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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 587, NWS Atlanta, GA

June 4, 1998Emanuel County, Johnson County, Treutlen County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 4, 1998, 9:27 PM EDT for Emanuel County, Johnson County, Treutlen County, Georgia. It was in force for 33 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
Jun 4, 1998, 9:27 PM EDT (01:27 UTC)
Expired
Jun 4, 1998, 10:00 PM EDT
In force
33 min
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Area
Whole counties

Counties Emanuel County, GA, Johnson County, GA, Treutlen County, GA

The nearest sounding before it

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 1.5 hours before the alert went out and 206 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 00:00Z on 1998-06-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1476 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 00:00Z on 1998-06-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 54 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
1476 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-27 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1507 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
54 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
119 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.5
Supercell composite
2.2

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

271 
WUUS1 KATL 050128 RRA
SVRATL
GAC107-167-283-050200-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
927 PM EDT THU JUN 4 1998

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  EMANUEL COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA
  SOUTHERN JOHNSON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA
  TREUTLEN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA

* UNTIL 1000 PM EDT

* AT 926 PM EDT... A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS INDICATED BY DOPPLER
  RADAR  11 MILES WEST OF COVENA MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

* SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM ARE...
   KITE                        AROUND 935 PM EDT
   COVENA                      AROUND 935 PM EDT
   SWAINSBORO                  AROUND 945 PM EDT
   SUMMERTOWN                  AROUND 955 PM EDT



WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE OCCURRING...LIGHTNING POSES A SERIOUS
DANGER. STAY INDOORS AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. DO NOT USE TELEPHONES
OR ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES...UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY. IF BOATING OR
SWIMMING...GET TO LAND QUICKLY AND FIND SHELTER. IF IN THE OPEN
FIND A LOW SPOT AWAY FROM TREES...FENCES...AND POLES. 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.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 4, 8:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCClayton, Henry34 min
Jun 4, 8:08 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCClayton, Henry22 min
Jun 4, 8:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCButts, Newton34 min
Jun 4, 8:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCJasper34 min
Jun 4, 8:45 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCButts, Jasper35 min
Jun 4, 9:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBaldwin, Putnam49 min
Jun 4, 9:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCLaurens36 min
Jun 4, 9:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCarroll, Heard35 min
Jun 4, 9:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCoweta35 min
Jun 4, 9:35 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCHancock35 min
Jun 4, 9:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCWashington32 min
Jun 4, 10:20 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCEmanuel, Toombs20 min
Jun 5, 7:31 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCFloyd, Polk49 min
Jun 5, 8:20 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCarroll, Haralson, Paulding40 min
Jun 5, 8:35 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCDouglas, Fulton35 min
Jun 5, 8:48 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCoweta, Fayette32 min
Jun 5, 9:03 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCMeriwether, Pike, Spalding32 min
Jun 5, 3:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCTelfair36 min
Jun 5, 5:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCHarris, Troup49 min
Jun 5, 6:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCMarion, Webster49 min
Jun 5, 6:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCMeriwether, Talbot49 min
Jun 5, 6:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCHarris, Troup34 min
Jun 5, 6:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCFloyd, Polk47 min
Jun 5, 6:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCMacon, Schley, Taylor65 min
Jun 5, 6:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCrawford, Upson65 min
Jun 5, 6:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCrisp34 min
Jun 5, 6:50 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCWilcox50 min
Jun 5, 6:55 PM EDTTornado WarningFFCTalbot35 min
Jun 5, 7:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBibb, Houston, Peach61 min
Jun 5, 7:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCLamar, Monroe61 min
Jun 5, 7:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCPike61 min
Jun 5, 7:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCDooly32 min
Jun 5, 7:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCPulaski, Wilcox48 min
Jun 5, 7:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBleckley, Twiggs48 min
Jun 5, 7:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCMurray, Whitfield51 min
Jun 5, 7:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCLaurens, Wilkinson66 min
Jun 5, 7:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCDodge, Telfair66 min
Jun 5, 7:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCDawson, Fannin, Gilmer, Lumpkin47 min
Jun 5, 7:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCUnion47 min

Nearby

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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.