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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 149, NWS Atlanta, GA

May 19, 1995Johnson County, Laurens County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 19, 1995, 12:04 PM EDT for Johnson County, Laurens County, Georgia. It was in force for 41 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 19, 1995, 12:04 PM EDT (16:04 UTC)
Expired
May 19, 1995, 12:45 PM EDT
In force
41 min
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Area
Whole counties

Counties Johnson County, GA, Laurens County, GA

The nearest sounding before it

Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 12:00Z, 4.1 hours before the alert went out and 254 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, Jacksonville, FL at 12:00Z on 1995-05-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 759 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, Jacksonville, FL at 12:00Z on 1995-05-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 81 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
759 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-85 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1139 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
29 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
81 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
104 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.2
Supercell composite
5.0

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The text

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

000 
TTAA00 KATL 191602
SVRATL
GAC175-167-191645-
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1204 PM EDT FRI MAY 19 1995
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1245 PM EDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
 
IN CENTRAL GEORGIA
 
   ...NORTHERN LAURENS COUNTY
 
IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA
 
   ...JOHNSON COUNTY
 
AT 1200 NOON WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM 10 MILES WEST OF DUBLIN GA MOVING EAST-NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
 
 
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 19, 6:36 AM EDT, 5 hours 28 minutes before
GAZ005>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
091>098-103>113-191530-

NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
630 AM EDT FRI MAY 19 1995

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY GENERALLY SOUTH OF
A LINE FROM TOCCOA TO CEDARTOWN.

MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR PERSISTS OVER GEORGIA TODAY. A COLD FRONT NEAR
THE TENNESSEE RIVER OF TENNESEEE AND ALABAMA WILL MOVE SOUTH AND EAST
ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA TODAY. THE FRONT WILL TOUCH OFF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TODAY. SOME OF THE STORMS COULD PRODUCE HAIL
AND DAMAGING WINDS.

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NECESSARY TODAY.
Special weather statement, May 19, 10:56 AM EDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before
GAZ029-191700-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATHENS GA
1055 AM EDT FRI MAY 19 1995

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN SECTIONS OF
NORTHEAST GEORGIA INCLUDING ELBERT COUNTY UNTIL 6 PM EDT...

THUNDERSTORMS SOME WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...DEADLY
LIGHTNING AND POSSIBLE HAIL CONTINUED TO FORM OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA.  THESE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE EAST-
NORTHEAST AT 50 MILES AN HOUR.

ALL OF YOU IN AND NEAR THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE ALERT FOR THE
POSSIBILITY OF SEVERE WEATHER.  SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING
WINDS...LARGE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING ALONG WITH VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS
AND POSSIBLE TORNADOES.  IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA
SEEK SAFE SHELTER IN A STRONG BUILDING AND STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS AND METAL OBJECTS.  STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER
RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE
WARNINGS.
Special weather statement, May 19, 11:43 AM EDT, 21 minutes before
GAZ128-130-131-191740-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MACON GA
1139 AM EDT FRI MAY 19 1995

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 452 IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF
CENTRAL AND SOUTH GEORGIA INCLUDING BEN HILL..TURNER..AND IRWIN
COUNTIES UNTIL 600 PM EDT...

AT 1135 AM EDT POTENTIALLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED TO FORM
ACROSS PARTS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH GEORGIA.  THESE STORMS WERE MOVING
TO THE EAST-NORTHEAST AT 45 MILES AN HOUR. STRONGEST STORMS WERE NEAR
THE BLECKLEY-DODGE-LAURENS COUNTY LINE AND JUST NORTHWEST OF
HAWKINSVILLE IN PULASKI COUNTY.

AT SIGNS OF AN IMPENDING STORM...TOWERING THUNDERHEADS...DARKENING
SKIES...LIGHTNING AND INCREASING WINDS...MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY.
TUNE IN NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR
THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.

STRONG GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AND
SMALL HAIL MAY ACCOMPANY THE STRONGER STORMS.
Special weather statement, May 19, 12:02 PM EDT, 2 minutes before
GAZ005>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
091>098-103>113-201000-

NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1200 PM EDT FRI MAY 19 1995

A RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING
OVER MUCH OF CENTRAL GEORGIA.

MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR PERSISTS OVER GEORGIA TODAY. A COLD FRONT OVER
NORTHWEST GEORGIA MOVING SOUTHEAST WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR TRIGGERING
THE THUNDERSTORMS. SOME OF THE STORMS COULD PRODUCE HAIL AND DAMAGING
WINDS.

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NECESSARY TODAY.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 18, 8:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCWalker25 min
May 18, 8:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCMurray, Whitfield53 min
May 18, 9:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCFannin49 min
May 19, 1:17 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCScreven43 min
May 19, 1:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBen Hill, Irwin, Turner59 min
May 19, 4:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCMacon50 min
May 19, 5:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCHouston48 min
May 19, 6:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCScreven65 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Georgia, 1995Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1995

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.