Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1998
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 741, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 19, 1998, 3:21 PM EDT for 4 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 64 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 19, 1998, 3:21 PM EDT (19:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 19, 1998, 4:25 PM EDT
- In force
- 64 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Bleckley County, GA, Dodge County, GA, Laurens County, GA, Pulaski County, GA
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 3:30 PM EDT | Thunderstorm Wind | Countywide, GA | The Laurens county EMA reported several trees down and damage to structures county-wide. |
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 19, 1:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 166 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
- 1794 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -87 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1186 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 9 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 65 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 67 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
746 WUUS1 KATL 191922 RRA SVRATL GAC023-091-167-175-235-192025- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 321 PM EDT FRI JUN 19 1998 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... BLECKLEY COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA DODGE COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA JOHNSON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA LAURENS COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA PULASKI COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA * UNTIL 425 PM EDT * AT 318 PM EDT... A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WAS INDICATED BY DOPPLER RADAR FROM WRIGHTSVILLE TO 5 MILES NORTH OF DUBLIN TO 10 MILES NORTH OF HAWKINSVILLE. THE LINE WAS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT IN OR NEAR THE WARNED AREA. REMEMBER SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE WARNING. REMAIN CALM BUT BE ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. 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, Jun 19, 10:42 AM EDT, 4 hours 39 minutes before
GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 091>098-103>113-192045- NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1042 AM EDT FRI JUN 19 1998 THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THE REMAINDER OF THIS MORNING...AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. A VERY MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS COMBINED WITH AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL ALLOW THUNDERSTORMS IN TENNESSEE AND ALABAMA TO BECOME POTENTIALLY SEVERE AS THEY MOVE INTO NORTH GEORGIA THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON...THEN INTO CENTRAL GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL SHOULD MONITOR WEATHER DEVELOPMENTS AND BE READY FOR POSSIBLE ACTIVATION THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING. 17
Special weather statement, Jun 19, 10:42 AM EDT, 4 hours 39 minutes before
GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 091>098-103>113-192045- NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1042 AM EDT FRI JUN 19 1998 THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THE REMAINDER OF THIS MORNING...AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. A VERY MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS COMBINED WITH AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL ALLOW THUNDERSTORMS IN TENNESSEE AND ALABAMA TO BECOME POTENTIALLY SEVERE AS THEY MOVE INTO NORTH GEORGIA THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON...THEN INTO CENTRAL GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL SHOULD MONITOR WEATHER DEVELOPMENTS AND BE READY FOR POSSIBLE ACTIVATION THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING. 17
Special weather statement, Jun 19, 2:30 PM EDT, 51 minutes before
GAZ001>030-191930- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 230 PM EDT FRI JUN 19 1998 THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING NORTH GEORGIA COUNTIES... DADE...WALKER...CATOOSA...WHITFIELD...MURRAY...GILMER...FANNIN... UNION...TOWNS...RABUN...CHATTOOGA...GORDON...PICKENS...DAWSON... LUMPKIN...WHITE...HABERSHAM...STEPHENS...FLOYD...BARTOW...CHEROKEE ...FORSYTH...HALL...JACKSON...BANKS...FRANKLIN...HART...MADISON... AND ELBERT. A STRONG SQUALL LINE WITH SCATTERED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUES TO MOVE SOUTHEAST OF THIS AREA INTO CENTRAL GEORGIA. NUMEROUS REPORTS OF HAIL UP TO ONE INCH AND WIND GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH HAVE BEEN BLOWING DOWN TREES AND CAUSING SCATTERED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH WILL CONTINUE UNTIL 6 PM FOR THE WATCH AREA SOUTH OF AN ATLANTA TO ATHENS LINE. KDF
Special weather statement, Jun 19, 2:30 PM EDT, 51 minutes before
GAZ001>030-191930- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 230 PM EDT FRI JUN 19 1998 THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING NORTH GEORGIA COUNTIES... DADE...WALKER...CATOOSA...WHITFIELD...MURRAY...GILMER...FANNIN... UNION...TOWNS...RABUN...CHATTOOGA...GORDON...PICKENS...DAWSON... LUMPKIN...WHITE...HABERSHAM...STEPHENS...FLOYD...BARTOW...CHEROKEE ...FORSYTH...HALL...JACKSON...BANKS...FRANKLIN...HART...MADISON... AND ELBERT. A STRONG SQUALL LINE WITH SCATTERED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUES TO MOVE SOUTHEAST OF THIS AREA INTO CENTRAL GEORGIA. NUMEROUS REPORTS OF HAIL UP TO ONE INCH AND WIND GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH HAVE BEEN BLOWING DOWN TREES AND CAUSING SCATTERED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH WILL CONTINUE UNTIL 6 PM FOR THE WATCH AREA SOUTH OF AN ATLANTA TO ATHENS LINE. KDF
Special weather statement, Jun 19, 3:19 PM EDT, 2 minutes before
