Severe Thunderstorm Warning 214, NWS Atlanta, GA

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1100 PM EDT MON MAY 5 2003

RUNNING LATE. HAVE EXPANDED THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE ATLANTA
AND ATHENS AREAS. CONTINUOUS AREA OF RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS
NORTH GEORGIA ALL THE WAY TO EASTERN ARKANSAS SO NO REAL END TO PRECIPITATION
TONIGHT. HEAVIEST RAIN WILL LIKELY FALL ACROSS THE ATLANTA TO ATHENS
AREAS. IN ADDITION THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER  THROUGH NIGHT. BY MORNING
MESOETA HAS 40KT LOW LEVEL JET FM LA INTO NORTHERN AL AND A 70 KT
JET FROM NRN MS TO NRN GA. AMOSPHERE REMAINS QUITE UNSTABLE ALSO.
THIS ALL POINTS TO AN ACTIVE NIGHT. UPDATE IN ZONES REFLECT THESE CHANGES
OTHERWISE WITH HIGHER POPS AND CHANGE IN WORDING.

.ATL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NORTH TONIGHT.

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-052130-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1126 AM EDT MON MAY 5 2003

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY.

A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO TONIGHT.

.SYNOPSIS...
WARM...MOIST AND VERY UNSTABLE AIR WILL CONTINUE OVER THE SOUTHEAST
STATES TODAY. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA
THIS AFTERNOON WHICH WILL AID IN THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT.

.PRIMARY HAZARD...
THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THESE STORMS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND
LARGE HAIL. THE BEST CHANCE FOR SEVERE DEVELOPMENT WILL BE BETWEEN
NOON AND 10 PM DURING MAXIMUM DAYTIME HEATING. ANYWHERE ACROSS NORTH
AND CENTRAL GEORGIA COULD SEE SEVERE STORMS.

.DISCUSSION...
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED OVER NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA THIS
AFTERNOON AND EARLY TONIGHT. DAYTIME HEATING WILL COMBINE WITH A
VERY MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS TO PRODUCE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS.
DEWPOINTS WILL BE IN THE MID TO UPPER 60S...ALONG WITH LIFTED
INDICES OF -3 TO -5 AND CAPES OF 1000 TO 2000. HELICITY VALUES OF
300 TO 400 WILL CONTRIBUTE TO POSSIBLE ROTATING STORMS...WHICH MAY
SPAWN ISOLATED TORNADOES.

.OTHER HAZARDS...
TRAINING OF THUNDERSTORM CELLS WILL ALSO POSE A THREAT FOR FLOODING
ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA...GENERALLY NORTH OF AN ATLANTA TO ATHENS
LINE.

.FOR SPOTTERS...
SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL SHOULD MONITOR
WEATHER CONDITIONS...AND BE READY FOR POSSIBLE ACTIVATION.

.DAY TWO THROUGH DAY SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY WITH
PARTLY CLOUDY CONDITIONS FOR THE WEEKEND.

FOR THE GRAPHICAL HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK AND OTHER WEATHER
INFORMATION...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV...AND CLICK ON
GEORGIA.

GAZ038-051-060300-

SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1025 PM EDT MON MAY 5 2003

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR SMALL HAIL...WINDS GUSTS TO 45
MPH...VERY HEAVY RAIN...AND FREQUENT CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING FOR
SOUTHERN OGLETHORPE AND NORTHERN TALIAFERRO COUNTIES.

AT 1025 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED A STRONG
THUNDERSTORM IN EXTREME NORTHEAST GREENE COUNTY...MOVING
EAST-NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH INTO SOUTHERN OGLETHORPE AND NORTHERN
TALIAFERRO COUNTIES. THIS STORM WILL AFFECT THE PHILOMATH AND
CARTERS GROVE AREAS.

HAIL TO 1/2 INCH DIAMETER...WINDS GUSTS TO 45 MPH...FREQUENT
CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL ACCOMPANY THIS
THUNDERSTORM. THIS STORM WAS INDICATED AS BEING SEVERE AS IT MOVED
ACROSS NORTHERN GREENE COUNTY...THUS A WARNING MAY NEED TO BE ISSUED
IF THIS STORM INCREASES ONCE AGAIN TO THIS INTENSITY.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR COMMERCIAL RADIO AND TELEVISION
FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERTS ARE ISSUED WHEN WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
REACH 40 TO 50 MPH...HAIL IS EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN THE SIZE OF
DIMES...OR SIGNIFICANT CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED.

