Severe Thunderstorm Warning 53, NWS Atlanta, GA

GAZ005>007-011>013-019>022-030>034-041>046-052>058-066>070-272120-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
318 PM EDT WED APR 27 1994

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR MUCH OF NORTHWEST GEORGIA
UNTIL 9 PM EDT...

AT 310 PM EDT RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAD MOVED
INTO EXTREME NORTH GEORGIA FROM SOUTHEAST TENNESSEE. THESE
THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT ABOUT 30 MILES AN HOUR. THE
STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE JUST SOUTHEAST OF BLUE RIDGE AND JUST
NORTHWEST OF CHATSWORTH. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL. CONSIDERABLE CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING IS ALSO LIKELY.

PERSONS ACROSS NORTH GEOXRGIA SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE ON THE ALERT THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORMS AND BE READY TO SEEK
SHELTER IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES.

GAZ005>007-011>013-019>022-030>034-041>046-052>058-066>070-272105-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
405 PM EDT WED APR 27 1994

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF NORTHWEST

AT 4:00 PM EDT...WEATHER RADAR INDICATED INTENSE THUNDESTORMS...A FEW
PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS...OVER PARTS OF
NORTH GEORGIA.

ONE CLUSTER OF STORMS WAS OVER THE NORTHERN ATLANTA METROPOLITAN AREA
AND EXTENDED FROM NEAR AUSTELL IN COBB COUNTY...EAST TO ALPHARETTA
IN NORTH FULTON COUNTY.

ALSO...A SECOND BAND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM NEAR
DALTON EAST ACROSS THE NORTH GEORGIA MOUNTAINS TO TALLULAH FALLS.

MOVEMENT WAS SOUTHEAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR.

PERSONS IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING
WEATHER AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IF SEVERE WEATHER
DEVELOPS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TpELEVISION
STATION FOR THE LATEST STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

ZALESKI

LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATHENS GA
430 PM EDT WED APR 27 1994

COUNTY........HABERSHAM

SOURCE........HAM RADIO SPOTTER

TIME..........340 PM EDT / 1940Z

LOCATION......NORTHERN HABEPRSHAM COUNTY 2 1/2 MILES NORTH OF CLARKSVILLE

TYPE STORM....SEVERE THUNDERSTORM

HAIL..........MOTH BALL SIZE

DAMAGE........NONE

INJURIES......NONE

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATHENS GA
450 PM EDT WED APR 27 1994

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTHEAST
GEORGIA UNTIL 1100 PM EDT...

AT 448 PM EDT RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...GUSTY WINDS...AND POSSIBLE HAIL ACROSS
THE ATLANTA AREA AND NORTHERN GEORGIA FROM NORTH OF GAINESVILLE
THROUGH NORTHWEST SOUTH CAROLINA INTO WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.  THE
STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE OVER ATLANTA AND NORTHWEST SOUTH CAROLINA
25 TO 30 MILES WEST-NORTHWEST OF GREENVILLE AND 10 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST
OF GREENVILLE.  OTHER STRONG STORMS WERE APPROACHING ROME GEORGIA AND
IN THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF ALABAMA.

BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR SEVERE WEATHER THROUGHOUT THE EVENING AND BE
PREPARED TO TAKE QUICK ACTION IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES OR
A WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA.  STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHzER RADIO...
TELEVISION OR COMMERCIAL RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS.

GAZ008>010-014>018-023>029-035>038-047>051-272330-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATHENS GA
550 PM EDT WED APR 27 1994

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTHEAST
GEORGIA UNTIL 1100 PM EDT...

AT 548 PM EDT RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...GUSTY WINDS...AND POSSIBLE HAIL ACROSS
THE ATLANTA AREA AND NORTHERN GEORGIA FROM NORTH OF ATLANTA
THROUGH NORTHWEST SOUTH CAROLINA TO NEAR CHARLOTTE NORTH CAROLINA.
STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE OVER EASTERN ATLANTA AND NEAR GREENVILLE
SOUTH CAROLINA.  THE STORMS NEAR ATLANTA WERE NEARLY STATIONARY WHILE
THE OTHER STORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR.

BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR SEVERE WEATHER THROUGHOUT THE EVENING AND BE
PREPARED TO TAKE QUICK ACTION IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES OR
A WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA.  STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...
TELEVISION OR COMMERCIAL RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS.

GAZ008>010-014>018-023>029-035>038-047>051-280030-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATHENS GA
642 PM EDT WED APR 27 1994

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTHEAST
GEORGIA UNTIL 1100 PM EDT...

AT 640 PM EDT RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...GUSTY WINDS...AND POSSIBLE HAIL ACROSS
NORTHERN GEORGIA AND NORTHWEST SOUTH CAROLINA FROM WEST OF ATLANTA
TO ATHENS TO 25 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SPARTANBURG SOUTH CAROLINA.
THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORM WAS NEAR JONESBORO GEORGIA.  THIS
THUNDERSTORM WAS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MILES AN HOUR.  OTHER STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS WERE 10 MILES WEST OF ATLANTA...NEAR ATHENS GEORGIA AND
NEAR ABBEVILLE AND GREENWOOD SOUTH CAROLINA.  MOVEMENT OF THESE STORMS
WAS TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR.

BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR SEVERE WEATHER THROUGHOUT THE EVENING AND BE
PREPARED TO TAKE QUICK ACTION IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES OR
OR A WARNING IS ISSUED.  STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...TELEVISION
OR COMMERCIAL RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS.