Severe Thunderstorm Warning 442, NWS Atlanta, GA

000 
WWUS52 KFFC 270043
SVSFFC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
843 PM EDT SAT SEP 26 2009

GAC303-270115-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0442.000000T0000Z-090927T0115Z/
WASHINGTON GA-
843 PM EDT SAT SEP 26 2009

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM EDT
FOR CENTRAL WASHINGTON COUNTY...

AT 841 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL SIZED
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
SANDERSVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
WARTHEN...RIDDLEVILLE...DOWNS AND DAVISBORO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN ADDITION TO DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL...CONTINUOUS CLOUD-TO-GROUND 
LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. REMAIN INDOORS AND 
AWAY FROM ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.  VERY 
HEAVY RAINFALL WILL RESULT IN MINOR FLOODING OF 
CREEKS...STREAMS...AS WELL AS SOME ROADS AND HIGHWAYS IN THE AREA 
DURING THE NEXT 1 TO 2 HOURS.

IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...LARGE HAIL OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...WAIT
UNTIL AFTER THE STORM HAS PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6.

&&

LAT...LON 3291 8253 3288 8287 3308 8288 3309 8287
      3313 8266 3311 8265 3309 8263 3304 8260
      3300 8256 3294 8254 3292 8252
TIME...MOT...LOC 0042Z 263DEG 20KT 3300 8282

$$



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000 
WWUS52 KFFC 270111
SVSFFC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
911 PM EDT SAT SEP 26 2009

GAC303-270119-
/O.EXP.KFFC.SV.W.0442.000000T0000Z-090927T0115Z/
WASHINGTON GA-
911 PM EDT SAT SEP 26 2009

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL WASHINGTON COUNTY 
WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 915 PM EDT...

AT 909 PM EDT...THE THUNDERSTORM THAT EARLIER PROMPTED THE WARNING 
FOR WASHINGTON COUNTY HAS MOVED EAST INTO JEFFERSON COUNTY. THIS 
THUNDERSTORM PRODUCED PENNY-SIZED HAIL NEAR TENNILLE AROUND 840 PM 
EDT.

IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...LARGE HAIL OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...WAIT
UNTIL AFTER THE STORM HAS PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6.

LAT...LON 3291 8253 3288 8287 3308 8288 3309 8287
      3313 8266 3311 8265 3309 8263 3304 8260
      3300 8256 3294 8254 3292 8252
TIME...MOT...LOC 0109Z 263DEG 20KT 3302 8264

$$



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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
815 PM EDT SAT SEP 26 2009

.UPDATE...
A LINE OF STRONG STORMS CURRENTLY PUSHING THROUGH PORTIONS OF EAST
CENTRAL GEORGIA...THESE STORMS WILL WEAKEN OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS
WITH LINGERING SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE OVER
SOUTH AND EAST PORTIONS OF FORECAST AREA INTO THE EARLY MORNING
HOURS.  WILL CONFINE HIGHEST POPS TO EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA WITH ONLY
ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDER THERE.  THESE STORMS PRODUCED UP TO
2.5 INCHES OF RAINFALL ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE ATLANTA METROPOLITAN
AREA AND NORTHEAST AND EAST GEORGIA AS THEY MOVED THROUGH THIS
EVENING.  THE FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS FOR NORTHWEST GEORGIA HAVE
EXPIRED ALREADY AND CONDITIONS ACROSS THE ATLANTA METROPOLITAN AREA
ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE OVER THE NEXT HOUR...ENOUGH TO DROP THE
FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS THERE.  WILL GO AHEAD AND CANCEL THE FLASH
FLOOD WATCH AS ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS THE WATCH AREA WILL
BE LIGHT AND ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS ARE NOT EXPECTED.  DRIER AIR IS
BEGINNING TO FILTER INTO NORTHWEST GEORGIA AND HAVE TWEAKED
TEMPERATURES BASED UPON CURRENT TRENDS.  UPDATED FORECASTS WILL BE
ISSUED SHORTLY.

PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...
.SYNOPSIS...
FINALLY...SOME SIGNIFICANT CHANGES ON THE WAY...THAT WILL BRING A
COMPLETE PATTERN CHANGE AND FALL-LIKE WEATHER TO THE REGION EARLY
NEXT WEEK. DEEP CLOSED LOW CENTRAL U.S. AND MODERATE SUBTROPICAL
RIDGE COVERING THE SE STATES. BACKDOOR FRONT LOCATED ACROSS EC/NE
GA...SUPPORTED BY STRONG NEW ENGLAND 1030MB SFC HIGH. VERY
MOIST...TROPICAL AIR MASS REMAINS FIRMLY ENTRENCHED ACROSS THE CWA.
A STRONG SHORT WAVE WILL DIVE SE FROM CENTRAL CANADA AS THE POLAR
JET MAKES A SIGNIFICANT DROP INTO THE CENTRAL U.S. THIS WILL BE THE
KICKER THAT RESULTS IN A COMPLETE CHANGE IN THE UPPER ATMOSPHERIC
PATTERN FROM THE VERY STATIC RECENT PATTERN TO A VERY ACTIVE PATTERN
NEXT WEEK. AS THE SHORT WAVE AND POLAR JET DROP INTO THE CENTRAL
U.S...THE CENTRAL U.S. UPPER LOW WILL LIFT NE AND COMBINE WITH THE
CANADIAN SHORT WAVE TO RESULT IN A DEEP POLAR VORTEX ACROSS THE
GREAT LAKES REGION. THIS WILL PUSH A STRONG COLD FRONT THROUGH THE
CWA SUNDAY AND OFF THE SE U.S. COAST BY EARLY MON...RESULTING IN OUR
FIRST REAL TASTE OF FALL THIS YEAR AND FINALLY BRINGING AN END TO
THE INCESSANT RAINFALL AND FLOODING.

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&&

.SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT/...
GFS/ECMWF/NAM IN GOOD AGREEMENT ON EVENTS THROUGH THE SHORT TERM.
CLEARLY THE MAIN CONCERN WILL BE HEAVY RAIN AND RENEWED FLOODING ON
THE HEELS OF THE RECORD FLOODING ACROSS NC/NW/WC GA EARLIER THIS
WEEK. ALREADY EXPERIENCING MINOR PROBLEMS IN PARTS OF NC/NW GA...AND
IT WILL ONLY BECOME WORSE THROUGH THE EVENING AS LARGE AREA OF
SHRA/TSRA NOW ACROSS AL TRANSLATES EAST AHEAD OF FRONT. THROUGH MUCH
OF THE AFTERNOON...THE MAIN THREAT FOR HEAVY RAIN/FLOODING WILL
REMAIN ACROSS THE NORTHERN COUNTIES...WHERE WEAK SFC CONVERGENCE
BOUNDARY EXISTS. TOWARD 00Z...THE THREAT FOR HEAVY RAIN WILL SHIFT
FURTHER SOUTH...INCLUDING ATL...AHN...CSG AS THE FRONT BEGINS TO
MOVE. WITH PWS STILL NEAR 2.0 INCHES...HEAVIER SHRA/TSRA WILL
QUICKLY PRODUCE EXCESSIVE RAINFALL AMOUNTS. HOWEVER...THE THREAT FOR
FLASH FLOODING WILL BE LESS SIGNIFICANT AS THE ACTIVITY TRANSLATES
FURTHER SOUTH AND EAST BECAUSE OF INCREASED FORWARD SPEED OF THE
ACTIVITY. HPC QPF REMAINS ON THE LOW SIDE OF 1.0-1.5 INCHES...AS WE
HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED REPORTS OF 2.5 TO 3.0 INCHES OF RAIN IN
WHITFIELD COUNTY IN THE LAST COUPLE OF HOURS. GFS QPF SUGGESTS
AMOUNTS OF 3.0 TO 3.5 INCHES ACROSS THE NORTH...WITH 1.0 - 2.0 INCH
AMOUNTS ACROSS CENTRAL AREAS. MAIN FLASH FLOODING THREAT SHOULD
REMAIN NORTH OF I-20.

