Alert archive / Georgia / Tornado Watches in 1998
Tornado Watch 850
The Storm Prediction Center issued this tornado watch at Sep 29, 1998, 10:00 AM CDT for 15 counties in Alabama; 15 counties in Florida; 37 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 29, 1998, 10:00 AM CDT (15:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 29, 1998, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
All 67 counties
Barbour County, AL, Bullock County, AL, Chambers County, AL, Coffee County, AL, Coosa County, AL, Dale County, AL, Elmore County, AL, Geneva County, AL, Henry County, AL, Houston County, AL, Lee County, AL, Macon County, AL, Pike County, AL, Russell County, AL, Tallapoosa County, AL, Bay County, FL, Calhoun County, FL, Dixie County, FL, Franklin County, FL, Gadsden County, FL, Gulf County, FL, Holmes County, FL, Jackson County, FL, Jefferson County, FL, Leon County, FL, Liberty County, FL, Madison County, FL, Taylor County, FL, Wakulla County, FL, Washington County, FL, Baker County, GA, Brooks County, GA, Calhoun County, GA, Chattahoochee County, GA, Clay County, GA, Colquitt County, GA, Cook County, GA, Crawford County, GA, Crisp County, GA, Decatur County, GA, Dooly County, GA, Dougherty County, GA, Early County, GA, Grady County, GA, Harris County, GA, Lee County, GA, Macon County, GA, Marion County, GA, Miller County, GA, Mitchell County, GA, Muscogee County, GA, Peach County, GA, Quitman County, GA, Randolph County, GA, Schley County, GA, Seminole County, GA, Stewart County, GA, Sumter County, GA, Talbot County, GA, Taylor County, GA, Terrell County, GA, Thomas County, GA, Tift County, GA, Turner County, GA, Upson County, GA, Webster County, GA, Worth County, GA
The radar
The Ft Rucker radar (KEOX), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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Warnings issued inside it
21 tornado, severe thunderstorm and flash flood warnings for its counties while it was in force.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29, 10:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Calhoun, Jackson | 77 min |
| Sep 29, 11:29 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BMX | Quitman, Stewart | 6 hr |
| Sep 29, 12:06 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Macon | 34 min |
| Sep 29, 12:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Stewart | 36 min |
| Sep 29, 12:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Russell | 38 min |
| Sep 29, 12:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Macon | 34 min |
| Sep 29, 1:21 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Russell | 34 min |
| Sep 29, 1:33 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BMX | Lee | 32 min |
| Sep 29, 2:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Gulf | 35 min |
| Sep 29, 2:57 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Gadsden, Leon, Liberty | 4 hr |
| Sep 29, 2:57 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | TAE | Franklin, Wakulla | 4 hr |
| Sep 29, 3:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Decatur, Seminole | 30 min |
| Sep 29, 3:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Worth | 30 min |
| Sep 29, 4:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Macon, Schley | 31 min |
| Sep 29, 4:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Leon, Wakulla | 76 min |
| Sep 29, 4:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Gadsden | 76 min |
| Sep 29, 4:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Decatur | 35 min |
| Sep 29, 4:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | TAE | Worth | 29 min |
| Sep 29, 5:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Sumter | 35 min |
| Sep 29, 5:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TAE | Leon, Wakulla | 60 min |
| Sep 29, 5:46 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Macon, Taylor | 34 min |
The text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
SPC that day
Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28, 10:00 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Autauga, Baldwin, Barbour, Bullock, Butler, Chambers and 21 more | 12 hr |
| Sep 29, 6:00 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Clay, Columbia, Dixie and 15 more | 10 hr |
Nearby
Tornado Watches in Georgia, 1998Tornado Watches in Alabama, 1998Tornado Watches in Florida, 1998Every tornado watch 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.