Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
244 PM EDT Mon Aug 3 2020

.SHORT TERM /Today through Wednesday/...

Showers and thunderstorms, some strong to severe and associated with
a stationary front, instability axis and SW upper level flow ahead
of an upper level trough, are expected to diminish this evening.

The stationary front is expected to dissipate tonight as another
weak cold front approaches and moves into the area Tuesday.
The upper level trough looks to be less dynamic on Tuesday so the
highly diurnal convection should be less strong than today with less
overall coverage and is expected to dissipate Tuesday evening.

Forecast temperatures are expected to be within a few degrees of
normal through Tuesday Night.

BDL

.LONG TERM /Wednesday Night through Sunday/...

As Isaias works its way up the coast the synoptic scale holds a deep
trough through the southeast with an upper level low across the
northern great lakes. We start the long term forecast in the exit
zone of the trough which will reinforce diurnal convective pattern
on Wednesday and Thursday. As the low is lifted north the trough
begins to flatten out and we slowly work our way back toward a near
zonal pattern by the weekend. Afternoon thunderstorms are likely
every day this week as the pattern keeps sufficient moisture all the
way up through the mid layers.

We remain around seasonal in terms of temperatures. With upper 80s
and lower 90s across most of the area. Temperatures begin to edge up
again going into the weekend with widespread low to mid 90s as the
flow breaks down and ridging returns. Heat indices will begin to
climb as well with widespread low 100s across the CWA, although
cooler conditions are expected at higher elevations.

Vaughn

&&

.AVIATION... 18Z Update... Scattered to numerous showers and
thunderstorms this afternoon, diminishing this evening. Mainly VFR
ceilings/conditions outside of thunderstorms. Potential for MVFR
fog developing tonight with Sct IFR/MVFR clouds. Surface winds
mainly light and variable outside of storms.

//ATL Confidence...18Z Update...
Low confidence for wind direction.
Medium confidence for all other elements.

BDL

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Athens          91  67  90  69 /  60  40  10  10
Atlanta         87  68  90  70 /  70  40  20  20
Blairsville     81  62  82  62 / 100  50  30  20
Cartersville    87  66  90  67 /  60  40  20  20
Columbus        95  71  94  71 /  50  30  10   5
Gainesville     81  67  87  68 /  70  50  20  20
Macon           98  71  93  71 /  70  40  20  20
Rome            86  67  90  67 /  50  30  20  20
Peachtree City  87  68  90  69 /  70  40  20  20
Vidalia         96  72  95  74 /  60  20  50  20

&&

.FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.
&&

SHORT TERM...BDL
LONG TERM....Vaughn
AVIATION...BDL

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1149 AM EDT Mon Aug 3 2020

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-041600-
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-
1149 AM EDT Mon Aug 3 2020

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North and Central Georgia.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight...

Thunderstorms will be more numerous today across the area with the
threat for a few strong to severe storms this afternoon. Damaging
winds will be the main threat along with severe hail and periods
of heavy rain, possibly leading to localized flooding.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday...

The chance for showers and thunderstorms will exist each day,
mainly during the afternoon and evening hours. No widespread
severe weather is expected however, a few strong to low-end severe
storms will be possible with the main threat being damaging winds.
Locally heavy rain can also be expected in any of the stronger
storms.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not requested but spotters are encouraged
to submit reports of severe weather through the web by going to
weather.gov/atlanta. Please relay any information about observed
severe weather to the NWS while following all local, state, and
CDC guidelines.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
255 PM EDT MON AUG 03 2020

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

0240 PM     HAIL             1 WNW BUCKHEAD          33.84N  84.40W
08/03/2020  E0.50 INCH       FULTON             GA   PUBLIC

            HAIL UP TO 0.5 INCHES WAS REPORTED ON THE 500TH BLOCK
            OF CHATEAU DR NW IN SOUTH FULTON.

&&

EVENT NUMBER FFC2001010

TV

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
257 PM EDT MON AUG 03 2020

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

0210 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 SSE SANDTOWN          33.66N  84.53W
08/03/2020                   FULTON             GA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SEVERAL TREES DOWNED IN SOUTH FULTON. OLD FAIRBURN ROAD
            AND LAKESIDE BLVD.

&&

EVENT NUMBER FFC2001011

KS

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
259 PM EDT Mon Aug 3 2020

GAZ056-057-031930-
Spalding GA-Henry GA-
259 PM EDT Mon Aug 3 2020

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN SPALDING AND HENRY
COUNTIES UNTIL 330 PM EDT...