IN ADDITION...THERE IS AT LEAST A MINIMAL THREAT FOR SEVERE THROUGH
THE EVENING HOURS...MAINLY IN THE FORM OF DAMAGING WINDS AND EVEN AN
ISOLD TORNADO. 25 TO 30KTS OF DEEP LAYER SHEER AND CAPES IN EXCESS
OF 1000 J/KG WILL TRANSLATE ACROSS THE AREA IN THE 22Z - 02Z TIME
FRAME. ANY BOW OR LINE SEGMENTS...AS IN EVIDENCE ACROSS N/WC AL
NOW...WILL NEED TO BE CAREFULLY WATCHED FOR SEVERE. BUT AGAIN...THE
MAIN THREAT WILL BE FLASH FLOODING THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS.

THE THREAT FOR SHRA/TSRA WILL END ACROSS THE NW HALF OF THE CWA BY
06Z...AND ACROSS ALL EXCEPT THE EXTREME SE BY 12Z...AND THE ENTIRE
CWA SHORTLY THEREAFTER. SUNDAY APPEARS TO BE A RELATIVELY WORRY FREE
DAY WEATHERWISE. A SECONDARY FRONT...SUPPORTED BY THE DEEPENING
GREAT LAKES UPPER LOW...WILL FINALLY PUSH SE THROUGH THE AREA EARLY
MON. THIS FRONT WILL FINALLY BRING THE BONA FIDE COOLER...DRIER AIR
MASS INTO THE CWA. WHILE NOT AN EXCEPTIONALLY COOL AIR MASS...NOTED
BY 850MB TEMPS STILL NEAR +10C...THE AIR MASS WILL BE NOTICEABLY
DRIER...WITH PWS FALLING FROM THEIR CURRENT 2.0+ INCH VALUES TO
AROUND 0.25 INCH BY EARLY TUE. MIN TEMPS WILL FALL INTO THE 50S AND
HIGH TEMPS WILL ONLY REACH THE 70S...A VERY WELCOME CHANGE. THE ONLY
CONCERN FOR ANY PCPN DURING THIS PERIOD WILL BE DURING THE DAY MON
IN THE NC/NE GA MOUNTAINS...WILL BE COLD ADVECTION...OROGRAPHICALLY
INDUCED SHRA. WILL CONTINUE TO INCLUDE SLIGHT CHC POPS IN THEES
AREAS.

.LONG TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
THE MAJORITY OF THE LONG TERM IS DOMINATED BY A LARGE POLAR VORTEX
ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES REGION. THE SE U.S. WILL BE ON THE BACK SIDE
OF THIS SYSTEM...HENCE DRY NNW FLOW ALOFT. THE AIR MASS IS
EXCEPTIONALLY DRY TUE-FRI...WITH MEAN RH AOB 20 PERCENT. WHAT A NICE
CHANGE. THE DRY AIR MASS WILL ALLOW MIN TEMPS TO FALL TO NEAR OR
BELOW NORMAL TEMPS...BUT WILL BE EVEN MORE NOTICEABLE IN CONTRAST TO
THE RECENT EXCESSIVE HUMIDITY. MAX TEMPS WILL BE NEAR NORMAL WITH
ABUNDANT SUNSHINE. THE NEXT CONCERN FOR PCPN COMES NEXT WEEKEND. THE
GFS/ECMWF ARE IN GENERALLY IN GOOD AGREEMENT ON A PROGRESSIVE
PATTERN IN PLACE FOR THE LATER HALF OF THE WEEK AND INTO EARLY
OCTOBER WITH A FAIRLY DEEP UPPER TROUGH TRANSLATING ACROSS THE U.S.
FROM WEST TO EAST...REACHING THE EASTERN STATES SAT-SUN. THIS SYSTEM
APPEARS RELATIVELY WEAK COMPARED TO THE CURRENT SYSTEM...AND WITH
LITTLE AIR MASS CHANGE IN ITS WAKE...AS THE PARENT UPPER LOW REMAINS
IN THE WESTERN U.S. INSTABILITY IS NOT IMPRESSIVE AT THIS TIME...BUT
LOW CHC POPS ARE WARRANTED. ALL-IN-ALL...EL NINO APPEARS TO BE IN
FULL FORCE AS A VERY ACTIVE...PROGRESSIVE PATTERN SETS UP FOR EARLY
OCTOBER...WITH A SERIES OF ACTIVE...IMPRESSIVE UPPER TROUGHS.

