Severe Thunderstorm Warning 56, NWS Atlanta, GA

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WWUS52 KFFC 281816
SVSFFC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
116 PM EST SAT FEB 28 2009

GAC091-281826-
/O.CAN.KFFC.SV.W.0056.000000T0000Z-090228T1845Z/
DODGE GA-
116 PM EST SAT FEB 28 2009

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL DODGE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

THE STORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE COUNTY.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EST SATURDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHERN GEORGIA.

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 3200 8307 3211 8294 3213 8296 3215 8294
      3213 8293 3219 8287 3220 8288 3215 8297
      3217 8300 3227 8291 3232 8244 3216 8247
      3198 8248 3193 8263
TIME...MOT...LOC 1816Z 273DEG 37KT 3224 8267 3214 8272
          3206 8284

$$

GAC175-209-271-283-309-281845-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0056.000000T0000Z-090228T1845Z/
TELFAIR GA-WHEELER GA-MONTGOMERY GA-TREUTLEN GA-LAURENS GA-
116 PM EST SAT FEB 28 2009

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 145 PM EST
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL LAURENS...EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN TREUTLEN...
MONTGOMERY...WHEELER AND NORTHERN TELFAIR COUNTIES...

AT 111 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY
SIZED HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE
LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM LANDSBURG TO ALAMO TO MCRAE...
MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
GLENWOOD...TOWNS...SPRING HILL...MOUNT VERNON...AILEY...KIBBEE...
JORDAN...HIGGSTON...CHARLOTTEVILLE AND UVALDA.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EST SATURDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHERN GEORGIA.

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 3200 8307 3211 8294 3213 8296 3215 8294
      3213 8293 3219 8287 3220 8288 3215 8297
      3217 8300 3227 8291 3232 8244 3216 8247
      3198 8248 3193 8263
TIME...MOT...LOC 1816Z 273DEG 37KT 3224 8267 3214 8272
          3206 8284

$$

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WWUS52 KFFC 281826
SVSFFC

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
126 PM EST SAT FEB 28 2009

GAC175-283-281835-
/O.CAN.KFFC.SV.W.0056.000000T0000Z-090228T1845Z/
TREUTLEN GA-LAURENS GA-
125 PM EST SAT FEB 28 2009

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL LAURENS AND
EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN TREUTLEN COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

THE STORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAD MOVED OUT OF THESE COUNTIES.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EST SATURDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHERN GEORGIA.

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 3202 8291 3211 8294 3213 8296 3215 8294
      3213 8293 3225 8279 3226 8276 3232 8245
      3198 8248 3193 8263
TIME...MOT...LOC 1825Z 267DEG 34KT 3223 8265 3213 8270
          3205 8282

$$

GAC209-271-309-281845-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0056.000000T0000Z-090228T1845Z/
TELFAIR GA-WHEELER GA-MONTGOMERY GA-
125 PM EST SAT FEB 28 2009

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 145 PM EST
FOR MONTGOMERY...WHEELER AND NORTHEASTERN TELFAIR COUNTIES...

AT 121 PM EST...A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WAS REPORTED CAPABLE
OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZED HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 60 MPH.
THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM LANDSBURG TO 
ALAMO TO MCRAE...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
TOWNS...MOUNT VERNON...SPRING HILL...AILEY...KIBBEE...JORDAN...
HIGGSTON...CHARLOTTEVILLE...UVALDA AND ALSTON.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EST SATURDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHERN GEORGIA.

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 3202 8291 3211 8294 3213 8296 3215 8294
      3213 8293 3225 8279 3226 8276 3232 8245
      3198 8248 3193 8263
TIME...MOT...LOC 1825Z 267DEG 34KT 3223 8265 3213 8270
          3205 8282

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1031 AM EST SAT FEB 28 2009

.UPDATE...
ALREADY UPDATED GRIDS AND TEXT PRODUCTS. SEVERAL SIGNIFICANT
CHANGES TO FCST...MAINLY ON SUNDAY PERIOD.

FOR NEAR TERM...HAVE TWEAKED POPS AND INCREASED SEVERE AND HVY
RAIN THREAT INTO REST OF SE COUNTIES. LOWERED POPS AND HEAVY RAIN
THREAT FOR MUCH OF NORTH GA. PLAN ON LETTING FLOOD WATCH EXPIRE AT
NOON. PERIODS OF HVY RAIN POSSIBLE OVER CENTRAL GA BUT NO
WIDESPREAD FLOODING EXPECTED. INDEED...RIVERS OF NORTH GA BEHAVING
WELL FOR MOST PART. WIDESPREAD 1 TO 4 INCHES RECEIVED BUT NO
CONCENTRATED AREA OF VERY HEAVY RAIN.

