Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1995
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 75, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 22, 1995, 1:36 PM EDT for Elbert County, Georgia. It was in force for 39 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 22, 1995, 1:36 PM EDT (17:36 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 22, 1995, 2:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Whole counties
County Elbert County, GA
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 5.6 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1082 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -45 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 620 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 90 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 43 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KAHN 221735 SVRAHN GAC105-221815- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATHENS GA 136 PM EDT SAT APR 22 1995 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ATHENS HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 215 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...... IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA ...ELBERT COUNTY AT 135 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM MOVING INTO ELBERT COUNTY. THE STORM WAS MOVING TO THE EAST AT 45 MPH. A TORNADO WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. REMEMBER SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE WARNING. REMAIN CALM BUT BE ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS.
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, Apr 22, 11:33 AM EDT, 2 hours 3 minutes before
GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-221730- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATHENS GA 1130 AM EDT SAT APR 22 1995 ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA WHICH INCLUDES HART...HABERSHAM...ELBERT...STEPHENS AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS SATURDAY AFTERNOON. AT 1130 AM EDT SEVERAL STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AND POSSIBLE HAIL WERE INDICATED ACROSS NORTHWEST GEOR\GIA. THE STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED FROM LAKE ALATOONA TO ATLANTA TO LAGRANGE AND WEST TO THE ALABAMA/GEORGIA BORDER. MOVEMENT WAS TO THE EAST AT 40 MILES AN HOUR.
Local storm report, Apr 22, 11:37 AM EDT, 1 hour 59 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY 1135 AM EDT SAT APR 22 1995 COUNTY....... CHEROKEE SOURCE....... HAM RADIO OPERATOR TIME......... 1115 AM EDT LOCATION..... WOODSTOCK WEATHER...... 1 INCH HAIL DAMAGE....... COUNTY....... SOUTH FULTON COUNTY SOURCE....... EAST POINT POLICE DISPATCHER TIME......... 1130 AM EDT LOCATION..... CITY OF EAST POINT WEATHER...... 1 INCH HAIL DAMAGE.......
Special weather statement, Apr 22, 11:49 AM EDT, 1 hour 47 minutes before
GAZ005>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 091>098-103>113-231000- NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1149 AM EDT SAT APR 22 1995 THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER PARTS OF WEST GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON FROM CEDARTOWN TO ATLANTA TO MACON AND SOUTHWEST TO BAINBRIDGE. THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE STORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND THE ENTIRE STATE TONIGHT. MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR OVER WEST GEORGIA THIS MORNING WILL SPREAD EAST THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. A FRONTAL BOUNDARY OVER THE TENNESSEE VALLEY WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE INSTABILITY OVER THE NORTHWEST LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT.
Local storm report, Apr 22, 11:58 AM EDT, 1 hour 38 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY 1135 AM EDT SAT APR 22 1995 COUNTY....... FAYETTE COUNTY SOURCE....... FAYETTE CO 911 TIME......... 1120 AM EDT (1020 EST) LOCATION..... WOOLSEY WEATHER...... 3/4 TO 1" HAIL DAMAGE....... COUNTY....... FAYETTE COUNTY SOURCE....... FAYETTE CO 911 TIME......... 1120 AM EDT(1020 EST) LOCATION..... FAYETTEVILLE WEATHER...... 3/4 TO 1" HAIL DAMAGE.......
Special weather statement, Apr 22, 12:19 PM EDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before
ALZ048-GAZ089-090-102-221820-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBUS GA
1219 PM EDT SAT APR 22 1995
.....A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
GEORGIA UNTIL 4 PM EDT...
AT 1215 PM EDT WEATHER RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND VERY
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM NEAR MONTGOMERY ALABAMA EXTENDING NORTHEAST
WARD TO LAFAYETTE IN CHAMBERS COUNTY ALABAMA THEN NORTHEASTWARD TO
JUST WEST OF LAGRANGE GEORGIA. OTHER SHOWERS AND VERY STRONG THUNDER-
STORMS THUNDERTORMS CONTINED NORTHEASTWARD TO NEWNAN AND ATLANTA
GEORGIA. MOST OF THE ACTIVITY WAS MOVING EAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR.
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. STREETS MAY FLOOD QUICKLY.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE
LATEST UPDATES CONCERNING THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION.Special weather statement, Apr 22, 1:35 PM EDT, 1 minute before
GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-221730- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATHENS GA 133 AM EDT SAT APR 22 1995 ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA WHICH INCLUDES HART...HABERSHAM...ELBERT...STEPHENS AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS SATURDAY AFTERNOON. AT 130 AM EDT SEVERAL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AND POSSIBLE HAIL WERE INDICATED ACROSS NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA.THE STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED FROM JUST WEST OF ATHENS TO HARTWELL AND AUGUSTA GEORGIA. MOST OF THE STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS WERE WITHIN 25 MILES OF ATHENS GEORGIA. MOVEMENT WAS TO THE EAST AT 450 MILES AN HOUR.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 10:26 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Haralson | 49 min |
| Apr 22, 10:46 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Polk | 44 min |
| Apr 22, 10:56 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Cherokee | 49 min |
| Apr 22, 11:14 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Douglas, Fulton | 46 min |
| Apr 22, 11:28 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cobb, Paulding | 47 min |
| Apr 22, 11:49 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Newton, Rockdale | 41 min |
| Apr 22, 11:49 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Gwinnett | 41 min |
| Apr 22, 12:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Walton | 52 min |
| Apr 22, 12:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Meriwether, Troup | 51 min |
| Apr 22, 12:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Greene | 31 min |
| Apr 22, 1:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Oconee, Oglethorpe | 45 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.