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Tornado Warning 36, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this tornado warning at Jun 26, 1994, 11:39 PM EDT for Haralson County, Georgia. It was in force for 36 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 26, 1994, 11:39 PM EDT (03:39 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 27, 1994, 12:15 AM EDT
- In force
- 36 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Whole counties
County Haralson County, GA
The nearest sounding before it
Athens Municipal, GA (KAHN), launched 00:00Z, 3.7 hours before the alert went out and 177 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
- 1328 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -17 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1090 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 19 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 102 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 218 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KATL 270340 TORATL GAC143-270415- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1139 PM EDT SUN JUN 26 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1215 AM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA ...HARALSON COUNTY AT 11:35 PM WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A POSSIBLE TORNADO IN SOUTHWEST HARALSON COUNTY MOVING NORTHEAST AROUND 30 MPH. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO...THE SAFEST PLACE IS A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER IN AN INTERIOR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. USE BLANKETS...PILLOWS... OR CUSHIONS TO COVER YOUR BODY. AVOID WINDOWS. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM SITUATION. ACT QUICKLY. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO MOVE TO A SHELTER BELOW GROUND IF AVAILABLE. OTHERWISE...GO TO A SMALL INTERIOR ROOMz ON THE LOWEST FLOOR POSSIBLE. AVOID WINDOWS. ABANDON CARS AND MOBILE HOMES FOR A REINFORCED BUILDING OR GET INTO A DITCH OR CULVERT.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this tornado 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, Jun 26, 10:38 PM EDT, 1 hour 1 minute before
GAZ008>010-014>018-023>029-035>038-047>051-270359- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATHENS GA 1030 PM EDT SUN JUN 26 1994 ...A TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA COUNTIES OF UNION...BARROW...LUMPKIN...WALTON...WHITE...NEWTON AND HALL EFFECTIVE UNTIL 5AM... AT 1025 STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA...EAST TENNESSEE AND WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. OVER NORTH GEORGIA THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE LOCATED 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF BLUE RIDGE AND 5 MILES WEST OF ELIJAY MOVING EAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR. IF YOU ARE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS SEEK SHELTER INDOORS UNTIL THE STORMS HAVE PASSED. OTHER THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL xWERE LOCATED NEAR ANDREWS AND ROBBINSVILLE NORTH CAROLINA. ALSO THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED NEAR CHATTANOOGA AND ATHENS TENNESSEE. MOVEMENT EAST AT 30 MOLES AN HOUR.
Special weather statement, Jun 26, 10:51 PM EDT, 48 minutes before
GAZ008>010-014>018-023>029-035>038-047>051-270359- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATHENS GA 1030 PM EDT SUN JUN 26 1994 ...A TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA COUNTIES OF UNION...BARROW...LUMPKIN...WALTON...WHITE...NEWTON...DAWSON AND HALL EFFECTIVE UNTIL 5AM... AT 1025 STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA...EAST TENNESSEE AND WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. OVER NORTH GEORGIA THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE LOCATED 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF BLUE RIDGE AND 5 MILES WEST OF ELIJAY MOVING EAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR. IF YOU ARE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS SEEK SHELTER INDOORS UNTIL THE STORMS HAVE PASSED. OTHER THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WERE LOCATED NEAR ANDREWS AND ROBBINSVILLE NORTH CAROLINA. ALSO THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED NEAR CHATTANOOGA AND ATHENS TENNESSEE. MOVEMENT EAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR.
