Areal Flood Warning 4, NWS Atlanta, GA

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
500 PM EDT MON MAY 3 2010

.SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/...
THE CONVECTION ASSOCIATED WITH THE COLD FRONT WORKING THROUGH THE
FORECAST AREA WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE STRONG TO SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS WITH ISOLATED TORNADOES POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS
EVENING ACROSS PORTION OF EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA. AS THE FRONT HAS
PUSHED THROUGH MUCH OF THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH AREA ALREADY WILL
GO AHEAD AND DROP THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH AND COVER ANY PROBLEM
AREAS WITH FLOOD WARNINGS. THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS
OF CENTRAL GEORGIA THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. THE COLD FRONT WILL
CONTINUE TO PUSH SLOWLY SOUTH AND EAST THROUGH TOMORROW. THE
MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT ALTHOUGH ECMWF LINGERS THE FRONT OVER
EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA TOMORROW MORNING WHILE GFS QUICKLY BRINGS IN
DRIER AIR. WILL SIDE WITH ECMWF AS GFS TENDS TO SCOUR OUT MOISTURE
A BIT PREMATURE AFTER THESE SYSTEMS. THE UPPER LEVEL SHORT WAVE
DRIVING THE SURFACE FRONT PUSHES THROUGH THE SOUTHEAST TUESDAY
NIGHT WITH NEARLY ZONAL FLOW SETTING UP ACROSS THE AREA AS SURFACE
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE SOUTHEAST AND MID ATLANTIC AREA BY
MIDWEEK. GUIDANCE TEMPERATURES ARE CLOSE THROUGH THE SHORT TERM
PERIODS...AND WILL NOT STRAY TOO FAR BASED UPON LOCAL BIASES.

.LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
THE UPPER LEVEL FLOW REMAINS NEARLY ZONAL THROUGH THE EXTENDED
PERIODS.  A FAST MOVING SHORT WAVE MOVES ACROSS THE NORTHERN
PLAINS...WITH MODELS DIVERGING ON THE TIMING OF THE DEVELOPING LOW
NEAR THE GREAT LAKES WHICH TRACKS ACROSS NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND
SATURDAY NIGHT.  THE GFS IS A BIT FASTER PUSHING THE TRAILING COLD
FRONT ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST FRIDAY NIGHT AND THE ECMWF PUSHING IT
ACROSS LATE SATURDAY.  THERE IS ENOUGH UNCERTAINTY TO INCLUDE SLIGHT
TO LOW CHANCE POPS FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. THE ECMWF/GFS CONTINUE
DIVERGENT PATTERN IN HOW THEY HANDLE A LOW ENTERING THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST ON SUNDAY...BUT ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT INCREASING MOISTURE
AND CONVECTION OVER THE FORECAST AREA ON MONDAY INFLUENCED BY
INCREASED RETURN FLOW MOISTURE.  ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES BEGINNING
OF THE EXTENDED PERIODS WILL RETURN TO NEAR NORMAL FOR THE WEEKEND
BEHIND THE COLD FRONT.

&&

.AVIATION...UPDATE...
SEVERAL PROBLEMS TONIGHT. AXIS OF HEAVY RAIN DRIFTING EAST IS ONE.
HOW LONG MVFR CEILINGS HANG AROUND THE ATL AREA IS ANOTHER AND THEN
FOG POTENTIAL. GENERALLY THINKING MVFR CEILINGS WILL DIMINISH THIS
EVENING AS THE FRONT APPROACHES BUT THEN THIS WILL INCREASE FOG
POTENTIAL FOR MUCH OF THE AREA. SURFACE WINDS LIGHT AND VARYING
AROUND S WILL BECOME SSW MOST PLACES THEN NW OVERNIGHT. DIFFICULT
FORECAST WILL REQUIRE NEEDED AMENDMENTS. BDL

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
ATHENS          60  87  57  89  61 /  20  20   5   5   5
ATLANTA         60  86  62  87  65 /  10  10   5   5   5
BLAIRSVILLE     53  82  52  83  54 /  10   5  10  10  10
CARTERSVILLE    53  87  53  89  56 /  10   5  10   5  10
COLUMBUS        66  87  61  90  65 /  30  30   5   5   5
GAINES VILLE     60  86  60  86  63 /  10  10  10  10  10
MACON           66  86  56  90  62 /  80  40   5   5   5
ROME            55  88  53  90  57 /  10   5  10  10  10
PEACHTREE CITY  58  85  52  88  57 /  20  20   5   5   5
VIDALIA         71  84  62  86  67 / 100  60  10  10   5

&&

.FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FLOOD WATCH THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
BALDWIN...BIBB...BLECKLEY...CHATTAHOOCHEE...CRAWFORD...CRISP...
DODGE...DOOLY...EMANUEL...GLASCOCK...HANCOCK...HOUSTON...
JEFFERSON...JOHNSON...JONES...LAURENS...MACON...MARION...
MONTGOMERY...MUSCOGEE...PEACH...PULASKI...SCHLEY...STEWART...
SUMTER...TAYLOR...TELFAIR...TOOMBS...TREUTLEN...TWIGGS...
WARREN...WASHINGTON...WEBSTER...WHEELER...WILCOX...WILKINSON.

