Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1997
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 164, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 23, 1997, 4:02 AM EDT for Dooly County, Pulaski County, Georgia. It was in force for 28 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
- Apr 23, 1997, 4:02 AM EDT (08:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 23, 1997, 4:30 AM EDT
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Dooly County, GA, Pulaski County, GA
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 154 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
- 1269 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -27 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 12 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KATL 230802 RRA SVRATL GAC093-235-230830- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 402 AM EDT WED APR 23 1997 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 430 AM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN CENTRAL GEORGIA ...EASTERN DOOLY COUNTY...PULASKI COUNTY AT 4 AM WEATHER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CROSSING INTERSTATE 75 IN EASTERN DOOLY COUNTY. THE STORM WAS MOVING EAST AT 75 MPH. 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. IF YOU EXPERIENCE STORM DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES OR TREES...OR HAIL THE SIZE OF DIMES OR LARGER...PLEASE REPtORT IT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING 770-486-8535.
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, Apr 22, 10:11 PM EDT, 5 hours 51 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1012 PM EDT TUE APR 22 1997
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
300 PM ACWORTH GA 1.75 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 COBB
240 PM GA 1.75 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 COBB GOLFBALLL AND LARGER SIZED
HAIL WAS REPORTED IN
NORTHWEST COBB COUNTY AT THE
INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 41
AND HIGHWAY 92.
310 PM ACWORTH GA 2.75 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 COBB
245 PM NW DACULA GA 1.00 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 GWINNETT
305 PM GA 0.75 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 BARROW
300 PM ATHENS GA 1.75 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 CLARKE
320 PM WOODSTOCK GA 1.25 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 CHEROKEE
325 PM MONROE GA 1.00 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 WALTON
315 PM MONROE GA 0.75 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 WALTON
300 PM 5NE KENNESAW GA 1.00 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 COBB
300 PM ACWORTH GA 1.25 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 CHEROKEE
132 PM KENNESAW GA 1.00 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 COBB
305 PM LAWRENCEVILLE GA 1.00 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 GWINNETT
325 PM ALPHARETTA GA 1.75 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 FULTON
245-310 PM ACWORTH GA 1.75 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 COBB QUARTER SIZED TO GOLFBALL
SIZED HAIL WAS REPORTED IN
THE WADE GREEN ROAD AREA.
330 PM WOODSTOCK GA 0.75 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 FULTON DIME SIZE AND SLIGHTLY LARGER
HAIL WAS REPORTED ON THE
FULTON/CHEROKEE COUNTIES LINE
130 PM MARIETTA GA 0.75 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 COBB
145 PM MARIETTA GA 0.75 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 COBB DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN
WEST PORTION OF CITY.
225 PM GA 0.90 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 FULTON NICKEL SIZED HAIL REPORTED
AT STATE BRIDGE ROAD NEAR THE
CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER BY THE
GWINNETT COUNTYBORDER.
230 PM GA 1.00 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 FULTON DIME TO QUARTER SIZED HAIL
REPORTED AT THE MEDLOCK BRIDG
E SUBDIVISION OFF OF HIGHWAY
141.
235 PM DULUTH GA 1.00 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 GWINNETT QUARTER SIZED HAIL WAS
WAS REPORTED AT THE RIVER
PLANTATION SUBDIVISION 5N OF
PLEASANT HILL ROAD.
245 PM ACWORTH GA 1.75 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 COBB
252-257 PM GA 0.75 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 COBB DIME TO NICKEL SIZED HAIL WAS
REPORTED AT THE CHESTNUT HILL
SUBDIVISION.
255-310 PM WOODSTOCK GA 1.25 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 CHEROKEE QUARTER TO HALF DOLLAR SIZED
HAIL REPORTED IN THE
WOODSTOCK/ACWORTH AREA.
256 PM ATHENS GA 0.90 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 CLARKE NICKEL SIZED HAIL.
258 PM ACWORTH GA 1.75 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 COBB
240 PM KENNESAW GA 1.75 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 COBB GOLFBALL SIZED HAILL REPORTED
1W OF INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY
41 AND HIGHWAY 92.
235 PM DULUTH GA 2.75 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 COBB GOLFBALL TO BASEBALL SIZED
HAIL REPORTED.
