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 Jul 16, 6:20 PM EST, 1 hour 19 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 720 PM EDT FRI JUL 16 2004 .UPDATE...AM UPDATING ZONES TO INCREASE POPS ACROSS WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST PORTIONS OF THE CWA. MID-LEVEL WINDS SUPPORT MOVEMENT OF MCS TYPE SYSTEM...NOW OVER CENTRAL/SOUTHERN AL...INTO WEST CENTRAL/SW GEORGIA BEFORE TURNING MORE SSE INTO SOUTH GEORGIA AND FL PANHANDLE. EXPECT SECONDARY MCS TYPE SYSTEM TO MOVE DOWN FROM THE MIDWEST LATER TONIGHT. MASSAGED/INTERPOLATED POPS FROM 00Z-06Z UPDATE TO 12Z PERIOD TO LIKELY CATEGORY BY 12Z ALL AREAS. ALSO INCREASED CLOUD COVER TO MOSTLY CLOUDY IN ACCORDANCE WITH CURRENT OBSERVATIONS AND SATELLITE TRENDS. NO CHANGES TO TEMPERATURES MADE AT THIS TIME. && .PREVIOUS DISCUSSION AT 315 PM EDT... SHORT TERM...STATIONARY FRONT OVER SOUTH GEORGIA WILL MOVE NORTH OVERNIGHT AS A WARM FRONT WITH SOUTHERLY OVER RUNNING FLOW DEVELOPING. PRECIPITATION WILL SPREAD NORTH AND EAST ACROSS THE AREA BY MORNING. DURING THE DAY SATURDAY...SURFACE LOW TRACKS OUT OF ALABAMA ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA WITH BEST UPWARD VERTICAL VELOCITIES PASSING NORTHEAST OF THE FORECAST AREA AFTER 00Z SUNDAY. WILL GO CLOSE TO AVN AND ETA MOS POPS...ALTHOUGH I WILL SPREAD POPS NORTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA A LITTLE SLOWER THAN THOSE TWO INDICATE TONIGHT. BY SUNDAY BEST LIFT AND MOISTURE IS NORTH AND EAST OF THE AREA WITH PRECIPITATION ENDING. TEMPERATURES WILL BE AT OR BELOW NORMALS FOR SATURDAY WITH EXTENSIVE CLOUD COVER AND PRECIPITATION...WARMING TO NEAR NORMAL BY SUNDAY. .LONG TERM...FORECAST AREA REMAINS IN A GENERAL NORTHWEST TO WEST UPPER FLOW WITH PERSISTENT RIDGE ANCHORED OVER THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES AND TROUGH ALONG THE EASTERN SEABOARD. MEAN RELATIVE HUMIDITY REMAINS MARGINAL FOR PRECIPITATION WITH LITTLE OR NO ORGANIZED FORCING THROUGH THE BEGINNING OF THE EXTENDED FORECAST PERIOD. BY DAYS 6 AND 7 A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH IS PROGGED TO DROP INTO THE AREA WITH SLIGHTLY BETTER MOISTURE PROFILE. WILL LEAVE SCATTERED... MAINLY DIURNAL...POPS IN THE END OF THE EXTENDED FORECAST. TEMPERATURES SHOULD REMAIN AROUND SEASONAL NORMALS. && .AVIATION... CURRENT FORECAST LOOKING ON TRACK WITH MVFR CLOUDS DEVELOPING AFTER 06Z. CURRENT PRECIP OVER WESTERN ALABAMA IS SLOWLY SHIFTING EAST...HOWEVER IT IS OVER AN AREA WHERE DEWPOINTS ARE IN THE LOW TO MID 70S. HOWEVER DEWPOINTS OVER NORTH GEORGIA REMAIN IN THE MID 50S TO MID 60S. ANY RAIN THAT DOES MOVE INTO THIS AREA WILL BE DISSIPATING UNTIL THE ATMOSPHERE MOISTEN UP. CURRENT FORECAST APPEARS TO BE HANDLING THIS WELL AND WILL NOT DEVIATE TOO MUCH FROM IT. WILL KEEP CHANCE POPS GOING AFTER 18Z ALL SITES AS THERE IS DISCREPANCY IN THE MODELS AS TO WHEN THE DRIER AIR MOVES INTO THE FORECAST AREA. SOUTHEAST WINDS LOOK GOOD THROUGH 18Z THEN AFTER 18Z WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST OR NORTHWEST AROUND 10 KTS. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ATLANTA 70 82 71 85 / 50 60 40 10 ATHENS 68 82 70 85 / 30 60 40 10 GAINESVILLE 68 81 70 84 / 30 60 40 10 ROME 68 82 70 85 / 50 60 30 10 COLUMBUS 71 84 73 87 / 50 70 40 30 MACON 70 84 72 87 / 50 70 50 30 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. && RAB/MSS/KWM
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 600 AM EDT FRI JUL 16 2004 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-161600- 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- 600 AM EDT FRI JUL 16 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY. ...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE TONIGHT... .SYNOPSIS... HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE TENNESSEE VALLEY WILL WEAKEN AS IT DRIFTS EAST TODAY. A FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDING FROM THE EASTERN CAROLINAS ACROSS SOUTH GEORGIA INTO SOUTHERN SECTIONS OF ALABAMA WILL MEANDER ACROSS THAT AREA TODAY...THEN DRIFT NORTHWARD TONIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OR MOVE INTO NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA TONIGHT. .PRIMARY HAZARD... THE PRIMARY HAZARD FROM THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. BRIEF HEAVY RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE. .DISCUSSION... ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL TONIGHT AS A FRONTAL BOUNDARY DRIFTS NORTHWARD ACROSS THE STATE...AND AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE SWEEPS ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY. WITH CAPES EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 1000 TO 2000...AND AN UNFAVORABLE UPPER WIND PATTERN...THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW SEVERE LIMITS. THE BEST TIME FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT WILL BE MAINLY AFTER MIDNIGHT...AS THE UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE APPROACHES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT. .DAY TWO THROUGH DAY SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY...EXCEPT ON TUESDAY. && FOR THE GRAPHICAL HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK AND OTHER WEATHER INFORMATION...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV...AND CLICK ON GEORGIA.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 828 PM EDT FRI JUL 16 2004 GAZ102-103-170115- 828 PM EDT FRI JUL 16 2004 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR 40 MPH WINDS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING IN WEBSTER AND STEWART COUNTIES UNTIL 915 PM EDT... AT 824 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM BROOKLYN TO 7 MILES WEST OF TROUTMAN... MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE PEA SIZE HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH. BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS MAY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. THE THREAT FROM THIS STORM IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BY 915 PM EDT.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
The Stewart County Emergency Management Director reported that several large pine trees were blown down, some landing on and causing damage to recreational campers stored on a lot.
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