Alert archive / Georgia / Tornado Warnings in 1994
Tornado Warning 14, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this tornado warning at Jul 4, 1994, 7:20 PM EDT for Worth County, Georgia. It was in force for 25 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 4, 1994, 7:20 PM EDT (23:20 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 4, 1994, 7:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 25 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
- Area
- Whole counties
County Worth County, GA
The nearest sounding before it
Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 135 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
- 1955 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 474 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 15 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -8 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 22 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KCSG 042319 TORCSG GAC321-042345- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBUS GA 720 PM EDT MON JUL 4 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN COLUMBUS HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 745 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA ...WORTH COUNTY AT 720 PM EDT WORTH COUNTY EMA REPORTED A TORNADO IN THE SOUTHWEST PART OF THEIR COUNTY. MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST. 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. &
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, Jul 4, 3:31 PM EDT, 3 hours 49 minutes before
FLZ016-017-018-019-026-027-028-011-013-042030- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 331 PM EDT (231 PM CDT) MON JUL 4 1994 SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND SOUTHWEST GEORGIA FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. IN PARTICULAR...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH INTENSE RAINFALL OVER SOUTHWESTERN JACKSON COUNTY AND WESTERN WAKULLA COUNTY. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MILES AN HOUR AS THEY MOVE OFF TOWARD THE EAST-NORTHEAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR. DUE TO RECENT RAINFALL FROM THE REMAINS OF TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO... THE GROUND IS SATURATED IN MOST LOCATIONS. AS A RESULT...HEAVY RAIN FROM THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY CAUSE MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS FOR THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON. RESIDENTS ACROSS THE FLORIDA BIG BEND...PARTICULARLY JACKSON COUNTY... SHOULD REMAIN ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND FIND SHELTER INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING UNTIL THE STORMS PASS.
Special weather statement, Jul 4, 3:31 PM EDT, 3 hours 49 minutes before
FLZ016-017-018-019-026-027-028-011-013-042030- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 331 PM EDT (231 PM CDT) MON JUL 4 1994 SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND SOUTHWEST GEORGIA FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. IN PARTICULAR...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH INTENSE RAINFALL OVER SOUTHWESTERN JACKSON COUNTY AND WESTERN WAKULLA COUNTY. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MILES AN HOUR AS THEY MOVE OFF TOWARD THE EAST-NORTHEAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR. DUE TO RECENT RAINFALL FROM THE REMAINS OF TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO... THE GROUND IS SATURATED IN MOST LOCATIONS. AS A RESULT...HEAVY RAIN FROM THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY CAUSE MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS FOR THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON. RESIDENTS ACROSS THE FLORIDA BIG BEND...PARTICULARLY JACKSON COUNTY... SHOULD REMAIN ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND FIND SHELTER INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING UNTIL THE STORMS PASS.
Special weather statement, Jul 4, 4:50 PM EDT, 2 hours 30 minutes before
FLZ016-GAZ157-042145- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 450 PM EDT MON JUL 4 1994 AT 445 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM IN EASTERN GADSDEN COUNTY OF FLORIDA NEAR HAVANA MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 20 TO 25 MPH. THIS STORM IS BEGINNING TO MOVE INTO SOUTHWEST GEORGIA WEST OF CALVARY IN GRADY COUNTY. THIS STORM WILL PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH AND OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING STRIKES AS IT MOVES INTO SOUTHWEST GEORGIA. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS.
Special weather statement, Jul 4, 4:51 PM EDT, 2 hours 29 minutes before
FLZ016-GAZ157-042145- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 450 PM EDT MON JUL 4 1994 AT 445 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM IN EASTERN GADSDEN COUNTY OF FLORIDA NEAR HAVANA MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 20 TO 25 MPH. THIS STORM IS BEGINNING TO MOVE INTO SOUTHWEST GEORGIA WEST OF CALVARY IN GRADY COUNTY. THIS STORM WILL PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH AND OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING STRIKES AS IT MOVES INTO SOUTHWEST GEORGIA. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS.
Special weather statement, Jul 4, 7:06 PM EDT, 14 minutes before
FLZ016-017-027-050110- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 706 PM EDT MON JUL 4 1994 AT 700 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS MOVING TO THE EAST NORTHEAST AT 10 TO 15 MPH INTO WESTERN LEON COUNTY AND WAKULLA COUNTIES. THESE STORMS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE PERIODS OF VERY HEAVY RAIN AS THEY MOVE ACROSS LEON AND WAKULLA COUNTIES OF FLORIDA. IN ADDITION GUSTY WINDS AND OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING STRIKES WILL ACCOMPANY THESE STORMS. AN URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR LEON COUNTY UNTIL MIDNIGHT. THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE SUFFICIENT RAIN TO ADD TO THE CURRENT PROBLEM OF LOCALIZED FLOODING ACROSS LEON COUNTY. MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO DRIVE WITH CAUTION THIS EVENING AND ESPECIALLY DURING THE NEXT HOUR OR SO AS THIS STORM MOVES THROUGH THE COUNTY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL NEWS MEDIA FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS DURING THE EVENING.
Special weather statement, Jul 4, 7:06 PM EDT, 14 minutes before
FLZ016-017-027-050110- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 706 PM EDT MON JUL 4 1994 AT 700 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS MOVING TO THE EAST NORTHEAST AT 10 TO 15 MPH INTO WESTERN LEON COUNTY AND WAKULLA COUNTIES. THESE STORMS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE PERIODS OF VERY HEAVY RAIN AS THEY MOVE ACROSS LEON AND WAKULLA COUNTIES OF FLORIDA. IN ADDITION GUSTY WINDS AND OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING STRIKES WILL ACCOMPANY THESE STORMS. AN URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR LEON COUNTY UNTIL MIDNIGHT. THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE SUFFICIENT RAIN TO ADD TO THE CURRENT PROBLEM OF LOCALIZED FLOODING ACROSS LEON COUNTY. MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO DRIVE WITH CAUTION THIS EVENING AND ESPECIALLY DURING THE NEXT HOUR OR SO AS THIS STORM MOVES THROUGH THE COUNTY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL NEWS MEDIA FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS DURING THE EVENING.
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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.