245 PM GA 0.75 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 GWINNETT DIME SIZED HAIL REPORTED HALF
WAY BETWEEN BUFORD AND
LAWRENCEVILLE ON STATE ROAD 2
20.
235-240 PM DULUTH GA 0.75 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 GWINNETT DIME SIZED HAIL REPORTED
BETWEEN DULUTH AND SUWANEE.
235-245 PM ACWORTH GA 1.25 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 COBB QUARTER TO HALF DOLLAR SIZED
HAIL.
255-300 PM ACWORTH GA 1.25 INC$H HAIL
4/22/97 CHEROKEELocal storm report, Apr 22, 10:12 PM EDT, 5 hours 50 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1012 PM EDT TUE APR 22 1997
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
300 PM ACWORTH GA 1.75 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 COBB
240 PM GA 1.75 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 COBB GOLFBALLL AND LARGER SIZED
HAIL WAS REPORTED IN
NORTHWEST COBB COUNTY AT THE
INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 41
AND HIGHWAY 92.
310 PM ACWORTH GA 2.75 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 COBB
245 PM NW DACULA GA 1.00 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 GWINNETT
305 PM GA 0.75 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 BARROW
300 PM ATHENS GA 1.75 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 CLARKE
320 PM WOODSTOCK GA 1.25 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 CHEROKEE
325 PM MONROE GA 1.00 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 WALTON
315 PM MONROE GA 0.75 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 WALTON
300 PM 5NE KENNESAW GA 1.00 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 COBB
300 PM ACWORTH GA 1.25 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 CHEROKEE
132 PM KENNESAW GA 1.00 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 COBB
305 PM LAWRENCEVILLE GA 1.00 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 GWINNETT
325 PM ALPHARETTA GA 1.75 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 FULTON
245-310 PM ACWORTH GA 1.75 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 COBB QUARTER SIZED TO GOLFBALL
SIZED HAIL WAS REPORTED IN
THE WADE GREEN ROAD AREA.
330 PM WOODSTOCK GA 0.75 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 FULTON DIME SIZE AND SLIGHTLY LARGER
HAIL WAS REPORTED ON THE
FULTON/CHEROKEE COUNTIES LINE
130 PM MARIETTA GA 0.75 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 COBB
145 PM MARIETTA GA 0.75 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 COBB DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN
WEST PORTION OF CITY.
225 PM GA 0.90 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 FULTON NICKEL SIZED HAIL REPORTED
AT STATE BRIDGE ROAD NEAR THE
CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER BY THE
GWINNETT COUNTYBORDER.
230 PM GA 1.00 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 FULTON DIME TO QUARTER SIZED HAIL
REPORTED AT THE MEDLOCK BRIDG
E SUBDIVISION OFF OF HIGHWAY
141.
235 PM DULUTH GA 1.00 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 GWINNETT QUARTER SIZED HAIL WAS
WAS REPORTED AT THE RIVER
PLANTATION SUBDIVISION 5N OF
PLEASANT HILL ROAD.
245 PM ACWORTH GA 1.75 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 COBB
252-257 PM GA 0.75 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 COBB DIME TO NICKEL SIZED HAIL WAS
REPORTED AT THE CHESTNUT HILL
SUBDIVISION.
255-310 PM WOODSTOCK GA 1.25 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 CHEROKEE QUARTER TO HALF DOLLAR SIZED
HAIL REPORTED IN THE
WOODSTOCK/ACWORTH AREA.
256 PM ATHENS GA 0.90 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 CLARKE NICKEL SIZED HAIL.
258 PM ACWORTH GA 1.75 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 COBB
240 PM KENNESAW GA 1.75 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 COBB GOLFBALL SIZED HAILL REPORTED
1W OF INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY
41 AND HIGHWAY 92.
235 PM DULUTH GA 2.75 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 COBB GOLFBALL TO BASEBALL SIZED
HAIL REPORTED.
245 PM GA 0.75 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 GWINNETT DIME SIZED HAIL REPORTED HALF
WAY BETWEEN BUFORD AND
LAWRENCEVILLE ON STATE ROAD 2
20.
235-240 PM DULUTH GA 0.75 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 GWINNETT DIME SIZED HAIL REPORTED
BETWEEN DULUTH AND SUWANEE.
235-245 PM ACWORTH GA 1.25 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 COBB QUARTER TO HALF DOLLAR SIZED
HAIL.
