Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1996
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 29, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 15, 1996, 11:34 AM EST for Dade County, Walker County, Georgia. It was in force for 41 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 15, 1996, 11:34 AM EST (16:34 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 15, 1996, 12:15 PM EST
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Dade County, GA, Walker County, GA
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 11:40 AM EST | Thunderstorm Wind | High Point, GA |
NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in.
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 4.6 hours before the alert went out and 179 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
- 993 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 153 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 155 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 151635 RRA SVRATL GAC083-295-151715- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1134 AM EST FRI MAR 15 1996 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1215 PM EST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA ...DADE COUNTY...WALKER COUNTY AT 1130 AM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IN PEACHTREE CITY GEORGIA INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM NEAR FLAT ROCK ALABAMA MOVING EAST SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. HALF INCH HAIL HAS BEEN REPORTED WITH THIS STORM. 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 15, 6:07 AM EST, 5 hours 27 minutes before
GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 091>098-103>113-152100- NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 615 AM EST FRI MAR 15 1996 SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE OVER NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA TODAY AND TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH FROM THE OHIO VALLEY INTO NORTH GEORGIA BY TONIGHT. WARM...MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR WILL BE BROUGHT NORTHWARD AHEAD OF THIS FRONT. AS A RESULT...THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD DEVELOP OVER NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA TODAY AND TONIGHT. SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE. SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA SHOULD MONITOR LOCAL WEATHER CONDITIONS AND BE READY FOR POSSIBLE ACTIVATION.
Special weather statement, Mar 15, 6:15 AM EST, 5 hours 19 minutes before
GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 091>098-103>113-152100- NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 615 AM EST FRI MAR 15 1996 SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE OVER NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA TODAY AND TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH FROM THE OHIO VALLEY INTO NORTH GEORGIA BY TONIGHT. WARM...MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR WILL BE BROUGHT NORTHWARD AHEAD OF THIS FRONT. AS A RESULT...THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD DEVELOP OVER NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA TODAY AND TONIGHT. SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE. SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA SHOULD MONITOR LOCAL WEATHER CONDITIONS AND BE READY FOR POSSIBLE ACTIVATION.
Special weather statement, Mar 15, 11:15 AM EST, 19 minutes before
GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 091>098-103>113-152100- NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1115 AM EST FRI MAR 15 1996 ...SEVEE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 400 PM EST... SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE OVER NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA TODAY AND TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT OVER THE OHIO VALLEY WILL MOVE INTO EXTREME NORTH GEORGIA BY SUNSET AND FURTHER SOUTH TO NEAR AN ATLANTA TO ATHENS LINE AFTER MIDNIGHT. WARM MOIST AIR AHEAD OF THE FRONT PLUS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE THE POSSIBILITY OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...THE MAIN THREAT BEING HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. THE STORMS WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF AND ALONG THE FRONT. STORMS WITH THE SYSTEM HAVE A HISTORY OF PRODUCING HAIL TO 1/2 INCH. SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA SHOULD MONITOR LOCAL WEATHER CONDITIONS AND BE READY FOR POSSIBLE ACTIVATION.
Special weather statement, Mar 15, 11:18 AM EST, 16 minutes before
GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 091>098-103>113-152100- NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1115 AM EST FRI MAR 15 1996 ...SEVEE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 400 PM EST... SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE OVER NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA TODAY AND TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT OVER THE OHIO VALLEY WILL MOVE INTO EXTREME NORTH GEORGIA BY SUNSET AND FURTHER SOUTH TO NEAR AN ATLANTA TO ATHENS LINE AFTER MIDNIGHT. WARM MOIST AIR AHEAD OF THE FRONT PLUS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE THE POSSIBILITY OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...THE MAIN THREAT BEING HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. THE STORMS WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF AND ALONG THE FRONT. STORMS WITH THE SYSTEM HAVE A HISTORY OF PRODUCING HAIL TO 1/2 INCH. SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA SHOULD MONITOR LOCAL WEATHER CONDITIONS AND BE READY FOR POSSIBLE ACTrIVATION.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 1:05 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Chattooga, Floyd, Gordon | 40 min |
| Mar 15, 1:42 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Gordon | 33 min |
| Mar 15, 1:58 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cherokee | 47 min |
| Mar 15, 2:08 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattooga, Floyd | 52 min |
| Mar 15, 2:17 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow | 43 min |
| Mar 15, 2:27 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett | 48 min |
| Mar 15, 2:45 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cherokee | 60 min |
| Mar 15, 2:50 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Walker | 40 min |
| Mar 15, 2:50 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Barrow, Walton | 40 min |
| Mar 15, 3:09 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cobb | 36 min |
| Mar 15, 3:12 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clarke, Oconee, Oglethorpe | 48 min |
| Mar 15, 3:17 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Floyd | 43 min |
| Mar 15, 3:18 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Barrow, Gwinnett, Walton | 57 min |
| Mar 15, 3:27 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Fulton | 48 min |
| Mar 15, 3:35 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Bartow, Floyd | 40 min |
| Mar 15, 3:48 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Wilkes | 42 min |
| Mar 15, 3:49 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cobb, Paulding | 56 min |
| Mar 15, 4:01 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Oconee, Oglethorpe | 44 min |
| Mar 15, 4:05 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Cobb | 40 min |
| Mar 15, 4:18 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Fulton | 27 min |
| Mar 15, 4:42 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Newton, Rockdale, Walton | 48 min |
| Mar 15, 5:03 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Greene, Morgan | 27 min |
| Mar 15, 5:21 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Putnam | 39 min |
| Mar 15, 5:34 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Hancock | 41 min |
| Mar 15, 5:59 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattooga, Floyd | 61 min |
| Mar 15, 6:21 PM EST | Tornado Warning | FFC | Floyd | 39 min |
| Mar 15, 6:44 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow | 31 min |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.