Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1995
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 29, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jan 28, 1995, 6:40 PM EST for Houston County, Georgia. It was in force for 65 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 28, 1995, 6:40 PM EST (23:40 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 28, 1995, 7:45 PM EST
- In force
- 65 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Whole counties
County Houston County, GA
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 128 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
- 546 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 71 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 377 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 418 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 KMCN 282342 RRA SVRMCN GAC153-290045- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MACON GA 640 PM EST SAT JAN 28 1995 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MACON GA HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 745 PM EST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN CENTRAL GEORGIA ...HOUSTON COUNTY AT 639 PM WEATHER RADAR IN MACON SHOWED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM MOVING INTO HOUSTON COUNTY JUST NORTH OF PERRY. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 40 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. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH YOU SHOULD PREPARE FOR DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH...LARGE HAIL...AND DEADLY LIGHTNING. PnEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER... PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
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, 5:44 PM EST, 56 minutes before
GAZ059-060-071-081-290045- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MACON GA 544 PM EST SAT JAN 28 1995 AT 535 PM WEATHER RADAR IN MACON SHOWED SHOWERS AND A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO CENTRAL GEORGIA. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE NOTED FROM JACKSON IN BUTTS COUNTY AND EXTENDED SOUTH TO BARNESVILLE IN LAMAR COUNTY. ALSO A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS NOTED IN TAYLOR COUNTY NEAR BUTLER. MOVMENT WAS TO THE EAST AT 40 MPH. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY CONTAIN HAIL..WINDS GUSTING TO NEAR 45 MPH..DEADLY LIGHTNING AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS OF RAIN. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MOVING INTO CRAWFORD..MONROE AND PUTNAM COUNTIES WITHIN THE NEXT HOUR. IF YOU PLAN TO BE OUT DOORS THIS EVENING..CHECK THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION AND KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR REPADILY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. MOVE INDOORS IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATIONS FOR THE LASTEST WEATHER UPDATES.
Special weather statement, Jan 28, 5:45 PM EST, 55 minutes before
GAZ059-060-071-081-290045- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MACON GA 544 PM EST SAT JAN 28 1995 AT 535 PM WEATHER RADAR IN MACON SHOWED SHOWERS AND A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO CENTRAL GEORGIA. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE NOTED FROM JACKSON IN BUTTS COUNTY AND EXTENDED SOUTH TO BARNESVILLE IN LAMAR COUNTY. ALSO A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS NOTED IN TAYLOR COUNTY NEAR BUTLER. MOVMENT WAS TO THE EAST AT 40 MPH. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY CONTAIN HAIL..WINDS GUSTING TO NEAR 45 MPH..DEADLY LIGHTNING AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS OF RAIN. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MOVING INTO CRAWFORD..MONROE AND PUTNAM COUNTIES WITHIN THE NEXT HOUR. IF YOU PLAN TO BE OUT DOORS THIS EVENING..CHECK THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION AND KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR REPADILY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. MOVE INDOORS IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATIONS FOR THE LASTEST WEATHER UPDATES.
Local storm report, Jan 28, 6:10 PM EST, 30 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATHENS GA
610 PM EST SAT JAN 28 1995
COUNTY........GREENE
SOURCE........SHERIFF`S OFFICE
TIME..........1730-1750EST
LOCATION......ACROSS CENTRAL PART OF COUNTY FROM GREENSBORO
AND EAST CENTRAL PART OF COUNTY
TYPE STORM....SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
HAIL..........LARGEST REPORTED 1 INCH....PATCHES OF HAIL ON THE
GROUND ACROSS THE PATH OF STORM.
DAMAGE........NONE REPROTED
INJURIES......NONE REPORTEDLocal storm report, Jan 28, 6:11 PM EST, 29 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATHENS GA
610 PM EST SAT JAN 28 1995
COUNTY........GREENE
SOURCE........SHERIFF`S OFFICE
TIME..........1730-1750EST
LOCATION......ACROSS CENTRAL PART OF COUNTY FROM GREENSBORO
AND EAST CENTRAL PART OF COUNTY
TYPE STORM....SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
HAIL..........LARGEST REPORTED 1 INCH....PATCHES OF HAIL ON THE
GROUND ACROSS THE PATH OF STORM.
DAMAGE........NONE REPROTED
INJURIES......NONE REPORTEDSpecial weather statement, Jan 28, 6:15 PM EST, 25 minutes before
GAZ078>080-089>093-102>104-ALZ048-290120- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBUS GA 615 PM EST SAT JAN 28 1995 AT 612 PM EST WEATHER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER RUSSELL COUNTY OF EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA AND NEAR AMERICUS OF SUMTER COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. PERSONS WHO RESIDE IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA AND WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORMS. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY CONTAIN HAIL...GUSTY WIND...DEADLY LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS OF RAIN. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...MOVE TO A PLACE OF SHELTER IMMEDIATELY IF A STORM APPROACHES. MOTORISTS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES DURING DOWNPOURS OF RAIN. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.
Special weather statement, Jan 28, 6:17 PM EST, 23 minutes before
GAZ078>080-089>093-102>104-ALZ048-290120- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBUS GA 615 PM EST SAT JAN 28 1995 AT 612 PM EST WEATHER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER RUSSELL COUNTY OF EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA AND NEAR AMERICUS OF SUMTER COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. PERSONS WHO RESIDE IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA AND WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORMS. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY CONTAIN HAIL...GUSTY WIND...DEADLY LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS OF RAIN. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...MOVE TO A PLACE OF SHELTER IMMEDIATELY IF A STORM APPROACHES. MOTORISTS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES DURING DOWNPOURS OF RAIN. 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, 9:45 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Crisp | 45 min |
| Jan 28, 10:33 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dodge | 42 min |
| Jan 28, 10:51 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Irwin | 54 min |
| Jan 28, 4:46 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Meriwether | 29 min |
| Jan 28, 5:34 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Greene | 41 min |
| Jan 28, 5:59 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Taliaferro | 31 min |
| Jan 28, 6:24 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Warren | 31 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.