Alert archive / Tennessee / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1995
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 24, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jan 28, 1995, 5:26 PM EST for Rhea County, Tennessee. It was in force for 49 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 28, 1995, 5:26 PM EST (22:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 28, 1995, 6:15 PM EST
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Whole counties
County Rhea County, TN
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 162 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 509 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 75 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 268 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 272 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KCHA 282230 RRA SVRCHA TNC143-282315- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHATTANOOGA TN 526 PM EST SAT JAN 28 1995 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHATTANOOGA HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 615 PM EST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN SOUTHEAST TENNESSEE ...SOUTHERN RHEA COUNTY AT 525 PM EST...THE CHATTANOOGA WEATHER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IN THE VERY SOUTHERN SECTION OF RHEA COUNTY. THE STORM IS MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 30 MILES PER HOUR TOWARD THE CITY OF DAYTON. LARGE HAIL MAY OCCUR WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER FROM THE WEATHER IN A STRONG BUILDING. DAMAGING WIND...LARGE HAIL...VERY HEAVY RAIN... AND DEADLY LIGHTNING ARE ALL POSSIBLE IN SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. STAY INSIDE AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.
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, Jan 28, 4:10 PM EST, 1 hour 16 minutes before
GAZ055-057-282200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 410 PM EST SAT JAN 28 1995 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR AT PEACHTREE CITY INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING SOUTH OF JONESBORO IN CLAYTON COUNTY AT 410 PM. 1/4 TO 1/2 INCH HAIL HAS BEEN REPORTED WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM IN LOVEJOY. THIS STORM WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH WHICH WILL TAKE IT INTO HENRY COUNTY NEAR STOCKBRIDGE BY 430 PM EST.
Special weather statement, Jan 28, 4:11 PM EST, 1 hour 15 minutes before
GAZ052-053-282315- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 411 PM EST SAT JAN 28 1995 ..STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN HEARD AND COWETA COUNTIES... AT 405 PM EST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS INDICATED A VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN THE EASTERN HALF OF HEARD COUNTY MOVING INTO COWETA COUNTY TOWARDS NEWNAN. THIS STORM WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MILES AN HOUR. OFF DUTY WEATHER PERSONNEL REPORTED 1/2 INCH HAIL WITH A STORM OVER FAYETTE COUNTY. THIS STORM IS SIMULAR AND SHOWING HAIL AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. PEROSNS IN COWETA COUNTY SHOULD TAKE COVER WHEN THIS STORM COMES NEAR. STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THIS STORM. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...WHEN STORMS ARE APPROACHING...MOVE TO A PLACE OF SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. MOTORISTS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY DURING DOWNPOURS. STREETS MAY FLOOD QUICKLY...SO REDUCE SPEEDS TO AVOID HYDROPLANING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES CONCERNING THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION.
Special weather statement, Jan 28, 4:11 PM EST, 1 hour 15 minutes before
GAZ055-057-282200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 410 PM EST SAT JAN 28 1995 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR AT PEACHTREE CITY INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING SOUTH OF JONESBORO IN CLAYTON COUNTY AT 410 PM. 1/4 TO 1/2 INCH HAIL HAS BEEN REPORTED WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM IN LOVEJOY. THIS STORM WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH WHICH WILL TAKE IT INTO HENRY COUNTY NEAR STOCKBRIDGE BY 430 PM EST.
Special weather statement, Jan 28, 4:20 PM EST, 1 hour 6 minutes before
GAZ023>029-035>038-047>051-282300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATHENS GA 420 PM EST SAT JAN 28 1995 ...LINE OF SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING ACROSS NORTHWEST GEORGIA INTO NORTHEAST GEORGIA... AT 414 PM EST RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM JUST WEST OF COVINGTON WEST TO AROUND NEWNAN GEORGIA. THESE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF HAIL AS LARGE AS 1/2 INCH AS THEY MOVED ACROSS NORTHWEST GEORGIA. ALSO VERY HEAVY RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED. MOVEMENT WAS TO THE NORTHEAST AT 45 MILES AN HOUR. THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD MOVE ACROSS NORTHEAST GEORGIA DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS MAINLY SOUTH OF MONROE TO ATHENS TO ELBERTON. BE ALERT OF RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND SEEK SHELTER.
Special weather statement, Jan 28, 4:21 PM EST, 1 hour 5 minutes before
GAZ023>029-035>038-047>051-282300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATHENS GA 420 PM EST SAT JAN 28 1995 ...LINE OF SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING ACROSS NORTHWEST GEORGIA INTO NORTHEAST GEORGIA... AT 414 PM EST RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM JUST WEST OF COVINGTON WEST TO AROUND NEWNAN GEORGIA. THESE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF HAIL AS LARGE AS 1/2 INCH AS THEY MOVED ACROSS NORTHWEST GEORGIA. ALSO VERY HEAVY RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED. MOVEMENT WAS TO THE NORTHEAST AT 45 MILES AN HOUR. THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD MOVE ACROSS NORTHEAST GEORGIA DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS MAINLY SOUTH OF MONROE TO ATHENS TO ELBERTON. BE HALERT OF RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND SEEK SHELTER.
Special weather statement, Jan 28, 4:38 PM EST, 48 minutes before
GAZ042-044-052-053-066-282340- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 438 PM EST SAT JAN 28 1995 ...SEVERAL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA... AT 440 PM EST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS INDICATED SEVERAL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALL CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 1/2 INCH HAIL. ONE STORM WAS IN SOUTHEAST CARROL COUNTY..ANOTHER WAS IN NORTHERN TROUP COUNTY..IN EASTERN COWETA COUNTY.. AND IN SOUTHERN FULTON COUNTY..AND YET ANOTHER IN EAST HENRY COUNTY. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 40 MILES AN HOUR. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY CONTAIN SMALL HAIL...GUSTY WINDS...DEADLY LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS OF RAIN. IF YOU PLAN TO BE OUTDOORS THIS EVENING...CHECK THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION AND KEEP AN EYE ON THE SKY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 28, 6:09 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Hamilton, Marion | 51 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.