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 May 21, 1:35 PM EST, 2 hours 56 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 235 PM EDT FRI MAY 21 2004 .SHORT TERM...AT THE SURFACE...RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES FROM THE ATLANTIC WESTWARD TO THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO. A VERY SUMMERLIKE PATTERN WITH VERY WEAK UPPER LEVEL WINDS WITH THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE CENTERED OVER THE SOUTHEAST. THIS PATTERN WILL GENERALLY CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. BOTH ETA AND GFS SHOW A LITTLE INCREASE IN MOISTURE SATURDAY WITH GFS MOS CONTINUING TO GIVE AROUND 40 PERCENT POPS. THE MODELS DIVERGE SUNDAY AS THE ETA HAS CONSISTENTLY SHOWN MID LEVEL DRYING MOVING IN BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH THE GFS LAGGING BY ABOUT 12 HOURS. THUS THE ETA WOULD IMPLY ALMOST NO CONVECTION SUNDAY WHILE THE GFS STILL HAS SUFFICIENT MOISTURE FOR ABOUT A 20-30 PERCENT CHANCE. WILL LEAN TOWARD THE GFS SOLUTION AS GFS MOS VERIFIES BETTER. .LONG TERM...BY EARLY IN THE WEEK...BOTH ETA AND GFS HAVE MID LEVEL DRYING AND WHILE A TRW OR TWO NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION...HAVE DROPPED MENTION OF POPS FOR MONDAY. FOR TUESDAY HAVE CONFINED POPS TO THE FAR NORTH AS MOISTURE A LITTLE HIGHER THERE. BY MIDWEEK THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE HAS RETREATED TO NORTH MEXICO AND SOUTH TEXAS...ALLOWING FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF WEAK SHORT WAVES TO BRUSH MAINLY THE NORTH PORTION OF THE FORECAST AREA. STILL NOT BUYING INTO THE GOOD NORTHWESTERLY BY END OF THE WEEK WHICH WOULD IMPLY A FRONT INTO THE SOUTHEAST. HPC FEELS THIS IS OVERDONE...AND SO DO I. HOWEVER EVEN A WEAKER SOLUTION COULD BRING A STRONGER WESTERLY FLOW. ANY WEAK SHORT WAVES AFFECTING THE SOUTHEAST WOULD BE TOO HARD TO TIME THAT FAR OUT...SO HAVE OPTED FOR SLIGHT CHANCE/LOW CHANCE PROBABILITIES THROUGH THE EXTENDED. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ATLANTA 69 87 68 86 / 20 40 20 20 ATHENS 68 88 67 87 / 20 40 20 30 GAINESVILLE 67 85 67 85 / 20 40 20 20 ROME 65 89 66 89 / 20 40 20 20 COLUMBUS 70 89 67 89 / 30 40 20 30 MACON 68 89 68 89 / 30 40 20 30 && .ATL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. && 26
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1145 AM EDT FRI MAY 21 2004 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-212109- 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- 1145 AM EDT FRI MAY 21 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY. ...ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING IN CENTRAL GEORGIA... .SYNOPSIS... SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS THE WESTERN ATLANTIC AND GULF COAST STATES. A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDING FROM WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA INTO CENTRAL GEORGIA WILL STRENGTHEN AND AID IN THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT. .PRIMARY HAZARD... THE PRIMARY HAZARD FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE LIGHTNING...LARGE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS. AREAS SOUTH OF A LAGRANGE TO GRIFFIN TO GREENSBORO LINE WILL BE THE MOST LIKELY TO SEE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. THE BEST TIME FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT WILL BE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING. .DISCUSSION... A MOIST AIR MASS COMBINED WITH VERY WARM TEMPERATURES WILL ALLOW FOR SOME INSTABILITY TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. CAPE VALUES OF 1500 TO 2000 WILL ALLOW A FEW THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...AN AREA OF WARM AIR ALOFT ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA...SHOULD INHIBIT MOST THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT. IF ANY STORMS DEVELOP...THEY SHOULD REMAIN BELOW SEVERE LIMITS. IN CENTRAL GEORGIA...THE WEAK TROUGH...COMBINED WITH THE INSTABILITY IN THE REGION...COULD LEAD TO A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. HOWEVER...A WEAK WIND FIELD ALOFT WILL CAUSE THE STORMS TO MOVE SLOWLY...ALLOWING THEM TO DIE OFF QUICKLY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... DUE TO THE ISOLATED NATURE OF THE STORMS...SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. .DAY TWO THROUGH DAY SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. 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. PAG
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 57 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:29 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
The Troup county 911 center reported that three trees were blown down, two of which landed on a trailer.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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