Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1998
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 510, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 10, 1998, 6:45 AM EDT for Taliaferro County, Wilkes County, Georgia. It was in force for 35 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
- May 10, 1998, 6:45 AM EDT (10:45 UTC)
- Expired
- May 10, 1998, 7:20 AM EDT
- In force
- 35 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Taliaferro County, GA, Wilkes County, GA
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 160 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
- 37 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -470 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1589 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 62 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 34 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 145 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 101045 RRA SVRATL GAC265-317-101120- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 645 AM EDT SUN MAY 10 1998 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... TALIAFERRO COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN GEORGIA WILKES COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN GEORGIA * UNTIL 720 AM EDT * AT 644 AM EDT... A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS INDICATED BY DOPPLER RADAR 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WASHINGTON MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. * SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM ARE... WASHINGTON AROUND 650 AM EDT PORTERS AROUND 655 AM EDT AONIA AROUND 655 AM EDT SANDTOWN AROUND 700 AM EDT METASVILLE AROUND 700 AM EDT 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 DO NOT 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 REPORT IT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING 770-486-8535. PAH
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, May 10, 1:34 AM EDT, 5 hours 11 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
134 AM EDT SAT MAY 10 1998
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1150 PM FELTON GA 0.75 INCH HAIL
5/9/98 POLK REPORTED BY HAM
1153 PM FISH CREEK GA 0.75 INCH HAIL
5/9/98 POLK REPORTED BY HAM
1230 AM 4 SE CARTERSVILLE GA 1.00 INCH HAIL
5/10/98 BARTOW REPORTED BY PUBLIC
1250 AM BROOKHAVEN GA 0.75 INCH HAIL
5/10/98 FULTON ALONG CHAMBLEE ROAD
1250 AM VININGS GA 0.75 INCH HAIL
5/10/98 COBB REPORTED BY PUBLIC
1255 AM SANDY SPRINGS GA 0.75 INCH HAIL
5/10/98 FULTON REPORTED BY PUBLIC
1250 AM SANDY SPRINGS GA 0.75 INCH HAIL
5/10/98 FULTON REPORTED BY PUBLIC
105 AM DUNWOODY GA 0.75 INCH HAIL
5/10/98 DEKALB REPORTED BY PUBLC
108 AM NORCROSS GA 0.75 INCH HAIL
5/10/98 GWINNETT REPORTED BY PUBLC
110 AM 8 SW CUMMING GA 0.75 INCH HAIL
5/10/98 FORSYTH REPORTED BY PUBLIC
134 AM PALMETTO GA 1.00 INCH HAIL
5/10/98 FULTON REPORTED BY PUBLICLocal storm report, May 10, 1:34 AM EDT, 5 hours 11 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
134 AM EDT SAT MAY 10 1998
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1150 PM FELTON GA 0.75 INCH HAIL
5/9/98 POLK REPORTED BY HAM
1153 PM FISH CREEK GA 0.75 INCH HAIL
5/9/98 POLK REPORTED BY HAM
1230 AM 4 SE CARTERSVILLE GA 1.00 INCH HAIL
5/10/98 BARTOW REPORTED BY PUBLIC
1250 AM BROOKHAVEN GA 0.75 INCH HAIL
5/10/98 FULTON ALONG CHAMBLEE ROAD
1250 AM VININGS GA 0.75 INCH HAIL
5/10/98 COBB REPORTED BY PUBLIC
1255 AM SANDY SPRINGS GA 0.75 INCH HAIL
5/10/98 FULTON REPORTED BY PUBLIC
1250 AM SANDY SPRINGS GA 0.75 INCH HAIL
5/10/98 FULTON REPORTED BY PUBLIC
105 AM DUNWOODY GA 0.75 INCH HAIL
5/10/98 DEKALB REPORTED BY PUBLC
108 AM NORCROSS GA 0.75 INCH HAIL
5/10/98 GWINNETT REPORTED BY PUBLC
110 AM 8 SW CUMMING GA 0.75 INCH HAIL
5/10/98 FORSYTH REPORTED BY PUBLIC
134 AM PALMETTO GA 1.00 INCH HAIL
5/10/98 FULTON REPORTED BY PUBLICSpecial weather statement, May 10, 4:10 AM EDT, 2 hours 35 minutes before
GAZ011>015-019-020-030-100830- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 410 AM EDT SUN MAY 10 1998 THE TORNADO WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THE THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN NORTH GEORGIA... CHATTOOGA...GORDON...PICKENS...DAWSON...LUMPKIN... FLOYD...BARTOW AND POLK. THE WATCH CONTINUES SOUTHEAST OF THIS AREA. BDL
Special weather statement, May 10, 5:31 AM EDT, 1 hour 14 minutes before
GAZ047-100950- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 531 AM EDT SUN MAY 10 1998 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WALTON COUNTY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE THUNDERSTORM HAS MOVED AWAY. BDL
Special weather statement, May 10, 6:00 AM EDT, 45 minutes before
GAZ018-021>029-031>039-041>061-066>073-078>084-091>096-105-107-109- 101030- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 600 AM EDT SUN MAY 10 1998 ...THE TORNADO WATCH FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA HAS BEEN CANCELLED... SCATTERED SHOWERS AND STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO WEAKEN OVER NORTH GEORGIA AND THIS TREND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THIS MORNING. ALTHOUGH SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED OVER PARTS OF NORTH GEORGIA THROUGH 700 AM...THE CHANCE FOR ORGANIZED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE. BDL
Special weather statement, May 10, 6:00 AM EDT, 45 minutes before
GAZ018-021>029-031>039-041>061-066>073-078>084-091>096-105-107-109- 101030- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 600 AM EDT SUN MAY 10 1998 ...THE TORNADO WATCH FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA HAS BEEN CANCELLED... SCATTERED SHOWERS AND STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO WEAKEN OVER NORTH GEORGIA AND THIS TREND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THIS MORNING. ALTHOUGH SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED OVER PARTS OF NORTH GEORGIA THROUGH 700 AM...THE CHANCE FOR ORGANIZED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE. BDL
The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 12:04 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Paulding, Polk | 36 min |
| May 10, 12:25 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cobb | 35 min |
| May 10, 12:42 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cherokee, Fulton | 33 min |
| May 10, 12:45 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll | 35 min |
| May 10, 12:51 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Gwinnett | 34 min |
| May 10, 12:51 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Forsyth | 34 min |
| May 10, 1:08 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Douglas, Fulton | 52 min |
| May 10, 1:12 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Barrow, Hall, Jackson | 33 min |
| May 10, 2:33 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cobb, Fulton | 32 min |
| May 10, 3:00 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Paulding | 35 min |
| May 10, 3:19 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Haralson, Polk | 36 min |
| May 10, 3:40 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cobb, Fulton | 35 min |
| May 10, 4:11 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | DeKalb | 34 min |
| May 10, 4:13 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Gwinnett | 32 min |
| May 10, 5:06 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Oconee, Walton | 49 min |
| May 10, 5:51 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Greene, Morgan | 49 min |
| May 10, 8:19 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Harris, Troup | 36 min |
| May 10, 9:45 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | White | 20 min |
| May 10, 12:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Johnson, Washington | 35 min |
| May 10, 3:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Wilkes | 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.