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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 124, NWS Atlanta, GA

May 15, 19954 counties in Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 15, 1995, 6:47 PM EDT for 4 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 43 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 15, 1995, 6:47 PM EDT (22:47 UTC)
Expired
May 15, 1995, 7:30 PM EDT
In force
43 min
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Area
Whole counties

Counties Bibb County, GA, Houston County, GA, Twiggs County, GA, Wilkinson County, GA

The nearest sounding before it

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 121 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 12:00Z on 1995-05-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1935 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 12:00Z on 1995-05-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 65 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
1935 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-73 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
790 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
65 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
35 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
2.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
TTAA00 KATL 152247
SVRATL
GAC021-153-225-289-319-152330-
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
647 PM EDT MON MAY 15 1995
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL  730 PM EDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
 
IN CENTRAL GEORGIA
 
   ...BIBB COUNTY...HOUSTON COUNTY...PEACH COUNTY...TWIGGS COUNTY
   ...WILKINSON COUNTY
 
AT 645 PM EDT RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FROM
MILLEDGEVILLE TO MACON TO FORT VALLEY GEORGIA MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25
MILES AN HOUR. THE MACON WEATHER OFFICE REPORTED WINDS GUSTING OVER 60
MILES AN HOUR.
 
 
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.
 
 
 
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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, 2:47 PM EDT, 4 hours before
GAZ017-018-026-028-029-152045-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATHENS GA
244 PM EDT MON MAY 15 1995

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
FOR MUCH OF THE NORTHERN HALF OF GEORGIA AND INCLUDES THE COUNTIES
OF HABERSHAM...STEPHENS...FRANKLIN...HART AND ELBERTON OF NORTHEAST
GEORGIA. THIS WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS MONDAY EVENING.
Special weather statement, May 15, 4:45 PM EDT, 2 hours 2 minutes before
GAZ017-018-026-028-029-152245-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATHENS GA
445 PM EDT MON MAY 15 1995

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
FOR MUCH OF THE NORTHERN HALF OF GEORGIA AND INCLUDES THE COUNTIES
OF HABERSHAM...STEPHENS...FRANKLIN...HART AND ELBERTON OF NORTHEAST
GEORGIA. THIS WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS MONDAY EVENING.
Special weather statement, May 15, 5:36 PM EDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before
ALZ048-152230-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBUS GA
531 PM EDT MON MAY 15 1995

AT 430 PM CDT...530 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM ALONG THE RUSSELL...LEE COUNTY LINE 15 MILES
NORTHWEST OF SEALE ALABAMA. THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING SEVERE
WEATHER.

STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
Special weather statement, May 15, 5:45 PM EDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before
GAZ089-090-102-ALZ048-152245-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBUS GA
543 PM EDT MON MAY 15 1995

AT 540 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM
IN NORTHERN RUSSELL COUNTY ALABAMA OR 15 MILES WEST OF COLUMBUS. THIS
STORM WAS MOVING TO THE EAST AND SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. COLUMBUS AND FORT
BENNING ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM.

THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG GUSTY WINDS...SMALL
HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY RAINS.  PERSONS IN THE PATH OF
THIS STORM SHOULD TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION.
Special weather statement, May 15, 6:30 PM EDT, 17 minutes before
GAZ102-122-152330-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBUS GA
628 PM EDT MON MAY 15 1995

AT 625 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS IN NORTHERN STEWART COUNTY OR ABOUT 8 MILES TO THE
NORTHWEST OF LUMPKIN. THIS STORM WAS MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG GUSTY WINDS TO 45 MPH...SMALL
HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY RAIN.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE
WARNINGS.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 15, 3:02 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCobb, Fulton23 min
May 15, 3:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCPaulding, Polk48 min
May 15, 3:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCobb45 min
May 15, 3:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCFloyd41 min
May 15, 6:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCButts, Lamar, Monroe45 min
May 15, 6:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCJasper, Morgan45 min
May 15, 6:20 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCPutnam40 min
May 15, 6:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCPeach43 min
May 15, 7:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBleckley, Dodge, Laurens, Pulaski54 min
May 15, 7:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCDooly54 min
May 15, 7:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCrisp, Wilcox46 min
May 15, 7:39 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCLaurens, Wheeler36 min
May 15, 7:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCEmanuel, Johnson, Montgomery, Toombs, Treutlen, Wheeler43 min
May 15, 7:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCTelfair43 min
May 15, 7:51 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBen Hill, Turner61 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.