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&&

.HYDROLOGY...
AS NOTED ABOVE...MODEL QPF AMOUNTS OF 2-3 INCHES LOOK REASONABLE
ACROSS N GA. GIVEN PERSISTENT SW-NE TRAINING OF ECHOES AND A LARGE
SWATH OF PCPN STILL MOVING NE FROM CENTRAL AL...FLASH FLOODING
APPEARS LIKELY...ESPECIALLY NORTH OF I-20. WILL CONTINUE WITH FFA AS
ADVERTISED. WOULD EXPECT RENEWED AND EXPANDED CREEK...STREAM...AND
RIVER FLOODING FOR SEVERAL DAYS.

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&&

.AVIATION...
LINE OF CONVECTION HAS PUSHED THROUGH THE METRO AREA AIRPORTS.  -RA
AND IFR TO LIFR CONDITIONS WILL LINGER BEHIND IT THROUGH 02Z...WITH
WINDS GRADUALLY SWITCHING AROUND TO NW AND W AS SFC LOW AND BOUNDARY
LIFT OUT.  CHALLENGE WILL BE THE TIMING OF THE SHIFT.  COULD BE A
BIT SLOWER SO WILL NEED TO WATCH THAT.  OTHER CHALLENGE WILL BE THE
TRANSITION TO MVFR FROM IFR CIGS LATER IN THE MORNING.  EXPECT THE
TRANSITION TO OCCUR FROM 13Z-15Z...WITH LINGERING SCT005 RANGE AFTER
THAT DUE TO THE ABUNDANT LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE.  STRONG DRY PUSH
DOESNT COME UNTIL LATER IN THE DAY AS SECOND FRONT SWEEPS THROUGH.

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&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
ATHENS          66  81  59  81  52 / 100  10   5  10   0
ATLANTA         65  78  62  77  53 / 100   5   5  10   0
BLAIRSVILLE     61  72  53  69  46 / 100   5  10  20   5
CARTERSVILLE    62  77  55  76  48 / 100   5  10  10   0
COLUMBUS        69  83  63  84  58 /  90  10   0   5   0
GAINESVILLE     64  76  59  75  54 / 100   5  10  10   5
MACON           70  84  61  86  56 /  90  10   0   5   0
ROME            64  77  58  75  47 /  90   5  10  10   0
PEACHTREE CITY  65  79  58  78  51 / 100   5   0  10   0
VIDALIA         72  85  63  86  58 /  60  20   0   5   0

&&

.FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
BANKS...BARROW...BARTOW...BUTTS...CARROLL...CATOOSA...
CHATTOOGA...CHEROKEE...CLARKE...CLAYTON...COBB...COWETA...DADE...
DAWSON...DEKALB...DOUGLAS...FANNIN...FAYETTE...FLOYD...FORSYTH...
GILMER...GORDON...GWINNETT...HALL...HARALSON...HARRIS...HEARD...
HENRY...JACKSON...JASPER...LAMAR...LUMPKIN...MADISON...
MERIWETHER...MONROE...MORGAN...MURRAY...MUSCOGEE...NEWTON...
NORTH FULTON...OCONEE...PAULDING...PICKENS...PIKE...POLK...
ROCKDALE...SOUTH FULTON...SPALDING...TALBOT...TOWNS...TROUP...
UNION...UPSON...WALKER...WALTON...WHITE...WHITFIELD.