255-300 PM ACWORTH GA 1.25 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 CHEROKEELocal storm report, Apr 22, 10:53 PM EDT, 5 hours 9 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1055 PM EDT TUE APR 22 1997
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
330 PM 9 WNW ATHENS GA 1.25 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 JACKSON HAIL LARGER THAN HALF DOLLARS
552 PM GA WIND DAMAGE
4/22/97 TROUP TREES WERE DOWNED AND TREE
LIMBS DOWN 2 MILES FROM
ALABAMA BORDER IN TROUP
COUNTY.
600-605 PM CARROLLTON GA WIND DAMAGE
4/22/97 CARROLL TREES AND LIMBS DOWNED.
125-135 PM 3SW DALLAS GA 0.75 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 PAULDING DIME TO NICKEL SIZED HAIL.
140 PM POWDER SPRINGS GA 1.00 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 COBB
145 PM GA 1.00 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 COBB DIME TO QUARTER SIZED HAIL
FELL ACROSS WESTERN COBB
COUNTY.
251 PM WINTERVILLE GA 0.75 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 OGLETHORPE
300 PM GA 1.75 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 CLARKE GOLFBALL SIZED HAIL FELL ON
JEFFERSON ROAD.
300 PM 1N ATHENS GA 1.25 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 CLARKE
308 PM 10NW ATHENS GA 0.75 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 BARROW DIME TO NICKEL SIZED HAIL
REPORTED.
320 PM 5NW MONROE GA 1.00 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 WALTON
345 PM 1N BISHOP GA 0.75 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 OCONEE
235-255 PM ACWORTH GA 2.50 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 COBB GOLFBALL TO TENNIS BALL SIZED
HAIL REPORTED. CARS WERE
DAMAGED.
300 PM WOODSTOCK GA 1.00 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 CHEROKEE
300-320 PM ALPHARETTA GA 1.00 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 FULTON DIME TO QUARTER SIZED HAIL
LASTED FOR NEARLY 20 MINUTES.
625 PM CATAULA GA WIND DAMAGE
4/22/97 HARRIS TREES DOWN ON HIGHWAY 27.
REPORT RECEIVED FROM COLUMBUS
EOC AND HARRIS COUNTY SHERIFF
OFFICE.
635 PM W DANIELSVILLE GA 1.00 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 MADISON QUARTER SIZED HAIL REPORTED
ON COMMERCE-NEESE ROAD IN
AREA WEST OF DANIELSVILLE.
640 PM 6W DANIELSVILLE GA 2.00 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 MADISON REPORTED BY TRAINED SPOTTER.
645 PM W DANIELSVILLE GA 2.75 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 MADISON 635 REPORT CALLED BACK TO
REPORT THAT HAIL WAS NOW THE
SIZE OF BASEBALLS. WINDOWS WERE
BROKEN IN THE HOUSE.
745 PM 3W MILLEDGEVILLE GA 0.75 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 BALDWIN
607 PM NEWNAN GA WIND DAMAGE
4/22/97 COWETA LARGE TREE LIMBS WERE DOWN ON
MILLARD FARMER ROAD IN NEWNAN
AND ON SHENENDOAH ROAD ONE
MILE EAST OF INTfERSTATE 85.
640 PM NICHOLSON GA 0.75 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 JACKSON DIME TO NICKEL SIZED HAIL.Local storm report, Apr 22, 10:55 PM EDT, 5 hours 7 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1055 PM EDT TUE APR 22 1997
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
330 PM 9 WNW ATHENS GA 1.25 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 JACKSON HAIL LARGER THAN HALF DOLLARS
552 PM GA WIND DAMAGE
4/22/97 TROUP TREES WERE DOWNED AND TREE
LIMBS DOWN 2 MILES FROM
ALABAMA BORDER IN TROUP
COUNTY.
600-605 PM CARROLLTON GA WIND DAMAGE
4/22/97 CARROLL TREES AND LIMBS DOWNED.
125-135 PM 3SW DALLAS GA 0.75 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 PAULDING DIME TO NICKEL SIZED HAIL.
140 PM POWDER SPRINGS GA 1.00 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 COBB
145 PM GA 1.00 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 COBB DIME TO QUARTER SIZED HAIL
FELL ACROSS WESTERN COBB
COUNTY.
251 PM WINTERVILLE GA 0.75 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 OGLETHORPE
300 PM GA 1.75 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 CLARKE GOLFBALL SIZED HAIL FELL ON
JEFFERSON ROAD.
