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NWS Atlanta, GA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Sep 2, 1:15 AM EST, 45 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 215 AM EDT THU SEP 2 2004 .SHORT TERM... MODELS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE INITIALIZATION OF FRANCES...POSITION AND STRENGTH...AS WELL AS THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE TO THE NORTH. THIS HAS PRODUCE DIFFERENCES FROM RUN TO RUN OF EACH MODEL AS TO THE POSITION OF FRANCES AS WELL AS THE NOSE OF HIGH PRESSURE PUSHING INTO NORTH GEORGIA TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. WITH ALL OF THIS GOING ON...FEEL THE BEST ROUTE TO GO IS VERY LITTLE CHANGE IN THE CURRENT FORECAST. WILL ADJUST POPS TODAY FOR CURRENT ACTIVITY AND WILL ALSO TREND TEMPS DOWN TODAY DUE TO MORE CLOUDS AND PRECIP. .LONG TERM... ENTIRELY DEPENDENT ON PATH OF FRANCES. I ALSO DO NOT PUT ANY FAITH IN THE COMPUTER MODELS AND WILL GO WITH TPC FORECAST. EVEN WITH THAT THERE IS A HUGE MARGIN OF ERROR ON DAY 5 OF A TROPICAL STORM FORECAST PATH. WILL THEREFORE NOT MAKE ANY CHANGES TO THE EXTENDED. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ATLANTA 84 67 85 68 / 50 30 20 20 ATHENS 82 65 84 66 / 60 30 20 20 GAINESVILLE 79 65 81 66 / 60 30 20 20 ROME 85 67 86 68 / 60 30 20 20 COLUMBUS 87 71 87 71 / 50 30 20 20 MACON 87 68 87 68 / 50 30 20 20 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. && 17
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1117 AM EDT WED SEP 1 2004 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-012001- 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- 1117 AM EDT WED SEP 1 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY. ...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .SYNOPSIS... A STATIONARY FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO WAVER ACROSS CENTRAL GEORGIA TODAY WHILE HIGH PRESSURE DOMINATES FROM THE GREAT LAKES TO THE MID ATLANTIC. .PRIMARY HAZARD...THE PRIMARY HAZARD FROM THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. .DISCUSSION... A VERY MOIST ATMOSPHERE WILL BE THE FUEL FOR SCATTERED THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT MAINLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF A STATIONARY FRONT LOCATED FROM COLUMBUS TO ATHENS. THE BEST TIME FRAME FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT WILL BE FROM 3 PM TO 8 PM. WITH WEAK UPPER LEVEL WINDS...NO SEVERE WEATHER...SUCH AS LARGE HAIL OR DAMAGING WINDS... IS EXPECTED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT. .DAY TWO THROUGH DAY SEVEN... BASED ON THE CURRENT TRACK FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER FOR HURRICANE FRANCIS...NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA MAY BE AFFECTED ON MONDAY WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINFALL AND GUSTY WINDS. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS AND THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL SHOULD KEEP TUNED THE LATEST INFORMATION HEADING INTO THE LABOR DAY WEEKEND. OTHERWISE...THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE EACH AFTERNOON THROUGH THE PERIOD. && FOR THE GRAPHICAL HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK AND OTHER WEATHER INFORMATION...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV...AND CLICK ON GEORGIA. JCD
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 902 PM EDT WED SEP 1 2004 GAZ111-112-020130- 902 PM EDT WED SEP 1 2004 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING IN WHEELER AND MONTGOMERY COUNTIES UNTIL 930 PM EDT... AT 858 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM 7 MILES SOUTH OF JORDAN TO KIBBEE...MOVING NORTH AT 10 MPH. LIGHTNING DETECTION SYSTEMS HAVE INDICATED NUMEROUS CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES WITH THIS STORM. RESIDENTS IN THIS AREA SHOULD STAY INDOORS. ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES AND CORDED TELEPHONES SHOULD NOT BE USED UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IS POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS WHICH MAY LEAD TO PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. THE THREAT FROM THIS STORM IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BY 930 PM EDT.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 946 PM EDT WED SEP 1 2004 GAZ060-061-073-020230- 946 PM EDT WED SEP 1 2004 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR FREQUENT LIGHTNING IN BALDWIN... HANCOCK AND PUTNAM COUNTIES UNTIL 1030 PM EDT... AT 943 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM COOPERS TO FLAT ROCK...MOVING NORTH AT 10 MPH. LIGHTNING DETECTION SYSTEMS HAVE INDICATED NUMEROUS CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES WITH THIS STORM. RESIDENTS IN THIS AREA SHOULD STAY INDOORS. ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES AND CORDED TELEPHONES SHOULD NOT BE USED UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IS POSSIBLE WHICH MAY LEAD TO PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. THE THREAT FROM THIS STORM IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BY 1030 PM EDT.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1034 PM EDT WED SEP 1 2004 GAZ060-020300- 1034 PM EDT WED SEP 1 2004 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR FREQUENT LIGHTNING IN PUTNAM COUNTY UNTIL 1100 PM EDT... AT 1029 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER WARFIELD...MOVING NORTH AT 10 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 1115 PM EDT.
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 29 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 06:57 UTC.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
The Griffin Daily News reported that lightning struck one of the city's main water pump distribution stations causing damage to one of the city's two main water supply lines. The line was shut down most of the day while repairs were made.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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