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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 82, NWS Atlanta, GA

April 3, 1998Gwinnett County, Hall County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 3, 1998, 7:01 PM EST for Gwinnett County, Hall County, Georgia. It was in force for 44 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
Apr 3, 1998, 7:01 PM EST (00:01 UTC)
Expired
Apr 3, 1998, 7:45 PM EST
In force
44 min
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
Area
Whole counties

Counties Gwinnett County, GA, Hall County, GA

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Apr 3, 7:15 PM ESTHail 1.75Gainesville, GASeveral reports of hail from dime to golfball size were received.

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Apr 3, 4:00 PM ESTTornado WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 0.0 hours before the alert went out and 101 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 1998-04-04Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2522 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 1998-04-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 270 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
2522 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-7 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
530 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
151 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
270 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
676 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
34.9

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The text

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

169 
WUUS1 KATL 040003 RRA
SVRATL
GAC139-135-040045-
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
701 PM EST FRI APR 3 1998
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL  745 PM EST
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
 
IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA
 
   ...HALL COUNTY
 
IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA
 
   ...GWINNETT COUNTY
 
AT 701 PM EST WEATHER RADAR WAS SHOWING AN AREA OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
FROM NORCROSS TO CUMMING. THE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MILES
AN HOUR.
 
 
A TORNADO 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

Local storm report, Apr 3, 4:55 PM EST, 2 hours 6 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
455 PM EST FRI APR 3 1998

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

315 PM     TENNILLE                  GA   0.75 INCH HAIL
4/3/98     WASHINGTON                     SANDERSVILLE DEPUTY REPORTED
                                          DIME SIZE HAIL, DAMAGE TO A
                                          HOUSE AND A TORNADO ON THE
                                          GROUND

430 PM     DECATUR                   GA   0.75 INCH HAIL
4/3/98     DEKALB                         DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED
                                          BY THE PUBLIC

432 PM     TRENTON                   GA   0.75 INCH HAIL
4/3/98     DADE                           DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED
                                          BY A SPOTTER

430 PM     EAST POINT                GA   0.75 INCH HAIL
4/3/98     FULTON                         DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED
                                          BY THE PUBLIC.

403 PM     ROSWELL-WOODSTOCK AREA    GA   0.75 INCH HAIL
4/3/98     FULTON                         DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED BY
                                          THE PUBLIC.
Local storm report, Apr 3, 4:55 PM EST, 2 hours 6 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
455 PM EST FRI APR 3 1998

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

315 PM     TENNILLE                  GA   0.75 INCH HAIL
4/3/98     WASHINGTON                     SANDERSVILLE DEPUTY REPORTED
                                          DIME SIZE HAIL, DAMAGE TO A
                                          HOUSE AND A TORNADO ON THE
                                          GROUND

430 PM     DECATUR                   GA   0.75 INCH HAIL
4/3/98     DEKALB                         DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED
                                          BY THE PUBLIC

432 PM     TRENTON                   GA   0.75 INCH HAIL
4/3/98     DADE                           DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED
                                          BY A SPOTTER

430 PM     EAST POINT                GA   0.75 INCH HAIL
4/3/98     FULTON                         DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED
                                          BY THE PUBLIC.

403 PM     ROSWELL-WOODSTOCK AREA    GA   0.75 INCH HAIL
4/3/98     FULTON                         DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED BY
                                          THE PUBLIC.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 3, 7:12 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCatoosa, Walker, Whitfield48 min
Apr 3, 7:12 PM ESTTornado WarningFFCFayette48 min
Apr 3, 7:21 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCDeKalb39 min
Apr 3, 7:31 PM ESTTornado WarningFFCClayton, Henry29 min
Apr 3, 7:33 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCarroll, Douglas27 min
Apr 3, 7:39 PM ESTTornado WarningFFCSpalding36 min
Apr 3, 7:45 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCFannin, Gilmer, Murray45 min
Apr 3, 7:57 PM ESTTornado WarningFFCButts, Henry33 min
Apr 3, 7:59 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCFulton31 min
Apr 3, 8:12 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCTowns, Union48 min
Apr 3, 8:15 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCClarke, Madison, Oglethorpe45 min
Apr 3, 8:18 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCJasper42 min
Apr 3, 8:20 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCClayton, DeKalb40 min
Apr 3, 8:33 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCherokee27 min
Apr 3, 8:35 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCMeriwether, Troup40 min
Apr 3, 8:43 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCMorgan32 min
Apr 3, 8:45 PM ESTTornado WarningFFCNewton, Rockdale45 min
Apr 3, 8:57 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCGreene33 min
Apr 3, 8:59 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCWalton31 min
Apr 3, 9:03 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBanks27 min
Apr 3, 9:07 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCoweta, Fayette38 min
Apr 3, 9:10 PM ESTTornado WarningFFCMeriwether, Upson35 min
Apr 3, 9:14 PM ESTTornado WarningFFCHancock, Taliaferro, Warren46 min
Apr 3, 9:17 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCHarris, Troup43 min
Apr 3, 9:20 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCClayton, Henry40 min
Apr 3, 9:22 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCGreene, Morgan53 min
Apr 3, 9:43 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCrawford, Monroe, Upson32 min
Apr 3, 9:55 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCTaliaferro, Warren50 min
Apr 3, 10:03 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBibb, Jones27 min
Apr 3, 10:18 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCrawford, Upson27 min
Apr 3, 10:24 PM ESTTornado WarningFFCPutnam36 min
Apr 3, 10:32 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCBibb, Twiggs43 min
Apr 3, 10:37 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCHancock53 min
Apr 3, 10:42 PM ESTTornado WarningFFCTwiggs, Wilkinson48 min
Apr 3, 10:51 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCCrawford, Taylor39 min
Apr 3, 11:19 PM ESTTornado WarningFFCJohnson, Laurens26 min
Apr 3, 11:42 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCEmanuel, Jefferson, Johnson, Laurens48 min
Apr 4, 12:18 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCTreutlen27 min
Apr 4, 12:34 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCEmanuel26 min
Apr 4, 12:34 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCLaurens26 min
Apr 4, 12:51 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFFCTreutlen39 min

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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; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.