Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1999
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 328, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 4, 1999, 9:42 PM EDT for Wilcox County, Georgia. It was in force for 18 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 4, 1999, 9:42 PM EDT (01:42 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 4, 1999, 10:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 18 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Whole counties
County Wilcox County, GA
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 1.7 hours before the alert went out and 185 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
- 583 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -138 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1480 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -3 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 65 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 050143 SVRATL GAC315-050200- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 942 PM EDT FRI JUN 4 1999 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... WILCOX COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA * UNTIL 1000 PM EDT * AT 940 PM EDT... A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS INDICATED BY DOPPLER RADAR 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF OWENSBORO... MOVING SOUTH AT 15 MPH. * SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM ARE... OWENSBORO AROUND 955 PM EDT... DAMAGING WIND...LARGE HAIL...VERY HEAVY RAIN AND DEADLY LIGHTNING ARE ALL POSSIBLE IN SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IF YOU SEE DAMAGE OR LARGE HAIL...CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT 770-486-1133 AT EXTENSION 2 0 4.
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 4, 4:24 PM EDT, 5 hours 18 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMEN...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 424 PM EDT FRI JUN 4 1999 GAZ001-002-011-019-030-041-042-052-054>057-066-078-042130- CARROLL-CHATTOOGA-CLAYTON-DADE-FAYETTE-FLOYD-HARALSON-HARRIS-HEARD- HENRY-POLK-SPALDING-TROUP-WALKER- 424 PM EDT FRI JUN 4 1999 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM... A BAND OF INTENSE TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUES TO MOVE SOUTH ALONG AND EITHER SIDE OF THE ALABAMA BORDER IN NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA. THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE GENERALLY LOCATED IN THE WESTERN SECTIONS OF CHATTOOGA...FLOYD...POLK...HARALSON... TROUP...AND HARRIS COUNTIES. OTHER INTENSE TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE DEVELOPING RAPIDLY IN COWETA...FAYETTE...CLAYTON...AND SPALDING COUNTIES. THE MOST INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS ARE LOCATED NEAR CAVE SPRING...BOWDON...WEST POINT LAKE...SENOIA...AND BETWEEN FAYETTEVILLE AND HAMPTON. THESE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE HAD A HISTORY OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF GOLFBALLS...GUSTY WINDS... EXTREMELY HEAVY RAIN...AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. STAY INDOORS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. IF YOU EXPERIENCE SEVERE WEATHER...PLEASE CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT 770-486-1133 EXTENSION 204. GAZ024-025-027-042130- BANKS-JACKSON-MADISON- 424 PM EDT FRI JUN 4 1999 A CLUSTER OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WAS MOVING SOUTH THROUGH MADISON COUNTY. THE THUNDERSTORM IS LOCATED NEAR FRANKLIN SPRINGS...AND WILL MOVE TOWARD DANIELSVILLE DURING THE NEXT HOUR. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF GOLFBALLS...DAMAGING WIND...EXTREMELY HEAVY RAIN...AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTING. STAY INDOORS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. IF YOU EXPERIENCE SEVERE WEATHER...PLEASE CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT 770-486-1133 EXTENSION 204. RAB
Special weather statement, Jun 4, 6:05 PM EDT, 3 hours 37 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 605 PM EDT FRI JUN 4 1999 GAZ001>004-011-019-030-041-042-052-066-042305- CARROLL-CATOOSA-CHATTOOGA-DADE-FLOYD-HARALSON-HEARD-POLK-TROUP- WALKER-WHITFIELD- 605 PM EDT FRI JUN 4 1999 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM... A CLUSTER OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUES TO MOVE SLOWLY SOUTH THROUGH DATE...CATOOSA...AND WALKER COUNTIES. THESE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE HAD A HISTORY OF PRODUCING HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF GOLFBALLS... DAMAGING WIND...EXTREMELY HEAVY RAIN...AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. THE MOST INTENSE ACTIVITY IS LOCATED NEAR TRENTON AND NEAR CHICKAMAUGA. OTHER THUNDERSTORMS...WHICH EARLIER WERE MOVING ACROSS POLK...HARALSON...CARROLL...HEARD...TROUP...HAVE DISSIPATED AND REDEVELOPED IN EASTERN ALABAMA. IF YOU EXPERIENCE SEVERE WEATHER...PLEASE CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT 770-486- 1133 EXTENSION 204. GAZ034-045-046-048-053>058-067>071-081-082-042305- BIBB-BUTTS-CLAYTON-COWETA-CRAWFORD-DEKALB-FAYETTE-GWINNETT-HENRY- LAMAR-MERIWETHER-MONROE-NEWTON-PIKE-ROCKDALE-SPALDING-UPSON- 605 PM EDT FRI JUN 4 1999 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM... ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND MOVE SLOWLY SOUTH ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA. THE MOST INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS ARE LOCATED IN SOUTHEAST MERIWETHER AND WESTERN UPSON COUNTIES NEAR WARM SPRINGS...MANCHESTER...AND THOMASTON. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HAIL AS LARGE AS GOLFBALLS...DAMAGING WIND...EXTREMELY HEAVY RAIN...AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. THE ATMOSPHERE REMAINS EXTREMELY UNSTABLE ACROSS THIS AREA AND ADDITIONAL STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS COULD DEVELOP THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. STAY INDOORS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. IF YOU EXPERIENCE SEVERE WEATHER...PLEASE CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT 770-486-1133 EXTENSION 204. GAZ036>039-047-049>051-042305- CLARKE-GREENE-MORGAN-OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-TALIAFERRO-WALTON-WILKES- 605 PM EDT FRI JUN 4 1999 A CLUSTER OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUES TO MOVE SLOWLY SOUTHEAST THROUGH NORTHEAST GEORGIA. THESE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BEEN PRODUCING VERY LARGE HAIL...AS LARGE AS BASEBALLS...EXTREMELY HEAVY RAIN... DAMAGING WIND...AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE LOCATED JUST WEST OF ATHENS AND EXTENDING SOUTH ACROSS WATKINSVILLE...BISHOP...AND NORTH HIGH SHOALS...AND THEN FURTHER SOUTH INTO GREENE COUNTY NEAR UNION POINT... GREENSBORO...AND SILOAM. OTHER THUNDERSTORMS ARE DEVELOPING RAPIDLY IN NORTHERN NEWTON COUNTY NEAR COVINGTON. STAY INDOORS UNTIL TH&E STORM HAS PASSED. DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. IF YOU EXPERIENCE SEVERE WEATHER...PLEASE CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT 770-486-1133 EXTENSION 204. RAB
Special weather statement, Jun 4, 6:05 PM EDT, 3 hours 37 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 605 PM EDT FRI JUN 4 1999 GAZ001>004-011-019-030-041-042-052-066-042305- CARROLL-CATOOSA-CHATTOOGA-DADE-FLOYD-HARALSON-HEARD-POLK-TROUP- WALKER-WHITFIELD- 605 PM EDT FRI JUN 4 1999 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM... A CLUSTER OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUES TO MOVE SLOWLY SOUTH THROUGH DADE...CATOOSA...AND WALKER COUNTIES. THESE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE HAD A HISTORY OF PRODUCING HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF GOLFBALLS... DAMAGING WIND...EXTREMELY HEAVY RAIN...AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. THE MOST INTENSE ACTIVITY IS LOCATED NEAR TRENTON AND NEAR CHICKAMAUGA. OTHER THUNDERSTORMS...WHICH EARLIER WERE MOVING ACROSS POLK...HARALSON...CARROLL...HEARD...TROUP...HAVE DISSIPATED AND REDEVELOPED IN EASTERN ALABAMA. IF YOU EXPERIENCE SEVERE WEATHER...PLEASE CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT 770-486- 1133 EXTENSION 204. GAZ034-045-046-048-053>058-067>071-081-082-042305- BIBB-BUTTS-CLAYTON-COWETA-CRAWFORD-DEKALB-FAYETTE-GWINNETT-HENRY- LAMAR-MERIWETHER-MONROE-NEWTON-PIKE-ROCKDALE-SPALDING-UPSON- 605 PM EDT FRI JUN 4 1999 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM... ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND MOVE SLOWLY SOUTH ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA. THE MOST INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS ARE LOCATED IN SOUTHEAST MERIWETHER AND WESTERN UPSON COUNTIES NEAR WARM SPRINGS...MANCHESTER...AND THOMASTON. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HAIL AS LARGE AS GOLFBALLS...DAMAGING WIND...EXTREMELY HEAVY RAIN...AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. THE ATMOSPHERE REMAINS EXTREMELY UNSTABLE ACROSS THIS AREA AND ADDITIONAL STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS COULD DEVELOP THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. STAY INDOORS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. IF YOU EXPERIENCE SEVERE WEATHER...PLEASE CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT 770-486-1133 EXTENSION 204. GAZ036>039-047-049>051-042305- CLARKE-GREENE-MORGAN-OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-TALIAFERRO-WALTON-WILKES- 605 PM EDT FRI JUN 4 1999 A CLUSTER OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUES TO MOVE SLOWLY SOUTHEAST THROUGH NORTHEAST GEORGIA. THESE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BEEN PRODUCING VERY LARGE HAIL...AS LARGE AS BASEBALLS...EXTREMELY HEAVY RAIN... DAMAGING WIND...AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE LOCATED JUST WEST OF ATHENS AND EXTENDING SOUTH ACROSS WATKINSVILLE...BISHOP...AND NORTH HIGH SHOALS...AND THEN FURTHER SOUTH INTO GREENE COUNTY NEAR UNION POINT... GREENSBORO...AND SILOAM. OTHER THUNDERSTORMS ARE DEVELOPING RAPIDLY IN NORTHERN NEWTON COUNTY NEAR COVING8TON. STAY INDOORS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. IF YOU EXPERIENCE SEVERE WEATHER...PLEASE CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT 770-486-1133 EXTENSION 204. RAB
Special weather statement, Jun 4, 7:52 PM EDT, 1 hour 50 minutes before
