Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1994
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 70, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 15, 1994, 5:37 PM EDT for Screven County, Georgia; Allendale County, South Carolina. It was in force for 68 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 15, 1994, 5:37 PM EDT (21:37 UTC)
- Expired
- May 15, 1994, 6:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 68 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Screven County, GA, Allendale County, SC
The nearest sounding before it
Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 12:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 139 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
- 977 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -22 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 626 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 107 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 109 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WUUS1 KAGS 152137 RRA SVRAGS GAC251-SCC005-152245- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUGUSTA GA 537 PM EDT SUN MAY 15 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUGUSTA HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 645 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA ...NORTHERN SCREVEN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA ...WESTERN ALLENDALE COUNTY AT 530 PM EDT WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERTSTORM OVER NORTHERN SCREVEN COUNTY GEORGIA NEAR THE TOWN OF MILLHAVEN. THIS STORM MAY CONTAIN LARGE HAIL. MOVEMENT IS TO THE NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH AND WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN ALLENDALE COUNTY SOUTH CAROLINA BY 6 PM. 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. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DON'T DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.
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, 4:21 PM EDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before
GAZ120>122-142-152225-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBUS, GEORGIA
421 PM EDT SUN MAY 15 1994
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR CLAY...EARLY...QUITMAN AND
RANDOLPH COUNTIES OF SOUTHWEST GEORGIA UNTIL 8 PM EDT...
AT 415 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED SHOWERS AND A FEW
THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...SOUTHWEST GEORGIA AND NORTHERN
FLORIDA. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE IN GADSDEN AND JACKSON
COUNTIES OF NORTHERN FLORIDA. THE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20
MPH AND WILL AFFECT ONLY THE SOUTHERNMOST COUNTIES OF GEORGIA OVER THE
NEXT TWO HOURS. HOWEVER...CONDITIONS REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP THROUGH THIS EVENING.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE
POSSIBLE IN AND NEAR THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS SHOULD WATCH FOR
THREATENING WEATHER AND LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO... COMMERCIAL
RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.
Bl.M~WWUS"
.66WWUS.
P WUUS
.6WWUS
"6WWUS<
d56WWUSh
WUUSD
$WWUS
De^WSUS
dOi`WWUS(
-sWWAK\
| X WUUS
*6WWUS
y6WWUS
WWUSd
('s WUUSL
6 WUUS
6WWUS
666WWUS
(-@6WWUS
<6WWUS
|8L6WWUS@
PH.
CHANCE>*~~ BREEZY n6WWUS
AND DERSTORMd66WWUS
o6WWUS
0x 6WWUSV
xi-`WWUS
Tp9`WWUS
\V1WSCA^
`Be^WSUS
dM`WWUS
q6WWUSH
D6WWUS`
lqf6WWUS
$
NCZ080-081-0j&6WWUS
| WUUS
H_6WWUS
x WWUS
WA`WWUS
@"6WWUS
I WUUS
Z&6WWUSSpecial weather statement, May 15, 4:23 PM EDT, 1 hour 14 minutes before
GAZ120>122-142-152225- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBUS, GEORGIA 421 PM EDT SUN MAY 15 1994 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR CLAY...EARLY...QUITMAN AND RANDOLPH COUNTIES OF SOUTHWEST GEORGIA UNTIL 8 PM EDT... AT 415 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...SOUTHWEST GEORGIA AND NORTHERN FLORIDA. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE IN GADSDEN AND JACKSON COUNTIES OF NORTHERN FLORIDA. THE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH AND WILL AFFECT ONLY THE SOUTHERNMOST COUNTIES OF GEORGIA OVER THE NEXT TWO HOURS. HOWEVER...CONDITIONS REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP THROUGH THIS EVENING. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE IN AND NEAR THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS SHOULD WATCH FOR THREATENING WEATHER AND LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO... COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR FURTHER INFORMATIONx.
Special weather statement, May 15, 4:50 PM EDT, 47 minutes before
GAZ127-129-146-152155- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBUS, GEORGIA 450 PM EDT SUN MAY 15 1994 AT 446 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IN COLUMBUS INDICATED A CLUSTER OF VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS BETWEEN OMEGA AND DOERUN IN COLQUITT COUNTY. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH AND WILL BE MOVING INTO TIFT AND SOUTHERN WORTH COUNTIES OVER THE NEXT HOUR. AS THESE STORMS PASS...EXPECT VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS OF RAIN...STRONG WINDS...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND SMALL HAIL. WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE OCCURRING...PEOPLE SHOULD MOVE INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING. DO NOT STAND BY WINDOWS. DO NOT USE TELEPHONES OR ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT DRIVE INTO LOW WATER CROSSINGS.
Special weather statement, May 15, 4:52 PM EDT, 45 minutes before
GAZ127-129-146-152155- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBUS, GEORGIA 450 PM EDT SUN MAY 15 1994 AT 446 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IN COLUMBUS INDICATED A CLUSTER OF VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS BETWEEN OMEGA AND DOERUN IN COLQUITT COUNTY. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH AND WILL BE MOVING INTO TIFT AND SOUTHERN WORTH COUNTIES OVER THE NEXT HOUR. AS THESE STORMS PASS...EXPECT VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS OF RAIN...STRONG WINDS...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND SMALL HAIL. WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE OCCURRING...PEOPLE SHOULD MOVE INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING. DO NOT STAND BY WINDOWS. DO NOT USE TELEPHONES OR ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT DRIVE INTO LOW WATER CROSSINGS.
Special weather statement, May 15, 5:12 PM EDT, 25 minutes before
GAZAL048-152215- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBUS, GEORGIA 512 PM EDT SUN MAY 15 1994 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA AND PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA UNTIL 8 PM EDT... AT 506 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IN COLUMBUS SHOWED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA 10 MILES SOUTH OF SEALE. THE STORM WAS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH AND SHOULD MOVE INTO STEWART COUNTY OF WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA OVER THE NEXT HOUR. THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS OF RAIN...DAMAGING WINDS...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND HAIL WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THROUGHOUT THIS EVENING. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE IN AND NEAR THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS SHOULD WATCH FOR THREATENING WEATHER AND LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO... COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.
Special weather statement, May 15, 5:13 PM EDT, 24 minutes before
GAZAL048-152215- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBUS, GEORGIA 512 PM EDT SUN MAY 15 1994 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA AND PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA UNTIL 8 PM EDT... AT 506 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IN COLUMBUS SHOWED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA 10 MILES SOUTH OF SEALE. THE STORM WAS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH AND SHOULD MOVE INTO STEWART COUNTY OF WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA OVER THE NEXT HOUR. THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS OF RAIN...DAMAGING WINDS...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND HAIL WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THROUGHOUT THIS EVENING. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE IN AND NEAR THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS SHOULD WATCH FOR THREATENING WEATHER AND LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO... COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.
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, 1:10 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Banks, Jackson | 50 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, 5:44 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 |
| May 15, 2:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Allendale | 54 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Georgia, 1994Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in South Carolina, 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.