Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1994
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 36, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 15, 1994, 6:50 PM EDT for Jasper County, Georgia. It was in force for 40 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 15, 1994, 6:50 PM EDT (22:50 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 15, 1994, 7:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 40 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Whole counties
County Jasper County, GA
The nearest sounding before it
Athens Municipal, GA (KAHN), launched 12:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 79 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 KMCN 152250 SVRMCN GAC159-152330- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MACON GA 650 PM EDT FRI APR 15 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MACON GA HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 730 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA ...JASPER COUNTY AT 6:48 PM... RADAR INDICATED A POSSIBLE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM ENTERING THE WESTERN SIDE OF JASPER COUNTY 10 MILES WEST OF MONTICELLO. THIS STORM CAUSED TREE DAMAGE AND HAIL EARLIER. THE STORM WAS MOVING EAST NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. 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.
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, 3:45 PM EDT, 3 hours 5 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, 2 hours 48 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, 2 hours 12 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.
Local storm report, Apr 15, 5:35 PM EDT, 1 hour 15 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATHENS GA 530 PM EDT FRI APR 15 1994 COUNTY........ WALTON SOURCE........ WALTON COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE TIME.......... APPROX 500 PM EDT LOCATION...... NEAR SOCIAL CIRCLE AND JUST OFF HWY 138 NEAR MONROE TYPE STORM.... SEVERE THUNDERSTORM HAIL.......... DAMAGE........ TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN INJURIES...... NONE AT THIS TIME
Local storm report, Apr 15, 5:52 PM EDT, 58 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATHENS GA 550 PM EDT FRI APR 15 1994 COUNTY........ MORGAN SOURCE........ MORGAN COUNTY DISPATCH TIME.......... APPROX 515 PM EDT LOCATION...... NEAR BOS TWICK GEORGIA TYPE STORM.... SEVERE THUNDERSTORM HAIL.......... DAMAGE........ TREES DOWN INJURIES...... NONE AT THIS TIME
Special weather statement, Apr 15, 6:45 PM EDT, 5 minutes before
GAZ008-009-010-014-015-016-017-018-023-024-025-026-027-028-029- 035-036-037-038-047-048-049-050-051-152300- SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATHENS GA 640 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 630 PM EDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AND POSSIBLE HAIL...WERE INDICATED 5 MILES EAST OF GRIFFIN...20 MILES WEST OF THOMASTON AND 10 MILES SOUTH OF WASHINGTON. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED IN THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF A LARGE AREA OF RAIN THAT COVERED MOST OF THE NORTHERN HALF OF GEORGIA AND WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 35 MILES. REMEMBER SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN...AND OFTEN DO...PRODUCE TORNADOS WITH LITTLE OR NO WARNING. PERSONS LIVING OR NEAR THE COUNTIES THAT ARE UNDER A SEVERE WEATHER WARNING OR WATCH 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 WARNINGS.
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, 5:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Greene, Taliaferro | 66 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 |
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.