RAB

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1117 PM EDT MON MAY 05 2003

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

0705 AM    ROSSVILLE                 GA   0.88 INCH HAIL
05/05/03   WALKER                         PUBLIC REPORT. COVERING
                                          GROUND.

0715 AM    FT OLGETHORPE             GA   0.75 INCH HAIL
05/05/03   CATOOSA                        REPORTED BY THE FIRE
                                          DEPARTMENT.

0229 PM    5SW GRAYSVILLE            GA   0.75 INCH HAIL
05/05/03   CATOOSA                        PUBLIC REPORT.

1055 PM    VILLA RICA                GA   WIND DAMAGE
05/05/03   CARROLL                        A FEW TREES DOWN ON POWER
                                          LINES.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1123 PM EDT MON MAY 05 2003

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

0705 AM    ROSSVILLE                 GA   0.88 INCH HAIL
05/05/03   WALKER                         PUBLIC REPORT. COVERING
                                          GROUND.

0715 AM    FT OLGETHORPE             GA   0.75 INCH HAIL
05/05/03   CATOOSA                        REPORTED BY THE FIRE
                                          DEPARTMENT.

0229 PM    5SW GRAYSVILLE            GA   0.75 INCH HAIL
05/05/03   CATOOSA                        PUBLIC REPORT.

1035 PM    5NW PENFIELD              GA   0.75 INCH HAIL
05/05/03   GREENE                         REPORTED BY GREENE COUNTY
                                          911.

1055 PM    VILLA RICA                GA   WIND DAMAGE
05/05/03   CARROLL                        A FEW TREES DOWN ON POWER
                                          LINES.

GAZ033-044-045-060400-

SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1124 PM EDT MON MAY 5 2003

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN IN
DEKALB AND FULTON COUNTIES UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT...

AT 1118 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM FROM 6 MILES WEST OF SANDY SPRINGS TO 19 MILES
WEST OF PALMETTO...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERTS ARE ISSUED WHEN WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
REACH 40 TO 50 MPH...HAIL IS EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN THE SIZE OF
DIMES...OR SIGNIFICANT CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED.

GAZ047-060400-

SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1125 PM EDT MON MAY 5 2003

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR SMALL HAIL...VERY HEAVY
RAIN...GUSTY WINDS...AND FREQUENT CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING FOR
NORTHERN WALTON COUNTY.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED A STRONG
THUNDERSTORM FROM LOGANVILLE TO BETWEEN IN NORTHWEST WALTON COUNTY.
THIS STORM WILL MOVE EAST-NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH AND TRACK ACROSS
NORTHERN WALTON COUNTY...AFFECTING THE CITIES OF BETWEEN AND MONROE.
HAIL TO 1/2 INCH IN DIAMETER...WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH...VERY HEAVY
RAIN...AND FREQUENT CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING WILL ACCOMPANY THIS
STORM.

THIS STORM SHOULD MOVE OUT OF THE COUNTY BY MIDNIGHT EDT.

SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERTS ARE ISSUED WHEN WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
REACH 40 TO 50 MPH...HAIL IS EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN THE SIZE OF
DIMES...OR SIGNIFICANT CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED.

RAB

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1152 PM EDT MON MAY 05 2003

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

0705 AM    ROSSVILLE                 GA   0.88 INCH HAIL
05/05/03   WALKER                         PUBLIC REPORT. COVERING
                                          GROUND.

0715 AM    FT OLGETHORPE             GA   0.75 INCH HAIL
05/05/03   CATOOSA                        REPORTED BY THE FIRE
                                          DEPARTMENT.

0229 PM    5SW GRAYSVILLE            GA   0.75 INCH HAIL
05/05/03   CATOOSA                        PUBLIC REPORT.

1035 PM    5NW PENFIELD              GA   0.75 INCH HAIL
05/05/03   GREENE                         REPORTED BY GREENE COUNTY
                                          911.

1055 PM    VILLA RICA                GA   WIND DAMAGE
05/05/03   CARROLL                        A FEW TREES DOWN ON POWER
                                          LINES.

1100 PM    BREMAN                    GA   0.75 INCH HAIL
05/05/03   HARALSON                       REPORTED BY HARALSON
                                          COUNTY 911.

1108 PM    DOUGLASVILLE              GA   0.75 INCH HAIL
05/05/03   DOUGLAS                        AMATEUR RADIO REPORT.