Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1998
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 513, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 10, 1998, 12:35 PM EDT for Johnson County, Washington 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, 12:35 PM EDT (16:35 UTC)
- Expired
- May 10, 1998, 1:10 PM EDT
- In force
- 35 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Johnson County, GA, Washington County, GA
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 4.6 hours before the alert went out and 175 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 101635 RRA SVRATL GAC167-303-101710- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1235 PM EDT SUN MAY 10 1998 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... NORTHERN JOHNSON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA SOUTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA * UNTIL 110 PM EDT * AT 1234 PM EDT... A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS INDICATED BY DOPPLER RADAR 12 MILES NORTHWEST OF KITE MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. * SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM ARE... KITE AROUND 1250 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.
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, 6:50 AM EDT, 5 hours 45 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, 5 hours 40 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.Special weather statement, May 10, 11:30 AM EDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before
GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 091>098-103>113-110000- NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...CORRECTION... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1130 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 SOUTH AND EAST OF A LINE FROM BLUE RIDGE IN FANNIN COUNTY TO ROME IN FLOYD COUNTY. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA TO BE IN SOUTH CAROLINA BY THIS EVENING. AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE STATE TODAY. VERY MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL PROVIDE THE NECESSARY INGREDIENTS FOR FOR THE POSSIBLE 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, 11:30 AM EDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before
GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 091>098-103>113-110000- NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...CORRECTION... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1130 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 SOUTH AND EAST OF A LINE FROM BLUE RIDGE IN FANNIN COUNTY TO ROME IN FLOYD COUNTY. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA TO BE IN SOUTH CAROLINA BY THIS EVENING. AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE STATE TODAY. VERY MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL PROVIDE THE NECESSARY INGREDIENTS FOR FOR THE POSSIBLE 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, 11:38 AM EDT, 57 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1138 AM EDT SUN MAY 10 1998
TIME(EST) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
945 AM HELEN GA 1.00 INCH HAIL
5/10/98 WHITE DIME TO QUARTER
SIZE HAIL REPORTED
BY WHITE COUNTY 911.Local storm report, May 10, 11:38 AM EDT, 57 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1138 AM EDT SUN MAY 10 1998
TIME(EST) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
945 AM HELEN GA 1.00 INCH HAIL
5/10/98 WHITE DIME TO QUARTER
SIZE HAIL REPORTED
BY WHITE COUNTY 911.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, 9:45 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | White | 20 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.