SHRA/TSRA SHOULD CONTINUE TO PUSH EAST AND SOUTH THIS AFTERNOON.
MAY SEE ANOTHER TOR OR SVR WATCH AFTER 19Z FOR FAR SE COUNTIES.
INSTABILITY AND VERTICAL WIND SHEAR WILL REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR DMG
WIND AND ISOLATED TORNADOES REST OF DAY. HAD A FEW REPORTS OF DAMAGE
FROM TORNADO IN FAR SE AL AND VERY GOOD SIGNATURES OF TORNADOES ON
KMXX AND KFFC RADARS IN THE LAST HOUR.

FOR SUNDAY...HAVE MODIFIED LOCATION OF RAIN/SNOW MIX AND SNOW
AREAS BASED ON 1000-850MB THICKNESS. 850-700MB THICKNESS EASILY
SUPPORTIVE OF SNOW SO ONLY QUESTION ON PTYPE WILL BE LOW LEVEL
TEMPERATURES AND HOW SOON HYDROMETEORS WILL MELT AS THEY FALL INTO
1000FT WARM LAYER. MODELS CONVERGING EVEN MORE ON TRACK OF UPPER
LOW AND COLD 1000-850MB THICKNII. APPEARS THAT WC GA WILL SEE
SWITCHOVER TO RAIN/SNOW OR SNOW SOONER THAN NE GA AS UPPER LOW
TRACKS FROM MGM AT 12Z TO NEAR ALB/AMERICUS AT 18Z TO NEAR
STATESBORO AT 00Z MONDAY. HAVE EDITED GRIDS TO INDICATE THIS.
ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY REMAIN MODEST DUE TO WARM AIR NEAR SFC
AND WARM GROUND...AROUND AN INCH OR LESS MAINLY ON GRASSY/EXPOSED
SFCS. HOWEVER WITH STEEP LAPSE RATES ABOVE 750MB COULD SEE INTENSE
BAND OF HEAVY SNOW SETUP IN DEFORMATION AREA JUST NW OF UPPER LOW
WITH SNOWFALL RATES 1+ PER HOUR...SIMILAR TO LITERAL SNOWFALL RATES
FROM MODELS. IF TEMPS FALL TO NEAR FREEZING IN HEAVY SNOW
BAND...COULD SEE 2-4 INCHES PILE UP QUICKLY. CANT RULE OUT EVEN
HEAVIER AMOUNTS IN EASTCENTRAL GA BETWEEN ATLANTA AND AUGUSTA AS
FORCING INCREASES. AGAIN...LIMITING FACTOR FOR HEAVY SNOW IS WARM
LAYER IN LOWEST 1000FT WHICH IS NOT HANDLED WELL BY MODEL P-TYPE
ALGORITHM WHICH FOCUS ON 1000-850MB TEMPS TOO MUCH IN CASES LIKE
THIS. WILL WATCH 12Z MODELS CLOSELY AND UPDATE FCST AS NEEDED.

SNELSON

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 530 AM EST SAT FEB 28 2009/

