1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Atlanta, GA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Aug 28, 4:31 PM EST, 4 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 531 PM EDT TUE AUG 28 2001 WILL UPDATE ZONES TO INCREASE POPS IN SOUTHERN AREA BASED ON LATEST TECHNOLOGY FROM XNAV/STAGE3 PRECIP AND AREA COVERAGE OF PRECIP ON 4KM XMRG FILES. KJGX RADAR AND LIGHTNING DATA ALSO SUPPORT THIS THINKING. .ATL... GA...NONE. NOEL OUR DETAILED COUNTY FORECASTS ARE AVAILABLE AT FOUS52 KFFC OUR AREA FORECAST FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA CITIES IS AVAILABLE AT FLUS42 KFFC
GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-282030- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1150 AM EDT TUE AUG 28 2001 ...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE IN NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .SYNOPSIS... A WEAK TROF OF LOW PRESSURE FROM NEAR ATLANTA TO ATHENS WILL ONLY DRIFT A BIT FURTHER SOUTH TODAY. .PRIMARY HAZARD... ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THESE STORMS WILL BE LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH. THE BEST CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT WILL BE BETWEEN 3 AND 9 PM. .DISCUSSION... ALTHOUGH THE AIR MASS WILL REMAIN WARM...MOIST AND SLIGHTLY UNSTABLE OVER NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA TODAY...WEAK MID-LEVEL ENERGY WILL REDUCE THE NUMBER AND COVERAGE OF THUNDERSTORMS COMPARED TO MONDAY. THE TROUGH OVER OF LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN VERY WEAK AND ILL-DEFINED...RESULTING IN ONLY WEAK SURFACE CONVERGENCE. CAPE VALUES WILL APPROACH 1500 BUT UPPER LEVEL WINDS ARE TOO WEAK TO SUPPORT SUSTAINED THUNDERSTORM UPDRAFTS. .FOR SPOTTERS... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NECESSARY TODAY OR TONIGHT. && FOR THE GRAPHICAL HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK AND OTHER WEATHER INFORMATION...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/FFC.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
The Wilkinson county 911 center reported that trees were down on Georgia Highway 57 East in Irwinton and power lines were blown down in Toomsboro near the Washington county line.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Georgia in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings in Georgia, August 2001
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