Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1998
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 576, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 4, 1998, 6:56 PM EDT for Carroll County, Haralson County, Georgia. It was in force for 34 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
- Jun 4, 1998, 6:56 PM EDT (22:56 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 4, 1998, 7:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Carroll County, GA, Haralson County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 7:05 PM EDT | Hail 1 | Bremen, 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 watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 2:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 70 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
- 2419 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -25 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 685 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 85 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 67 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.9
- Supercell composite
- 4.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
321 WUUS1 KATL 042257 RRA SVRATL GAC045-143-042330- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 656 PM EDT THU JUN 4 1998 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... NORTHERN CARROLL COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN GEORGIA HARALSON COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN GEORGIA * UNTIL 730 PM EDT * AT 655 PM EDT... A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS INDICATED BY DOPPLER RADAR 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF BREMEN MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. * SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM ARE... BOWDON JUNCTION AROUND 700 PM EDT BREMEN AROUND 700 PM EDT DRAKETOWN AROUND 710 PM EDT VILLA RICA AROUND 720 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
Local storm report, Jun 4, 3:02 PM EDT, 3 hours 54 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
302 PM EDT THU JUN 4 1998
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
205 PM DANIELSVILLE GA WIND DAMAGE
6/4/98 MADISON POWER LINES DOWN
215 PM HOMER GA WIND DAMAGE
6/4/98 BANKS TREES REPORTED DOWN ACROSS
ROADS
240 PM 5N CHATSWORTH GA 1.00 INCH HAIL
6/4/98 MURRAY
ENDLocal storm report, Jun 4, 3:02 PM EDT, 3 hours 54 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
302 PM EDT THU JUN 4 1998
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
205 PM DANIELSVILLE GA WIND DAMAGE
6/4/98 MADISON POWER LINES DOWN
215 PM HOMER GA WIND DAMAGE
6/4/98 BANKS TREES REPORTED DOWN ACROSS
ROADS
240 PM 5N CHATSWORTH GA 1.00 INCH HAIL
6/4/98 MURRAY
ENDLocal storm report, Jun 4, 6:02 PM EDT, 54 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
602 PM EDT THU JUN 4 1998
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
255 PM 1 N CARTERSVILLE GA WIND DAMAGE
6/4/98 BARTOW
220 PM 2 W WHITE GA 0.75 inch hail
6/4/98 BARTOW
335 PM 3 W ROME GA 0.75 inch hail
6/4/98 FLOYD
340 PM LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN GA 0.75 inch hail
6/4/98 WALKER
440 PM NEAR WOODSTOCK GA WIND DAMAGE
6/4/98 CHEROKEE BIG TREE BROKE OFF 3 FT ABOVE
443 PM WOODSTOCK GA 1.00 inch hail
6/4/98 CHEROKEE WIND ESTIMATED 60-70 MPH AND
450 PM 3 W ROSWELL GA 1.75 inch hail
6/4/98 FULTON
524 PM 3 S POWDER SPRINGS GA 0.75 inch hail
6/4/98 COBB
532 PM DOBBINS ARB GA 58 MPH TSTM GUST
6/4/98 COBB
453 PM ROCKMONT GA 1.75 inch hail
6/4/98 POLK
510 PM WOODSTOCK GA WIND DAMAGE
6/4/98 CHEROKEE 1 LARGE TREE DOWN, SCREENS DA
535 PM SANDY SPRINGS GA 1.00 inch hail
6/4/98 FULTON
605 PM DULUTH GA 0.75 inch hail
6/4/98 GWINNETTLocal storm report, Jun 4, 6:02 PM EDT, 54 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
602 PM EDT THU JUN 4 1998
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
255 PM 1 N CARTERSVILLE GA WIND DAMAGE
6/4/98 BARTOW
220 PM 2 W WHITE GA 0.75 inch hail
6/4/98 BARTOW
335 PM 3 W ROME GA 0.75 inch hail
6/4/98 FLOYD
340 PM LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN GA 0.75 inch hail
6/4/98 WALKER
440 PM NEAR WOODSTOCK GA WIND DAMAGE
6/4/98 CHEROKEE BIG TREE BROKE OFF 3 FT ABOVE
443 PM WOODSTOCK GA 1.00 inch hail
6/4/98 CHEROKEE WIND ESTIMATED 60-70 MPH AND
450 PM 3 W ROSWELL GA 1.75 inch hail
6/4/98 FULTON
524 PM 3 S POWDER SPRINGS GA 0.75 inch hail
6/4/98 COBB
532 PM DOBBINS ARB GA 58 MPH TSTM GUST
6/4/98 COBB
453 PM ROCKMONT GA 1.75 inch hail
6/4/98 POLK
510 PM WOODSTOCK GA WIND DAMAGE
6/4/98 CHEROKEE 1 LARGE TREE DOWN, SCREENS DA
535 PM SANDY SPRINGS GA 1.00 inch hail
6/4/98 FULTON
605 PM DULUTH GA 0.75 inch hail
6/4/98 GWINNETTThe office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 1:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Madison | 37 min |
| Jun 4, 1:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Madison | 26 min |
| Jun 4, 2:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow | 35 min |
| Jun 4, 2:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Murray, Whitfield | 32 min |
| Jun 4, 2:26 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Bartow, Cherokee | 34 min |
| Jun 4, 2:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Wilkes | 32 min |
| Jun 4, 3:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Floyd | 50 min |
| Jun 4, 3:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow | 36 min |
| Jun 4, 4:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Polk | 47 min |
| Jun 4, 4:23 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Polk | 37 min |
| Jun 4, 4:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cherokee | 50 min |
| Jun 4, 4:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Fulton | 50 min |
| Jun 4, 4:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Fannin, Union | 36 min |
| Jun 4, 5:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Paulding | 35 min |
| Jun 4, 5:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Forsyth, Gwinnett | 47 min |
| Jun 4, 5:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cobb, Paulding | 34 min |
| Jun 4, 5:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Towns, White | 35 min |
| Jun 4, 5:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Fulton | 32 min |
| Jun 4, 5:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Gwinnett | 31 min |
| Jun 4, 6:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Floyd, Polk | 48 min |
| Jun 4, 6:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clarke | 35 min |
| Jun 4, 6:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Barrow, Oconee | 51 min |
| Jun 4, 6:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Paulding | 49 min |
| Jun 4, 6:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clayton, Fulton | 36 min |
| Jun 4, 7:11 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Carroll | 19 min |
| Jun 4, 7:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Douglas | 35 min |
| Jun 4, 7:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Fulton | 36 min |
| Jun 4, 7:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Gwinnett | 33 min |
| Jun 4, 7:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Fayette | 31 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.