Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1998
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 362, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 3, 1998, 8:39 PM EDT for Carroll County, Georgia. It was in force for 51 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
- May 3, 1998, 8:39 PM EDT (00:39 UTC)
- Expired
- May 3, 1998, 9:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 51 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Whole counties
County Carroll County, GA
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 8:45 PM EDT | Hail 1 | Carrollton, GA | Public reports indicated quarter size hail fell in downtown Carrollton. Dime size hail covered the ground and shredded leaves off trees near Lake Carroll. |
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 watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 4:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| May 3, 7:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 0.7 hours before the alert went out and 59 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
- 879 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -33 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 901 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 59 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 139 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 172 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 4.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
457 WUUS1 KATL 040041 RRA SVRATL GAC045-040130- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 839 PM EDT SUN MAY 3 1998 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... CARROLL COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN GEORGIA * UNTIL 930 PM EDT * AT 838 PM EDT... A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS INDICATED BY DOPPLER RADAR 5 MILES WEST OF CARROLLTON MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. * SOME LOCATIONS IN AND NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM ARE... CARROLLTON AROUND 850 PM EDT LOWELL AROUND 850 PM EDT CLEM AROUND 855 PM EDT WHITESBURG AROUND 910 PM EDT VILLA RICA AROUND 915 PM EDT DAMAGING WIND...LARGE HAIL...VERY HEAVY RAIN...AND DEADLY LIGHTNING ARE ALL POSSIBLE IN SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. STAY INSIDE AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. BOATERS...GOLFERS... AND OTHERS INVOLVED IN OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES SHOULD SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. IF YOU EXPERIENCE STORM DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES OR TREES...OR HAIL THE SIZE OF DIMES OR LARGER...PLEASE REPORT IT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING 770-486-8535. 17/50
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, May 3, 4:23 PM EDT, 4 hours 16 minutes before
GAZ101-116>119-136>141-151>154-164>166-032115- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED TO INCLUDE WARE COUNTY IN WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 423 PM EDT SUN MAY 3 1998 THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELED FOR PART OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. THE WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT UNTIL 7PM EDT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA... EFFINGHAM...CHATHAM...BRYAN...LIBERTY...LONG...MCINTOSH...WAYNE... GLYNN...PIERCE...BRANTLEY...CAMDEN...CHARLTON AND WARE. WRS
Local storm report, May 3, 4:50 PM EDT, 3 hours 49 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT COR TO CAPITALS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
450 PM EDT SUN MAY 3 1998
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
355-415 PM GA 0.88 INCH HAIL
5/3/98 FLOYD NICKLE SIZE HAIL CONTINUOUS
FOR 20 MINUTES.
344 PM GA 1.75 INCH HAIL
5/3/98 FLOYD QUARTER SIZE TO NEAR GOLFBALL
SIZE HAIL
345 PM WEST ROME GA 0.88 INCH HAIL
5/3/98 FLOYD DIME TO NICKLE SIZE HAIL
350-400 PM ROME GA 0.75 INCH HAIL
5/3/98 FLOYD DIME SIZE OR LARGER HAIL
356 PM GA 0.75 INCH HAIL
5/3/98 FLOYD LARGER THAN DIME SIZE.
400 PM ARMUCHEE, FLOYD CITY GA 0.75 INCH HAIL
5/3/98 FLOYD DIME SIZE HAIL
405 PM GLENWOOD, ARMUCHEE GA 0.75 INCH HAIL
5/3/98 FLOYD DIME SIZE HAIL
413 PM 10 MILES NORTH KINGSTON GA 1.25 INCH HAIL
5/3/98 BARTOW HALF DOLLAR HAILLocal storm report, May 3, 4:50 PM EDT, 3 hours 49 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT COR TO CAPITALS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
450 PM EDT SUN MAY 3 1998
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
355-415 PM GA 0.88 INCH HAIL
5/3/98 FLOYD NICKLE SIZE HAIL CONTINUOUS
FOR 20 MINUTES.
