Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1996
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 20, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 6, 1996, 1:39 PM EST for Marion County, Talbot County, Taylor County, Georgia. It was in force for 51 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, 1:39 PM EST (18:39 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 6, 1996, 2:30 PM EST
- In force
- 51 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Marion County, GA, Talbot County, GA, Taylor County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:43 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
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 6.7 hours before the alert went out and 230 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
- 168 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -14 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 561 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 63 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 320 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 332 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.3
- Supercell composite
- 1.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KATL 061839 RRA SVRATL GAC197-263-269-061930- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 139 PM EST WED MAR 6 1996 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 230 PM EST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA ...NORTHERN MARION COUNTY...SOUTHERN TALBOT COUNTY ...TAYLOR COUNTY AT 1:35 PM EST A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS INDICATED 10 MILES EAST OF COLUMBUS...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. THIS STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS GENEVA AND BUTLER 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
Local storm report, Mar 6, 9:00 AM EST, 4 hours 39 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, 4 hours 34 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, 4 hours 32 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.Local storm report, Mar 6, 12:40 PM EST, 59 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1240 PM EST WED MAR 6 1996
TIME(EST) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
910 AM WARNER ROBINS GA HOUSTON CO EMA REPORTED POWER
3/6/96 HOUSTON LINES AND ONE TREE DOWN ALONG
HWY 96
925 AM AMERICUS GA SUMTER CO 911 REPORTED A TREE
3/6/96 SUMTER CO FELL OVER ON POWER LINES AND
THE TREE WAS ON FIRE
730 AM LAWRENCEVILLE GA CITIZEN REPORTED DAMAGE TO
3/6/96 GWINNETT 1 HOUSE...TREES DOWN AND
POWER OUTAGES ON HWY 124
2 MILES SOUTH OF HWY 316 NLocal storm report, Mar 6, 12:42 PM EST, 57 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1240 PM EST WED MAR 6 1996
TIME(EST) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
910 AM WARNER ROBINS GA HOUSTON CO EMA REPORTED POWER
3/6/96 HOUSTON LINES AND ONE TREE DOWN ALONG
HWY 96
925 AM AMERICUS GA SUMTER CO 911 REPORTED A TREE
3/6/96 SUMTER CO FELL OVER ON POWER LINES AND
THE TREE WAS ON FIRE
730 AM LAWRENCEVILLE GA CITIZEN REPORTED DAMAGE TO
3/6/96 GWINNETT 1 HOUSE...TREES DOWN AND
POWER OUTAGES ON HWY 124
2 MILES SOUTH OF HWY 316 NSpecial weather statement, Mar 6, 1:30 PM EST, 9 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 130 PM EST WED MAR 6 1996 MUCH OF CENTRAL GEORGIOA IS UNDER A TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 7 PM EST TONIGHT. RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BEEN OCCURRING OVER THAT AREA AND SEVERAL WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ISSUED. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS HAVE BROUGHT WARM MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR NORTHWARD ACROSS GEORGIA AND THE SURROUNDING STATES. A COLD FRONT NEAR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT 1 30 PM SHOULD PUSH INTO NORTHWEST GEORGIA BY SUNRISE THURSDAY. THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD REDEVELOP ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA LATER TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING AS THE FRONT MOVES TOWARD THE STATE. SOME OF THE STORMS COULD PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS...LARGE HAIL...HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND POSSIBLE TORNADOES. SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA SHOULD MONITOR LOCAL WEATHER CONDITIONS AND BE READY FOR POSSIBLE ACTIVATION LATER TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING.
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, 12:13 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Emanuel, Johnson, Treutlen | 47 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, 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.