&&

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
440 PM EDT SAT SEP 26 2009

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-271045-
BALDWIN-BANKS-BARROW-BARTOW-BIBB-BLECKLEY-BUTTS-CARROLL-CATOOSA-
CHATTAHOOCHEE-CHATTOOGA-CHEROKEE-CLARKE-CLAYTON-COBB-COWETA-
CRAWFORD-CRISP-DADE-DAWSON-DEKALB-DODGE-DOOLY-DOUGLAS-EMANUEL-
FANNIN-FAYETTE-FLOYD-FORSYTH-GILMER-GLASCOCK-GORDON-GREENE-
GWINNETT-HALL-HANCOCK-HARALSON-HARRIS-HEARD-HENRY-HOUSTON-JACKSON-
JASPER-JEFFERSON-JOHNSON-JONES-LAMAR-LAURENS-LUMPKIN-MACON-
MADISON-MARION-MERIWETHER-MONROE-MONTGOMERY-MORGAN-MURRAY-
MUSCOGEE-NEWTON-NORTH FULTON-OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-PAULDING-PEACH-
PICKENS-PIKE-POLK-PULASKI-PUTNAM-ROCKDALE-SCHLEY-SOUTH FULTON-
SPALDING-STEWART-SUMTER-TALBOT-TALIAFERRO-TAYLOR-TELFAIR-TOOMBS-
TOWNS-TREUTLEN-TROUP-TWIGGS-UNION-UPSON-WALKER-WALTON-WARREN-
WASHINGTON-WEBSTER-WHEELER-WHITE-WHITFIELD-WILCOX-WILKES-
WILKINSON-
440 PM EDT SAT SEP 26 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT
WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND ISOLATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY
RAINFALL POSSIBLE.

.SYNOPSIS...
GEORGIA REMAINS IN A DEEP TROPICAL AIRMASS. LOW PRESSURE ALOFT HAS
MOVED INTO THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...PUSHING A FRONTAL BOUNDARY
ACROSS GEORGIA. A WEAK WEDGE-LIKE BOUNDARY IS ALSO PUSHING WESTWARD
ACROSS THE STATE AND HAS INTERSECTED THE FRONT NEAR THE ATLANTA
METRO AREA.

.PRIMARY HAZARDS...
HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLOODING WILL BE THE MAIN HAZARDS...ESPECIALLY
ALONG AND JUST NORTH OF A LINE FROM COLUMBUS TO FORSYTH TO
GAINESVILLE THIS EVENING. OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS WILL
ALSO BE POSSIBLE WITH SOME OF THE STRONGER STORMS.

.DISCUSSION...
THE ATMOSPHERE REMAINS VERY MOIST WITH PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES
NEAR 2 INCHES. SOILS ARE VERY SATURATED AFTER RECENT RAINFALL. ANY
ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN WILL AGGRAVATE FLOODING THAT HAS ALREADY
OCCURRING ALONG MANY CREEKS...STREAMS...RIVERS AND OTHER LOW LYING
AREAS. A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. ALSO...THE UNSTABLE
TROPICAL AIRMASS WILL ALLOW ISOLATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP
WITH FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS.

AS THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE STATE...IT WILL BRING A LINE OF
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG WITH IT.  THE HEAVIEST RAIN WILL BE ALONG
WITH THE FRONT.  AFTER THE FRONT PASSES...LIGHT SHOWERS WILL PREVAIL
AND THE FLOODING THREAT WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS CENTRAL SUNDAY MORNING...AND A
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ON FRIDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS
EXPECTED MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS ACTIVATION IS NOT REQUESTED BUT SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED
TO SUBMIT REPORTS OF HEAVY RAIN OR FLOODING THROUGH THE WEB BY
GOING TO WEATHER.GOV/ATLANTA.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
716 PM EDT SAT SEP 26 2009

GAZ102-270000-
716 PM EDT SAT SEP 26 2009

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR FREQUENT LIGHTNING IN STEWART COUNTY
UNTIL 800 PM EDT...

AT 713 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPING NEAR WESTVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 40
MPH.