Local storm report, Jun 26, 11:10 PM EDT, 29 minutes before
STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1110 PM EDT SUN JUN 26 1994 COUNTY...... PAULDING SOURCE...... PAULDING COUNTY SHERIFF DEPARMENT TIME........ 1104 PM LOCATION.... HIRAM/DALLASH AREAS TYPE STORM.. THUNDERSTORM WEATHER..... QUARTER SIZE HAIL DAMAGE...... UNKNOWN INJURIES.... UNKNOWN DEATHS...... UNKNOWN BDL
Local storm report, Jun 26, 11:10 PM EDT, 29 minutes before
STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1110 PM EDT SUN JUN 26 1994 COUNTY...... PAULDING SOURCE...... PAULDING COUNTY SHERIFF DEPARMENT TIME........ 1104 PM LOCATION.... HIRAM/DALLAS AREAS TYPE STORM.. THUNDERSTORM WEATHER..... QUARTER SIZE HAIL DAMAGE...... UNKNOWN INJURIES.... UNKNOWN DEATHS...... UNKNOWN BDL
Local storm report, Jun 26, 11:35 PM EDT, 4 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATHENS GA 1135 PM EDT SUN JUN 26 1994 COUNTY........ HALL COUNTY SOURCE........ HALL COUNTY DISPATCH/EMA TIME.......... APPROX 1120 PM EDT LOCATION...... NORTHEAST PART OF COUNTY TYPE STORM.... TORNADO HAIL.......... NONE REPORTED DAMAGE........ SEVERAL TREES BLOWN DOWN...POWER LINES DOWN INJURIES...... NONE KNOWN AT THIS TIME
Local storm report, Jun 26, 11:37 PM EDT, 2 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATHENS GA 1135 PM EDT SUN JUN 26 1994 COUNTY........ HALL COUNTY SOURCE........ HALL COUNTY DISPATCH/EMA TIME.......... APPROX 1120 PM EDT LOCATION......* NORTHEAST PART OF COUNTY TYPE STORM.... TORNADO HAIL.......... NONE REPORTED DAMAGE........ SEVERAL TREES BLOWN DOWN...POWER LINES DOWN INJURIES...... NONE KNOWN AT THIS TIME
The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 10:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dade, Walker | 62 min |
| Jun 26, 10:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Hall, Lumpkin, White | 64 min |
| Jun 26, 10:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Paulding | 47 min |
| Jun 26, 11:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cobb | 44 min |
| Jun 26, 11:24 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Cobb | 36 min |
| Jun 26, 11:25 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Banks, Habersham, Hall | 26 min |
| Jun 26, 11:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Catoosa, Walker, Whitfield | 56 min |
| Jun 26, 11:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dade | 56 min |
| Jun 26, 11:47 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Fulton | 43 min |
| Jun 27, 12:05 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Dawson, Hall, Lumpkin | 55 min |
| Jun 27, 12:05 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Banks | 55 min |
| Jun 27, 12:05 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | White | 55 min |
| Jun 27, 12:15 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Forsyth, Gwinnett | 45 min |
| Jun 27, 12:47 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Banks, Hall, Jackson | 58 min |
| Jun 27, 1:06 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Floyd, Gordon | 69 min |
| Jun 27, 1:13 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Polk | 47 min |
| Jun 27, 1:44 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Habersham, Hall, White | 61 min |
| Jun 27, 1:53 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Hall, Lumpkin | 37 min |
| Jun 27, 1:53 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Dawson | 52 min |
| Jun 27, 2:02 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Paulding, Polk | 43 min |
| Jun 27, 2:03 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Banks, Habersham | 42 min |
| Jun 27, 2:19 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Floyd | 41 min |
| Jun 27, 2:21 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Cherokee, Cobb | 54 min |
| Jun 27, 2:35 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Jackson, Madison | 45 min |
| Jun 27, 2:47 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Fulton, Gwinnett | 28 min |
| Jun 27, 2:54 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cobb | 36 min |
| Jun 27, 3:07 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Paulding, Polk | 53 min |
| Jun 27, 5:49 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Oconee, Oglethorpe | 56 min |
| Jun 27, 6:55 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Morgan, Oconee, Walton | 65 min |
| Jun 27, 6:55 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Oglethorpe | 65 min |
| Jun 27, 7:42 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Rockdale | 48 min |
| Jun 27, 7:56 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Morgan, Newton, Walton | 54 min |
| Jun 27, 8:40 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Greene, Oglethorpe, Taliaferro | 55 min |
| Jun 27, 9:23 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Lincoln | 37 min |
| Jun 27, 11:27 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clayton, Henry | 48 min |
| Jun 27, 12:25 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Putnam | 50 min |
| Jun 27, 12:36 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Hancock | 54 min |
| Jun 27, 4:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Screven | 49 min |
| Jun 27, 6:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Montgomery | 35 min |
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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.