Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1995
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 183, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 1, 1995, 5:47 PM EDT for Turner County, Georgia. It was in force for 30 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 1, 1995, 5:47 PM EDT (21:47 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 1, 1995, 6:17 PM EDT
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Whole counties
County Turner County, GA
The nearest sounding before it
Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 160 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
- 744 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -51 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 867 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 51 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 59 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KMCN 012148 SVRMCN GAC287-012230- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MACON GA 547 PM EDT THU JUN 1 1995 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MACON GA HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 630 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA WESTERN TURNER COUNTY AT 545 PM RADAR IN MACON INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM ENTERING NORTHWEST TURNER COUNTY ABOUT 12 MILES NORTHWEST OF ASHBURN. MOVEMENT WAS TO THE NORTHWEST AT 25 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, Jun 1, 3:17 PM EDT, 2 hours 30 minutes before
GAZ121-122-123-124-012015- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBUS GA 313 PM EDT THU JUN 1 1995 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO CLAY...CALHOUN...TERRELL COUNTIES... AT 310 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN MOVING ACROSS SOUTHWEST GEORGIA. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE LOCATED 2 MILES NORTH OF EDISON GEORGIA AND 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF DAWSON GEORGIA. STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THESE STORMS CAN PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAIN...DAMAGING WINDS...AND SMALL HAIL. &
Special weather statement, Jun 1, 4:54 PM EDT, 53 minutes before
GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-012200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATHENS GA 445 PM EDT THU JUNE 01 1995 AT 445 RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTHEAST GEORGIA. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR AND WILL BE ENTERING ELBERT COUNTY WITHIN THE NEXT 15 TO 30 MINUTES...AND RABUN AND HABERSHAM COUNTIES WITHIN THE NEXT 30 TO 45 MINUTES. THESSE STORMS CAN PRODUCE VERY HEAAVY RAIN...DAMAGING WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND DEADLY LIGHTNING. STAY TUNED TO NOOA WEATHER RADIO OR YOOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR FURTHER WEATHER INFORMATION.
Special weather statement, Jun 1, 4:56 PM EDT, 51 minutes before
GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-012200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATHENS GA 445 PM EDT THU JUNE 01 1995 AT 445 RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTHEAST GEORGIA. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR AND WILL BE ENTERING ELBERT COUNTY WITHIN THE NEXT 15 TO 30 MINUTES...AND RABUN AND HABERSHAM COUNTIES WITHIN THE NEXT 30 TO 45 MINUTES. THESSE STORMS CAN PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAIN...DAMAGING WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND DEADLY LIGHTNING. STAY TUNED TO NOOA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR FURTHER WEATHER INFORMATION.
Local storm report, Jun 1, 5:00 PM EDT, 47 minutes before
PRELIMINARY STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBUS GA 500 PM EDT THU JUN 01 1995 COUNTY...... DOUGHERTY GEORGIA SOURCE...... PUBLIC RELAY THROUGH WALB TV ALBANY TIME........ 455 PM EDT LOCATION.... PUTNEY GEORGIA...6 MILES SOUTH OF ALBANY TYPE STORM.. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE...... SPORADIC GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL INJURIES.... NONE REPORTED DEATHS...... NONE REPORTED
Local storm report, Jun 1, 5:03 PM EDT, 44 minutes before
PRELIMINARY STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBUS GA 500 PM EDT THU JUN 01 1995 COUNTY...... DOUGHERTY GEORGIA SOURCE...... PUBLIC RELAY THROUGH WALB TV ALBANY TIME........ 455 PM EDT LOCATION.. .. PUTNEY GEORGIA...6 MILES SOUTH OF ALBANY TYPE STORM.. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE...... SPORADIC GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL INJURIES.... NONE REPORTED DEATHS...... NONE REPORTED
Special weather statement, Jun 1, 5:38 PM EDT, 9 minutes before
GAZ128-130-131-012340- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MACON GA 538 PM EDT THU JUN 1 1995 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING OVER SOUTH - CENTRAL GEORGIA... AT 535 PM EDT RADAR IN MACON WAS MONITORING SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTHERN WORTH COUNTY AND ALSO OVER CENTRAL BEN HILL COUNTY NEAR FITZGERALD AND STRETCHING SOUTH TO IRWINVILLE IN IRWIN COUNTY. MOVEMENT WAS TO THE NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THE STORM OVER WORTH COUNTY HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL DURING THE PAST HOUR...HOWEVER THE STORM HAS WEAKENED OVER THE PAST 20 MINUTES. THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA DURING THE EVENING HOURS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...MOVE TO A PLACE OF SHELTER IMMEDIATELY IF A STORM APPROACHES. MOTORISTS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES DURING DOWNPOURS OF RAIN. STREETS MAY FLOOD QUICKLY. IF YOU PLAN TO BE OUTDOORS THIS EVENING...CHECK THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION AND KEEP A WEATHER EYE ON THE SKY.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 11:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dodge, Telfair | 43 min |
| Jun 1, 12:00 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Telfair | 60 min |
| Jun 1, 12:34 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Telfair, Wheeler | 3 hr |
| Jun 1, 12:34 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Montgomery | 3 hr |
| Jun 1, 2:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Houston, Macon | 53 min |
| Jun 1, 2:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Jones, Monroe | 50 min |
| Jun 1, 5:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Montgomery, Treutlen | 57 min |
| Jun 1, 6:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dodge, Pulaski, Wilcox | 47 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.