Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1998
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 768, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 25, 1998, 7:46 PM EDT for Carroll County, Coweta County, Fulton County, Georgia. It was in force for 34 min. 2 reports 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 25, 1998, 7:46 PM EDT (23:46 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 25, 1998, 8:20 PM EDT
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Carroll County, GA, Coweta County, GA, Fulton County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 30 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:47 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 25, 8:00 PM EDT | Thunderstorm Wind | Madras, GA | A HAM radio operator reported 3 trees were knocked down. |
| Jun 25, 8:00 PM EDT | Thunderstorm Wind | Bowdon, GA | A HAM operator reported a few trees were blown down. |
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 nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 11.8 hours before the alert went out and 192 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
- 548 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -223 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1521 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 7 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -28 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -12 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KATL 252346 RRA SVRATL GAC045-077-121-260020- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 746 PM EDT THU JUN 25 1998 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... EASTERN CARROLL COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN GEORGIA NORTHERN COWETA COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN GEORGIA SOUTHERN FULTON COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN GEORGIA * UNTIL 820 PM EDT * AT 745 PM EDT... A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS INDICATED BY DOPPLER RADAR 5 MILES NORTH OF PALMETTO MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 5 MPH. * SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM ARE... PALMETTO AROUND 815 PM EDT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH... DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. 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. WRS
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 25, 3:45 PM EDT, 4 hours 1 minute before
GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 091>098-103>113-260145- NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 345 PM EDT THU JUN 25 1998 THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN GEORGIA GENERALLY SOUTH OF A LINE FROM LAGRANGE TO MACON TO SAVANNAH. A VERY MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS IS ALREADY IN PLACE OVER MOST OF GEORGIA. A BROKEN LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA HAS ALREADY DEVELOPED THIS AFTERNOON... SOME OF THESE STORMS HAVE BECOME SEVERE. CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. DAMAGING OUTFLOW WINDS AND LARGE HAIL WILL BE THE MAIN THREAT FROM THESE STORMS. SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL SHOULD MONITOR THESE WEATHER DEVELOPMENTS AND BE READY FOR POSSIBLE ACTIVATION. STAY ALERT FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THIS OFFICE. 99
Special weather statement, Jun 25, 3:45 PM EDT, 4 hours 1 minute before
GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 091>098-103>113-260145- NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 345 PM EDT THU JUN 25 1998 THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN GEORGIA GENERALLY SOUTH OF A LINE FROM LAGRANGE TO MACON TO SAVANNAH. A VERY MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS IS ALREADY IN PLACE OVER MOST OF GEORGIA. A BROKEN LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA HAS ALREADY DEVELOPED THIS AFTERNOON... SOME OF THESE STORMS HAVE BECOME SEVERE. CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. DAMAGING OUTFLOW WINDS AND LARGE HAIL WILL BE THE MAIN THREAT FROM THESE STORMS. SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL SHOULD MONITOR THESE WEATHER DEVELOPMENTS AND BE READY FOR POSSIBLE ACTIVATION. STAY ALERT FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THIS OFFICE. 99
Special weather statement, Jun 25, 4:30 PM EDT, 3 hours 16 minutes before
GAZ021>039-041>062-066>076-078>088-091>101-103>116-118-121>138-140- 142>153-155>165-260900- HEAT ADVISORY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 430 PM EDT THU JUN 25 1998 ...HEAT ADVISORY FOR ALL OF GEORGIA FRIDAY EXCEPT EXTREME NORTH AND COAST... THE HEAT ADVISORY INCLUDES THE AREA ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM ATLANTA TO ATHENS AND SOUTH...EXCEPT THE COAST. HIGH PRESSURE WILL HOLD OVER GEORGIA THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH HOT TEMPERATURES CONTINUING OVER MUCH OF THE STATE. FRIDAY AFTERNOON HIGHS ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE UPPER 90S TO AROUND 100...PRODUCING HEAT INDICES IN THE 105 TO 110 DEGREE RANGE THE HEAT INDEX IS A MEASURE OF HOW HOT IT FEELS WHEN THE EFFECTS OF HEAT ARE COMBINED WITH HUMIDITY. A HEAT INDEX OF 105 DEGREES IS CONSIDERED TO BE THE LEVEL WHERE PEOPLE BEGIN TO EXPERIENCE EXTREME DISCOMFORT OR STRESS. PEOPLE WORKING OUTDOORS...THOSE LIVING IN PLACES WITH LITTLE VENTILATION...AND THOSE IN POOR HEALTH SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTIONS AS PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THESE CONDITIONS MAY LEAD TO HEAT EXHAUSTION OR POSSIBLE HEAT STROKE. DRINK PLENTY OF NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT...LIGHT COLORED...LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING. WEAR A HAT TO SHIELD YOURSELF FROM THE SUN...AND USE A SUNSCREEN TO REDUCE POSSIBLE SUNBURN.
Special weather statement, Jun 25, 4:30 PM EDT, 3 hours 16 minutes before
GAZ021>039-041>062-066>076-078>088-091>101-103>116-118-121>138-140- 142>153-155>165-260900- HEAT ADVISORY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 430 PM EDT THU JUN 25 1998 ...HEAT ADVISORY FOR ALL OF GEORGIA FRIDAY EXCEPT EXTREME NORTH AND COAST... THE HEAT ADVISORY INCLUDES THE AREA ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM ATLANTA TO ATHENS AND SOUTH...EXCEPT THE COAST. HIGH PRESSURE WILL HOLD OVER GEORGIA THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH HOT TEMPERATURES CONTINUING OVER MUCH OF THE STATE. FRIDAY AFTERNOON HIGHS ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE UPPER 90S TO AROUND 100...PRODUCING HEAT INDICES IN THE 105 TO 110 DEGREE RANGE THE HEAT INDEX IS A MEASURE OF HOW HOT IT FEELS WHEN THE EFFECTS OF HEAT ARE COMBINED WITH HUMIDITY. A HEAT INDEX OF 105 DEGREES IS CONSIDERED TO BE THE LEVEL WHERE PEOPLE BEGIN TO EXPERIENCE EXTREME DISCOMFORT OR STRESS. PEOPLE WORKING OUTDOORS...THOSE LIVING IN PLACES WITH LITTLE VENTILATION...AND THOSE IN POOR HEALTH SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTIONS AS PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THESE CONDITIONS MAY LEAD TO HEAT EXHAUSTION OR POSSIBLE HEAT STROKE. DRINK PLENTY OF NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT...LIGHT COLORED...LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING. WEAR A HAT TO SHIELD YOURSELF FROM THE SUN...AND USE A SUNSCREEN TO REDUCE POSSIBLE SUNBURN.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 24, 8:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | White | 34 min |
| Jun 24, 8:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Lumpkin | 35 min |
| Jun 24, 8:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Hall | 51 min |
| Jun 24, 10:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clarke, Oglethorpe | 35 min |
| Jun 25, 3:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Crisp | 32 min |
| Jun 25, 3:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Marion, Webster | 35 min |
| Jun 25, 3:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Macon, Schley, Sumter | 31 min |
| Jun 25, 3:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Marion | 30 min |
| Jun 25, 4:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Macon, Schley, Sumter | 34 min |
| Jun 25, 4:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Marion | 32 min |
| Jun 25, 4:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Harris | 47 min |
| Jun 25, 5:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Harris | 35 min |
| Jun 25, 7:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Douglas, Paulding | 32 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.