344 PM GA 1.75 INCH HAIL
5/3/98 FLOYD QUARTER SIZE TO NEAR GOLFBALL
SIZE HAIL
345 PM WEST ROME GA 0.88 INCH HAIL
5/3/98 FLOYD DIME TO NICKLE SIZE HAIL
350-400 PM ROME GA 0.75 INCH HAIL
5/3/98 FLOYD DIME SIZE OR LARGER HAIL
356 PM GA 0.75 INCH HAIL
5/3/98 FLOYD LARGER THAN DIME SIZE.
400 PM ARMUCHEE, FLOYD CITY GA 0.75 INCH HAIL
5/3/98 FLOYD DIME SIZE HAIL
405 PM GLENWOOD, ARMUCHEE GA 0.75 INCH HAIL
5/3/98 FLOYD DIME SIZE HAIL
413 PM 10 MILES NORTH KINGSTON GA 1.25 INCH HAIL
5/3/98 BARTOW HALF DOLLAR HAILLocal storm report, May 3, 4:55 PM EDT, 3 hours 44 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1243 AM EDT SUN MAY 3 1998
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
355-415 PM GA 0.88 inch hail
5/3/98 FLOYD NICKLE SIZE HAIL CONTINUOUS
FOR 20 MINUTES.
344 PM GA 1.75 inch hail
5/3/98 FLOYD QUARTER SIZE TO NEAR GOLFBALL
SIZE HAIL
345 PM WEST ROME GA 0.88 inch hail
5/3/98 FLOYD DIME TO NICKLE SIZE HAIL
350-400 PM ROME GA 0.75 inch hail
5/3/98 FLOYD DIME SIZE OR LARGER HAIL
356 PM GA 0.75 inch hail
5/3/98 FLOYD LARGER THAN DIME SIZE.
400 PM ARMUCHEE, FLOYD CITY GA 0.75 inch hail
5/3/98 FLOYD DIME SIZE HAIL
405 PM GLENWOOD, ARMUCHEE GA 0.75 inch hail
5/3/98 FLOYD DIME SIZE HAIL
413 PM 10 MILES NORTH KINGSTON GA 1.25 inch hail
5/3/98 BARTOW HALF DOLLAR HAILLocal storm report, May 3, 5:55 PM EDT, 2 hours 44 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT COR TO CAPITALS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
555 PM EDT SUN MAY 3 1998
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
355-415 PM GA 0.88 INCH HAIL
5/3/98 FLOYD NICKLE SIZE HAIL CONTINUOUS
FOR 20 MINUTES.
344 PM GA 1.75 INCH HAIL
5/3/98 FLOYD QUARTER SIZE TO NEAR GOLFBALL
SIZE HAIL
345 PM WEST ROME GA 0.88 INCH HAIL
5/3/98 FLOYD DIME TO NICKLE SIZE HAIL
350-400 PM ROME GA 0.75 INCH HAIL
5/3/98 FLOYD DIME SIZE OR LARGER HAIL
356 PM GA 0.75 INCH HAIL
5/3/98 FLOYD LARGER THAN DIME SIZE.
400 PM ARMUCHEE, FLOYD CITY GA 0.75 INCH HAIL
5/3/98 FLOYD DIME SIZE HAIL
405 PM GLENWOOD, ARMUCHEE GA 0.75 INCH HAIL
5/3/98 FLOYD DIME SIZE HAIL
413 PM 10 MILES NORTH KINGSTON GA 1.25 INCH HAIL
5/3/98 BARTOW HALF DOLLAR HAIL
503 PM CANTON GA 0.75 INCH HAIL
5/3/98 CHEROKEE REPORTED BY EMA DIRECTOR.
455 PM 8 E CARTERSVILLE GA O.88 INCH HAIL
5/3/98 CHEROKEE REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
430 PM N CARTERSVILLE GA 1.00 INCH HAIL
5/3/98 BARTOW COVERED GROUND. REPORTED BY
PUBLIC.