SHORT TERM /TODAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
BROAD AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN ADVECTING ACROSS THE COUNTY
WARNING AREA THIS MORNING AS SURFACE LOW PRESSURE DEEPENS AND
MOVES EAST FROM MISSISSIPPI. FLOODING THREAT CONTINUES THIS
MORNING ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA WHERE SOME AREAS HAVE ALREADY SEEN 1
TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN...AND COULD SEE AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCH BEFORE
PRECIP BEGINS TO TAPER OFF THIS AFTERNOON. PLAN TO LET FLOOD WATCH
RUN UNTIL AROUND NOON. THUNDERSTORM THREAT SO FAR HAS STAYED WEST
OF OUR AREA..CLOSER TO SURFACE LOW...BUT SUSPECT AS WE CONTINUE TO
GO THROUGH THE MORNING AND THE SURFACE LOW GETS CLOSER...WILL SEE
SOME THUNDERSTORMS (STRONG TO POSSIBLY SEVERE) WORK INTO PORTIONS OF
WEST GEORGIA...PERHAPS AROUND SUNRISE. THINK SEVERE THREAT SHOULD BE
CONCENTRATED MAINLY SOUTH OF I-20 TODAY...SOUTH OF FRONTAL BOUNDARY
AND IN THE AREA WHERE MODELS SHOW CAPES INCREASING INTO THE 500 TO
1000 RANGE THIS AFTERNOON. MODELS SIMILAR WITH THE LOW SHIFTING EAST
OF OUR AREA TONIGHT AS THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY SETTLES INTO SOUTH
GEORGIA. FOCUS THEN TURNS TO THE UPPER LOW PROG TO MOVE ACROSS THE
SOUTHEAST U.S. TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...BRINGING DEEPER MOISTURE BACK
ACROSS OUR AREA. BY THIS TIME MODELS SHOW THICKNESSES COLD ENOUGH
FOR SNOW OVER A LARGE PORTION OF THE COUNTY WARNING AREA. QUESTION
THEN BECOMES WILL SNOW BE ABLE TO STICK??? SUSPECT ANY INITIAL SNOW
WOULD MELT WITH GROUND STILL RELATIVELY WARM...BUT GIVEN TIME AND
ANY BANDS OF MODERATE SNOW COULD RESULT IN SOME
ACCUMULATIONS...ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS. CONFIDENCE NOT YET
THERE THAT WE WILL MEET CRITERIA FOR WINTER STORM WATCH/WARNING AT
THIS TIME...SO WILL HOLD OFF FOR NOW. HOWEVER...PLAN TO ISSUE A
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT EMPHASIZING SNOW THREAT. SUSPECT AT SOME
POINT WILL HAVE TO GO WITH AT LEAST AN ADVISORY FOR SOME PORTION OF
THE COUNTY WARNING AREA. TO COMPLICATE MATTERS EVEN MORE...WINDY
CONDITIONS LOOK LIKE A GOOD BET SUNDAY. WIND ADVISORY WILL PROBABLY
BE POSTED FOR MUCH OF THE COUNTY WARNING AREA WITH HIGH WIND WARNING
POSSIBLY IN THE MOUNTAINS. MODELS SHOW UPPER LOW SHIFTING EAST INTO
THE CAROLINAS SUNDAY NIGHT...THEN MOVING OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST
BY EARLY MONDAY...TAKING DEEPER MOISTURE WITH IT.

LONG TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/...
THE LOW CONTINUES TO SPEED UP THE ATLANTIC SEABOARD MONDAY NIGHT AS
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST U.S. EXTENDED PROGS
SIMILAR WITH HIGH PRESSURE REMAINING DOMINANT OVER OUR AREA INTO
MIDWEEK...BEFORE SHIFTING OFF THE MID ATLANTIC THURSDAY AS A LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES EAST FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS. LATEST GFS RUN
SHOW THIS LOW LIFTING INTO THE GREAT LAKE REGION...PULLING A COLD
FRONT ACROSS THE TENNESSEE/LOWER MISSISSIPPI REGION FRIDAY...BUT
KEEPS BULK OF DEEPER MOISTURE NORTH AND WEST OF OUR AREA.

AVIATION...
NEARLY STATIONARY FRONT ACROSS EXTREME NORTH GA THIS MORNING WITH
ANOTHER BOUNDARY ALONG A COLUMBUS TO MACON LINE. ATMOSPHERE NEARLY
SATURATED AND RAIN SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY.
THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP...SOME POSSIBLY SEVERE...MAINLY ACROSS
CENTRAL GEORGIA LATER THIS MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON. CEILINGS
SHOULD BE MVFR WITH AREAS OF IFR IN RAIN AND FOG. WINDS EAST TO
SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15KT THIS MORNING...BECOMING WEST TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO
15KT AFTER 18Z WHEN SURFACE LOW MOVES INTO THE CAROLINAS. VISIBILITY
3 TO 5SM IN RAIN AND FOG...IMPROVING TO 6SM OVER PARTS OF THE AREA
BY LATE MORNING.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
ATHENS          57  39  41  25  49 / 100  40  90  40   5
ATLANTA         57  35  40  26  47 / 100  30  60  20   5
BLAIRSVILLE     50  35  38  24  43 / 100  30  60  30   5
CARTERSVILLE    57  35  38  24  46 /  90  30  60  10   5
COLUMBUS        67  37  41  27  53 / 100  50  70  10   5
GAINESVILLE     55  35  39  26  47 / 100  30  70  30   5
MACON           66  41  43  28  53 / 100  60  80  30   5
ROME            58  37  38  25  50 /  80  30  50   5   5
PEACHTREE CITY  63  36  40  25  49 / 100  30  70  20   5
VIDALIA         72  45  45  30  49 / 100  80  90  30   5