&&

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
453 PM EDT MON MAY 3 2010

GAZ104>106-032115-
453 PM EDT MON MAY 3 2010

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR 45 MPH WINDS IN CRISP...SUMTER
AND DOOLY COUNTIES UNTIL 515 PM EDT...

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HEAVY RAIN IN CRISP...SUMTER AND
DOOLY COUNTIES UNTIL 515 PM EDT...

AT 448 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS NEAR DRAYTON AND LESLIE...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

WIND GUSTS OF 45 MPH ARE LIKELY AS THESE STORMS MOVE ACROSS CRISP...
SUMTER AND DOOLY COUNTIES THROUGH 515 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE
PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE GEORGIA VETERANS MEMORIAL STATE PARK...
LAMAR...COBB...METHVINS...FLINT RIVER WMA...DRAYTON...TREMONT...
CORDELE...RICHWOOD...PINEHURST...LILLY AND VIENNA.

THESE STORMS ALSO HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE ONE INCH TO ONE AND
A QUARTER INCHES PER HOUR. DRIVERS SHOULD USE CAUTION AS INTENSE
RAINFALL WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS IS
ALSO LIKELY...WITH MINOR STREET FLOODING POSSIBLE IN SLOW DRAINING
AREAS.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
507 PM EDT MON MAY 3 2010

GAZ075-076-032145-
507 PM EDT MON MAY 3 2010

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR 45 MPH WINDS IN JEFFERSON AND
GLASCOCK COUNTIES UNTIL 545 PM EDT...

AT 502 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR EDGEHILL...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

WIND GUSTS OF 45 MPH ARE LIKELY AS THIS STORM MOVES ACROSS JEFFERSON
AND GLASCOCK COUNTIES THROUGH 545 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH
OF THE STORM INCLUDE AGRICOLA...MITCHELL...EDGEHILL...GRANGE...
STAPLETONS CROSSROADS...GIBSON...AVERA...STAPLETON AND WRENS.

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
525 PM EDT MON MAY 3 2010

GAZ104>106-032315-
525 PM EDT MON MAY 3 2010

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HEAVY RAIN IN CRISP...SUMTER AND
DOOLY COUNTIES UNTIL 715 PM EDT...

AT 515 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE INDICATED
COUNTIES. DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES THAT RAINFALL NEAR 1.5 INCHES HAS
FALLEN ACROSS MUCH OF SUMTER COUNTY DURING THE PAST HOUR. SIMILAR
RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS DOOLY AND CRISP COUNTY AS THE
ACTIVITY CONTINUES TO MOVE EAST. MODERATE RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE
ACROSS THESE COUNTIES FOR ANOTHER 2 HOURS AT LEAST. COUNTY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL REPORTS THAT SEVERAL ROADS IN SUMTER COUNTY
HAVE AT LEAST TWO INCHES OF WATER ON THEM AND DRAINAGE DITCHES ARE
UNABLE TO HANDLE THE CURRENT RAINWATER RUNOFF.

RUNOFF FROM THESE STORMS WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS
AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES ACROSS
CRISP...SUMTER AND DOOLY COUNTIES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND
FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE SUBJECT TO MINOR
FLOODING.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR COMMERCIAL RADIO AND TELEVISION
FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE FLOOD OR FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
540 PM EDT MON MAY 3 2010

GAZ105>109-032245-
540 PM EDT MON MAY 3 2010

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR 45 MPH WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN IN
CRISP...WILCOX...PULASKI...DODGE AND DOOLY COUNTIES UNTIL 645 PM
EDT...

AT 534 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM VIENNA...TO CORDELE...TO ARABI...MOVING
EAST AT 25 MPH.

WIND GUSTS OF 45 MPH ARE LIKELY AS THESE STORMS MOVE ACROSS CRISP...
WILCOX...PULASKI...DODGE AND DOOLY COUNTIES THROUGH 645 PM EDT. SOME
LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE WENONA...CORDELE...
RICHWOOD...VIENNA...EAST CRISP...TREMONT...ARABI...TIPPETTVILLE...
PLEASANT VIEW...MOCK SPRINGS...SEVILLE...HATLEY...POPE CITY...
PINEVIEW AND FINLEYSON.

THESE STORMS ALSO HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE ONE INCH TO ONE AND
A QUARTER INCHES PER HOUR OF RAINFALL. DRIVERS SHOULD USE CAUTION AS
INTENSE RAINFALL WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES. PONDING OF WATER ON
ROADWAYS IS ALSO LIKELY...WITH MINOR STREET FLOODING POSSIBLE IN
SLOW DRAINING AREAS.

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