Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1995
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 6, NWS Tallahassee, FL
NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jan 6, 1995, 10:35 PM EST for Stewart County, Georgia. It was in force for 40 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 6, 1995, 10:35 PM EST (03:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 6, 1995, 11:15 PM EST
- In force
- 40 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tallahassee, FL
- Area
- Whole counties
County Stewart County, GA
The nearest sounding before it
Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 00:00Z, 3.6 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
- 233 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -75 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 525 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 85 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 440 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 508 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 5.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KCSG 070339 RRA SVRCSG GAC259-070415- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBUS GA 1035 PM EST FRI JAN 6 1995 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN COLUMBUS HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1115 PM EST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA ...STEWART COUNTY AT 1030 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IN WESTERN STEWART COUNTY GEORGIA...ABOUT 8 MILES WEST OF LUMPKIN OR 30 MILES SOUTH OF COLUMBUS GEORGIA. THE STORM WAS MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. 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
Special weather statement, Jan 6, 9:38 PM EST, 57 minutes before
FLZ011-013-016>019-026>028-034-505-GAZ155>159-070440- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 940 PM EST FRI JAN 6 1995 ...A TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 4 AM EST AND INCLUDES THE FLORIDA BIG BEND COUNTIES OF JACKSON... CALHOUN... GADSDEN... LEON... WAKULLLA... GULF AND FRANKLIN... MADISON... LIBERTY... TAYLOR... AND THE SOUTHWEST GEORGIA COUNTIES OF SEMINOLE... DECATUR... GRADY... THOMAS... AND BROOKS... A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT TONIGHT FOR THE FLORIDA BIG BEND FROM CEDAR KEY TO APALACHICOLA... ...A HIGH WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY.... NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING NORTHEASTWARD FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO OVER MOST OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND SOUTHWEST GEORGIA... AND ISOLATED SEVERE OR VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS HAVE OCCURRED THIS EVENING OVER JACKSON AND WAKULLA COUNTIES. MORE SEVERE WEATHER IS POSSIBLE LATER TONIGHT AND INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON SATURDAY. A LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS EVENING AND EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH... TORRENTIAL RAINFALL... AND SMALL HAIL. ALONG THE GULF COAST...COASTAL FLOODING...HEAVY SURF...AND BEACH EROSION ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT. THE GREATEST THREAT OF COASTAL FLOODING WILL OCCUR BEFORE 1000 PM EST. GALE FORCE WINDS WILL PRODUCE TIDES ABOUT 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE NORMAL. IN ADDITION... STRONG SURFACE WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL OCCUR OVER LAND AREAS THIS EVENING AND A HIGH WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FLORIDA BIG BEND FOR THIS EVENING. PEOPLE ACROSS THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE...BIG BEND...AND SOUTHWEST GEORGIA SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION TONIGHT. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND LOCAL TELEVISION AND RADIO BROADCASTS FOR FURTHER UPDATES FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
Special weather statement, Jan 6, 9:40 PM EST, 55 minutes before
FLZ014-015-080500- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...UPDATED... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE APALACHICOLA FL 940 PM EST FRI JAN 6 1995 ...A TORNADO WATCHH IS IN EFFECT FOR GULF AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES UNTIL 400 AM EST... ...A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT TONIGHT... ...A GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT... A COLD FRONT IS MOVING ACROSS THE GULF COAST AND WILL BRING STRONG SOUTH WINDS...COASTAL FLOODING...AND THE POSSIBILITY OF SEVERE WEATHER TONIGHT. WINDS OVER THE OPEN WATERS WILL REACH 35 KNOTS...OR GALE FORCE... TONIGHT. THIS WILL CREATE COASTAL FLOODING AND HEAVY SURF WHICH COULD CAUSE BEACH EROSION. MARINERS ARE URGED TO STAY IN PORT. SEVERE WEATHER IS ALSO A THREAT AS STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVE THROUGH THE AREA THIS EVENING. RESIDENTS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND STAY INFORMED OF THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION IN THIS RAPIDLY DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION. HERE ARE TIMES OF EXPECTED HIGH TIDES: PLACE TIME (EST) ALLIGATOR POINT 540 AM CARRABELLE 623 AM APALACHICOLA 748 AM PORT ST JOE 1149 PM A TORNADO WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF TORNADOES. BE PREPARED TO ACT QUICKLY IF SEVERE WEATHER THREATENS YOUR AREA. A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT COASTAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE BETWEEN 12 AND 24 HOURS FROM NOW. RESIDENTS SHOULD START PREPARING NOW FOR FOR LOWLAND FLOODING NEAR THE COAST AND FOR THE HIGH WINDS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL BROADCAST FOR FURTHER UPDATES.