&&

.FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 2 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: BALDWIN...BIBB...BLECKLEY...BUTTS...CHATTAHOOCHEE...
CRAWFORD...CRISP...DODGE...DOOLY...EMANUEL...GLASCOCK...
HANCOCK...HARRIS...HOUSTON...JASPER...JEFFERSON...JOHNSON...
JONES...LAMAR...LAURENS...MACON...MARION...MERIWETHER...MONROE...
MONTGOMERY...MUSCOGEE...PEACH...PIKE...PULASKI...PUTNAM...
SCHLEY...SPALDING...STEWART...SUMTER...TALBOT...TALIAFERRO...
TAYLOR...TELFAIR...TOOMBS...TREUTLEN...TROUP...TWIGGS...UPSON...
WARREN...WASHINGTON...WEBSTER...WHEELER...WILCOX...WILKINSON.

FLOOD WATCH UNTIL NOON EST TODAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
BANKS...BARROW...BARTOW...CARROLL...CATOOSA...CHATTOOGA...
CHEROKEE...CLARKE...CLAYTON...COBB...COWETA...DADE...DAWSON...
DEKALB...DOUGLAS...FANNIN...FAYETTE...FLOYD...FORSYTH...GILMER...
GORDON...GREENE...GWINNETT...HALL...HARALSON...HEARD...HENRY...
JACKSON...LUMPKIN...MADISON...MORGAN...MURRAY...NEWTON...NORTH
FULTON...OCONEE...OGLETHORPE...PAULDING...PICKENS...POLK...
ROCKDALE...SOUTH FULTON...TALIAFERRO...TOWNS...UNION...WALKER...
WALTON...WHITE...WHITFIELD...WILKES.

&&

13

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
700 AM EST SAT FEB 28 2009

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-011200-
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-
700 AM EST SAT FEB 28 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
RIVER AND STREAM FLOODING WITH ISOLATED FLASH FLOODING WILL BE
POSSIBLE OVER NORTH AND PARTS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA TODAY. ISOLATED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THIS MORNING INTO THIS AFTERNOON FOR
CENTRAL GEORGIA.

.SYNOPSIS...
LOW PRESSURE HAD DEVELOPED OVER MISSISSIPPI WITH A NEARLY STATIONARY
FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE LOW ACROSS NORTHERN ALABAMA AND NORTHERN
GEORGIA. A STRONG CLOSED UPPER LOW WILL MOVE FROM THE MIDWEST INTO
THE SOUTHEAST TODAY...PUSHING THE FRONT SOUTHEAST TOWARD THE COAST
TONIGHT.

.PRIMARY HAZARDS...
THE PRIMARY HAZARD TODAY WILL BE RIVER...STREAM...AND CREEK
FLOODING ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA...WITH ISOLATED FLASH FLOODING.
ADDITIONALLY...THERE IS A THREAT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH
DAMAGING WIND...LARGE HAIL...AND POSSIBLY ISOLATED TORNADOES IN
MAINLY CENTRAL GEORGIA THIS MORNING INTO THIS AFTERNOON.

.DISCUSSION...
A SHORT WAVE IN THE MIDWEST WILL CLOSE OFF AND CONTINUE TO
STRENGTHEN...SWEEPING TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST STATES TODAY...THEN
INTO NORTH FLORIDA BY SUNDAY. MEANWHILE...A FRONTAL BOUNDARY HAD
STALLED OVER EXTREME NORTH GEORGIA AND SHOULD REMAIN THERE DURING
THE DAY. THE AIR MASS WILL BEGIN TO DESTABILIZE THIS MORNING IN
ADVANCE OF THE APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM. THE INCREASING DYNAMICS
WILL PROVIDE THE THREAT FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...GENERALLY OVER
PORTIONS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA TODAY. WITH THESE STORMS...DAMAGING
WINDS...LARGE HAIL...AND ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE.

IN ADDITION...MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL TRAIN
ALONG AND NEAR THE STALLED FRONT IN NORTH GEORGIA TODAY...RESULTING
IN MINOR CREEK AND STREAM FLOODING AND SOME LOCAL STREET FLOODING.

