Severe Thunderstorm Warning 83, NWS Atlanta, GA

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBUS GA
840 PM EDT SUN APR 23 1995

...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT FOR SOUTHEAST AND EAST
CENTRAL ALABAMA AND FOR WEST CENTRAL AND PARTS OF SOUTHWEST GEORGIA...

AT 835 PM EDT WEATHER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
BARBOUR COUNTY OF SOUTHEAST ALABAMA MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THIS
STORM WILL MOVE INTO WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA SHORTLY. A LINE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM ABOUT 15 MILES WEST OF LAGRANGE TO NEAR
MONTGOMERY AND ON INTO SOUTHCENTRAL ALABAMA AND WAS MOVING EAST AT 25
MPH.

PEOPLE IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA..WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST GEORGIA
SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE WEATHER FOR THE REST OF THE EVENING AS
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE.

IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO...THE SAFEST PLACE IN A HOME OR
BUSINESS IS AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR POSSIBLE.  AVOID
WINDOWS.

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.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION
FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.

LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY
900 PM EDT SUN APR 23 1995

COUNTY.......  TROUP COUNTY
SOURCE.......  SHERIFF
TIME.........  750 PM EDT
LOCATION.....  HWY 109...10 NW OF LA G*RANGE
WEATHER......  GOLF BALL-SIZED HAIL.

COUNTY.......  BUTTS COUNTY
SOURCE.......  SHERIFF
TIME.........  755 PM
LOCATION.....  FLOVILLA...5 SE OF JACKSON.
WEATHER......  QUARTER-SIZED HAIL.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATHENS GA
910 PM EDT SUN APR 23 1995

...TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 261 IS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF NORTHEAST
GEORGIA UNTIL 2 AM EDT INCLUDING THE COUNTIES OF STEPHENS...
HART...FRANKLIN...HABERSHAM AND RABUN COUNTIES...

AT 912 PM ATHENS RADAR INDICATED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
OVER NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA.  STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
WERE MOVING THROUGH LINCOLN COUNTY AND NORTH OF SPARTA GEORGIA.
ELSEWHERE...A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN EXTENDED
FROM NEAR CHATTANOOGA TENNESSEE INTO EASTERN ALABAMA SOUTH OF
ANNISTON.  OTHER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE SCATTERED OVER
NORTH GEORGIA AND NEJIGHBORING STATES.  ALL THUNDERSTORMS WERE
MOVING TO THE EAST NORTHEAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR.

REMEMBER...IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA SEEK SAFE
SHELTER IN A STRONG BUILDING.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATHENS GA
952 PM EDT SUN APR 23 1995

...TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 261 REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF
NORTHEAST GEORGIA UNTIL 2 AM EDT INCLUDING THE COUNTIES OF
STEPHENS...HART...FRANKLIN...HABERSHAM AND RABUN COUNTIES...

AT 947 PM ATHENS RADAR SHOWED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM JUST NORTH
OF SPARTA IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA.  A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS...SOME
WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN...DEADLY LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS AND
POSSIBLE HAIL EXTENDED FROM THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF TENNESSEE
TO NEAR CARTERSVILLE TO NEAR LAGRANGE.  THE LINE WAS MOVING
EAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR.  TWO OTHER THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY
HEAVY RAIN WAS OVER THE GEORGIA/SOUTH CAROLINA BORDER OVER
LAKE THURMOND.  ALL STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE  EAST NORTHEAST
AT 35 MILES AN HOUR.
REMEMBER...IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA SEEK SAFE
SHELTER IN A STRONG BUILDING.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ATHENS GA
1055 PM EDT SUN APR 23 1995

...TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 261 REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF
NORTHEAST GEORGIA UNTIL 2 AM EDT INCLUDING THE COUNTIES OF
STEPHENS...HART...FRANKLIN...HABERSHAM AND RABUN COUNTIES...

AT 1052 PM ATHENS RADAR SHOWED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY
RAIN...DEADLY LIGHTNING AND POSSIBLE HAIL MOVING THROUGH
HABERSHAM AND RABUN COUNTIES.  OTHER STRONG TO SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN WERE SCATTERED THROUGHOUT
NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA AND WESTERN SOUTH CAROLINA.  MOST OF
THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE FROM NEAR LAGRANGE THROUGH THE ATLANTA
AREA TO HABERSHAM COUNTY.  OTHER SIGNIFICANT STORMS WERE 25 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF COLUMBUS...NEAR THOMSON GEORGIA...NEAR THE NORTH
END OF LAKE THURMOND AND SOUTH OF SALUDA SOUTH CAROLINA.
ALL THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TO THE EAST NORTHEAST AT 35 MILES
AN HOUR.

REMEMBER...IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA SEEK SAFE SHELTER
IN A STRONG BUILDING.  STAY AWAY FROM METAL OBJECTS LIKE APPLIANCES
DURING LIGHTNING.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBUS GA
1119 PM EDT SUN APR 23 1995

...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL AND PARTS OF SOUTHWEST
GEORGIA AND FOR EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA UNTIL 2 AM EDT...

AT 1115 PM EDT WEATHER RADAR INDICATED A 30 MILE WIDE BAND OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS BETWEEN ATLANTA AND DOTHAN ALABAMA. THE SHOWERS AND
STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

PEOPLE WHO RESIDE IN EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AS WELL AS WEST
CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST GEORGIA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR THE NEXT COUPLE
OF HOURS AS THE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO M0VE THROUGH THE REGION.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH...
DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. IF YOU ARE
IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO...THE SAFEST PLACE IN A HOME OR BUSINESS IS AN
INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR POSSIBLE.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER SHTATEMENTS OR WARNINGS.