Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1996
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 17, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 6, 1996, 12:13 PM EST for Emanuel County, Johnson County, Treutlen County, Georgia. It was in force for 47 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 6, 1996, 12:13 PM EST (17:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 6, 1996, 1:00 PM EST
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Emanuel County, GA, Johnson County, GA, Treutlen County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 12:00Z, 5.2 hours before the alert went out and 238 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
- 36 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -242 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 531 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 46 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 57 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WUUS1 KATL 061714 RRA SVRATL GAC107-167-283-061800- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1213 PM EST WED MAR 6 1996 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 100 PM EST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA ...EMANUEL COUNTY...JOHNSON COUNTY...TREUTLEN COUNTY AT 12:12 PM EST WEATHER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 10 MILES EAST OF DUBLIN IN LAURENS COUNTY MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. THIS STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS SOPERTON AND SWAINSBORO WITHIN THE NEXT 30 MINUTES. 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, Mar 6, 6:31 AM EST, 5 hours 42 minutes before
GAZ005>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 091>098-103>113-061630- NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 630 AM EST WED MAR 6 1996 THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA TODAY. A STRONG COLD FRONT WAS APPROACHING THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY EARLY THIS MORNING. AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT...WARM MOIST AIR HAD BECOME THE RULE OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S.. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPED IN THE MOIST WARM AIR AND MOVED ACROSS ALABAMA INTO GEORGIA DURING THE PREDAWN HOURS. SOME OF THE STORMS PRODUCED SEVERE WEATHER OVER PORTIONS OF ALABAMA DURING THE NIGHT. AS THE COLD FRONT CONTINUES TO MOVE EASTWARD TODAY...THUNDERSTORMS COULD ONCE AGAIN INTENSIFY AND MOVE INTO PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. SOME OF THE STORMS COULD PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS...LARGE HAIL...HEAVY DOWNPOURS...AND POSSIBLY TORNADOES. SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA SHOULD MONITOR LOCAL WEATHER CONDITIONS AND BE READY FOR POSSIBLE ACTIVATION LATER TODAY.
Special weather statement, Mar 6, 6:57 AM EST, 5 hours 16 minutes before
GAZ031-032-033-061400- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 657 AM EST WED MAR 6 1996 AT 655 AM WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN PAULDING...COBB AND NORTHERN FULTON COUNTIES. THESE STORMS MAY CONTAIN STRONG GUSTY WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS. THE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES CONCERNING THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION.
Special weather statement, Mar 6, 6:58 AM EST, 5 hours 15 minutes before
GAZ031-032-033-061400- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 657 AM EST WED MAR 6 1996 AT 655 AM WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN PAULDING...COBB AND NORTHERN FULTON COUNTIES. THESE STORMS MAY CONTAIN STRONG GUSTY WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS. THE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES CONCERNING THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION.
Local storm report, Mar 6, 9:00 AM EST, 3 hours 13 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED FOR DATE/TIME GROUP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
900 AM EST WED MAR 6 1996
TIME(EST) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
750 AM NEAR MULBERRY GROVE GA SHERIFFS OFFICE RPTD TORNADO
3/6/96 AND HAMILTON TOUCHDOWN. 1 HOUSE DAMAGED.
HARRIS
800 AM FORSTON GA 15 TREES UPROOTED AND BLOWN
3/6/96 HARRIS IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS.
845 AM BEAVERDAM ROAD GA SHERIFF REPORTED DAMAGE TO
3/6/96 OGLETHORPE HOUSE. 7 TREES DOWN.
846 AM DELRAY ROAD GA STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO HOUSE
3/6/96 UPSON ON DELRAY ROAD BETWEEN
U.S. 19 AND GA 36.Local storm report, Mar 6, 9:05 AM EST, 3 hours 8 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
900 AM EST WED MAR 6 1996
TIME(EST) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
750 AM NEAR MULBERRY GROVE GA SHERIFFS OFFICE RPTD TORNADO
AND HAMILTON TOUCHDOWN. 1 HOUSE DAMAGED.
3/6/96 HARRIS
800 AM FORSTON GA 15 TREES UPROOTED AND BLOWN
HARRIS IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS.
845 AM BEAVERDAM ROAD GA SHERIFF REPORTED DAMAGE TO
OGLETHORPE HOUSE. 7 TREES DOWN.
846 AM DELRAY ROAD GA STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO HOUS.E
UPSON ON DELRAY ROAD BETWEEN
U.S. 19 AND GA 36.Local storm report, Mar 6, 9:07 AM EST, 3 hours 6 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED FOR DATE/TIME GROUP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
900 AM EST WED MAR 6 1996
TIME(EST) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
750 AM NEAR MULBERRY GROVE GA SHERIFFS OFFICE RPTD TORNADO
3/6/96 AND HAMILTON TOUCHDOWN. 1 HOUSE DAMAGED.
HARRIS
800 AM FORSTON GA 15 TREES UPROOTED AND BLOWN
3/6/96 HARRIS IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS.
845 AM BEAVERDAM ROAD GA SHERIFF REPORTED DAMAGE TO
3/6/96 OGLETHORPE HOUSE. 7 TREES DOWN.
846 AM DELRAY ROAD 4 GA STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO HOUSE
3/6/96 UPSON ON DELRAY ROAD BETWEEN
U.S. 19 AND GA 36.The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 7:30 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Harris | 30 min |
| Mar 6, 7:56 AM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Meriwether, Talbot | 34 min |
| Mar 6, 8:00 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Marion | 45 min |
| Mar 6, 8:06 AM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Marion | 39 min |
| Mar 6, 8:15 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Schley, Taylor | 45 min |
| Mar 6, 8:26 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Macon, Sumter, Webster | 49 min |
| Mar 6, 8:44 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | Cobb, Fulton | 4 hr |
| Mar 6, 8:44 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Gwinnett | 4 hr |
| Mar 6, 8:47 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Crawford, Peach | 43 min |
| Mar 6, 9:00 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dooly, Houston | 45 min |
| Mar 6, 9:22 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clayton, Fulton | 53 min |
| Mar 6, 9:29 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bleckley, Dodge, Pulaski, Twiggs | 46 min |
| Mar 6, 10:20 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Meriwether, Troup | 40 min |
| Mar 6, 11:13 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bleckley, Houston, Pulaski | 47 min |
| Mar 6, 11:36 AM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Bleckley, Dodge, Pulaski | 54 min |
| Mar 6, 11:49 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Laurens | 26 min |
| Mar 6, 12:06 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Laurens | 54 min |
| Mar 6, 12:35 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Crisp, Wilcox | 25 min |
| Mar 6, 12:45 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Wilcox | 30 min |
| Mar 6, 1:02 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dodge, Telfair | 43 min |
| Mar 6, 1:39 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Marion, Talbot, Taylor | 51 min |
| Mar 6, 6:45 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cherokee, Forsyth | 45 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Georgia, 1996Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1996
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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.