WRAP AROUND MOISTURE SHOULD BRING A CHANCE OF SNOW TO NORTH GEORGIA
LATE TONIGHT. LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE NORTHEAST
MOUNTAINS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
THERE IS A CHANCE OF SNOW ACROSS MUCH OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA
SUNDAY. ACCUMULATION UP TO ONE INCH POSSIBLE MAINLY ACROSS THE
NORTH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST INFORMATION FOR POSSIBLE
ACTIVATION ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1000 AM EST SAT FEB 28 2009

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-010200-
DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS-
CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE-FLOYD-BARTOW-
CHEROKEE-FORSYTH-HALL-BANKS-JACKSON-MADISON-POLK-PAULDING-COBB-
NORTH FULTON-GWINNETT-BARROW-CLARKE-OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-WILKES-
HARALSON-CARROLL-DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON-DEKALB-ROCKDALE-WALTON-
NEWTON-MORGAN-GREENE-TALIAFERRO-HEARD-COWETA-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-
SPALDING-HENRY-BUTTS-JASPER-PUTNAM-HANCOCK-WARREN-TROUP-
MERIWETHER-PIKE-UPSON-LAMAR-MONROE-JONES-BALDWIN-WASHINGTON-
GLASCOCK-JEFFERSON-HARRIS-TALBOT-TAYLOR-CRAWFORD-BIBB-TWIGGS-
WILKINSON-JOHNSON-EMANUEL-MUSCOGEE-CHATTAHOOCHEE-MARION-SCHLEY-
MACON-PEACH-HOUSTON-BLECKLEY-LAURENS-TREUTLEN-STEWART-WEBSTER-
SUMTER-DOOLY-CRISP-PULASKI-WILCOX-DODGE-TELFAIR-WHEELER-
MONTGOMERY-TOOMBS-
1000 AM EST SAT FEB 28 2009

...ACCUMULATING SNOW POSSIBLE OVER MUCH OF NORTH AND CENTRAL
GEORGIA SUNDAY...

A STRONG UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTH
GEORGIA LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...THEN EXIT OFF THE SOUTH CAROLINA
COAST SUNDAY NIGHT.

THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD PRECIPITATION ACROSS NORTH AND
CENTRAL GEORGIA...BEGINNING AS LIGHT RAIN TONIGHT IN NORTHWEST
GEORGIA...AND THEN BECOMING A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW LATE TONIGHT OVER
WESTERN GEORGIA BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL SNOW FROM WEST TO EAST. THE
COLDEST AIR ALOFT AND NEAR THE SURFACE APPEARS LIKELY TO SHIFT INTO
CENTRAL GEORGIA BEFORE PARTS OF NORTH AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA...CLOSER
TO THE TRACK OF THE CENTER OF THE UPPER LEVEL LOW STORM SYSTEM.
THEREFORE...AREAS NEAR COLUMBUS AND AMERICUS COULD SEE A SWITCH TO
SNOW BEFORE AREAS NORTH AND NORTHEAST OF ATLANTA.

UNCERTAINTY STILL REMAINS CONCERNING ACCUMULATIONS. WITH THE GROUND
STILL RELATIVELY WARM AND THE SNOW MELTING AS IT FALLS INTO THE
WARMER AIR NEAR THE GROUND...ANY SNOW THAT FALLS INITIALLY SHOULD
MELT. TEMPERATURES AT THE SURFACE ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE MID AND
UPPER 30S OVER MUCH OF NORTH GEORGIA AND IN THE LOW 40S OVER AREAS
SOUTH AND EAST OF MACON.  HOWEVER...AS THE COLDER AIR PRESSES EAST
AND SOUTH DURING THE DAY...BANDS OF MODERATE SNOW COULD RESULT IN
LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS MUCH OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA.

AREAS NORTH AND WEST OF A CORDELE TO LOUISVILLE LINE COULD SEE
ACCUMULATIONS AROUND AN INCH BY SUNDAY EVENING. MOST OF THE
ACCUMULATION SHOULD BE CONFINED TO GRASSY AND ELEVATED ROAD SURFACES
SUCH AS BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. HOWEVER...IF PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW
OCCUR...ISOLATED ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES COULD FALL ON
ROADWAYS.  AREAS SOUTH OF THE CORDELE TO LOUISVILLE LINE WILL SEE
LITTLE OR NO ACCUMULATIONS WHERE TEMPERATURES REMAIN IN THE UPPER
30S.

PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE TELEVISION
OR RADIO STATION...FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS OR
ADVISORIES ON THIS WINTER WEATHER SITUATION.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1046 AM EST SAT FEB 28 2009

GAZ080-092-093-281615-
1046 AM EST SAT FEB 28 2009

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR PEA SIZED HAIL IN SCHLEY...TAYLOR
AND MACON COUNTIES UNTIL 1115 AM EST...

