1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Atlanta, GA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Apr 3, 12:45 AM EST, 7 hours 15 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 145 AM EDT TUE APR 3 2001 FORECAST COMPLICATED INTO WEEKEND WITH SOME MODEL DIFFERENCES FROM PREVIOUS RUNS AND DIVGERING SOLUTIONS AS TIME PROGRESSES. SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS OVER OHIO VALLEY CONTINUE MOVING EAST AT THIS TIME WITH LITTLE DEVELOPMENT SOUTH. NOTE PCPN AXIS ABOUT 100NM N FORECAST LAST FEW RUNS. HOWEVER, IF MODELS CORRECT SHOULD SEE FAIRLY RAPID DEVELOPMENT SOUTH AS WAA AND RESULTING ISENTROPIC LIFT BEGIN ON 290+ SURFACES. PRECIP WILL WORK ITS WAY SOUTH TODAY AND DIMINISH FROM NORTH SOME AS VORT MOVES DOWN EAST SIDE WEAK RIDGE TO OUR W AND A FRONT DEVELOPS OVER THE TENN VALLEY AND WORKS VERY SLOWLY SOUTH...THIS ALSO IN RESPONSE TO HIGH MOVING ACROSS GREAT LAKES AND SOUTH. WE DESTABALIZE SOME SO WILL KEEP TRW IN TODAY. TONIGHT. WILL SEE DYNAMICS AND FRONT SINK SOUTH. SO WILL LOWER POPS TO MINS NORTH AND HIGHEST CSG-AGS. NEAR GUIDANCE ON LOWS AND POPS. WEDNESDAY. NEXT WAVE MOVES THRU RIDGE, WHICH BUILDS AND FORECAST WAMUP BEGINS. ANOTHER WAA ISENTROPIC RAIN EVENT WITH ONLY ISOLATED TRW. WITH MAIN AXIS ATL-MCN. COUNTERING WAA ALOFT IS DEVELOPING WEDGE IN RESPONSE TO SFC RDG BUILDG DOWN EAST COAST. WET BULBS AND TDS DROP AS WEDGE GETS SERIOUS. GO ABOVE GUIDANCE ON POPS WEST. WED NITE INTO THU. WE GET BACK DOORED AS WEDGE BUILDS IN WED NITE, BUT THU SW MOVES FROM W GULF ACROSS GA, AS WEDGE WEAKENS. THUS POS GO UP AGAIN. LOOKS AS IF PRECIP MOSTLY RAIN. WITH WEDGE SO STRONG MODLES MAY BE RUSHING ITS DEMISE. THUS WILL RAISE POPS AND GO BELOW GIUDANCE ON HIS. EXTENDED. FRI LOOKS OK WITH NEXT SYSTEM EFFECTG N GA SAT NITE INTO SUN. MON LOOKS PC. WARM UP SAT-MON. BUT MEX LOOKS TOO WARM...WILL LOWER HIS. ATL 66/57/69/55 +354 AHN 67/54/60/53 +432 RMG 64/53/67/50 +432 GVL 65/55/58/54 +432 CSG 74/60/73/58 9765 MCN 72/56/64/54 9642 .ATL... GA...NONE.
GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-031530- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 600 AM EDT TUE APR 3 2001 ...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA TODAY... .SYNOPSIS...SHOWERS AND WEAK THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BEGUN TO POP UP ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA THIS MORNING. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE AHEAD OF THE MAIN SYSTEM WHICH IS STILL OVER ALABAMA AT THE MOMENT. THIS SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO MOVE EAST TODAY AND BRING SOME SHOWERS AND GENERAL THUNDERSTORMS. .DISCUSSION... SHOWERS AND GENERAL THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA THROUGH TONIGHT. HIGHER DEW POINTS AND AFTERNOON SURFACE HEATING ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA SHOULD HELP PRODUCE THE INSTABILITY NEEDED FOR ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. CAPES ARE NOT FORECAST TO BE THAT SIGNIFICANT THROUGH TONIGHT BUT THERE WILL BE A GOOD AMOUNT OF LOW LEVEL MOISTURE MOVING IN FOR THE DYNAMICS OF THE DAY TO WORK WITH. .PRIMARY HAZARDS... EXPECT PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN...LIGHTNING...AND SMALL HAIL. .FOR SPOTTERS... SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA SHOULD MONITOR WEATHER RADIOS AND BE READY FOR POSSIBLE ACTIVATION THIS AFTERNOON. && FOR THE GRAPHICAL HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK AND OTHER WEATHER INFORMATION...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITME AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/FFC.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
The public reported that lightning struck a power meter on the outside of a residence and completely burned the meter as well as some of the immediate wiring. The house was without power until the meter was repaired.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5240921.