440 PM 5 N CARTERSVILLE GA 1.00 INCH HAIL
5/3/98 BARTOW DIME TO QUARTER SIZE.
REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
432 PM NEAR I-75 GA 1.00 INCH HAIL
5/3/98 BARTOW REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
434 PM 5 N CARTERSVILLE GA 0.88 INCH HAIL
5/3/98 BARTOW REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
430 PM 10-15 N CARTERSVILLE GA 1.75 INCH HAIL
5/3/98 BARTOW DIME TO GOLFBALL SIZE.
REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
435 PM CARTERSVILLE GA 1.75 INCH HAIL
5/3/98 BARTOW REPORTED BY PUBLIC ON I-75
AT EXIT 127.
449 PM 2-3 NE CARTERSVILLE GA 0.88 INCH HAIL
5/3/98 BARTOW REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
445 PM 6 E CARTERSVILLE GA 1.00 INCH HAIL
5/3/98 BARTOW REPORTED BY PUBLIC. PEA TO
QUARTER SIZE.
500 PM CANTON GA 0.50 INCH HAIL
5/3/98 CHEROKEE MOTHBALL SIZE HAIL. REPORTED
BY PUBLIC.
455 PM 8 E CARTERSVILLE GA 0.88 INCH HAIL
5/3/98 CHEROKEE COVERED GROUND 2 INCHES DEEP.
REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
524 PM 5 E ROME GA 0.75 INCH HAIL
5/3/98 FLOYD REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
513 PM HOLLY SPRINGS GA 1.75 INCH HAIL
5/3/98 CHEROKEE MOSTLY QUARTER SIZE. REPORTED
BY PUBLIC.
524 PM CRABAPPLE GA 1.75 inch hail
5/3/98 CHEROKEE REPORTED BY PUBLIC FROM
524-527 PM.
512 PM HOLLY SPRINGS GA 2.00 INCH HAIL
5/3/98 CHEROKEE REPORTED BY SPOTTER NEAR
I-75 AND EXIT 6.Local storm report, May 3, 5:55 PM EDT, 2 hours 44 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT COR TO CAPITALS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
555 PM EDT SUN MAY 3 1998
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
355-415 PM GA 0.88 INCH HAIL
5/3/98 FLOYD NICKLE SIZE HAIL CONTINUOUS
FOR 20 MINUTES.
344 PM GA 1.75 INCH HAIL
5/3/98 FLOYD QUARTER SIZE TO NEAR GOLFBALL
SIZE HAIL
345 PM WEST ROME GA 0.88 INCH HAIL
5/3/98 FLOYD DIME TO NICKLE SIZE HAIL
350-400 PM ROME GA 0.75 INCH HAIL
5/3/98 FLOYD DIME SIZE OR LARGER HAIL
356 PM GA 0.75 INCH HAIL
5/3/98 FLOYD LARGER THAN DIME SIZE.
400 PM ARMUCHEE, FLOYD CITY GA 0.75 INCH HAIL
5/3/98 FLOYD DIME SIZE HAIL
405 PM GLENWOOD, ARMUCHEE GA 0.75 INCH HAIL
5/3/98 FLOYD DIME SIZE HAIL
413 PM 10 MILES NORTH KINGSTON GA 1.25 INCH HAIL
5/3/98 BARTOW HALF DOLLAR HAIL
503 PM CANTON GA 0.75 INCH HAIL
5/3/98 CHEROKEE REPORTED BY EMA DIRECTOR.
455 PM 8 E CARTERSVILLE GA O.88 INCH HAIL
5/3/98 CHEROKEE REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
430 PM N CARTERSVILLE GA 1.00 INCH HAIL
5/3/98 BARTOW COVERED GROUND. REPORTED BY
PUBLIC.
440 PM 5 N CARTERSVILLE GA 1.00 INCH HAIL
5/3/98 BARTOW DIME TO QUARTER SIZE.
REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
432 PM NEAR I-75 GA 1.00 INCH HAIL
5/3/98 BARTOW REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
434 PM 5 N CARTERSVILLE GA 0.88 INCH HAIL
5/3/98 BARTOW REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
430 PM 10-15 N CARTERSVILLE GA 1.75 INCH HAIL
5/3/98 BARTOW DIME TO GOLFBALL SIZE.
REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
435 PM CARTERSVILLE GA 1.75 INCH HAIL
5/3/98 BARTOW REPORTED BY PUBLIC ON I-75
AT EXIT 127.
449 PM 2-3 NE CARTERSVILLE GA 0.88 INCH HAIL
5/3/98 BARTOW REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
445 PM 6 E CARTERSVILLE GA 1.00 INCH HAIL
5/3/98 BARTOW REPORTED BY PUBLIC. PEA TO
QUARTER SIZE.
500 PM CANTON GA 0.50 INCH HAIL
5/3/98 CHEROKEE MOTHBALL SIZE HAIL. REPORTED
BY PUBLIC.
455 PM 8 E CARTERSVILLE GA 0.88 INCH HAIL
5/3/98 CHEROKEE COVERED GROUND 2 INCHES DEEP.
REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
524 PM 5 E ROME GA 0.75 INCH HAIL
5/3/98 FLOYD REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
513 PM HOLLY SPRINGS GA 1.75 INCH HAIL
5/3/98 CHEROKEE MOSTLY QUARTER SIZE. REPORTED
BY PUBLIC.
524 PM CRABAPPLE GA 1.75 inch hail
5/3/98 CHEROKEE REPORTED BY PUBLIC FROM
524-527 PM.
512 PM HOLLY SPRINGS GA 2.00 INCH HAIL
5/3/98 CHEROKEE REPORTED BY SPOTTER NEAR
I-75 AND EXIT 6.The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 8:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Putnam | 37 min |
| May 3, 8:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Forsyth, Gwinnett | 33 min |
| May 3, 8:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | DeKalb | 33 min |
| May 3, 8:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Banks | 35 min |
| May 3, 8:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Hall | 34 min |
| May 3, 8:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Gwinnett | 33 min |
| May 3, 9:04 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Gwinnett | 21 min |
| May 3, 9:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Douglas, Fulton | 49 min |
| May 3, 9:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Barrow, Walton | 49 min |
| May 3, 9:19 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Jefferson | 36 min |
| May 3, 9:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clayton, Fayette | 35 min |
| May 3, 9:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Oconee | 51 min |
| May 3, 9:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Montgomery, Toombs | 35 min |
| May 3, 9:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Wheeler | 35 min |
| May 3, 9:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Henry, Newton, Rockdale | 47 min |
| May 3, 9:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clarke | 49 min |
| May 3, 10:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Morgan | 37 min |
| May 3, 10:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Oglethorpe | 48 min |
| May 3, 11:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Wilkes | 35 min |
| May 4, 12:27 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Webster | 33 min |
| May 4, 12:49 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Sumter | 51 min |
| May 4, 1:07 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Crisp | 33 min |
| May 4, 1:21 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dooly | 34 min |
| May 4, 1:30 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Wilcox | 35 min |
| May 4, 1:47 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Houston, Pulaski | 33 min |
| May 4, 1:58 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dodge, Telfair | 37 min |
| May 4, 2:00 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Webster | 35 min |
| May 4, 2:18 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Treutlen, Wheeler | 32 min |
| May 4, 2:21 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Montgomery | 34 min |
| May 4, 2:21 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Laurens | 34 min |
| May 4, 2:25 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Sumter | 50 min |
| May 4, 2:48 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Emanuel, Toombs | 32 min |
| May 4, 2:54 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Crisp, Dooly | 31 min |
| May 4, 3:12 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Sumter | 33 min |
| May 4, 3:17 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dodge, Telfair | 33 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Georgia, 1998Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1998
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.