1 strong 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 Feb 5, 5:00 AM EST, 8 hours earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 500 AM EST THU FEB 5 2004 UPDATED TO INCLUDE AVIATION DISCUSSION .OVERVIEW... SYSTEM STILL PROGGED TO MOVE INTO GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON. .SHORT TERM... MODELS CONTINUE BRINGING SYSTEM TO OUR WEST ACROSS THE CWA TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. BIGGEST CHANGE...MODELS HAVE BACKED OFF ON PRECIP AMOUNTS AND ALSO DELAYED THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS BY ABOUT 6 HOURS. HPC HAS ALSO BACK WAY OFF ON PRECIP AMOUNTS. HOWEVER...WILL CONTINUE FLOOD WATCH AS 1 TO 1 1/2 INCHES ARE STILL POSSIBLE AND THIS IS ON THE EXTREME LOW END OF THE FLASH FLOOD GUIDANCE. WILL LIGHTEN UP ON THE WORDING OF THE FLOOD WATCH. SYSTEM KICKS OUT FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. .EXTENDED... NO CHANGES PLANNED ON THE EXTENDED. .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... KATL 48 46 60 40 / 90 99 99 30 KAHN 45 43 59 40 / 60 99 99 30 KGVL 44 42 58 39 / 70 99 99 30 KRMG 49 47 58 38 / 99 99 99 30 KCSG 58 56 64 41 / 40 70 99 30 KMCN 57 55 66 43 / 40 70 99 30 .ATL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... GA...NONE. 17 .AVIATION DISCUSSION... MVFR CEILINGS INCREASING ACROSS AREA WITH POTENTIAL FOR SOME IFR CEILINGS LATER THIS MORNING AS RAIN POTENTIAL INCREASES. IFR TO MVFR CEILINGS WILL THEN CONTINUE REST OF DAY WITH SOME MVFR VSBYS FROM RAIN AND FOG DEVELOPING. E SURFACE WINDS ALREADY GUSTING AND THIS WILL CONTINUE FOR MOST OF DAY. BDL
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 510 AM EST THU FEB 5 2004 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-051630- BALDWIN-BANKS-BARROW-BARTOW-BIBB-BLECKLEY-BUTTS-CARROLL-CATOOSA- CHATTAHOOCHEE-CHATTOOGA-CHEROKEE-CLARKE-CLAYTON-COBB-COWETA-CRAWFORD- CRISP-DADE-DAWSON-DE KALB-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- 510 AM EST THU FEB 5 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT. .SYNOPSIS... A DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WILL MOVE TO THE GREAT LAKES LATE TONIGHT. A WARM FRONT ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL MOVE TO NORTHEAST GEORGIA FRIDAY MORNING...AS A COLD FRONT MOVES TO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY. .PRIMARY HAZARD... THE PRIMARY HAZARD WILL BE BRIEF LIGHTNING. THE BEST TIME FOR ANY THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE AFTER MIDNIGHT. .DISCUSSION... STRONG UPPER LEVEL WINDS WILL DRIVE A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM FROM THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TO THE GREAT LAKES QUICKLY OVERNIGHT. THIS WILL CAUSE ABUNDANT MOISTURE TO MOVE OVER THE AREA. AS A WARM FRONT MOVES NORTH ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA TONIGHT...SOME THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO STRONG UPWARD VERTICAL MOTION. STORMS WILL BE BRIEF AS INSTABILITIES WILL BE WEAK. .FOR SPOTTERS... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. .OTHER HAZARDS... HEAVY RAIN CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOCALIZED FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR AREAS NORTH OF ATLANTA AND GAINESVILLE. .DAY TWO THROUGH DAY SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA FRIDAY. A FEW STORMS COULD BE STRONG OR SEVERE. OTHERWISE NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. && FOR THE GRAPHICAL HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK AND OTHER WEATHER INFORMATION...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV...AND CLICK ON GEORGIA. BDL
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.
The Cherokee county Emergency Manager reported that strong winds, associated with rain shower activity, blew a large tree down onto a home in Canton causing major damage to the structure.
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: 5385859.