LIGHTNING DETECTION SYSTEMS INDICATE FREQUENT CLOUD-TO-GROUND
LIGHTNING STRIKES OCCURRING WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. RESIDENTS IN
THIS AREA SHOULD STAY INDOORS. ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES AND TELEPHONES
SHOULD NOT BE USED UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY.

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
718 PM EDT SAT SEP 26 2009

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0615 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 S FORTSON             32.57N 84.93W
09/26/2009                   MUSCOGEE           GA   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            2 TREES DOWN ON VETERANS PARKWAY NEAR COOPERS CREEK ROAD

&&

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
727 PM EDT SAT SEP 26 2009

GAZ073-084-270030-
727 PM EDT SAT SEP 26 2009

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH...FREQUENT
CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY RAIN IN WILKINSON AND BALDWIN
COUNTIES UNTIL 830 PM EDT...

AT 721 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM UNDERWOOD TO GORDON...MOVING EAST
AT 25 MPH.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT FOR
BALDWIN COUNTY EXPIRED AT 715 PM. HOWEVER...THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL
STILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH ALONG WITH VERY
HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING. VERY HEAVY RAIN
ON SATURATED GROUND WILL QUICKLY RESULT IN AT LEAST MINOR FLOODING
OF CREEKS...STREAMS...LOW-LYING...AND POOR DRAINAGE
AREAS...INCLUDING SOME HIGHWAYS AND ROADWAYS IN THE AREA.

RESIDENTS IN THIS AREA SHOULD STAY INDOORS. ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES
AND TELEPHONES SHOULD NOT BE USED UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
740 PM EDT SAT SEP 26 2009

GAZ072-082-270015-
740 PM EDT SAT SEP 26 2009

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR 40 MPH WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN IN BIBB
AND JONES COUNTIES UNTIL 815 PM EDT...

AT 737 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
CLUSTER OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...WITH HEAVY RAIN..ACROSS MUCH
OF BIBB AND JONES COUNTIES...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THESE
COUNTIES...POTENTIALLY CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER
LINES. THE GROUND IS TOTALLY SATURATED. RUNOFF FROM THESE STORMS MAY
RESULT IN MINOR FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN
AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY
ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE
SUBJECT TO MINOR FLOODING.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
743 PM EDT SAT SEP 26 2009

GAZ104-105-270030-
743 PM EDT SAT SEP 26 2009

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR FREQUENT LIGHTNING IN NORTHEASTERN
SUMTER AND NORTHERN DOOLY COUNTIES UNTIL 830 PM EDT...

AT 741 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPING NEAR METHVINS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
15 MPH.

LIGHTNING DETECTION SYSTEMS INDICATE FREQUENT CLOUD-TO-GROUND
LIGHTNING STRIKES WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.  RESIDENTS IN THIS AREA
SHOULD STAY INDOORS. ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES AND TELEPHONES SHOULD NOT
BE USED UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
751 PM EDT SAT SEP 26 2009

GAZ062-074-075-270030-
751 PM EDT SAT SEP 26 2009

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR FREQUENT LIGHTNING...VERY HEAVY
RAIN...AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH IN WASHINGTON...GLASCOCK AND WARREN
COUNTIES UNTIL 830 PM EDT...

AT 745 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM MAYFIELD...TO LINTON...TO
MCINTYRE...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

LIGHTNING DETECTION SYSTEMS INDICATE NUMEROUS CLOUD-TO-GROUND
LIGHTNING STRIKES WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS.  RESIDENTS IN THIS AREA
SHOULD STAY INDOORS. ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES AND TELEPHONES SHOULD NOT
BE USED UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY.

STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY PRODUCE MINOR DAMAGE TO TREE LIMBS AND BLOW
LIGHT...UNSECURED OBJECTS AROUND.

IN ADDITION...VERY HEAVY RAIN IS FALLING ACROSS THE AREA. WITH THE
GROUND TOTALLY SATURATED FROM RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL...MINOR FLOODING
OF CREEKS...STREAMS...AND LOW-LYING AREAS OF ROADS AND HIGHWAYS WILL
BE POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT 1 TO 2 HOURS.

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