300 PM 1N ATHENS GA 1.25 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 CLARKE
308 PM 10NW ATHENS GA 0.75 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 BARROW DIME TO NICKEL SIZED HAIL
REPORTED.
320 PM 5NW MONROE GA 1.00 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 WALTON
345 PM 1N BISHOP GA 0.75 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 OCONEE
235-255 PM ACWORTH GA 2.50 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 COBB GOLFBALL TO TENNIS BALL SIZED
HAIL REPORTED. CARS WERE
DAMAGED.
300 PM WOODSTOCK GA 1.00 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 CHEROKEE
300-320 PM ALPHARETTA GA 1.00 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 FULTON DIME TO QUARTER SIZED HAIL
LASTED FOR NEARLY 20 MINUTES.
625 PM CATAULA GA WIND DAMAGE
4/22/97 HARRIS TREES DOWN ON HIGHWAY 27.
REPORT RECEIVED FROM COLUMBUS
EOC AND HARRIS COUNTY SHERIFF
OFFICE.
635 PM W DANIELSVILLE GA 1.00 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 MADISON QUARTER SIZED HAIL REPORTED
ON COMMERCE-NEESE ROAD IN
AREA WEST OF DANIELSVILLE.
640 PM 6W DANIELSVILLE GA 2.00 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 MADISON REPORTED BY TRAINED SPOTTER.
645 PM W DANIELSVILLE GA 2.75 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 MADISON 635 REPORT CALLED BACK TO
REPORT THAT HAIL WAS NOW THE
SIZE OF BASEBALLS. WINDOWS WERE
BROKEN IN THE HOUSE.
745 PM 3W MILLEDGEVILLE GA 0.75 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 BALDWIN
607 PM NEWNAN GA WIND DAMAGE
4/22/97 COWETA LARGE TREE LIMBS WERE DOWN ON
MILLARD FARMER ROAD IN NEWNAN
AND ON SHENENDOAH ROAD ONE
MILE EAST OF INTERSTATE 85.
640 PM NICHOLSON GA 0.75 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 JACKSON DIME TO NICKEL SIZED HAIL.Local storm report, Apr 22, 11:30 PM EDT, 4 hours 32 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1130 PM EDT TUE APR 22 1997
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
630 PM JONESBORO GA WIND DAMAGE
4/22/97 CLAYTON LARGE TREES HAVE FALLEN IN
BACKYARD.
615 PM PEACHTREE CITY GA WIND DAMAGE
4/22/97 FAYETTE A LARGE TREE HAD FALLEN ON A
FENCE.
640-650 PM DANIELSVILLE GA 2.50 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 MADISON
640 PM NEESE GA 1.75 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 MADISON
640 PM DANIELSVILLE GA 1.75 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 MADISON
615 PM TYRONE GA WIND DAMAGE
4/22/97 FAYETTE THREE LARGE TREES UPROOTED.
WINDS WERE ESTIMATED AT 60
MPH.
700 PM 8W DANIELSVILLE GA 1.00 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 MADISON
715 PM MACON GA 0.75 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 BIBB DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN
WESTERN PORTIONS OF MACON.
545 PM LA GRANGE GA WIND DAMAGE
4/22/97 TROUP NUMEROUS TREES AND POWERLINES
DOWN. PEA SIZED HAIL ALSO
REPORTED.
700 PM GA WIND DAMAGE
4/22/97 GILMER SEVERAL TREES WERE DOWNED.
645 PM GA WIND DAMAGE
4/22/97 MURRAY HIGHWAY 282 HAS BEEN CLOSED.
REPORTED BY GILMER 911.
630 PM WHITESBURG GA WIND DAMAGE
4/22/97 CARROLL SEVERAL TREES WERE DOWNED.
545 PM GLYNN GA WIND DAMAGE
4/22/97 HEARD ONE TREE DOWN.
600 PM ATLANTA GA WIND DAMAGE
4/22/97 FULTON THREE TREES AND TWO POWER
LINES DOWN.
745 PM MANCHESTER GA WIND DAMAGE
4/22/97 MERIWETHER TREES WERE DOWN SCATTERED
THROUGHOUT MANCHESTER AND
HAIL OF UNKNOWN SIZE REPORTED
730 PM GA 0.75 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 MORGAN DIME SIZED HAIL REPORTED AND
HIGHWAY 441 WAS CLOSED DUE TO
TREES AND POWER LINES DOWNED.