Special weather statement, Jan 6, 9:40 PM EST, 55 minutes before
FLZ011-013-016>019-026>028-034-505-GAZ155>159-070440- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 940 PM EST FRI JAN 6 1995 ...A TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 4 AM EST AND INCLUDES THE FLORIDA BIG BEND COUNTIES OF JACKSON... CALHOUN... GADSDEN... LEON... WAKULLLA... GULF AND FRANKLIN... MADISON... LIBERTY... TAYLOR... AND THE SOUTHWEST GEORGIA COUNTIES OF SEMINOLE... DECATUR... GRADY... THOMAS... AND BROOKS... A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT TONIGHT FOR THE FLORIDA BIG BEND FROM CEDAR KEY TO APALACHICOLA... ...A HIGH WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY.... NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING NORTHEASTWARD FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO OVER MOST OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND SOUTHWEST GEORGIA... AND ISOLATED SEVERE OR VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS HAVE OCCURRED THIS EVENING OVER JACKSON AND WAKULLA COUNTIES. MORE SEVERE WEATHER IS POSSIBLE LATER TONIGHT AND INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON SATURDAY. A LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS EVENING AND EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH... TORRENTIAL RAINFALL... AND SMALL HAIL. ALONG THE GULF COAST...COASTAL FLOODING...HEAVY SURF...AND BEACH EROSION ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT. THE GREATEST THREAT OF COASTAL FLOODING WILL OCCUR BEFORE 1000 PM EST. GALE FORCE WINDS WILL PRODUCE TIDES ABOUT 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE NORMAL. IN ADDITION... STRONG SURFACE WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL OCCUR OVER LAND AREAS THIS EVENING AND A HIGH WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FLORIDA BIG BEND FOR THIS EVENING. PEOPLE ACROSS THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE...BIG BEND...AND SOUTHWEST GEORGIA SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION TONIGHT. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND LOCAL TELEVISION AND RADIO BROADCASTS FOR FURTHER UPDATES FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
Special weather statement, Jan 6, 9:43 PM EST, 52 minutes before
FLZ014-015-080500- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...UPDATED... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE APALACHICOLA FL 940 PM EST FRI JAN 6 1995 ...A TORNADO WATCHH IS IN EFFECT FOR GULF AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES UNTIL 400 AM EST... ...A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT TONIGHT... ...A GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT... A COLD FRONT IS MOVING ACROSS THE GULF COAST AND WILL BRING STRONG SOUTH WINDS...COASTAL FLOODING...AND THE POSSIBILITY OF SEVERE WEATHER TONIGHT. WINDS OVER THE OPEN WATERS WILL REACH 35 KNOTS...OR GALE FORCE... TONIGHT. THIS WILL CREATE COASTAL FLOODING AND HEAVY SURF WHICH COULD CAUSE BEACH EROSION. MARINERS ARE URGED TO STAY IN PORT. SEVERE WEATHER IS ALSO A THREAT AS STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVE THROUGH THE AREA THIS EVENING. RESIDENTS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND STAY INFORMED OF THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION IN THIS RAPIDLY DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION. HERE ARE TIMES OF EXPECTED HIGH TIDES: PLACE TIME (EST) ALLIGATOR POINT 540 AM CARRABELLE 623 AM APALACHICOLA 748 AM PORT ST JOE 1149 PM A TORNADO WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF TORNADOES. BE PREPARED TO ACT QUICKLY IF SEVERE WEATHER THREATENS YOUR AREA. A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT COASTAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE BETWEEN 12 AND 24 HOURS FROM NOW. RESIDENTS SHOULD START PREPARING NOW FOR F$OR LOWLAND FLOODING NEAR THE COAST AND FOR THE HIGH WINDS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL BROADCAST FOR FURTHER UPDATES.