GAZ031>039-041>051-055-057-192015- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 319 PM EDT FRI JUN 19 1998 THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING NORTH GEORGIA COUNTIES... HARALSON...PAULDING...COBB...FULTON...GWINNETT...BARROW....CLARKE... OGLETHORPE...WILKES...CARROLL...DOUGLAS...CLAYTON...DEKALB... ROCKDALE...HENRY...NEWTON...WALTON...OCONEE...MORGAN...GREENE... AND TALIAFERRO. A STRONG SQUALL LINE WITH SCATTERED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FROM COLUMBUS THROUGH MACON TO AUGUSTA CONTINUES TO MOVE SOUTHEAST INTO CENTRAL GEORGIA. NUMEROUS REPORTS OF HAIL UP TO ONE INCH AND WIND GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH HAVE BEEN BLOWING DOWN TREES AND CAUSING SCATTERED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WITH THIS SQUALL LINE. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH WILL CONTINUE UNTIL 6 PM FOR THE WATCH AREA SOUTH OF A FRANKLIN THROUGH GRIFFIN AND EATONTON TO WARRENTON LINE. KDF
Special weather statement, Jun 19, 3:19 PM EDT, 2 minutes before
GAZ031>039-041>051-055-057-192015- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 319 PM EDT FRI JUN 19 1998 THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING NORTH GEORGIA COUNTIES... HARALSON...PAULDING...COBB...FULTON...GWINNETT...BARROW....CLARKE... OGLETHORPE...WILKES...CARROLL...DOUGLAS...CLAYTON...DEKALB... ROCKDALE...HENRY...NEWTON...WALTON...OCONEE...MORGAN...GREENE... AND TALIAFERRO. A STRONG SQUALL LINE WITH SCATTERED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FROM COLUMBUS THROUGH MACON TO AUGUSTA CONTINUES TO MOVE SOUTHEAST INTO CENTRAL GEORGIA. NUMEROUS REPORTS OF HAIL UP TO ONE INCH AND WIND GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH HAVE BEEN BLOWING DOWN TREES AND CAUSING SCATTERED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WITH THIS SQUALL LINE. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH WILL CONTINUE UNTIL 6 PM FOR THE WATCH AREA SOUTH OF A FRANKLIN THROUGH GRIFFIN AND EATONTON TO WARRENTON LINE. KDF
The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 9:26 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattooga | 34 min |
| Jun 19, 9:57 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattooga, Floyd, Gordon | 33 min |
| Jun 19, 10:31 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow | 34 min |
| Jun 19, 10:46 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Pickens | 34 min |
| Jun 19, 11:02 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bartow, Cherokee | 33 min |
| Jun 19, 11:27 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Paulding | 33 min |
| Jun 19, 11:34 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Haralson | 31 min |
| Jun 19, 11:42 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton | 33 min |
| Jun 19, 11:47 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Paulding | 33 min |
| Jun 19, 11:50 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Hall | 35 min |
| Jun 19, 11:56 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Gwinnett | 34 min |
| Jun 19, 12:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Cobb | 32 min |
| Jun 19, 12:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Douglas, Fulton | 36 min |
| Jun 19, 12:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Barrow, Jackson | 32 min |
| Jun 19, 12:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Walton | 32 min |
| Jun 19, 12:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Coweta | 34 min |
| Jun 19, 12:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Heard | 34 min |
| Jun 19, 12:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clayton, Fayette | 31 min |
| Jun 19, 12:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Coweta | 35 min |
| Jun 19, 12:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Madison | 36 min |
| Jun 19, 1:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | DeKalb, Henry, Rockdale | 49 min |
| Jun 19, 1:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Meriwether | 32 min |
| Jun 19, 1:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Butts, Lamar, Spalding | 36 min |
| Jun 19, 1:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Pike | 33 min |
| Jun 19, 1:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Monroe | 32 min |
| Jun 19, 1:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Greene, Morgan, Putnam | 32 min |
| Jun 19, 1:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Troup | 35 min |
| Jun 19, 1:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Upson | 48 min |
| Jun 19, 2:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Lamar, Pike | 33 min |
| Jun 19, 2:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Meriwether | 36 min |
| Jun 19, 2:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Hancock, Taliaferro | 47 min |
| Jun 19, 2:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Heard | 34 min |
| Jun 19, 2:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Jones | 35 min |
| Jun 19, 2:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bibb, Crawford, Monroe, Taylor | 48 min |
| Jun 19, 2:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Talbot | 48 min |
| Jun 19, 2:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Glascock, Jefferson, Warren | 47 min |
| Jun 19, 2:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Washington | 47 min |
| Jun 19, 2:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Harris | 33 min |
| Jun 19, 2:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Troup | 36 min |
| Jun 19, 2:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Twiggs, Wilkinson | 47 min |
| Jun 19, 2:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Houston, Peach | 35 min |
| Jun 19, 3:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Talbot, Taylor | 48 min |
| Jun 19, 3:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bibb, Crawford | 34 min |
| Jun 19, 3:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Johnson | 64 min |
| Jun 19, 3:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Marion | 35 min |
| Jun 19, 3:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Crawford, Upson | 50 min |
| Jun 19, 3:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Macon, Taylor | 49 min |
| Jun 19, 4:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Schley | 35 min |
| Jun 19, 4:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Telfair, Wheeler | 67 min |
| Jun 19, 4:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Montgomery, Toombs, Treutlen | 62 min |
| Jun 19, 4:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Macon, Schley, Sumter | 48 min |
| Jun 19, 4:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Webster | 48 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.