Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1999
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 64, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 15, 1999, 12:22 PM EDT for Montgomery 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
- Apr 15, 1999, 12:22 PM EDT (16:22 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 15, 1999, 12:40 PM EDT
- In force
- 18 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Whole counties
County Montgomery County, GA
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 7:30 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 12:00Z, 4.4 hours before the alert went out and 202 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1251 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 244 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 294 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 151622 RRA
SVRATL
GAC209-151640-
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1222 PM EDT THU APR 15 1999
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN MONTGOMERY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA
* UNTIL 1240 PM EDT
* AT 1218 PM EDT... A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS INDICATED BY DOPPLER
RADAR IN THE VICINITY OF TARRYTOWN... MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.
* THE STORM WILL CONTINUE MOVING EAST THROUGH NORTHERN
MONTGOMERY COUNTY UNTIL 1240 PM.
A TORNADO WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT IN OR NEAR THE WARNED AREA.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OCCASIONALLY PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE OR
NO ADVANCE WDARNING. BE ALERT...BUT REMAIN CALM. 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, Apr 15, 11:06 AM EDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1106 AM EDT THU APR 15 1999 GAZ080-091-092-103-151530- MARION-SCHLEY-TAYLOR-WEBSTER- 1106 AM EDT THU APR 15 1999 THE TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELED FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA. TAYLOR...MARION...SCHLEY...WEBSTER THE LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS HAS MOVED EAST. GAZ083-085-086-093>098-104>113-151530- BLECKLEY-CRISP-DODGE-DOOLY-EMANUEL-HOUSTON-JOHNSON-LAURENS-MACON- MONTGOMERY-PEACH-PULASKI-SUMTER-TELFAIR-TOOMBS-TREUTLEN-TWIGGS- WHEELER-WILCOX- 1106 AM EDT THU APR 15 1999 A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EDT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN CENTRAL GEORGIA. PEACH...HOUSTON...TWIGGS...LAURENS...JOHNSON...EMANUEL...MACON... BLECKLEY...LAURENS...TREUTLEN...SUMTER...DOOLY...CRISP...PULASKI... WILCOX...DODGE...TELFAIR...WHEELER...MONTGOMERY...AND TOOMBS.
Special weather statement, Apr 15, 11:06 AM EDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1106 AM EDT THU APR 15 1999 GAZ080-091-092-103-151530- MARION-SCHLEY-TAYLOR-WEBSTER- 1106 AM EDT THU APR 15 1999 THE TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELED FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA. TAYLOR...MARION...SCHLEY...WEBSTER THE LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS HAS MOVED EAST. GAZ083-085-086-093>098-104>113-151530- BLECKLEY-CRISP-DODGE-DOOLY-EMANUEL-HOUSTON-JOHNSON-LAURENS-MACON- MONTGOMERY-PEACH-PULASKI-SUMTER-TELFAIR-TOOMBS-TREUTLEN-TWIGGS- WHEELER-WILCOX- 1106 AM EDT THU APR 15 1999 A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EDT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN CENTRAL GEORGIA. PEACH...HOUSTON...TWIGGS...LAURENS...JOHNSON...EMANUEL...MACON... BLECKLEY...LAURENS...TREUTLEN...SUMTER...DOOLY...CRISP...PULASKI... WILCOX...DODGE...TELFAIR...WHEELER...MONTGOMERY...AND TOOMBS.
Special weather statement, Apr 15, 11:56 AM EDT, 26 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1156 AM EDT THU APR 15 1999 GAZ083-085-093>097-104>109-151630- BLECKLEY-CRISP-DODGE-DOOLY-HOUSTON-JOHNSON-LAURENS-MACON-PEACH- PULASKI-SUMTER-TWIGGS-WILCOX- 1156 AM EDT THU APR 15 1999 THE TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELED FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN CENTRAL GEORGIA. PEACH...MACON...SUMTER...HOUSTON...DOOLY...CRISP...TWIGGS...BLECKLEY ...PULASKI...WILCOX...JOHNSON...LAURENS...AND DODGE. THE LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS HAS MOVED EAST. GAZ086-098-110>113-151630- EMANUEL-MONTGOMERY-TELFAIR-TOOMBS-TREUTLEN-WHEELER- 1156 AM EDT THU APR 15 1999 A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EDT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA. EMANUEL...TREUTLEN...TELFAIR...WHEELER...MONTGOMERY...AND TOOMBS.
Special weather statement, Apr 15, 11:56 AM EDT, 26 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1156 AM EDT THU APR 15 1999 GAZ083-085-093>097-104>109-151630- BLECKLEY-CRISP-DODGE-DOOLY-HOUSTON-JOHNSON-LAURENS-MACON-PEACH- PULASKI-SUMTER-TWIGGS-WILCOX- 1156 AM EDT THU APR 15 1999 THE TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELED FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN CENTRAL GEORGIA. PEACH...MACON...SUMTER...HOUSTON...DOOLY...CRISP...TWIGGS...BLECKLEY ...PULASKI...WILCOX...JOHNSON...LAURENS...AND DODGE. THE LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS HAS MOVED EAST. GAZ086-098-110>113-151630- EMANUEL-MONTGOMERY-TELFAIR-TOOMBS-TREUTLEN-WHEELER- 1156 AM EDT THU APR 15 1999 A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EDT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA. EMANUEL...TREUTLEN...TELFAIR...WHEELER...MONTGOMERY...AND TOOMBS.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 6:23 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Barrow, Jackson | 32 min |
| Apr 15, 7:55 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Marion, Webster | 50 min |
| Apr 15, 8:15 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Macon, Schley, Taylor | 45 min |
| Apr 15, 9:09 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Webster | 31 min |
| Apr 15, 9:44 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Sumter | 36 min |
| Apr 15, 10:10 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Dooly | 35 min |
| Apr 15, 10:48 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Pulaski, Wilcox | 32 min |
| Apr 15, 11:03 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dodge | 32 min |
| Apr 15, 12:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Laurens, Treutlen | 35 min |
| Apr 15, 12:39 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Emanuel, Toombs | 21 min |
| Apr 15, 1:12 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Dodge | 33 min |
| Apr 15, 1:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Laurens | 29 min |
| Apr 15, 1:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Montgomery, Treutlen | 31 min |
| Apr 15, 2:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Emanuel | 18 min |
| Apr 15, 4:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Glascock, Warren | 30 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.