630 PM GRIFFIN GA WIND DAMAGE
4/22/97 SPALDING NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER
LINES DOWNED.
630 PM CONCORD GA WIND DAMAGE
4/22/97 PIKE ROADS ARE CLOSED DUE TO TREES
AND POWERLINES DOWNED.
750-810 PM GA WIND DAMAGE
4/22/97 OCONEE 5 HOUSES WITH TREES DOWN IN
WATKINSVILLE. ONE HOME HAS
SEVERE STRUCTURAL DAMAGE DUE
TO TREES DOWN IN THE OUTSKIRT
OF WATKINSVILLE. A MOBILE
HOME WAS BLOWN OFF ITS
FOUNDATION. NUMEROUS TREES
DOWN COUNTY WIDE.
940 PM THOMASTON GA 0.75 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 UPSON DIME SIZED HAIL ON BURKETT
ROAD.
940 PM 3N THOMASTON GA 0.75 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 UPSON
620 PM 3N TALBOTTON GA WIND DAMAGE
4/22/97 TALBOT FOUR TREES DOWNED.
645 PM 12E THOMASTON GA WIND DAMAGE
4/22/97 UPSON NUMEROUS TREES AND POWERLINES
DOWNED IN YATESVILLE CAUSING
SEVERAL POWER OUTAGES.
530 PM 10 NW ELLIJAY GA 0.75 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 GILMER
605 PM FORTSON GA WIND DAMAGE
4/22/97 HARRIS TWO TREES WERE DOWNED.
630 PM JEFFERSON GA WIND DAMAGE
4/22/97 JACKSON TWO TREES DOWNED.
645 PM DANIELSVILLE GA 2.75 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 MADISON
650 PM MILSTEAD GA WIND DAMAGE
4/22/97 ROCKDALE THREE TREES DOWNED 2 MILES
NORTHWEST OF CONYERS.
700 PM KNOXVILLE GA WIND DAMAGE
4/22/97 CRAWFORD TREES DOWNED.
710 PM 8SSW WATKINSVILLE GA 0.75 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 OCONEE WIND WAS ESTIMATED AT 60 MPH.
TRESS WERE ALSO DOWNED IN THE
AREA.
940 PM 1N THOMASTON GA 0.75 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 UPSON
955 PM PIEDMONT GA 0.75 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 LAMAR HAIL WAS LARGER THAN THE SIZE
OF DIMES.
1005 PM BARNESVILLE GA 0.75 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 LAMAR
940 PM ZEBULON GA 0.75 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 PIKELocal storm report, Apr 22, 11:33 PM EDT, 4 hours 29 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1130 PM EDT TUE APR 22 1997
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
630 PM JONESBORO GA WIND DAMAGE
4/22/97 CLAYTON LARGE TREES HAVE FALLEN IN
BACKYARD.
615 PM PEACHTREE CITY GA WIND DAMAGE
4/22/97 FAYETTE A LARGE TREE HAD FALLEN ON A
FENCE.
640-650 PM DANIELSVILLE GA 2.50 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 MADISON
640 PM NEESE GA 1.75 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 MADISON
640 PM DANIELSVILLE GA 1.75 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 MADISON
615 PM TYRONE GA WIND DAMAGE
4/22/97 FAYETTE THREE LARGE TREES UPROOTED.
WINDS WERE ESTIMATED AT 60
MPH.
700 PM 8W DANIELSVILLE GA 1.00 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 MADISON
715 PM MACON GA 0.75 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 BIBB DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN
WESTERN PORTIONS OF MACON.
545 PM LA GRANGE GA WIND DAMAGE
4/22/97 TROUP NUMEROUS TREES AND POWERLINES
DOWN. PEA SIZED HAIL ALSO
REPORTED.
700 PM GA WIND DAMAGE
4/22/97 GILMER SEVERAL TREES WERE DOWNED.
645 PM GA WIND DAMAGE
4/22/97 MURRAY HIGHWAY 282 HAS BEEN CLOSED.
REPORTED BY GILMER 911.
630 PM WHITESBURG GA WIND DAMAGE
4/22/97 CARROLL SEVERAL TREES WERE DOWNED.
