Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1994
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 49, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 24, 1994, 3:05 PM EDT for Dougherty County, Worth County, Georgia. It was in force for 40 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 24, 1994, 3:05 PM EDT (19:05 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 24, 1994, 3:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 40 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Dougherty County, GA, Worth County, GA
The nearest sounding before it
Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 7.1 hours before the alert went out and 130 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
- 923 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -30 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 730 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 70 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 96 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 7.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KCSG 241905 SVRCSG GAC321-095-241945- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBUS GA 305 PM EDT FRI JUN 24 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN COLUMBUS HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 345 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA ...WORTH COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST GEORGIA ...EASTERN DOUGHERTY COUNTY AT 303 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OVER EASTERN DOUGHERTY COUNTY MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. THIS STORM WILL BE ENTERING THE WESTERN PART OF WORTH COUNTY OVER THE NEXT 30 MINUTES. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER FROM THE WFEATHER IN A STRONG BUILDING. DAMAGING WIND...LARGE HAIL...VERY HEAVY RAIN... AND DEADLY LIGHTNING ARE ALL POSSIBLE IN SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. STAY INSIDE AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.
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, Jun 24, 1:20 PM EDT, 1 hour 45 minutes before
FLZ016-017-018-019-026-027-028-034-505-GAZ155-156-157-158-159-FLZ011- 013-241815- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 119 PM EDT (1219 PM CDT) FRI JUN 24 1994 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH #456 IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND SOUTHWEST GEORGIA UNTIL 800 PM EDT... AT 115 PM STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED FROM NORTHERN JEFFERSON COUNTY IN FLORIDA...INTO SOUTHEAST THOMAS AND CENTRAL BROOKS COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST GEORGIA. THE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 30 MPH. FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES...WIND GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN ARE LIKELY WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. OTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE OVER CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE FROM NEAR CRESTVIEW TO NORTHERN HOLMES COUNTIES. THIS PRECIPITATION IS ALSO MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 30 MPH AND WILL MOVE INTO JACKSON AND CALHOUN COUNTIES BY AROUND 1 PM CDT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE AREA THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE STRONG STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS AND POSSIBLY SOME HAIL. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR COMMERCIAL TELEVISION AND RADIO FOR THE LATEST STATEMENTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
Special weather statement, Jun 24, 2:23 PM EDT, 42 minutes before
FLC013-029-039-063-065-073-077-079-123-129-GAC027-087-131-253-275- 241930- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 225 PM EDT (125 PM CDT) FRI JUN 24 1994 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH #456 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM FOR ALL OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND SOUTHWEST GEORGIA... AT 220 PM EDT A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM WESTERN WAKULLA COUNTY...NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH LEON AND NORTHERN JEFFERSON COUNTY...INTO BROOKS COUNTY GEORGIA. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 30 MPH. WIND GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH...FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES ARE LIKELY WITH THESE STORMS. VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL PRODUCE SOME MINOR FLOODING OF URBAN AND LOW-LYING AREAS. OTHER SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ACROSS JACKSON...CALHOUN... AND GADSDEN COUNTIES. THESE STORMS WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHWEST GEORGIA BY 3 PM. RESIDENTD IN THESE AREAS CAN EXPECT GUSTY WINDS...OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING STRIKES...AND BREIF HEAVY RAINFALL WITH THE PASSAGE OF THESE STORMS.
Special weather statement, Jun 24, 2:23 PM EDT, 42 minutes before
FLC013-029-039-063-065-073-077-079-123-129-GAC027-087-131-253-275- 241930- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 225 PM EDT (125 PM CDT) FRI JUN 24 1994 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH #456 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM FOR ALL OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND SOUTHWEST GEORGIA... AT 220 PM EDT A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM WESTERN WAKULLA COUNTY...NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH LEON AND NORTHERN JEFFERSON COUNTY...INTO BROOKS COUNTY GEORGIA. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 30 MPH. WIND GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH...FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES ARE LIKELY WITH THESE STORMS. VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL PRODUCE SOME MINOR FLOODING OF URBAN AND LOW-LYING AREAS. OTHER SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ACROSS JACKSON...CALHOUN... AND GADSDEN COUNTIES. THESE STORMS WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHWEST GEORGIA BY 3 PM. RESIDENTD IN THESE AREAS CAN EXPECT GUSTY WINDS...OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING STRIKES...AND BREIF HEAVY RAINFALL WITH THE PASSAGE OF THESE STORMS.
Special weather statement, Jun 24, 3:02 PM EDT, 3 minutes before
FLC065-073-242000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 304 PM EDT FRI JUN 24 1994 AT 300 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN EASTERN LEON COUNTY MOVING NORTHEAST INTO JEFFERSON COUNTY. THIS STORM THIS STORM MAY PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND STRONG WINDS AS IT MOVES THROUGH JEFFERSON COUNTY DURING THE NEXT HOUR. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER NEWS MEDIA FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE STORM.
Special weather statement, Jun 24, 3:04 PM EDT, 1 minute before
FLC065-073-242000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 304 PM EDT FRI JUN 24 1994 AT 300 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN EASTERN LEON COUNTY MOVING NORTHEAST INTO JEFFERSON COUNTY. THIS STORM THIS STORM MAY PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND STRONG WINDS AS IT MOVES THROUGH JEFFERSON COUNTY DURING THE NEXT HOUR. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER NEWS MEDIA FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE STORM.
Special weather statement, Jun 24, 3:04 PM EDT, 1 minute before
FLC065-073-242000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 304 PM EDT FRI JUN 24 1994 AT 300 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN EASTERN LEON COUNTY MOVING NORTHEAST INTO JEFFERSON COUNTY. THIS STORM THIS STORM MAY PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND STRONG WINDS AS IT MOVES THROUGH JEFFERSON COUNTY DURING THE NEXT HOUR. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER NEWS MEDIA FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE STORM.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 24, 6:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Cook | 50 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.