Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1994
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 261, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 3, 1994, 2:03 PM EDT for Putnam County, Georgia. It was in force for 57 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 3, 1994, 2:03 PM EDT (18:03 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 3, 1994, 3:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 57 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Whole counties
County Putnam County, GA
The nearest sounding before it
Athens Municipal, GA (KAHN), launched 12:00Z, 6.1 hours before the alert went out and 70 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
- 318 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -73 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1268 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 51 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 106 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WUUS1 KMCN 031803 RRA SVRMCN GAC237-031900- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MACON GA 203 PM EDT WED AUG 3 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MACON GA HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 300 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA ...PUTNAM COUNTY AT 200 PM RADAR IN MACON SHOWED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OVER THE OCONEE NATIONAL FOREST...CENTERED JUST SOUTHWEST OF STANFORDVILLE. THIS STORM SHOULD MOVE JUST SOUTH OF EATONTON OVER THE NEXT HOUR. MOVEMENT WAS TO THE NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. 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, Aug 3, 11:41 AM EDT, 2 hours 22 minutes before
GAZ-058-070-031740- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1141 AM EDT WED AUG 3 1994 AT 1140 AM EDT WEATHER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN NORTHEAST LAMAR COUNTY...10 MILES NORTHEAST OF MILNER. THIS STORM WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR. THIS STORM HAS BEEN ACCOMPANIED BY HIGH WINDS...HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. THIS STORM WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHERN BUTTS COUNTY WITHIN THE NEXT HOUR. ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS ACROSS NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THUNDERSTORMS FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. RESIDENTS OF NOTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA ARE URGED TO STAY ALERT FOR OTHER INFORMATION ON THIS DEVELOPING SITUATION. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY CONTAIN SMALL HAIL...GUSTY WINDS TO 40 MPH...DEADLY LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS OF RAIN.
Special weather statement, Aug 3, 11:49 AM EDT, 2 hours 14 minutes before
GAZ-058-070-031740- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1141 AM EDT WED AUG 3 1994 AT 1140 AM EDT WEATHER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN NORTHEAST LAMAR COUNTY...10 MILES NORTHEAST OF MILNER. THIS STORM WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR. THIS STORM HAS BEEN ACCOMPANIED BY HIGH WINDS...HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. THIS STORM WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHERN BUTTS COUNTY WITHIN THE NEXT HOUR. ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS ACROSS NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THUNDERSTORMS FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. RESIDENTS OF NOTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA ARE URGED TO STAY ALERT FOR OTHER INFORMATION ON THIS DEVELOPING SITUATION. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY CONTAIN SMALL HAIL...GUSTY WINDS TO 40 MPH...DEADLY LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS OF RAIN.
Special weather statement, Aug 3, 11:54 AM EDT, 2 hours 9 minutes before
GAZ071-031655- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MACON GA 1154 AM EDT WED AUG 3 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR HIGH FALLS IN MONROE COUNTY... AT 1150 AM WEATHER RADAR IN MACON SHOWED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR HIGH FALLS STATE PARK IN EXTREME NORTHWEST MONROE COUNTY. THIS STORM IS MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. RESIDENTS AND THOSE OUTSIDE IN THE AREA SHOULD MOVE INDOORS NOW ! IN OPEN AREAS...GO TO A LOW PLACE SUCH AS A RAVINE OR VALLEY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. t5~vjxfxf 5 I`WWUS P?6WWUSj 8 TWTPNR ^6WWUSp l6WWUSz l+ 6WWUS V6WWUS 0XWSUS 7q4WSUS4* FXUSR* #6WWUSt \FPHWB FCUK $FPUSZ `WWUS D<~WTPN: ,wN*WTPA <WSPA86 T'N*WTPA$ |3U^WSUS `+'WSPAf FPUS6 DAkYFPUSP.~> DDoFCUK Qc WWJP FTCA }` WWUSd FPUS q6WWUS 4BzvR"WEPAZ [I6WWUS FQUS< pFPHW `FPCN xFQUS uMn6WWUS` VQ6WWUS @EN*WTPA ly6WWUSh tFQUSXFPUS S6WWUS tFPUS _M WUUS6 ,c_WWUSB*
Special weather statement, Aug 3, 11:54 AM EDT, 2 hours 9 minutes before
GAZ071-031655- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MACON GA 1154 AM EDT WED AUG 3 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR HIGH FALLS IN MONROE COUNTY... AT 1150 AM WEATHER RADAR IN MACON SHOWED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR HIGH FALLS STATE PARK IN EXTREME NORTHWEST MONROE COUNTY. THIS STORM IS MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. RESIDENTS AND THOSE OUTSIDE IN THE AREA SHOULD MOVE INDOORS NOW ! IN OPEN AREAS...GO TO A LOW PLACE SUCH AS A RAVINE OR VALLEY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. t5~vjxfxf 5 I`WWUS P?6WWUSj 8 TWTPNR ^6WWUSp l6WWUSz l+ 6WWUS V6WWUS 0XWSUS 7q4WSUS4* FXUSR* #6WWUSt \FPHWB FCUK $FPUSZ `WWUS D<~WTPN: ,wN*WTPA <WSPA86 T'N*WTPA$ |3U^WSUS `+'WSPAf FPUS6 DAkYFPUSP.~> DDoFCUK Qc WWJP FTCA }` WWUSd FPUS q6WWUS 4BzvR"WEPAZ [I6WWUS FQUS< pFPHW `FPCN xFQUS uMn6WWUS` VQ6WWUS @EN*WTPA ly6WWUSh tFQUSXFPUS S6WWUS tFPUS _M WUUS6 ,c_WWUSB*
Special weather statement, Aug 3, 12:35 PM EDT, 1 hour 28 minutes before
GAZ059-060-031740-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MACON GA
1236 PM EDT WED AUG 3 1994
...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING INTO JASPER COUNTY...
AT 1233 PM RADAR IN MACON SHOWED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CROSSING THE
OCMULGEE RIVER INTO JASPER COUNTY. THE CENTER OF THE STORM WAS NEAR THE
HIGHWAY 16 BRIDGE ACROSS THE OCMULGEE. THE STORM WAS MOVING TO THE
NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
THIS STORM MAY CONTAIN SMALL HAIL...GUSTY WINDS...DEADL
Y
LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS OF RAIN.
IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...MOVE TO A PLACE OF SHELTER IMMEDIATELY IF A
STORM APPROACHES. MOTORISTS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR REDUCED
VISIBILITIES DURING DOWNPOURS OF RAIN. STREETS MAY FLOOD QUICKLY.Special weather statement, Aug 3, 12:36 PM EDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before
GAZ059-060-031740-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MACON GA
1236 PM EDT WED AUG 3 1994
...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING INTO JASPER COUNTY...
AT 1233 PM RADAR IN MACON SHOWED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CROSSING THE
OCMULGEE RIVER INTO JASPER COUNTY. THE CENTER OF THE STORM WAS NEAR THE
HIGHWAY 16 BRIDGE ACROSS THE OCMULGEE. THE STORM WAS MOVING TO THE
NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
THIS STORM MAY CONTAIN SMALL HAIL...GUSTY WINDS...DEADLY
LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS OF RAIN.
IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...MOVE TO A PLACE OF SHELTER IMMEDIATELY IF A
STORM APPROACHES. MOTORISTS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR REDUCED
VISIBILITIES DURING DOWNPOURS OF RAIN. STREETS MAY FLOOD QUICKLY.The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 3:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Heard | 45 min |
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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.