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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 189, NWS Atlanta, GA

June 2, 1995Carroll County, Haralson County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 2, 1995, 11:08 PM EDT for Carroll County, Haralson County, Georgia. It was in force for 30 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jun 2, 1995, 11:08 PM EDT (03:08 UTC)
Expired: Jun 2, 1995, 11:38 PM EDT
In force: 30 min
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA
Area: Whole counties

Counties Carroll County, GA, Haralson County, GA

The radar

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:10 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 3.1 hours before the alert went out and 70 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 793 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -12 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 960 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 21 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 55 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 55 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.1
Supercell composite: 2.1

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The text

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

000 
TTAA00 KATL 030312 RRA
SVRATL
GAC045-143-030400-
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1108 PM EDT FRI JUN 2 1995
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
 
IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA
 
   ...CARROLL COUNTY...HARALSON COUNTY
 
AT 1105 PM EDT RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM ALONG THE CARROLL-
HARALSON COUNTY LINE NEAR BREMEN. THIS STORM WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25
MPH.
 
 
WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE OCCURRING...PEOPLE SHOULD MOVE INSIDE A
STRONG BUILDING.  DO NOT STAND BY WINDOWS.  DON'T USE TELEPHONES
OR ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES UpNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY UNTIL THE STORM
HAS PASSED.  MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT DRIVE INTO LOW WATER CROSSINGS.

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 2, 6:27 PM EDT, 4 hours 41 minutes before

ALZ048-GAZ089-090-030030-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBUS GA
625 PM EDT FRI JUN 2 1995

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER CHATTAHOOCHEE COUNTY...

AT 623 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A STRONG
THUNDERSTORM OVER CHATTAHOOCHEE COUNTY MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 25
MPH.  THIS THUNDERSTORM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS EASTERN PORTIONS OF
COLUMBUS DURING THE NEXT HOUR.

STRONG GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...VE~RY HEAVY RAINFALL AND
SMALL HAIL MAY ACCOMPANY THE STRONGER STORMS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION
FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.

Special weather statement, Jun 2, 8:15 PM EDT, 2 hours 53 minutes before

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-030200-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATHENS GA
815 PM EDT FRI JUN 2 1995

AT 815 PM EDT RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVIUNG THROUGH
NORTHEAST GEORGIA. HEAVY RAIN...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND PEA SIZE HAIL
WAS REPORTED IN HALL...WHITE...AND HABERSHAM COUNTIES. THESE STORMS
ARE MOVING RAPIDLY TO THE NORTHEAST AND WILL CONTINUE TO EFFECT HABERSHAM
COUNTY FOR THE NEXT 40 MINUTES AND MOVE INTO RABUN COUNTY WITHIN THE NEXT
45 MINUTES. THOSE OF YOU IN NORTHEAST

NORTHEAST GEORGIA COUNTIES CAN EXPECT VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS...FREQUENT
DEADLY LIGHTNING...STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL AS THESE STORMS PASS THROUGH
YOUR AREA. THOSE OF YOU IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR
POSSIBLE FLASH FLOODING AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
DRIVERS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR PONDING ON ROADWAYS AND SLOW DOWN TO
PREVENT HYDROPLANING.

STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO...TELEVISION OR COMMERCIAL RADIO FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION.

Special weather statement, Jun 2, 8:22 PM EDT, 2 hours 46 minutes before

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-030200-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATHENS GA
815 PM EDT FRI JUN 2 1995

AT 815 PM EDT RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVIUNG THROUGH
NORTHEAST GEORGIA. HEAVY RAIN...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND PEA SIZE HAIL
WAS REPORTED IN HALL...WHITE...AND HABERSHAM COUNTIES. THESE STORMS
ARE MOVING RAPIDLY TO THE NORTHEAST AND WILL CONTINUE TO EFFECT HABERSHAM
COUNTY FOR THE NEXT 40 MINUTES AND MOVE INTO RABUN COUNTY WITHIN THE NEXT
45 MINUTES. THOSE OF YOU IN NORTHEAST

NORTHEAST GEORGIA COUNTIES CAN EXPECT VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS...FREQUENT
DEADLY LIGHTNING...STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL AS THESE STORMS PASS THROUGH
YOUR AREA. THOSE OF YOU IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR
POSSIBLE FLASH FLOODING AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
DRIVERS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR PONDING ON ROADWAYS AND SLOW DOWN TO
PREVENT HYDROPLANING.

STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO...TELEVISION OR COMMERCIAL RADIO FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION.

Local storm report, Jun 2, 8:33 PM EDT, 2 hours 35 minutes before

LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
833 PM EDT FRI JUN 02 1995

TIME         COUNTY       EVENT

800 PM      WHITE        SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
                         SEVERAL TREES DOWN ON ROADS
                         ALL OVER COUNTY ESPECIALLY
                         AROUND CLEVELAND GEORGIA.

Local storm report, Jun 2, 8:38 PM EDT, 2 hours 30 minutes before

LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
833 PM EDT FRI JUN 02 1995

TIME         COUNTY       EVENT

800 PM      WHITE        SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
                         SEVERAL TREES DOWN ON ROADS
                         ALL OVER COUNTY ESPECIALLY
                         AROUND CLEVELAND GEORGIA.

Local storm report, Jun 2, 10:45 PM EDT, 23 minutes before

LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED DATE GROUP AND 2ND SOURCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBUS GA
1045 PM EDT FRI JUN 02 1995

TIME(EST)     CITY      STATE     EVENT/REMARKS
DATE         COUNTY

400 PM       COLUMBUS     GA      SEVERAL 12 TO 16 INCH DIAMETER
06/02/95     MUSCOGEE             TREES BLOWN DOWN...TREE DOWN ON
                                  A HOUSE PORCH AND POWER LINES DOWN
                                  IN VICINITY OF REESE ROAD AND
                                  BONNIE DRIVE.  SOURCE...WRBL-TV

400 PM       COLUMBUS     GA      MINOR ROOF DAMAGE TO OFFICE
06/02/95     MUSCOGEE             BUILDING AT INTERSECTION OF
                                  WARM SPRINGS ROAD AND MILGEN ROAD.
                                  SOURCE...911 DISPATCH

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 2, 8:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Haralson, Paulding	63 min
Jun 2, 9:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Pickens	32 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.