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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 346, NWS Atlanta, GA

September 1, 1995Talbot County, Taylor County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 1, 1995, 7:06 PM EDT for Talbot County, Taylor County, Georgia. It was in force for 54 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 1, 1995, 7:06 PM EDT (23:06 UTC)
Expired
Sep 1, 1995, 8:00 PM EDT
In force
54 min
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Area
Whole counties

Counties Talbot County, GA, Taylor County, GA

The radar

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 12:00Z, 11.1 hours before the alert went out and 83 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 12:00Z on 1995-09-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 371 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 12:00Z on 1995-09-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 31 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
371 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-131 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1017 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
3 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
31 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
27 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 012304 RRA
SVRATL
GAC263-269-020000-
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
706 PM EDT FRI SEP 1 1995
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL  800 PM EDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
 
IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA
 
   ...EASTERN TALBOT COUNTY...WESTERN TAYLOR COUNTY
 
AT 705 PM EDT DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM ABOUT 5 MILES
NORTHEAST OF TALBOTTON. THIS STORM WAS MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 15
MPH. THIS STORM IS MOVING TOWARD JUCTION CITY AND BUTLER.
 
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.  PEOPLE 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

Local storm report, Sep 1, 6:08 PM EDT, 58 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
600 PM EDT FRI SEP 1 1995

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

411 PM     3-4NW CARTERSVILLE        GA   1.75 inch hail
9/1/95     BARTOW                         HAIL DIME TO GOLFBALL SIZE...
                                          WIND GUST NEAR 55 MPH. REPORT
                                          ED BY WIFE OF WEATHER CHANNEL

520 PM     IN CENTERVILLE            GA   0.75 inch hail
9/1/95     GWINNETT

408 PM     IN AND NEAR GAINSVILLE    GA   WIND DAMAGE
9/1/95     HALL                           RESIDENTS REPRT NUMEROUS TREE
                                           DOWN AND POWER OUTAGES.
Local storm report, Sep 1, 6:20 PM EDT, 46 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
620 PM EDT FRI SEP 1 1995

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

440 PM     HOMER                     GA   TREES UPROOTED AND ACROSS RDS.
9/1/95     BANKS                          AT HWY 184...AND DAMACUS RD AND
                                          HAWKINS RD.

530 PM     LOGANVILLE AND MONROE     GA   TREES DOWN...INDIVIDUAL STRUCK
9/1/95     WALTON                         BY LTG AND HOUSE STRUCK AND
                                          CAUGHT FIRE.

449 PM     LINDALE...ROME            GA   TREES DOWN ON POWER LINES...
9/1/95     FLOYD                          SEVERAL POWER OUTAGES.
Local storm report, Sep 1, 6:21 PM EDT, 45 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
620 PM EDT FRI SEP 1 1995

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

440 PM     HOMER                     GA   TREES UPROOTED AND ACROSS RDS.
9/1/95     BANKS                          AT HWY 184...AND DAMACUS RD AND
                                          HAWKINS RD.

530 PM     LOGANVILLE AND MONROE     GA   TREES DOWN...INDIVIDUAL STRUCK
9/1/95     WALTON                         BY LTG AND HOUSE STRUCK AND
                                          CAUGHT FIRE.

449 PM     LINDALE...ROME            GA   TREES DOWN ON POWER LINES...
9/1/95     FLOYD                          SEVERAL POWER OUTAGES.
Local storm report, Sep 1, 6:42 PM EDT, 24 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
620 PM EDT FRI SEP 1 1995

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

430 PM     HOLSENBECK                GA   TWO TREES DOWN NE OF WINDER.

515 PM     ATHENS                    GA   TREES DOWN...COMMERCE RD N AHN
9/1/95     CLARKE                         AND TREE DOWN DOWNTOWN AHN.
Local storm report, Sep 1, 6:45 PM EDT, 21 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED FOR ERROR...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
645 PM EDT FRI SEP 1 1995

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

430 PM     HOLSENBECK                GA   TWO TREES DOWN NE OF WINDER.
9/1/95     BARROW

515 PM     ATHENS                    GA   TREES DOWN...COMMERCE RD N AHN
9/1/95     CLARKE                         AND TREE DOWN DOWNTOWN AHN.
Local storm report, Sep 1, 7:05 PM EDT, 1 minute before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED FOR ERROR...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
705 PM EDT FRI SEP 1 1995

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

515 PM     DANIELSVILLE              GA   DIME SIZE HAIL IN DANIELSVILLE.
9/1/95     MADISON                        NMRS REPORTS OF TREES DOWN ALL
                                          OVER...ON HWYS 106...72...29...
                                          AND 98.  REPORTS OF WIND 55-60
                                          MPH.

547 PM                               GA   TREES DOWN AT ADAMS RD AND AT
9/1/95     NEWTON COUNTY                  HAZELBROWN RD.

630 PM     BOSTWICK                  GA   SEVERAL TREES DOWN IN TOWN.
9/1/95     MORGAN

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 1, 4:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBartow54 min
Sep 1, 4:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCFloyd52 min
Sep 1, 4:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBarrow, Jackson54 min
Sep 1, 4:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBanks54 min
Sep 1, 5:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCNewton, Rockdale48 min
Sep 1, 5:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCMorgan41 min
Sep 1, 6:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCSpalding41 min
Sep 1, 6:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCButts, Jasper49 min
Sep 1, 6:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCLamar47 min
Sep 1, 7:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCMonroe36 min
Sep 1, 7:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBibb, Crawford50 min
Sep 1, 7:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCJones50 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.