Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1995
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 248, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 30, 1995, 7:03 PM EDT for Bartow County, Cobb County, Paulding County, Georgia. It was in force for 42 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 30, 1995, 7:03 PM EDT (23:03 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 30, 1995, 7:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 42 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Bartow County, GA, Cobb County, GA, Paulding County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:03 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 7:38 PM EDT | Tornado F1 | Smyrna, GA | A preliminary survey confirmed a small F1 tornado touched down for less than 30 seconds. Path width 30 yards...Length 100 yards. A Dairy Queen sustained the worst damage, as the roof was completely destroyed. A pay phone on the southeast side of the buildin |
NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in. Storm Data before 1996 records only tornadoes, thunderstorm wind and hail.
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 11.1 hours before the alert went out and 78 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
- 475 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -67 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 984 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 16 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 47 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 59 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KATL 302304 SVRATL GAC015-067-223-302345- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 703 PM EDT FRI JUN 30 1995 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 745 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA ...SOUTHERN BARTOW COUNTY...WESTERN COBB COUNTY ...NORTHERN PAULDING COUNTY AT 7 PM EDT WEATHER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 10 MILES SOUTH OF CARTERSVILLE MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE OCCURRING...PEOPLE SHOULD MOVE INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING. DO NOT STAND BY WINDOWS. DON'T USE TELEPHONES OR ELECTRICAL APP~LIANCES UNLESS 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 30, 5:29 PM EDT, 1 hour 34 minutes before
GAZ002-003-004-012-302230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 527 PM EDT FRI JUN 30 1995 AT 515 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED NUMEROUS STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN OCCURRING ALONG I-75 FROM CHATANOOGA TENNESSEE SOUTH TO NEAR CALHOUN IN GORDON COUNTY. THE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. MOTORISTS TRAVELING ON I-75 CAN EXPECT VERY HEAVY RAIN...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING LIGHTNING...LOW VISIBILITIES...SMALL HAIL...AND OCCASSIONAL WI GUSTS TO 40 MPH. MOTORISTS SHOULD ALSO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL OF THE POND GOF WATER ON ROADWAYS AS WELL AS THE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS CREATING HAZARDOUS HYDROPLANING CONDITIONS. WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE OCCURRING...PEOPLE SHOULD MOVE INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING. DO NOT STAND BY WINDOWS. DON'T USE TELEPHONES OR ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT DRIVE INTO LOW WATER CROSSINGS$.
Special weather statement, Jun 30, 5:29 PM EDT, 1 hour 34 minutes before
GAZ026-028-302230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATHENS GA 529 PM EDT FRI JUN 30 1995 A THUNDERSTORM WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AND POSSIBLE SMALL HAIL HAS DEVELOPED OVER BANKS COUNTY OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA. THIS STORM IS MOVING TO THE EAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR AND WILL MOVE THROUGH FRANKLIN AND HART COUNTIES DURING THE NEXT HOUR. PEOPLE IN THESE COUNTIES SHOULD BE REMAIN ALERT FOR BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS...STRONG GUSTY SURFACE WINDS...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...POSSIBLE SMALL HAIL AND FLOODING OF LOW PLACES ON THE ROADWAYS AND OTHER FLOOD PRONE AREAS. BOATER SHOULD SEEK A SAFE HARBOR UNTIL THE THREAT OF THIS STORM HAS PASSED.
Special weather statement, Jun 30, 5:30 PM EDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before
GAZ026-028-302230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATHENS GA 529 PM EDT FRI JUN 30 1995 A THUNDERSTORM WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AND POSSIBLE SMALL HAIL HAS DEVELOPED OVER BANKS COUNTY OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA. THIS STORM IS MOVING TO THE EAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR AND WILL MOVE THROUGH FRANKLIN AND HART COUNTIES DURING THE NEXT HOUR. PEOPLE IN THESE COUNTIES SHOULD BE REMAIN ALERT FOR BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS...STRONG GUSTY SURFACE WINDS...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...POSSIBLE SMALL HAIL AND FLOODING OF LOW PLACES ON THE ROADWAYS AND OTHER FLOOD PRONE AREAS. BOATER SHOULD SEEK A SAFE HARBOR UNTIL THE THREAT OF THIS STORM HAS PASSED.
Special weather statement, Jun 30, 5:39 PM EDT, 1 hour 24 minutes before
GAZ002-003-004-012-302230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 527 PM EDT FRI JUN 30 1995 AT 515 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED NUMEROUS STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN OCCURRING ALONG I-75 FROM CHATANOOGA TENNESSEE SOUTH TO NEAR CALHOUN IN GORDON COUNTY. THE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. MOTORISTS TRAVELING ON I-75 CAN EXPECT VERY HEAVY RAIN...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...LOW VISIBILITIES...SMALL HAIL...AND OCCASSIONAL WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH. MOTORISTS SHOULD ALSO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL OF THE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AS WELL AS THE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS CREATING HAZARDOUS HYDROPLANING CONDITIONS. WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE OCCURRING...PEOPLE SHOULD MOVE INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING. DO NOT STAND BY WINDOWS. DON'T USE TELEPHONES OR ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT DRIVE INTO LOW WATER CROSSI4NGS. CORRECTED TYPOS ONLY
Local storm report, Jun 30, 6:50 PM EDT, 13 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
650 PM EDT FRI JUN 30 1995
TIME .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENTS/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
517 PM ATHENS GA LARGE LIMBS DOWN 2E AIRPORT
CLARKE HANGER DOOR BLEW OFF
GUST 43 KNOTS AT WSO AHNLocal storm report, Jun 30, 6:53 PM EDT, 10 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
650 PM EDT FRI JUN 30 1995
TIME .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENTS/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
517 PM ATHENrS GA LARGE LIMBS DOWN 2E AIRPORT
CLARKE HANGER DOOR BLEW OFF
GUST 43 KNOTS AT WSO AHNThe office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 29, 8:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Jackson | 52 min |
| Jun 30, 2:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Lumpkin | 66 min |
| Jun 30, 5:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dawson, Gilmer, Pickens | 47 min |
| Jun 30, 7:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Crisp | 53 min |
| Jun 30, 7:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cobb, Fulton | 48 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; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.