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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 218, NWS Atlanta, GA

June 11, 1995DeKalb County, Gwinnett County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 11, 1995, 9:04 PM EDT for DeKalb County, Gwinnett County, Georgia. It was in force for 56 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jun 11, 1995, 9:04 PM EDT (01:04 UTC)
Expired: Jun 11, 1995, 10:00 PM EDT
In force: 56 min
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA
Area: Whole counties

Counties DeKalb County, GA, Gwinnett County, GA

The radar

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:07 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, 1.1 hours before the alert went out and 65 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: 1207 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -10 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1396 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 29 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 76 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 139 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.2
Supercell composite: 2.9

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The text

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

000 
TTAA00 KATL 120105 RRA
SVRATL
GAC011-013-139-157-089-135-120200-
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
904 PM EDT SUN JUN 11 1995
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1000 PM EDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
 
IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA
 
   ...BANKS COUNTY...BARROW COUNTY...HALL COUNTY...JACKSON COUNTY
 
IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA
 
   ...DEKALB COUNTY...GWINNETT COUNTY
 
AT 903 PM RADAR INDICATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER DECATUR AND 5 MILES
NORTH OF GAINESVILLE. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BETWEEN GAINESVILLE AND
LAWRENCEVILLE DURING THE NEXT 30 MINUTES.
 
 
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 11, 7:00 PM EDT, 2 hours 4 minutes before

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-102000-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED FOR ENDING TIME
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATHENS GA
700 PM EDT SUN JUN 11 1995

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH AND
NORTHEAST GEORGIA UNTIL 1100 PM EDT.

STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP IN NORTH GEORGIA
AND ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THROUGHOUT THE WATCH AREA THROUGH
THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST STORMS ARE CURRENTLY IN TOWNS...WHITE
...AND LUMPKIN COUNTIES. THESE STORMS ARE MOVING TO THE
NORTHEAST AT 30 MILES PER HOUR.

Special weather statement, Jun 11, 7:01 PM EDT, 2 hours 3 minutes before

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-102000-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATHENS GA
700 PM EDT SUN JUN 11 1995

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH AND
NORTHEAST GEORGIA UNTIL 1100 PM EDT.

STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP IN NORTH GEORGIA
AND ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THROUGHOUT THE WATCH AREA THROUGH
THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST STORMS ARE CURRENTLY IN TOWNS...WHITE
...AND LUMPKIN COUNTIES. THESE STORMS ARE MOVING TO THE
NORTHEAST AT 30 MILES PER HOUR.

Special weather statement, Jun 11, 7:35 PM EDT, 1 hour 29 minutes before

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-102000-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATHENS GA
735 PM EDT SUN JUN 11 1995

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH AND
NORTHEAST GEORGIA UNTIL 1100 PM EDT.

STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP IN NORTH GEORGIA
AND ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THROUGHOUT THE WATCH AREA THROUGH
THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST STORMS ARE CURRENTLY IN TOWNS...WHITE
...AND LUMPKIN COUNTIES WITH THE STRONGEST JUST WEST OF DAWSONVILLE
GEORGIA. ALL THIS ACTIVITY IS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MILES PER HOUR.

OTHER THUNDERSTORMS ARE LOCATED IN SOUTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA AND IN
WESTERN GEORGIA INTO EASTERN ALABAMA.

SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE DEADLY
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WIND AS WELL AS SMALL HAIL.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL RADIO AND TV FOR
THE LATEST STATEMENTS AND WARNINGS.

Special weather statement, Jun 11, 7:41 PM EDT, 1 hour 23 minutes before

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-102000-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATHENS GA
735 PM EDT SUN JUN 11 1995

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH AND
NORTHEAST GEORGIA UNTIL 1100 PM EDT.

STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP IN NORTH GEORGIA
AND ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THROUGHOUT THE WATCH AREA THROUGH
THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST STORMS ARE CURRENTLY IN TOWNS...WHITE
...AND LUMPKIN COUNTIES WITH THE STRONGEST JUST WEST OF DAWSONVILLE
GEORGIA. ALL THIS ACTIVITY IS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MILES PER HOUR.

OTHER THUNDERSTORMS ARE LOCATED IN SOUTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA AND IN
WESTERN GEORGIA INTO EASTERN ALABAMA.

SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE DEADLY
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WIND AS WELL AS SMALL HAIL.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL RADIO AND TV FOR
THE LATEST STATEMENTS AND WARNINGS.

Local storm report, Jun 11, 8:25 PM EDT, 39 minutes before

LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBUS GA
825 PM EDT SUN JUN 11 1995

TIME(EST)     CITY      STATE     EVENT/REMARKS
DATE         COUNTY

440 PM      COLUMBUS      GA      LARGE TREE ACROSS POWER LINES
06/11/95    MUSCOGEE              ON MILLER ROAD EAST OF WARM SPRINGS
                                  ROAD.  LARGE TREE TOP BROKEN OUT
                                  ALONG WARM SPRINGS ROAD - AT EAST
                                  END OF AIRPORT - ACROSS FROM SUBARU
                                  DEALERSHIP.  SOURCE...NWS EMPLOYEE

Local storm report, Jun 11, 8:32 PM EDT, 32 minutes before

LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBUS GA
825 PM EDT SUN JUN 11 1995

TIME(EST)     CITY      STATE     EVENT/REMARKS
DATE         COUNTY

440 PM      COLUMBUS      GA      LARGE TREE ACROSS POWER LINES
06/11/95    MUSCOGEE              ON MILLER ROAD EAST OF WARM SPRINGS
                                  ROAD.  LARGE TREE TOP BROKEN OUT
                                  ALONG WARM SPRINGS ROAD - AT EAST
                                  END OF AIRPORT - ACROSS FROM SUBARU
                                  DEALERSHIP.  SOURCE...NWS EMPLOYEE

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 11, 8:13 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	DeKalb, Gwinnett	47 min
Jun 11, 9:04 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Banks, Hall, Jackson	56 min
Jun 11, 9:04 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Barrow	56 min
Jun 12, 1:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Glascock, Jefferson, Warren	52 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Georgia, 1995 Every 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.