Alert archive / South Carolina / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1994
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 271, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 21, 1994, 1:46 PM EDT for Aiken County, South Carolina. It was in force for 59 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 21, 1994, 1:46 PM EDT (17:46 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 21, 1994, 2:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 59 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Whole counties
County Aiken County, SC
The text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
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 21, 1:05 PM EDT, 41 minutes before
GAZ008>010-014>018-023>029-035>038-047>051-211800- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATHENS GA 105 PM EDT SUN AUG 21 1994 ...THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN WERE MOVING ACROSS NORTHEAST GEORGIA... AT 102 PM EDT ATHENS RADAR SHOWED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER GREENE...TALIFERRO AND SOUTHERN OGLETHORPE COUNTIES. OTHER THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN WERE MOVING INTO THE LAKE LANIER AREA TOWARD GAINESVILLE. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF STRONG GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT DEADLY LIGHTNING...POSSIBLE HAIL ALONG WITH THE VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS. THOSE OF YOU IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS SHOULD BE WATCHFUL FOR RISING WATER ESPECIALLY SINCE THE GROUND IS STILL SATURATED FROM RECENT HEAVY RAINS. THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE OVER NORTHEAST GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL TELEVISION OR COMMERICIAL RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS.
Special weather statement, Aug 21, 1:08 PM EDT, 38 minutes before
GAZ008>010-014>018-023>029-035>038-047>051-211800- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATHENS GA 105 PM EDT SUN AUG 21 1994 ...THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN WERE MOVING ACROSS NORTHEAST GEORGIA... AT 102 PM EDT ATHENS RADAR SHOWED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER GREENE...TALIFERRO AND SOUTHERN OGLETHORPE COUNTIES. OTHER THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN WERE MOVING INTO THE LAKE LANIER AREA TOWARD GAINESVILLE. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF STRONG GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT DEADLY LIGHTNING...POSSIBLE HAIL ALONG WITH THE VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS. THOSE OF YOU IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS SHOULD BE WATCHFUL FOR RISING WATER ESPECIALLY SINCE THE GROUND IS STILL SATURATED FROM RECENT HEAVY RAINS. THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE OVER NORTHEAST GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL TELEVISION OR COMMERICIAL RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS.
Special weather statement, Aug 21, 1:34 PM EDT, 12 minutes before
GAC017-021-079-153-169-207-225-211935- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MACON GA 134 PM EDT SUN AUG 21 1994 AT 130 PM WEATHER RADAR IN MACON SHOWED SHOWERS AND STRONG THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING ACROSS CENTRAL GEORGIA. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED FROM FORSYTH GEORGIA AND EXTENDED SOUTH TO ROBERTA IN CRAWFORD COUNTY TO JUST WEST OF FORT VALLEY IN PEACH COUNTY. MOVMENT WAS NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MOVING INTO BIBB COUNTY AND ACROSS THE CITY OF MACON WITHIN THE NEXT HOUR. SOME OF THESE STORMS 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.
Special weather statement, Aug 21, 1:35 PM EDT, 11 minutes before
GAC017-021-079-153-169-207-225-211935- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MACON GA 134 PM EDT SUN AUG 21 1994 AT 130 PM WEATHER RADAR IN MACON SHOWED SHOWERS AND STRONG THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING ACROSS CENTRAL GEORGIA. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED FROM FORSYTH GEORGIA AND EXTENDED SOUTH TO ROBERTA IN CRAWFORD COUNTY TO JUST WEST OF FORT VALLEY IN PEACH COUNTY. MOVMENT WAS NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MOVING INTO BIBB COUNTY AND ACROSS THE CITY OF MACON WITHIN THE NEXT HOUR. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY CONTAIN SMALL HAIL...GUSTY WINDS...DEADLY LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS OF RAIN. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...MOVE TO A PLACE OF SHELTER IMMEDIJATELY 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 21, 1:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bibb, Jones | 67 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.