At 258 PM EDT...a line of strong thunderstorms was along a line
extending from Flippen to 3 miles east of Sunny Side...and moving
east at 10 mph.

  HAZARD...40 to 50 mph wind...up to penny sized hail...frequent
           cloud to ground lightning and heavy rain.

  IMPACT...Expect minor damage to tree limbs and blowing around of
           light...unsecured objects. Heavy rain may cause temporary
           street flooding especially in poor drainage areas.

Some locations in the path of these storms include
Griffin, McDonough, Stockbridge, Hampton, Locust Grove, Sunny Side,
Blacksville, Towalaga, Walker Mill, Luella, Flippen, Kelleytown,
Eagles Landing, Highland Mills and Experiment.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

People outdoors should seek shelter immediately. If you can hear
thunder...you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Motorists
should slow down and be prepared for possible loss of control due to
hydroplaning.

LAT...LON 3354 8427 3357 8414 3356 8413 3357 8411
      3356 8409 3351 8408 3325 8415 3328 8432
TIME...MOT...LOC 1858Z 255DEG 9KT 3348 8422 3332 8425

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...50MPH

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
301 PM EDT Mon Aug 3 2020

GAZ022-023-033-034-045-031945-
Hall GA-North Fulton GA-DeKalb GA-Forsyth GA-Gwinnett GA-
301 PM EDT Mon Aug 3 2020

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN HALL...NORTH
FULTON...NORTHWESTERN DEKALB...FORSYTH AND NORTHWESTERN GWINNETT
COUNTIES UNTIL 345 PM EDT...

At 301 PM EDT...a line of strong thunderstorms with very heavy
rainfall was along a line extending from near Coal Mountain to near
Dunwoody...and moving northeast at 30 mph.

  HAZARD...40 to 50 mph wind...frequent cloud to ground lightning
           and heavy rain.

  IMPACT...Expect minor damage to tree limbs and blowing around of
           light...unsecured objects. Heavy rain may cause temporary
           street flooding especially in poor drainage areas.

Some locations in the path of these storms include
Cumming, Sandy Springs, Roswell, Johns Creek, Alpharetta, Dunwoody,
Duluth, Sugar Hill, Suwanee, Buford, Chamblee, Norcross, Doraville,
Berkeley Lake, North Atlanta, Tucker, Drew, Buford Dam-Lake Lanier
Parks, Coal Mountain and Brookwood.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

People outdoors should seek shelter immediately. If you can hear
thunder...you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Motorists
should slow down and be prepared for possible loss of control due to
hydroplaning.

LAT...LON 3420 8395 3384 8425 3392 8443 3396 8439
      3399 8438 3433 8415 3434 8398
TIME...MOT...LOC 1901Z 211DEG 25KT 3424 8409 3395 8429

WIND...50MPH

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
302 PM EDT MON AUG 03 2020

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

0122 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 NNW ADAIRSVILLE       34.40N  84.95W
08/03/2020                   GORDON             GA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            ROOF DAMAGE TO SEVERAL HOMES ALONG BOWDOIN LANE,
            INCLUDING SHINGLES AND INSULATION PULLED OFF

&&

EVENT NUMBER FFC2001012

KMM

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
311 PM EDT Mon Aug 3 2020

GAZ014-015-023-031945-
Hall GA-Dawson GA-Lumpkin GA-
311 PM EDT Mon Aug 3 2020

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN HALL...SOUTHEASTERN
DAWSON AND SOUTHEASTERN LUMPKIN COUNTIES UNTIL 345 PM EDT...

At 310 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm centered near War Hill Park,
or 7 miles southeast of Dawsonville...moving north at 20 mph.

  HAZARD...40 to 50 mph wind...up to penny sized hail...frequent
           cloud to ground lightning and heavy rain.

  IMPACT...Expect minor damage to tree limbs and blowing around of
           light...unsecured objects. Heavy rain may cause temporary
           street flooding especially in poor drainage areas.

Some locations in the path of this storm include
Dahlonega, Dawsonville, Dougherty, Garland, Murrayville and Auraria.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

People outdoors should seek shelter immediately. If you can hear
thunder...you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Motorists
should slow down and be prepared for possible loss of control due to
hydroplaning.

LAT...LON 3455 8386 3453 8383 3452 8384 3451 8384
      3433 8392 3434 8398 3434 8417 3443 8414
      3448 8406 3456 8399 3457 8386
TIME...MOT...LOC 1910Z 191DEG 16KT 3436 8400

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...50MPH