13 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 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 Jul 5, 2:45 PM EST, 1 hour 15 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 345 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2001 SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO NORTHWEST GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON IN ADVANCE OF WEAKENING FRONT NEAR TENNESSEE-KENTUCKY BORDER. MODELS TRY TO BRING THIS FRONT AT LEAST INTO NORTHERN GEORGIA BUT WASHES OUT QUICKLY. HOWEVER DRIER AIR DOES SEEM TO WORK INTO THE AREA WHICH SHOULD SQUASH MOST CONVECTION NEXT 2 DAYS. STRONGEST CONVECTION STAYING WEST OF GEORGIA SO FAR THIS AFTERNOON BUT COULD BE SOME ISOLATED NEAR SEVERE THIS EVENING WORK INTO NORTHWEST AND WESTCENTRAL PORTION OF STATE SINCE CAPES IN THE 2000-2500 RANGE. A LOT OF THE CONVECTION SHOULD BEGIN DIMINISHING BY 8 PM BUT WILL KEEP 3O-50 PERCENT FOR TONIGHT AS POCKET OF MOISTURE WORKS ACROSS THE AREA. LOOKS LIKE ENOUGH MOISTURE IN CENTRAL GEORGIA FRIDAY THAT 20 PERCENT LOOKS IN ORDER. UPPER HIGH THAT IS CURRENTLY OVER COLORADO BUILDS EASTWARD INTO CENTRAL PLAINS WHICH PUSHES HIGHER TEMPERATURES INTO GEORGIA. AS A RESULT DAYTIME TEMPERATURES WILL EDGE UPWARDS AND SHOULD REACH THE 90S MUCH OF CWA NEXT 2 DAYS. UPPER TROUGH TENDS TO HANG ALONG EASTERN COAST THROUGH COMING WEEK. THIS PATTERN WOULD FAVOR MORE BACKDOOR FRONTS INTO THE AREA AND SYSTEMS WORKING DOWN THROUGH THE NORTHWEST UPPER FLOW. ANY CONVECTION THE COMING WEEK WILL TIED MAINLY TO THESE FEATURES. FCSTID = 38 ATL 69 88 69 93 / 50 10 0 0 AHN 69 90 68 95 / 40 10 0 0 GVL 68 89 69 92 / 40 10 0 0 RMG 68 91 66 94 / 40 0 0 0 CSG 73 93 70 96 / 30 20 10 0 MCN 71 93 69 96 / 30 20 10 0 .ATL... GA...NONE. 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>113-051800- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1205 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2001 ...ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .SYNOPSIS... A COLD FRONT OVER THE TENNESSEE VALLEY WILL MOVE INTO NORTH GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON. THE COLD FRONT WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INTO THE STATE. .PRIMARY HAZARDS... THE PRIMARY HAZARD WILL BE DAMAGING WIND ALONG WITH FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAIN. .DISCUSSION... THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT OVER TENNESSEE. WITH CAPES OF 2000 TO 3000 THIS AFTERNOON...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE INTO NORTHWEST GEORGIA EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON AND MOVE INTO THE ATHENS AND ATLANTA AREAS IN THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. THEY SHOULD REACH CENTRAL GEORGIA IN THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. THE LINE OF STORMS SHOULD GRADUALLY WEAKEN AS THEY MOVE TOWARD CENTRAL GEORGIA. HOWEVER THERE IS A CHANCE THAT ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE. THE PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE STRONG STRAIGHT LINE WINDS...ALTHOUGH SOME HAIL IS NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION. THE STORMS WILL MOVE FAST ENOUGH SO THAT ANY HEAVY RAIN SHOULD BE LESS THAN AN HOUR...SO THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING IS LOW. THE THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD BE ENDING OVER MIDDLE GEORGIA BY 9 PM. .FOR SPOTTERS... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. && 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.
13 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
The public reported that a tree fell on a house. Damage was believed to be relatively minor.
The Clayton county 911 center reported that a tree had fallen down on the roof of a house in Riverdale. The ASOS at Atlanta's Hartsfield International Airport recorded 61 mph.
The Union City Police Department reported that a total of 16 trees were down throughout the city. The downed trees damaged four mobile homes and one house. Some of the trees were down on Interstate 85 at the Fairburn/Peachtree City exit, Georgia Highway 74. An amateur radio operator and the Fulton county 911 center also reported that several tree limbs were down on Interstate 75 near the Chattahoochee River which were impeding the flow of traffic. In addition, another tree was blown down on Cascade Road south of Adamsville. Winds were estimated by the Union City Police Department to be between 58 and 72 mph.
The Coweta county 911 center reported that they had received several reports of trees down across the northern part of the county.
The DeKalb county 911 center reported that thunderstorm winds knocked down a power line.
The Troup county 911 center reported that six trees were blown down between La Grange and the extreme southeast corner of the county near Pine Mountain.
The Henry county 911 center reported that four trees were blown down.
The Newton county 911 center reported that several trees were blown down in Porterdale.
The Heard county 911 center reported that 1 tree was blown down.
The Meriwether county 911 center reported that one tree was blown down.
An amateur radio operator reported that power lines were down in Thomaston and three trees were blown down at The Rock.
An amateur radio operator reported nickel size hail.
The Peach county 911 center reported that one tree was blown down on a power line.
The Crawford county 911 center reported that two trees and one power line were blown down.
The Wilkes county 911 center reported dime size hail from Washington to Aonia.
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, July 2001
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: 5261450, 5260412, 5260413, 5260415, 5260411, 5260414, 5260417, 5261443, 5260416, 5261444, 5261445, 5261446, 5261448, 5261447, 5261449.