Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1994
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 60, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 15, 1994, 1:10 AM EDT for Banks County, Jackson County, Georgia. It was in force for 50 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 15, 1994, 1:10 AM EDT (05:10 UTC)
- Expired
- May 15, 1994, 2:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Banks County, GA, Jackson County, GA
The nearest sounding before it
Athens Municipal, GA (KAHN), launched 00:00Z, 5.2 hours before the alert went out and 39 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
- 898 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -7 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1060 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 96 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 217 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.6
- Supercell composite
- 4.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WUUS1 KAHN 150510 SVRFFC GAC011-157-150600- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATHENS GA 110 AM EDT SUN MAY 15 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ATHENS HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 200 AM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...S... IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA ...BANKS COUNTY...JACKSON COUNTY AT 108 AM EDT AN INTENSE THUNDERSTORM WITH HAIL WAS LOCATED JUST NORTH OF JEFFERSON IN JACKSON COUNTY. THE STORM WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR. THIS STORM WILL BE MOVING INTO BANKS COUNTY WITHIN THE NEXT 20 MINUTES. IF YOU ARE IN JACKSON OR BANKS COUNTIES BE PREPARED FOR SEVERE WEATHER AND SEEK SHELTER INDOORS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PAST. 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, May 15, 12:28 AM EDT, 42 minutes before
GAZ080-150630- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBUS, GEORGIA 1228 AM EDT SUN MAY 15 1994 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 235 IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA UNTIL 5 AM EDT... AT 1225 AM EDT WEATHER RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BETWEEN LAGRANGE AND ATLANTA MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR. PERSONS WHO RESIDE IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT OVERNIGHT AS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. 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. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS CONCERNING THIS SEVERE WEATHER SITUATION.
Special weather statement, May 15, 12:30 AM EDT, 40 minutes before
GAZ008>010-014>018-023>029-035>038-047>051-150530- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATHENS GA 1230 AM EDT SUN MAY 15 1994 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT FOR ALL THE COUNTIES OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA... A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AND POSSIBLY SOME SMALL HAIL EXTENDED FROM NEAR BLAIRSVILLE IN EXTREME NORTH GEORGIA TO THE ATLANTA VICINITY TO NEAR LAGRANGE IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA. REMEMBER KEEP INDOORS WHEN THUNDERSTROMS ARE OCCURRING. KEEP AWAY FROM WINDOWS. OTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE OCCURRING OVER EXTREME NORTHEAST GEROGIA AND EAST INTO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SOUTH CAROLINA. THE INDIVIDUAL THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR.
Special weather statement, May 15, 12:30 AM EDT, 40 minutes before
GAZ080-150630- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBUS, GEORGIA 1228 AM EDT SUN MAY 15 1994 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 235 IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA UNTIL 5 AM EDT... AT 1225 AM EDT WEATHER RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BETWEEN LAGRANGE AND ATLANTA MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR. PERSONS WHO RESIDE IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT OVERNIGHT AS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. 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. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS CONCERNING THIS SEVERE WEATHER SITUATION.
Special weather statement, May 15, 12:35 AM EDT, 35 minutes before
GAZ008>010-014>018-023>029-035>038-047>051-150530- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATHENS GA 1230 AM EDT SUN MAY 15 1994 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT FOR ALL THE COUNTIES OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA... A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AND POSSIBLY SOME SMALL HAIL EXTENDED FROM NEAR BLAIRSVILLE IN EXTREME NORTH GEORGIA TO THE ATLANTA VICINITY TO NEAR LAGRANGE IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA. REMEMBER KEEP INDOORS WHEN THUNDERSTROMS ARE OCCURRING. KEEP AWAY FROM WINDOWS. OTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE OCCURRING OVER EXTREME NORTHEAST GEROGIA AND EAST INTO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SOUTH CAROLINA. THE INDIVIDUAL THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR.
Local storm report, May 15, 12:45 AM EDT, 25 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATLANTA GA 1245 AM EDT SUN MAY 15 1994 ...FOR SEVERE WEATHER EVENT ON SATURDAY...MAY 14...1994... COUNTY..... PICKENS SOURCE..... PICKENS SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT TYPE....... HAIL (NICKEL) TIME....... 1134 PM EDT LOCATION... JASPER DAMAGE..... NONE REPORTED DEATHS..... NONE INJURIES... NONE COUNTY..... GILMER SOURCE..... GILMER SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT TYPE....... HAIL (NICKEL) TIME....... 1130 PM EDT LOCATION... 7SE OF ELLIJAY ON GEORGIA HIGHWAY 52 DAMAGE..... A COUPLE OF LARGE TREES BLOWN DOWN BLOCKING ROAD. DEATHS..... NONE INJURIES... NONE ZALESKI
Local storm report, May 15, 12:50 AM EDT, 20 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATLANTA GA 1245 AM EDT SUN MAY 15 1994 ...FOR SEVERE WEATHER EVENT ON SATURDAY...MAY 14...1994... COUNTY..... PICKENS SOURCE..... PICKENS SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT TYPE....... HAIL (NICKEL) TIME....... 1134 PM EDT LOCATION... JASPER DAMAGE..... NONE REPORTED DEATHS..... NONE INJURIES... NONE COUNTY..... GILMER SOURCE..... GILMER SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT TYPE....... HAIL (NICKEL) TIME....... 113x0 PM EDT LOCATION... 7SE OF ELLIJAY ON GEORGIA HIGHWAY 52 DAMAGE..... A COUPLE OF LARGE TREES BLOWN DOWN BLOCKING ROAD. DEATHS..... NONE INJURIES... NONE ZALESKI
The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 14, 9:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dade | 41 min |
| May 14, 11:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Banks, Jackson | 69 min |
| May 14, 11:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Gilmer, Pickens | 46 min |
| May 15, 2:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Cherokee | 49 min |
| May 15, 3:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cherokee | 57 min |
| May 15, 4:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattooga | 49 min |
| May 15, 4:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Jenkins, Screven | 40 min |
| May 15, 5:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Screven | 68 min |
| May 15, 5:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll | 46 min |
| May 15, 6:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Haralson | 42 min |
| May 15, 7:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Coweta, Meriwether | 52 min |
| May 15, 7:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Hancock, Warren | 68 min |
| May 15, 7:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Jenkins, Screven | 48 min |
Nearby
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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.