Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1995
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 17, NWS Jacksonville, FL
NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jan 28, 1995, 6:17 PM EST for Liberty County, McIntosh County, Georgia. It was in force for 28 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 28, 1995, 6:17 PM EST (23:17 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 28, 1995, 6:45 PM EST
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jacksonville, FL
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Liberty County, GA, McIntosh County, GA
The nearest sounding before it
Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 12:00Z, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 193 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
- 1252 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 62 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 324 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 368 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
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, 3:11 PM EST, 3 hours 6 minutes before
FLZ020>023-030-282115- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 312 PM EST SAT JAN 28 1995 ......TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 5PM EST FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNITES IN NORTHEAST FLORIDA...BAKER, COLUMBIA, HAMILTON, LAFAYETTE, NASSAU AND SUWANNEE COUNTIES. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS STARTING TO DEVELOP OVER NORTHEAST FLORIDA. HEAVIEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING INTO COLUMBIA AND BAbKER COUNTIES. MOVMENT TOWARDS THE EAST 30 MPH. RESIDENTS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY DEVELOPING WEATHER. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATEST INFORMATION DURING THIS RAPIDLY DEVELOPING WEATHER EVENT. RAM
Special weather statement, Jan 28, 3:50 PM EST, 2 hours 27 minutes before
FLZ024-282125- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 350 PM EST SAT JAN 28 1995 A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER THE OKEFENOKEE SWAMP WILL MOVE OVER THE NORTHWESTERN SECTIONS OF NASSAU COUNTY DURING THE NEXT HALF HOUR. THE THUNDERSTORM SHOULD START IN THE HILIARD ARE BY 4:00 PM EST AND WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINFALL. REMEMBER A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE COUNTY UNTIL 10:00 PM EST. 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.
Special weather statement, Jan 28, 3:50 PM EST, 2 hours 27 minutes before
FLZ024-282125- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 350 PM EST SAT JAN 28 1995 A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER THE OKEFENOKEE SWAMP WILL MOVE OVER THE NORTHWESTERN SECTIONS OF NASSAU COUNTY DURING THE NEXT HALF HOUR. THE THUNDERSTORM SHOULD START IN THE HILIARD ARE BY 4:00 PM EST AND WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINFALL. REMEMBER A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE COUNTY UNTIL 10:00 PM EST. 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.
Special weather statement, Jan 28, 4:05 PM EST, 2 hours 12 minutes before
FLZ020>022-024-025-029-030-032-033-035>037-501-GAZ501-290310- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT ...COR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 405 PM EST SAT JAN 28 1995 ....TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10PM EST FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA... ALACHUA, CLAY, COLUMBIA, DUVAL, GILCHRIST, LAFAYETTE, PUTMNAM, ST. JOHNS, SUWANNEE, UNION... AT 405 PM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED OVER NORTHEAST FLORIDA. HEAVIEST THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS MOVING INTO SUWANNEE AND COLUMBIA COUNTIES. MOVEMENT IS RAPIDLY EAST AT 30 MPH. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE LAKE CITY AREA AROUND 4:20 PM THIS AFTERNOON. RESIDENTS IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY DEVELOPING WEATHER. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LASTEST DEVELOPMENTS. RAM.
Special weather statement, Jan 28, 4:08 PM EST, 2 hours 9 minutes before
FLZ020>022-024-025-029-030-032-033-035>037-501-GAZ501-290310- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 405 PM EST SAT JAN 28 1995 ....TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10PM EST FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA... ALACHUA, CLAY, COLUMBIA, DUVAL, GILCHRIST, LAFAYETTE, PUTMNAM, ST. JOHNS, SUWANNEE, UNION... AT 405 PM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED OVER NORTHEAST FLORIDA. HEAVIEST THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS MOVING INTO SUWANNEE AND COLUMBIA COUNTIES. MOVEMENT IS RAPIDLY EAST AT 30 MPH. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE LAKE CITY AREA AROUND 4:20 PM THIS AFTERNOON. RESIDENTS IN THE WAR>NED AREA SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY DEVELOPING WEATHER. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LASTEST DEVELOPMENTS. RAM.
Special weather statement, Jan 28, 4:12 PM EST, 2 hours 5 minutes before
FLZ020>022-024-025-029-030-032-033-035>037-501-GAZ501-290310- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT ...COR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 405 PM EST SAT JAN 28 1995 ....TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10PM EST FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA... ALACHUA, CLAY, COLUMBIA, DUVAL, GILCHRIST, LAFAYETTE, PUTMNAM, ST. JOHNS, SUWANNEE, UNION... AT 405 PM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED OVER NORTHEAST FLORIDA. HEAVIEST THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS MOVING INTO SUWANNEE AND COLUMBIA COUNTIES. MOVEMENT IS RAPIDLY EAST AT 30 MPH. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE LAKE CITY AREA AROUND 4:20 PM THIS AFTERNOON. RESIDENTS INl THE WATCH AREA SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY DEVELOPING WEATHER. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LASTEST DEVELOPMENTS. RAM.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Jacksonville, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 28, 4:29 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Baker, Columbia | 46 min |
| Jan 28, 4:51 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Union | 24 min |
| Jan 28, 4:55 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Baker, Union | 35 min |
| Jan 28, 5:15 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Duval | 30 min |
| Jan 28, 11:13 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Coffee | 32 min |
| Jan 28, 12:51 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Atkinson, Berrien, Coffee | 69 min |
| Jan 28, 1:26 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Clinch, Ware | 49 min |
| Jan 28, 1:46 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Berrien, Lanier | 59 min |
| Jan 28, 2:01 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Atkinson, Clinch | 59 min |
| Jan 28, 2:01 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Pierce | 59 min |
| Jan 28, 2:17 PM EST | Tornado Warning | JAX | Lowndes | 43 min |
| Jan 28, 2:54 PM EST | Tornado Warning | JAX | Glynn, McIntosh | 66 min |
| Jan 28, 4:20 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Camden | 40 min |
| Jan 28, 5:48 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Pierce, Wayne | 27 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.