Special weather statement, Jan 6, 10:25 PM EST, 10 minutes before
FLZ011-013-016>019-026>028-034-505-GAZ155>159-070430- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 1025 PM EST FRI JAN 6 1995 ...LINES OF INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS THE BIG BEND AND SOUTHWEST GEORGIA... A BAND OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM NEAR ST. GEORGE ISLAND NORTHEASTWARD TO NEAR MADISON FLORIDA CONTINUES MOVING EASTWARD. DURING THE LAST HOUR NEARLY 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS OCCURRED ALONG THE COASTAL SECTIONS OF WAKULLA COUNTY. NO SEVERE WEATHER HAS OCCURRED WITH THIS BAND OF THUNDERSTORMS... HOWEVER...CONDITIONS FAVOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND TORNADOES AND A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE BIG BEND OF FLORIDA AND SOUTHWEST GEORGIA UNTIL 4 AM EST. A SECOND LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDS FROM NEAR DOTHAN ALABAMA SOUTHWESTWARD TO JUST WEST OF PANAMA CITY AND INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO. THUNDERSTORMS IN THIS LINE HAVE PRODUCED REPORTS OF SEVERE WEATHER AND WIND DAMAGE IN THE PENSACOLA AREA DURING THE PAST TWO HOURS. THIS LINE WILL BE MOVING INTO THE MARIANNA-BLOUNTSTOWN AREA WITHIN THE HOUR AND INTO THE TALLAHASSEE-THOMASVILLE AREA SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. PERSONS IN THE TORNADO WATCH AREA SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IF A WARNING IS ISSUED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. WWUS35KCSG /
Special weather statement, Jan 6, 10:25 PM EST, 10 minutes before
FLZ011-013-016>019-026>028-034-505-GAZ155>159-070430- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 1025 PM EST FRI JAN 6 1995 ...LINES OF INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS THE BIG BEND AND SOUTHWEST GEORGIA... A BAND OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM NEAR ST. GEORGE ISLAND NORTHEASTWARD TO NEAR MADISON FLORIDA CONTINUES MOVING EASTWARD. DURING THE LAST HOUR NEARLY 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS OCCURRED ALONG THE COASTAL SECTIONS OF WAKULLA COUNTY. NO SEVERE WEATHER HAS OCCURRED WITH THIS BAND OF THUNDERSTORMS... HOWEVER...CONDITIONS FAVOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND TORNADOES AND A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE BIG BEND OF FLORIDA AND SOUTHWEST GEORGIA UNTIL 4 AM EST. A SECOND LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDS FROM NEAR DOTHAN ALABAMA SOUTHWESTWARD TO JUST WEST OF PANAMA CITY AND INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO. THUNDERSTORMS IN THIS LINE HAVE PRODUCED REPORTS OF SEVERE WEATHER AND WIND DAMAGE IN THE PENSACOLA AREA DURING THE PAST TWO HOURS. THIS LINE WILL BE MOVING INTO THE MARIANNA-BLOUNTSTOWN AREA WITHIN THE HOUR AND INTO THE TALLAHASSEE-THOMASVILLE AREA SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. PERSONS IN THE TORNADO WATCH AREA SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IF A WARNING IS ISSUED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. WWUS35KCSG /
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 6, 7:29 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Harris | 31 min |
| Jan 6, 8:10 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Talbot, Taylor | 50 min |
| Jan 6, 9:11 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Stewart | 64 min |
| Jan 6, 10:48 PM EST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Stewart | 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.