Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1994
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 30, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 15, 1994, 5:24 PM EDT for Greene County, Taliaferro County, Georgia. It was in force for 66 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 15, 1994, 5:24 PM EDT (21:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 15, 1994, 6:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 66 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Greene County, GA, Taliaferro County, GA
The nearest sounding before it
Athens Municipal, GA (KAHN), launched 12:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 49 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
- 1511 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -28 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 645 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 170 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 201 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 4.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KAHN 152159 COR SVRAHN GAC133-265-152230- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING...CORRECTED HDG... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATHENS GA 524 PM EDT FRI APR 15 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ATHENS HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 630 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...S... IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA ...GREENE COUNTY...TALIAFERRO COUNTY AT 520 PM EDT RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM JUST NORTH OF EATONTON IN PUTNAM COUNTY MOVING EAST AT 40 MILES AN HOUR. IF YOU ARE IN OR NEAR THE TOWNS OF UNION POINT AND CRAWFORDVILLE BE PREPARED FOR THIS APPROACHING STORM AND TAKE IMMEDIATE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU0 ARE IN ITS PATH YOU SHOULD PREPARE FOR DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH...LARGE HAIL...AND DEADLY LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER... PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
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, Apr 15, 3:23 PM EDT, 2 hours 1 minute before
GAZ032-033-044-053-054-055-152130- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATLANTA GA 322 PM EDT FRI APR 15 1994 AT 320 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO THE WESTERN ATLANTA METROPOLITAN AREA. SOME OF THE STRONGER STORMS WERE OVER SOUTHERN FULTON COUNTY AND COWETA COUNTY NEAR NEWNAN. THE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG &GUSTY WINDS TO 45 MPH AND SMALL HAIL ALONG WITH FREQUENT LIGHTNING.
Special weather statement, Apr 15, 3:40 PM EDT, 1 hour 44 minutes before
GAZAL048-152040- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBUS, GEORGIA 339 PM EDT FRI APR 15 1994 ...THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OVER EAST CENTRAL AL AND WEST CENTRAL GA... AT 334 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IN COLUMBUS INDICATED THAT STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE BEGINNING TO DEVELOP OVER PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA AND WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORM WAS TEN MILES SOUTH OF SEALE ALABAMA. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TOWARD THE EAST AND NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. ALTHOUGH NO WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR THESE AREAS...SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY APPROACH SEVERE LIMITS LATER TODAY INTO THIS EVENING. IF YOU PLAN TO BE OUTDOORS THIS pEVENING...CHECK THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION AND KEEP A WEATHER EYE ON THE SKY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.
Special weather statement, Apr 15, 3:44 PM EDT, 1 hour 40 minutes before
GAZAL048-152040- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBUS, GEORGIA 339 PM EDT FRI APR 15 1994 ...THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OVER EAST CENTRAL AL AND WEST CENTRAL GA... AT 334 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IN COLUMBUS INDICATED THAT STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE BEGINNING TO DEVELOP OVER PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA AND WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORM WAS TEN MILES SOUTH OF SEALE ALABAMA. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TOWARD THE EAST AND NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. ALTHOUGH NO WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR THESE AREAS...SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY APPROACH SEVERE LIMITS LATER TODAY INTO THIS EVENING. IF YOU PLAN TO BE OUTDOORS THIS vEVENING...CHECK THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION AND KEEP A WEATHER EYE ON THE SKY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.
Special weather statement, Apr 15, 3:45 PM EDT, 1 hour 39 minutes before
GAZ008-009-010-014-015-016-017-018-023-024-025-026-027-028-029- 035-036-037-038-047-048-049-050-051-152100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATHENS GA 345 PM EDT FRI APR 15 1994 ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR DAWSON...UNION...TOWNS...RABUN... LUMPKIN...WHITE...HABERSHAM AND HALL COUNTIES OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA UNTIL 800 PM EDT... AT 330 PM EDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AND POSSIBLE HAIL...WERE INDICATED OVER ATLANTA AND 120 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ATLANTA. THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALSO INDICATED JUST EAST OF LAGRANGE AND 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CARTERSVILLE. A LARGE AREA OF RAIN WITH EMBEDDED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS COVERED MOST OF A 100 MILE WIDE AREA THAR EXTENDED SOUTHWEST FROM THE TRI-CITIES AIRPORT IN NORTHEAST TENNESSEE TO MONTGOMERY ALABAMA. MOVEMENT WAS TO THE EAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR. THE DEVELOPMENT OF TORNADOS IN AND NEAR THE WATCH AREA...PERSONS IN OR NEAR THE WATCH AREA SHOULD MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS CLOSELY AND BE PREPARED TO SEEK SAFE SHELTER AT THE FIRST SIGNS OF APPROACHING BAD WEATHER. STAY TUNED TO N.O.A.A. WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR ANY ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS OR WARNING~S.
Special weather statement, Apr 15, 4:02 PM EDT, 1 hour 22 minutes before
GAZ046-152100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATLANTA GA 401 PM EDT FRI APR 15 1994 AT 400 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO ROCKDALE COTUNTY FROM DEKALB AND HENRY COUNTIES. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. THESE STORMS COULD PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH AND SMALL HAIL.
Special weather statement, Apr 15, 4:38 PM EDT, 46 minutes before
GAZ008-009-010-014-015-016-017-018-023-024-025-026-027-028-029- 035-036-037-038-047-048-049-050-051-152200- SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATHENS GA 435 PM EDT FRI APR 15 1994 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM FOR NEWTON AND WALTON COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA... ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR DAWSON...UNION...TOWNS...RABUN... LUMPKIN...WHITE...HABERSHAM AND HALL COUNTIES OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA UNTIL 800 PM EDT... AT 425 PM EDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AND POSSIBLE HAIL...WERE INDICATED OVER COVINGTON AND JUST WEST OF MONROE. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TO THE EAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR AND MAY PRODUCE DEADLY LIGHTNING...STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL AS THEY CROSS OVER NEWTON AND WALTON COUNTIES. REMEMBER A TORNADO WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF TORNADOS IN AND NEAR THE WATCH AREA...PERSONS IN OR NEAR THE WATCH AREA SHOULD MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS CLOSELY AND BE PREPARED TO SEEK SAFE SHELTER AT THE FIRST SIGNS OF APPROACHING BAD WEATHER. STAY TUNED TO N.O.A.A. WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR ANY ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS OR WARNIN.GS.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 2:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Haralson | 42 min |
| Apr 15, 3:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Coweta | 49 min |
| Apr 15, 4:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Fayette, Spalding | 42 min |
| Apr 15, 4:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Jasper | 43 min |
| Apr 15, 4:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Morgan, Oconee | 67 min |
| Apr 15, 5:14 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Putnam | 46 min |
| Apr 15, 6:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clayton, Henry, Spalding | 43 min |
| Apr 15, 6:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Fayette | 43 min |
| Apr 15, 6:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Meriwether | 46 min |
| Apr 15, 6:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Butts, Henry, Spalding | 53 min |
| Apr 15, 6:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Pike | 48 min |
| Apr 15, 6:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Jasper | 40 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.