AT 1044 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER CONCORD...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

PEA SIZED HAIL AND TORRENTIAL RAINS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS
SCHLEY...TAYLOR AND MACON COUNTIES.  DRIVERS SHOULD USE CAUTION AS
INTENSE RAINFALL WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES. PONDING OF WATER ON
ROADWAYS IS ALSO LIKELY.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER
RADIO...WEATHER.GOV OR OTHER MEDIA OUTLETS FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS OR
POSSIBLE WARNINGS ON THESE STORMS.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1056 AM EST SAT FEB 28 2009

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

0930 AM     TSTM WND DMG     15 SW HAMILTON          32.61N 85.06W
02/28/2009                   HARRIS             GA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            ONE TREE DOWN NEAR GOAT ROCK LAKE DAM.

&&

GRIFFITH

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1058 AM EST SAT FEB 28 2009

GAZ089-090-281630-
1058 AM EST SAT FEB 28 2009

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR 50 MPH WINDS IN CHATTAHOOCHEE AND
MUSCOGEE COUNTIES UNTIL 1130 AM EST...

AT 1056 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER VISTA TERRACE...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

WIND GUSTS OF 50 MPH ARE LIKELY AS THESE STORMS MOVE ACROSS
CHATTAHOOCHEE AND MUSCOGEE COUNTIES THROUGH 1130 AM EST. SOME
LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE VISTA TERRACE...LAUREL
HILLS...COLUMBUS METROPOLITAN AIRPORT...HIGHLAND PARK...AVONDALE...
SAINT MARYS HILLS...BENNING PARK...BENNING HILLS...CARTER ACRES...
BATTLE PARK...CUSTER ROAD TERRACE...SAND HILL...COLUMBUS...FLAT ROCK
AND ROSE HILL.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER
RADIO...WEATHER.GOV OR OTHER MEDIA OUTLETS FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS OR
POSSIBLE WARNINGS ON THESE STORMS.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1124 AM EST SAT FEB 28 2009

GAZ089>091-281745-
1124 AM EST SAT FEB 28 2009

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR HEAVY RAIN IN CHATTAHOOCHEE...MARION
AND MUSCOGEE COUNTIES UNTIL 1245 PM EST...

AT 1119 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN PASSING OVER THE COLUMBUS
AND FORT BENNING AREA. THESE STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE TO THE
EAST TO NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH TOWARD BUENA VISTA.

RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 2 AND 3 INCHES INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED
ACROSS CHATTAHOOCHEE...MARION AND MUSCOGEE COUNTIES...INCLUDING
AREAS AROUND ZELLOBEE...CHRISTOPHER...FORT BENNING/LAWSON ARMY AIR
FIELD...CUSSETA...BATTLE PARK...CUSTER ROAD TERRACE...EELBECK/WEST
FORT BENNING...VISTA TERRACE...LAUREL HILLS...COLUMBUS METROPOLITAN
AIRPORT...GREEN ISLAND HILLS...HIGHLAND PARK...AVONDALE...SAINT
MARYS HILLS AND BENNING PARK.

DRIVERS SHOULD USE CAUTION AS INTENSE RAINFALL WILL REDUCE
VISIBILITIES. TEMPORARY STREET FLOODING OR PONDING OF WATER ON
ROADWAYS IS ALSO LIKELY. LOW LYING AREAS AND DITCHES MAY BECOME
FLOODED.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1216 PM EST SAT FEB 28 2009

GAZ103-104-281800-
1216 PM EST SAT FEB 28 2009

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR 50 MPH WINDS IN SUMTER AND WEBSTER
COUNTIES UNTIL 100 PM EST...

AT 1214 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER CENTERPOINT...MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.

WIND GUSTS OF 50 MPH ARE LIKELY AS THESE STORMS MOVE ACROSS SUMTER
AND WEBSTER COUNTIES THROUGH 100 PM EST. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH
OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE LEVERETTS...KIMBROUGH...CENTERPOINT...
WESTON...PRESTON...DUMAS...PLAINS...CROXTON CROSSROADS...SUMTER...
MADDOX...AMERICUS...HUNTINGTON...NEW ERA...PENNINGTON AND LAMAR.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER
RADIO...WEATHER.GOV OR OTHER MEDIA OUTLETS FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS OR
POSSIBLE WARNINGS ON THESE STORMS.