GAZ059>062-069-071>076-078>086-091>098-103>113-050100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 752 PM EDT FRI JUN 4 1999 INTENSE TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO MOVE SLOWLY SOUTH THROUGH WEST CENTRAL...CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL...AND SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS. THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE GENERALLY SOUTH OF A LINE FROM TALBOTTON IN TALBOT COUNTY...TO UNADILLA IN DOOLY COUNTY...TO GRAY IN JONES COUNTY...TO STAPLETON IN JEFFERSON COUNTY. THESE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE HAD A HISTORY OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL...UP TO THE SIZE OF GOLFBALLS...DAMAGING WIND...EXTREMELY HEAVY RAIN...AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. THE MOST INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS ARE IN NORTHERN MARION COUNTY...ACROSS MUCH OF WEBSTER COUNTY...BETWEEN AMERICUS...VIENNA..AND CORDELLE...NEAR COCHRAN IN BLECKLEY COUNTY...AND ACROSS WILKINSON AND NORTHERN TWIGGS COUNTIES...WEST OF IRWINTON. STAY INDOORS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. IF YOU EXPERIENCE SEVERE WEATHER...PLEASE CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT 770-486-1133 EXTENSION 204. RAB
Special weather statement, Jun 4, 8:25 PM EDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before
GAZ059>062-069-071>076-078>086-091>098-103>113-050100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 825 PM EDT FRI JUN 4 1999 INTENSE TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO MOVE SLOWLY SOUTH THROUGH WEST CENTRAL...CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL...AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE GENERALLY SOUTH OF A LINE FROM TALBOTTON IN TALBOT COUNTY...TO UNADILLA IN DOOLY COUNTY...TO GRAY IN JONES COUNTY...TO STAPLETON IN JEFFERSON COUNTY. THESE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE HAD A HISTORY OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL...UP TO THE SIZE OF GOLFBALLS...DAMAGING WIND...EXTREMELY HEAVY RAIN...AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. THE MOST INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS ARE IN NORTHERN MARION COUNTY...ACROSS MUCH OF WEBSTER COUNTY...BETWEEN AMERICUS...VIENNA..AND CORDELLE...NEAR COCHRAN IN BLECKLEY COUNTY...AND ACROSS WILKINSON AND NORTHERN TWIGGS COUNTIES...WEST OF IRWINTON. STAY INDOORS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. DO NOT DRIVE INT6O AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. IF YOU EXPERIENCE SEVERE WEATHER...PLEASE CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT 770-486-1133 EXTENSION 204.
Special weather statement, Jun 4, 9:03 PM EDT, 39 minutes before
GAZ085-086-096>098-107>113-050203- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 903 PM EDT FRI JUN 4 1999 AN CLUSTER OF INTENSE TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUES TO MOVE SLOWLY SOUTH TO SOUTH SOUTHWEST ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA. THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE GENERALLY CONFINED TO EASTERN PULASKI...SOUTHERN BLECKLEY...NORTHERN DODGE...AND WESTERN LAURENS COUNTY. THE MOST INTENSE ACTIVITY IS LOCATED ALONG THE PULASKI...DODGE COUNTY LINE BETWEEN HAWKINSVILLE AND EASTMAN. THESE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE HAD A HISTORY OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF GOLFBALLS... DAMAGING WIND...EXTREMELY HEAVY RAIN...AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD SOUTH INTO NORTHERN WILCOX...THROUGH DODGE...AND INTO NORTHERN TELFAIR COUNTY DURING THE NEXT HOUR. STAY INDOORS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. IF YOU EXPERIENCE SEVERE WEATHE`R...PLEASE CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT 770-486-1133 EXTENSION 204. RAB
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 | Twiggs | 34 min |
| Jun 4, 8:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Wilkinson | 20 min |
| Jun 4, 8:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bleckley | 36 min |
| Jun 4, 8:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Pulaski, Wilcox | 48 min |
| Jun 4, 8:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bleckley, Dodge, Pulaski | 51 min |
| Jun 4, 9:04 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Pulaski | 21 min |
| Jun 4, 9:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Wilcox | 34 min |
| Jun 5, 4:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Crisp | 33 min |
| Jun 5, 5:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Coweta | 34 min |
| Jun 5, 5:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Murray, Whitfield | 34 min |
| Jun 5, 5:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll, Heard | 37 min |
| Jun 5, 6:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Carroll | 34 min |
| Jun 5, 6:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Troup | 36 min |
| Jun 5, 6:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Whitfield | 36 min |
| Jun 5, 6:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Catoosa | 35 min |
| Jun 5, 6:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattooga, Walker | 33 min |
| Jun 5, 7:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Floyd | 36 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Georgia, 1999Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1999
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.