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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 597, NWS Atlanta, GA

June 5, 1998Telfair County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 5, 1998, 3:19 PM EDT for Telfair County, Georgia. It was in force for 36 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 5, 1998, 3:19 PM EDT (19:19 UTC)
Expired: Jun 5, 1998, 3:55 PM EDT
In force: 36 min
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA
Area: Whole counties

County Telfair County, GA

The nearest sounding before it

Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 12:00Z, 7.3 hours before the alert went out and 198 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 710 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -162 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 871 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 33 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 66 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 67 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.1
Supercell composite: 3.2

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

665 
WUUS1 KATL 051920 RRA
SVRATL
GAC271-051955-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
319 PM EDT FRI JUN 5 1998

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  TELFAIR COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA

* UNTIL 355 PM EDT

* AT 318 PM EDT... A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS INDICATED BY DOPPLER
  RADAR  3 MILES NORTH OF JACKSONVILLE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.




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 5, 10:45 AM EDT, 4 hours 34 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1045 AM EDT FRI JUN 5 1998

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

745 AM     ROME                      GA   WIND DAMAGE
6/5/98     FLOYD                          FLOYD 911 REPORTED SEVERAL
                                          TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN

800 AM     5SW CEDARTOWN             GA   WIND DAMAGE
6/5/98     POLK                           SEVERAL TREES BLOWN DOWN.
                                          REPORTED BY POLK 911.

820 AM     DOUGLASVILLE              GA   WIND DAMAGE
6/5/98     DOUGLAS                        TREES DOWN ON STORAGE SHED

825 AM     NEAR HWY 113              GA   WIND DAMAGE
6/5/98     HARALSON                       EMA DIRECTOR REPORTED TREES
                                          DOWN.

835 AM     FAIRBURN                  GA   WIND DAMAGE
6/5/98     FULTON                         OFF-DUTY NWS EMPLOYEE
                                          REPORTED TWO TREES DOWN.

815 AM     5E BUCHANNAN              GA   0.75 INCH HAIL
6/5/98     HARALSON                       PUBLIC REPORTED DIME SIZE
                                          HAIL AND SEVERAL TREES DOWN

925 AM                               GA   WIND DAMAGE
6/5/98     SPALDING                       SPALDING 911 REPORTED
                                          NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES
                                          DOWN COUNTYWIDE

825 AM     VILLA RICA                GA   WIND DAMAGE
6/5/98     CARROLL                        PUBLIC REPORTED TREES DOWN
                                          ON POWER LINES

900 AM                               GA   WIND DAMAGE
6/5/98     FAYETTE                        PUBLIC REPORTED TREES DOWN
                                          ON POWER LINES IN NORTHERN
                                          FAYETTE COUNTY

830 AM     NEW GEORGIA               GA   WIND DAMAGE
6/5/98     PAULDING                       PAULDING 911 REPORTED TREES
                                          AND POWER LINES DOWN.

900 AM     NEWNAN                    GA   WIND DAMAGE
6/5/98     COWETA                         COWETA 911 REPORTED TREES
                                          DOWN

930 AM     ZEBULON                   GA   WIND DAMAGE
6/5/98     PIKE                           PIKE SHERIFF DEPT REPORTED
                                          TREES DOWN AND SOME ROOF
                                          DAMAGE TO HOUSES

Local storm report, Jun 5, 10:45 AM EDT, 4 hours 34 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1045 AM EDT FRI JUN 5 1998

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

745 AM     ROME                      GA   WIND DAMAGE
6/5/98     FLOYD                          FLOYD 911 REPORTED SEVERAL
                                          TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN

800 AM     5SW CEDARTOWN             GA   WIND DAMAGE
6/5/98     POLK                           SEVERAL TREES BLOWN DOWN.
                                          REPORTED BY POLK 911.

820 AM     DOUGLASVILLE              GA   WIND DAMAGE
6/5/98     DOUGLAS                        TREES DOWN ON STORAGE SHED

825 AM     NEAR HWY 113              GA   WIND DAMAGE
6/5/98     HARALSON                       EMA DIRECTOR REPORTED TREES
                                          DOWN.

835 AM     FAIRBURN                  GA   WIND DAMAGE
6/5/98     FULTON                         OFF-DUTY NWS EMPLOYEE
                                          REPORTED TWO TREES DOWN.

