLY LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS OF RAIN. SLOW DOWN WHEN DRIVING INTO HEAVY RAINFALL.
Special weather statement, Jul 27, 1:44 PM EDT, 2 hours 12 minutes before
GAZ041>044-052>054-067-271845- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 144 PM EDT WED JUL 27 1994 ...TWO MORE LINES OF THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO NORTHWEST GEORGIA... AT 138 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS INDICATED ONE LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM ROME GEORGIA TO ANNISTON ALABAMA. THE OTHER LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS FROM BUCHANAN GEORGIA TO LAFAYETTE ALABAMA AND ON SOUTH TO AUBURN. THESE LINES WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR. BRIEF HEAVY RAIN AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MILES AN HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. THESE STORMS WILL BE MOVING INTO CARROLLTON..NEWNAN AND LAGRANGE BY 230 PM EDT. AT SIGNS OF AN IMPENDING STORM...TOWERING THUNDERHEADS...DARKENING SKIES...LIGHTNING AND INCREASING WINDS...MOVE QUICKLY TO A PLACE OF SAFETY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.
Special weather statement, Jul 27, 1:53 PM EDT, 2 hours 3 minutes before
GAZ078>080-089>091-102-103-120>122-ALZ048-271955- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBUS GA 153 PM EDT WED JUL 27 1994 AT 150 EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ENTERING WESTERN RUSSELL COUNTY IN ALABAMA...ANOTHER AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS IN GEORGIA EXTENDING FROM JUNCTION CITY IN TALBOT COUNTY TO NORTHERN CLAY COUNTY. MOVEMENT WAS TO THE NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY CONTAIN SMALL HAIL...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 27, 1:56 PM EDT, 2 hours before
GAZ078>080-089>091-102-103-120>122-ALZ048-271955- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBUS GA 153 PM EDT WED JUL 27 1994 AT 150 EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ENTERING WESTERN RUSSELL COUNTY IN ALABAMA...ANOTHER AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS IN GEORGIA EXTENDING FROM JUNCTION CITY IN TALBOT COUNTY TO NORTHERN CLAY COUNTY. MOVEMENT WAS TO THE NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY CONTAIN SMALL HAIL...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.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 4:59 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Monroe | 46 min |
| Jul 27, 4:59 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Jones | 2 hr |
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.