Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1995
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 38, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Feb 16, 1995, 8:14 AM EST for Fannin County, Gilmer County, Georgia. It was in force for 31 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 16, 1995, 8:14 AM EST (13:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 16, 1995, 8:45 AM EST
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Fannin County, GA, Gilmer County, GA
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 1.2 hours before the alert went out and 157 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
- 3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -77 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 501 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 72 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 287 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 320 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KATL 161316 RRA SVRATL GAC111-123-161345- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 814 AM EST THU FEB 16 1995 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 845 AM EST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA ...FANNIN COUNTY...NORTHERN GILMER COUNTY AT 810 AM EST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM MOVING NORTHEAST INTO FANNIN AND NORTHERN GILMER COUNTIES. THE STORM WAS 15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HIGDON MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 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, Feb 16, 4:25 AM EST, 3 hours 49 minutes before
GAZ008>010-014>018-023>029-035>038-047>051-161030- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATHENS GA 425 AM EST THU FEB 16 1995 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA TO THE NORTH OF A LINE FROM COVINGTON TO ATHENS AND ELBERTON FOR THE REMAINDER OF TONIGHT... A THUNDERSTORM WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND POSSIBLE FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA COUNTIES OF HALL...JACKSON...BANKS AND BARROW DURING THE NEXT HOUR. ELSEWHERE RAIN AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED OVER THE NORTHERN THIRD OF GEORGIA AND THE WESTERN CAROLINAS. MOVEMENT WAS TO THE EAST AT 50 MILES AN HOUR.
Special weather statement, Feb 16, 5:25 AM EST, 2 hours 49 minutes before
GAZ008>010-014>018-023>029-035>038-047>051-161130- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATHENS GA 525 AM EST THU FEB 16 1995 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA TO THE NORTH OF A LINE FROM COVINGTON TO ATHENS AND ELBERTON FOR THE REMAINDER OF TONIGHT... A THUNDERSTORM WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND POSSIBLE FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA COUNTIES OF MADISON...FRANKLIN AND HART DURING THE NEXT HOUR. ELSEWHERE RAIN AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED OVER THE NORTHERN THIRD OF GEORGIA AND THE WESTERN CAROLINAS. THIS RAIN WAS NORTH OF A LINE FROM FROM ATLANTA AND AUGUSTA GEORGIA AND ORANGEBURG SOUTH CAROLINA. MOVEMENT WAS TO THE EAST AT 50 MILES AN HOUR.
Special weather statement, Feb 16, 5:26 AM EST, 2 hours 48 minutes before
GAZ008>010-014>018-023>029-035>038-047>051-161130- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATHENS GA 525 AM EST THU FEB 16 1995 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA TO THE NORTH OF A LINE FROM COVINGTON TO ATHENS AND ELBERTON FOR THE REMAINDER OF TONIGHT... A THUNDERSTORM WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND POSSIBLE FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA COUNTIES OF MADISON...FRANKLIN AND HART DURING THE NEXT HOUR. ELSEWHERE RAIN AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED OVER THE NORTHERN THIRD OF GEORGIA AND THE WESTERN CAROLINAS. THIS RAIN WAS NORTH OF A LINE FDROM FROM ATLANTA AND AUGUSTA GEORGIA AND ORANGEBURG SOUTH CAROLINA. MOVEMENT WAS TO THE EAST AT 50 MILES AN HOUR.
Special weather statement, Feb 16, 6:05 AM EST, 2 hours 9 minutes before
GAZ001>003-011-019-020-030-031-041>043-161400- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 605 AM EST THU FEB 16 1995 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR EXTREME NORTHWEST GEORGIA UNTIL 11 AM... EARLY THIS THURSDAY MORNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED AN AREA OF RAIN MIXED WITH A FEW EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTH GEORGIA. HOWEVER STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS WERE OVER NORTH ALABAMA NEAR AND SOUTH OF HUNTSVILLE. WARNINGS HAVE ALREADY BEEN ISSUED ON SOME OF THESE STORMS BY WEATHER OFFICES IN ALABAMA. THE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH AND THIS WILL BRING THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER TO NORTHWEST GEORGIA BEFORE DAYBREAK. RESIDENTS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS IN THE PREDAWN HOURS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE QUICK ACTION IF THREATENING WEATHER IS SIGHTED OR WARNINGS ARE ISSUED.
Special weather statement, Feb 16, 7:33 AM EST, 41 minutes before
GAZ059-060-071>073-081>084-094>098-105>112-128-130-131-161430- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MACON GA 735 AM EST THU FEB 16 1995 ...PATCHY DENSE FOG REDUCING VISIBILITIES ACROSS CENTRAL GEORGIA... AT 730 AM EST SURFACE AND HIGHWAY PATROL REPORTS INDICATED THAT AREAS OF PATCHY DENSE FOG WERE REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE QUATER OF A MILE IN SOME CENTRAL GEORGIA AREAS. IF YOU ARE DRIVING...USE EXTRA CAUTION THIS MORNING AND ALLOW FOR EXTRA TIME TO GET TO YOUR DESTINATION. USE LOW BEAM HEADLAMPS AND WATCH FOR JOGGERS AND CHILDREN NEAR SCHOOL CROSSINGS. THE FOG IS EXPECTED TO BURN OFF COMPLETELY BY AROUND 1100 AM EST.
Special weather statement, Feb 16, 7:35 AM EST, 39 minutes before
GAZ059-060-071>073-081>084-094>098-105>112-128-130-131-161430- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MACON GA 735 AM EST THU FEB 16 1995 ...PATCHY DENSE FOG REDUCING VISIBILITIES ACROSS CENTRAL GEORGIA... AT 730 AM EST SURFACE AND HIGHWAY PATROL REPORTS INDICATED THAT AREAS OF PATCHY DENSE FOG WERE REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE QUATER OF A MILE IN SOME CENTRAL GEORGIA AREAS. IF YOU ARE DRIVING...USE EXTRA CAUTION THIS MORNING AND ALLOW FOR EXTRA TIME TO GET TO YOUR DESTINATION. USE LOW BEAM HEADLAMPS AND WATCH FOR JOGGERS AND CHILDREN NEAR SCHOOL CROSSINGS. THE FOG IS EXPECTED TO BURN OFF COMPLETELY BY AROUND 1100 AM EST.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 16, 6:57 AM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Chattooga | 48 min |
| Feb 16, 7:17 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Catoosa, Walker | 43 min |
| Feb 16, 7:50 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Murray | 25 min |
| Feb 16, 1:48 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Floyd | 42 min |
| Feb 16, 5:49 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Banks | 41 min |
| Feb 16, 6:02 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Barrow, Clarke, Jackson | 43 min |
| Feb 16, 6:02 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Walton | 43 min |
| Feb 16, 6:16 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Franklin, Hart, Madison | 39 min |
| Feb 16, 6:16 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Elbert, Oconee, Oglethorpe | 39 min |
| Feb 16, 6:39 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Coweta, Heard | 51 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.