815 AM     5E BUCHANNAN              GA   0.75 INCH HAIL
6/5/98     HARALSON                       PUBLIC REPORTED DIME SIZE
                                          HAIL AND SEVERAL TREES DOWN

925 AM                               GA   WIND DAMAGE
6/5/98     SPALDING                       SPALDING 911 REPORTED
                                          NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES
                                          DOWN COUNTYWIDE

825 AM     VILLA RICA                GA   WIND DAMAGE
6/5/98     CARROLL                        PUBLIC REPORTED TREES DOWN
                                          ON POWER LINES

900 AM                               GA   WIND DAMAGE
6/5/98     FAYETTE                        PUBLIC REPORTED TREES DOWN
                                          ON POWER LINES IN NORTHERN
                                          FAYETTE COUNTY

830 AM     NEW GEORGIA               GA   WIND DAMAGE
6/5/98     PAULDING                       PAULDING 911 REPORTED TREES
                                          AND POWER LINES DOWN.

900 AM     NEWNAN                    GA   WIND DAMAGE
6/5/98     COWETA                         COWETA 911 REPORTED TREES
                                          DOWN

930 AM     ZEBULON                   GA   WIND DAMAGE
6/5/98     PIKE                           PIKE SHERIFF DEPT REPORTED
                                          TREES DOWN AND SOME ROOF
                                          DAMAGE TO HOUSES

Special weather statement, Jun 5, 11:50 AM EDT, 3 hours 29 minutes before

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
091>098-103>113-052200-

NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1150 AM EDT FRI JUN 5 1998

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER ALL OF NORTH AND
CENTRAL GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY OVER THE TENNESSEE VALLEY WILL COMBINE WITH
AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE OVER NORTH GEORGIA TONIGHT. THESE WEATHER
FEATURES WILL TRIGGER THE REDEVELOPMENT OF NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT. SCATTERED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE CAUSING
DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND LARGE HAIL.

SPOTTERS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR ACTIVATION LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND
EMERGENCY MANAGERS SHOULD MONITOR THIS SITUATION.

KDF

Special weather statement, Jun 5, 11:50 AM EDT, 3 hours 29 minutes before

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
091>098-103>113-052200-

NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1150 AM EDT FRI JUN 5 1998

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER ALL OF NORTH AND
CENTRAL GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY OVER THE TENNESSEE VALLEY WILL COMBINE WITH
AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE OVER NORTH GEORGIA TONIGHT. THESE WEATHER
FEATURES WILL TRIGGER THE REDEVELOPMENT OF NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT. SCATTERED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE CAUSING
DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND LARGE HAIL.

SPOTTERS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR ACTIVATION LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND
EMERGENCY MANAGERS SHOULD MONITOR THIS SITUATION.

KDF

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 4, 8:01 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Clayton, Henry	34 min
Jun 4, 8:08 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	FFC	Clayton, Henry	22 min
Jun 4, 8:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Butts, Newton	34 min
Jun 4, 8:41 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Jasper	34 min
Jun 4, 8:45 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	FFC	Butts, Jasper	35 min
Jun 4, 9:06 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Baldwin, Putnam	49 min
Jun 4, 9:09 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Laurens	36 min
Jun 4, 9:10 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Carroll, Heard	35 min
Jun 4, 9:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Emanuel, Johnson, Treutlen	33 min
Jun 4, 9:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Coweta	35 min
Jun 4, 9:35 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Hancock	35 min
Jun 4, 9:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Washington	32 min
Jun 4, 10:20 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Emanuel, Toombs	20 min
Jun 5, 7:31 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Floyd, Polk	49 min
Jun 5, 8:20 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Carroll, Haralson, Paulding	40 min
Jun 5, 8:35 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Douglas, Fulton	35 min
Jun 5, 8:48 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Coweta, Fayette	32 min
Jun 5, 9:03 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Meriwether, Pike, Spalding	32 min
Jun 5, 5:36 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Harris, Troup	49 min
Jun 5, 6:21 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Marion, Webster	49 min
Jun 5, 6:21 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Meriwether, Talbot	49 min
Jun 5, 6:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Harris, Troup	34 min
Jun 5, 6:28 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Floyd, Polk	47 min
Jun 5, 6:40 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Macon, Schley, Taylor	65 min
Jun 5, 6:40 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Crawford, Upson	65 min
Jun 5, 6:46 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Crisp	34 min
Jun 5, 6:50 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Wilcox	50 min
Jun 5, 6:55 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	FFC	Talbot	35 min
Jun 5, 7:09 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Bibb, Houston, Peach	61 min
Jun 5, 7:09 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Lamar, Monroe	61 min
Jun 5, 7:09 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Pike	61 min
Jun 5, 7:18 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Dooly	32 min
Jun 5, 7:37 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Pulaski, Wilcox	48 min
Jun 5, 7:37 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Bleckley, Twiggs	48 min
Jun 5, 7:39 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Murray, Whitfield	51 min
Jun 5, 7:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Laurens, Wilkinson	66 min
Jun 5, 7:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Dodge, Telfair	66 min
Jun 5, 7:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Dawson, Fannin, Gilmer, Lumpkin	47 min
Jun 5, 7:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Union	47 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Georgia, 1998 Every 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.