545 PM GLYNN GA WIND DAMAGE
4/22/97 HEARD ONE TREE DOWN.
600 PM ATLANTA GA WIND DAMAGE
4/22/97 FULTON THREE TREES AND TWO POWER
LINES DOWN.
745 PM MANCHESTER GA WIND DAMAGE
4/22/97 MERIWETHER TREES WERE DOWN SCATTERED
THROUGHOUT MANCHESTER AND
HAIL OF UNKNOWN SIZE REPORTED
730 PM GA 0.75 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 MORGAN DIME SIZED HAIL REPORTED AND
HIGHWAY 441 WAS CLOSED DUE TO
TREES AND POWER LINES DOWNED.
630 PM GRIFFIN GA WIND DAMAGE
4/22/97 SPALDING NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER
LINES DOWNED.
630 PM CONCORD GA WIND DAMAGE
4/22/97 PIKE ROADS ARE CLOSED DUE TO TREES
AND POWERLINES DOWNED.
750-810 PM GA WIND DAMAGE
4/22/97 OCONEE 5 HOUSES WITH TREES DOWN IN
WATKINSVILLE. ONE HOME HAS
SEVERE STRUCTURAL DAMAGE DUE
TO TREES DOWN IN THE OUTSKIRT
OF WATKINSVILLE. A MOBILE
HOME WAS BLOWN OFF ITS
FOUNDATION. NUMEROUS TREES
DOWN COUNTY WIDE.
940 PM THOMASTON GA 0.75 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 UPSON DIME SIZED HAIL ON BURKETT
ROAD.
940 PM 3N THOMASTON GA 0.75 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 UPSON
620 PM 3N TALBOTTON GA WIND DAMAGE
4/22/97 TALBOT FOUR TREES DOWNED.
645 PM 12E THOMASTON GA WIND DAMAGE
4/22/97 UPSON NUMEROUS TREES AND POWERLINES
DOWNED IN YATESVILLE CAUSING
SEVERAL POWER OUTAGES.
530 PM 10 NW ELLIJAY GA 0.75 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 GILMER
605 PM FORTSON GA WIND DAMAGE
4/22/97 HARRIS TWO TREES WERE DOWNED.
630 PM JEFFERSON GA WIND DAMAGE
4/22/97 JACKSON TWO TREES DOWNED.
645 PM DANIELSVILLE GA 2.75 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 MADISON
650 PM MILSTEAD GA WIND DAMAGE
4/22/97 ROCKDALE THREE TREES DOWNED 2 MILES
NORTHWEST OF CONYERS.
700 PM KNOXVILLE GA WIND DAMAGE
4/22/97 CRAWFORD TREES DOWNED.
710 PM 8SSW WATKINSVILLE GA 0.75 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 OCONEE WIND WAS ESTIMATED AT 60 MPH.
TRESS WERE ALSO DOWNED IN THE
AREA.
940 PM 1N THOMASTON GA 0.75 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 UPSON
955 PM PIEDMONT GA 0.75 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 LAMAR HAIL WAS LARGER THAN THE SIZE
OF DIMES.
1005 PM BARNESVILLE GA 0.75 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 LAMAR
940 PM ZEBULON GA 0.75 INCH HAIL
4/22/97 PIKEThe office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 8:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Wilkinson | 21 min |
| Apr 22, 8:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Glascock, Jefferson, Warren | 44 min |
| Apr 22, 9:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Harris, Meriwether | 40 min |
| Apr 22, 9:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Pike, Upson | 38 min |
| Apr 22, 9:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Lamar | 39 min |
| Apr 22, 10:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Marion, Schley | 34 min |
| Apr 22, 10:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Macon | 31 min |
| Apr 22, 10:48 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Macon | 27 min |
| Apr 22, 11:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Houston, Peach | 30 min |
| Apr 22, 11:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Crisp, Dooly | 32 min |
| Apr 22, 11:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Twiggs | 32 min |
| Apr 22, 11:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Pulaski, Wilcox | 27 min |
| Apr 22, 11:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bleckley | 27 min |
| Apr 22, 11:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dodge, Laurens | 28 min |
| Apr 22, 11:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Telfair, Wheeler | 44 min |
| Apr 22, 11:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Emanuel, Jefferson, Treutlen | 44 min |
| Apr 23, 12:12 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Montgomery, Toombs | 33 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Georgia, 1997Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1997
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.