2 thunderstorm wind, 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 Aug 19, 2:20 PM EST, 10 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 320 PM EDT TUE AUG 19 2003 DYNAMICS REMAIN WEAK DURING THE SHORT TERM. UPPER RIDGE BUILDS EAST WITH WEAK SHORT WAVES MOVING THROUGH IT. WITH AFTERNOON HEATING AND PLENTY OF LOW LEVEL MOISTURE...AIR MASS REMAINS UNSTABLE. THIS IS WORTH LOW CHANCE DIURNAL POPS THROUGH THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. EXTENDED CONTINUES TO SHOW A FRONT PUSHING INTO THE CWA OVER THE WEEKEND WITH MUCH DRIER AIR IN STORE FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY. HOWEVER...FRONT LOOKS LIKE IT MAY STALL ACROSS THE CWA. WITH THIS IN MIND...DRYING IS QUESTIONABLE. WILL CONTINUE TO LOW DIURNAL POPS THROUGH THE EXTENDED. NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN TEMPERATURES. .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... KATL 72 88 70 87 / 20 30 20 30 KAHN 71 89 70 88 / 20 30 20 30 KGVL 68 87 69 87 / 20 30 20 30 KRMG 70 88 70 88 / 20 30 20 30 KCSG 73 91 73 90 / 20 30 20 30 KMCN 72 90 72 89 / 20 30 20 30 .ATL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... GA...NONE. AVIATION FORECAST DISCUSSION WEAK SURFACE RIDGE POKING INTO NORTHEAST GEORGIA WITH LOW PRESSURE TO THE WEST OVER NORTHERN ALABAMA HAS SURFACE FLOW A BIT MIXED UP THIS EVENING. EXPECT SLIGHT IMPROVEMENT IN VISIBILITY AROUND SUNDOWN OUTSIDE OF AREAS WHERE HEAVY RAIN HAS OCCURRED THIS AFTERNOON. OVERALL EXPECT MIXED MVFR/IFR CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP AGAIN FROM AROUND 08Z THROUGH 14Z. ONLY GOING FOR MVFR VIS AT ATL AGAIN TOMORROW MORNING (10Z-13Z)...ALTHOUGH SOUTHERLY TO SOUTHEASTERLY SURFACE FLOW COULD PUSH STRATUS A BIT CLOSER IN THE MORNING. WILL JUST CARRY SCATTERED LOW CLOUDS AND MVFR VIS FOR ATL...FTY AND CSG. AHN REMAINS IN MORE EAST TO NORTHEAST FLOW IN WEAK RIDGE AND WILL LIKELY GO IFR VIS IN FOG AGAIN TOMORROW MORNING (08Z-14Z) WITH LOW STRATUS DEVELOPING. MCN HAS HAD HEAVY RAIN AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND THE LOCAL ATMOSPHERE AND SOIL MOISTURE ARE FAVORABLE FOR IFR CONDITIONS IN FOG AND SUBSEQUENT STRATUS AGAIN TOMORROW MORNING (08Z-14Z.) 41
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 542 AM EDT TUE AUG 19 2003 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-191541- 615 AM EDT TUE AUG 19 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY. ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .SYNOPSIS... AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP TO THE WEST OF THE STATE TODAY. AT THE SAME TIME...A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL REMAIN STALLED ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA. .PRIMARY HAZARD... THE PRIMARY HAZARD FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL. FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. THE MOST LIKELY AREA FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF A ROME TO GAINESVILLE LINE. THE BEST TIME FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT IS BETWEEN 2 PM AND 8 PM. .DISCUSSION... A WEAK SHORT WAVE TROUGH AND A DEVELOPING SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN ALABAMA WILL BRING WARM SOUTHERLY WINDS TO GEORGIA TODAY. AT THE SAME TIME A BOUNDARY WILL REMAIN STALLED OUT OVER THE NORTHERN THIRD OF THE STATE. DUE TO THE WARM AND HUMID CONDITIONS IN THE STATE...A HIGHLY UNSTABLE ENVIRONMENT IS EXPECTED. LIFTED INDICES OF -4 TO -6 ARE EXPECTED...ALONG WITH CAPES OF 2000 TO 4000 ACROSS MUCH OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP...WITH ISOLATED STORMS BECOMING SEVERE. .FOR SPOTTERS... SPOTTERS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT IN CASE ACTIVATION IS NEEDED. EMERGENCY MANAGERS SHOULD MONITOR THE SITUATION. .DAY TWO THROUGH DAY SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY. FOR THE GRAPHICAL HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK AND OTHER WEATHER INFORMATION...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV...AND CLICK ON GEORGIA.
GAZ090-191945- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 314 PM EDT TUE AUG 19 2003 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR SIGNIFICANT CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING IN CHATTAHOOCHEE COUNTY UNTIL 345 PM EDT... AT 315 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED A SMALL CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER WESTERN CHATTAHOOCHEE COUNTY...DRIFTING TO THE WEST AT 5 MPH. THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE FREQUENT CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING. LIGHTNING STRIKES CAN CAUSE FIRES. RESIDENTS OF THIS AREA SHOULD STAY INSIDE AND AWAY FROM ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES...AND MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER MEDIA OUTLETS FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERTS ARE ISSUED WHEN WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 40 TO 50 MPH...HAIL IS EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN THE SIZE OF DIMES...OR SIGNIFICANT CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED. RAB
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
The Bibb county 911 center reported that some power lines were down on the west side of Macon.
The Flint Electric Membership Cooperative reported that some power lines were down along U.S. Highway 80 between Knoxville and the Bibb county line, near Sandy Point. Several power outages were reported in the area as well.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Georgia in 2003Every state in 2003This day in weather historyWarnings in Georgia, August 2003
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: 5375341, 5375342.