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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 249, NWS Atlanta, GA

June 30, 1995Crisp County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 30, 1995, 7:07 PM EDT for Crisp County, Georgia. It was in force for 53 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jun 30, 1995, 7:07 PM EDT (23:07 UTC)
Expired: Jun 30, 1995, 8:00 PM EDT
In force: 53 min
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA
Area: Whole counties

County Crisp County, GA

The nearest sounding before it

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 11.1 hours before the alert went out and 175 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: 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

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The text

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

000 
TTAA00 KATL 302308
SVRATL
GAC081-010000-
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
707 PM EDT FRI JUN 30 1995
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL  800 PM EDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION...
 
IN CENTRAL GEORGIA
 
   ...CRISP COUNTY
 
AT 707 PM THE PEACHTREE CITY WEATHER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM AROUND 10 MILES WEST OF CORDELE. THIS SEVERE STORM
WAS MOVING EAST AT 15 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 30, 5:29 PM EDT, 1 hour 38 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 38 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 37 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 28 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, 17 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 AHN

Local storm report, Jun 30, 6:53 PM EDT, 14 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 AHN

The 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, 7:03 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Bartow, Cobb, Paulding	42 min
Jun 30, 7:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Cobb, Fulton	48 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.