Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1998
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 512, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 10, 1998, 9:45 AM EDT for White County, Georgia. It was in force for 20 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 10, 1998, 9:45 AM EDT (13:45 UTC)
- Expired
- May 10, 1998, 10:05 AM EDT
- In force
- 20 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Whole counties
County White County, GA
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 142 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:44 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 9:45 AM EDT | Hail 1 | Helen, 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, 1.8 hours before the alert went out and 158 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
- 619 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -24 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 545 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 63 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 48 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 94 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 0.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KATL 101345 RRA SVRATL GAC311-101405- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 945 AM EDT SUN MAY 10 1998 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... WHITE COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN GEORGIA * UNTIL 1005 AM EDT * AT 943 AM EDT... A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS INDICATED BY DOPPLER RADAR IN THE VICINITY OF SAUTEE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 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 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. VW/GLB
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 10, 5:31 AM EDT, 4 hours 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, 3 hours 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, 3 hours 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, 6:50 AM EDT, 2 hours 55 minutes before
GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 091>098-103>113-101600- NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 650 AM EDT SUN MAY 10 1998 THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA TODAY. THE SLIGHT RISK AREA IS GENERALLY ALONG AND EAST OF A LINE FROM DANIELSVILLE IN MADISON COUNTY TO MONTICELLO IN JASPER COUNTY TO FORT VALLEY IN PEACH COUNTY TO CORDELE IN CRISP COUNTY. A COLD FRONT OVER NORTHWEST GEORGIA THIS MORNING IS EXPECTED TO MOVE EAST ACROSS THE STATE TODAY. VERY MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL PROVIDE THE NECESSRY INGREDIENTS FOR FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE STORMS. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND GUST ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE STORMS. 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, May 10, 6:50 AM EDT, 2 hours 55 minutes before
GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 091>098-103>113-101600- NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 650 AM EDT SUN MAY 10 1998 THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA TODAY. THE SLIGHT RISK AREA IS GENERALLY ALONG AND EAST OF A LINE FROM DANIELSVILLE IN MADISON COUNTY TO MONTICELLO IN JASPER COUNTY TO FORT VALLEY IN PEACH COUNTY TO CORDELE IN CRISP COUNTY. A COLD FRONT OVER NORTHWEST GEORGIA THIS MORNING IS EXPECTED TO MOVE EAST ACROSS THE STATE TODAY. VERY MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL PROVIDE THE NECESSRY INGREDIENTS FOR FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE STORMS. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND GUST ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE STORMS. SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA SHOULD MONITOR LOCAL WEATHER CONDITIONS AND BE READY FOR POSSIBLE ACTIVATION.
Local storm report, May 10, 6:55 AM EDT, 2 hours 50 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
655 AM EDT SUN MAY 10 1998
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
150 AM VILLA RICA GA 0.75 INCH HAIL
5/10/98 DOUGLAS
105 AM CARROLTON GA 1.00 INCH HAIL
5/10/98 CARROLL
243 AM SANDY SPRINGS GA 0.75 INCH HAIL
5/10/98 FULTON DIME SIZE HAIL
NEAR MT. VERON
CIRCLE AND I285.
310 AM HIRAM GA 0.75 INCH HAIL
5/10/98 PAULDING
240 AM MARIETTA GA 0.75 INCH HAIL
5/10/98 COBB
305 AM 8 S DALLAS GA 0.75 INCH HAIL
5/10/98 PAULDING NICKEL SIZE HAIL
REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
315 AM NEW GEORGIA GA 1.00 INCH HAIL
5/10/98 PAULDING
415 AM LILBURN GA 1.00 INCH HAIL
5/10/98 GWINNETT DIME SIZE HAIL.
NUMEROUS REPORTS
OF PEA TO QUARTER
SIZE HAIL. REPORTED BETWEEN
415 AMD 417 AM.
413 AM 2 SW NORCROSS GA 0.75 INCH HAIL
5/10/98 DEKALB DIME TO NICKEL
SIZE HAIL. REPORTED BETWEEN
413 AND 418 AM.
420 AM LAWRENCEVILLE GA 1.00 INCH HAIL
5/10/98 GWINNETT PUBLIC REPORTED QUARTER
SIZED HAIL BETWEEN
420 AND 425 AM.
425 AM LILBURN GA 1.00 INCH HAIL
5/10/98 GWINNETT DIME TO QUARTER
SIZE HAIL REPORTED
BY PUBLIC BETWEEN 425
AND 430 AM.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, 6:45 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Taliaferro, Wilkes | 35 min |
| May 10, 8:19 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Harris, Troup | 36 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; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.