12 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 3 lightning, 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 Apr 7, 4:30 PM EST, 0 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 530 PM EDT THU APR 7 2005 .SHORT TERM... WITH THE BREAKS IN CLOUDS THIS AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED TO THE CONVECTIVE TRIGGER TEMPERATURES AND COMBINED WITH THE COLDER TEMPERATURES ALOFT ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPPER LOW...NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE FORMED OVER NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA. EXPECT THIS TREND TO CONTINUE FOR REST OF AFTERNOON AND MAY HAVE SOME ISOLATED SEVERE WITH MAINLY HAIL BUT PROBABLY NOT ANY LARGER THAN PENNY SIZE. THERE HAVE BEEN SOME REPORTS OF COLD AIR FUNNELS IN NORTHERN ALABAMA SO THIS IS ALSO A POSSIBILITY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA. CONVECTION SHOULD GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING AS SURFACE TEMPERATURES COOL BUT WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS CONTINUING THE REST OF THE NIGHT. THE COLD CORE OF THE UPPER LOW (500 TEMP NEAR -18C) DRIFTS ACROSS CENTRAL GEORGIA ON FRIDAY. SUFFICIENT MOISTURE PRESENT FOR MORE SHOWERS AND WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AGAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. GFS HAS LIFTED INDEX SLIGHTLY NEGATIVE FRIDAY AFTERNOON ALTHOUGH NAM NOT QUITE AS UNSTABLE. MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT ON MOVING THE UPPER LOW OFF THE CAROLINA COAST ON SATURDAY WITH DRY WEATHER RETURNING FOR THE WEEKEND. WITH FAIR AMOUNT OF SUNSHINE TEMPS SHOULD MAKE IT INTO THE 70S MOST OF CWA BOTH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. .LONG TERM... NEXT ROUND OF PRECIPITATION SHOULD ARRIVE IN THE CWA LATER MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY AS ANOTHER UPPER LOW DIGS INTO THE SOUTHWESTERN STATES BY SUNDAY THEN STARTS KICKING OUT ACROSS THE PLAINS MONDAY AND TUESDAY. MODELS ARE HANDLING THIS LOW DIFFERENTLY WITH THE UKMET AND ECMWF KICKING IT OUT MORE TOWARD THE NORTHEAST INTO THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WHILE THE GFS/DGEX TAKING A SIMILAR TRACK TO THE ONE CURRENTLY IN THE SOUTHEAST. WILL GENERALLY ACCEPT A COMPROMISE ON THIS ONE ALTHOUGH EITHER SOLUTION WILL BRING PRECIPITATION TO THE AREA BY MIDWEEK. && .AVIATION... UPPER LOW OVER TENNESSEE VALLEY WILL CONTINUE TO DRIFT SOUTHEAST OVERNIGHT ...REACHING CENTRAL GEORGIA FRIDAY MORNING. WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED OVER MUCH OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...WITH CHANCES LESSENING FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS THE LOW BEGINS TO MOVE EAST OF THE AREA. CEILINGS...LOOK FOR WDSPRD MVFR CIGS TO DVLP AS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING. COULD SEE CIGS LOWER INTO IFR RANGE MAINLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. VSBYS...GENERALLY 3 TO 5 MILES IN SHOWERS...AOB 1 MILE IN TSTMS. WINDS...STARTING TO SEE WINDS TURN SW TO W OVER WESTERN SECTIONS OF STATE AND EXPECT SE TO S WINDS OVER EAST SECTS TO TURN BY 00Z AS BOUNDARY WORKS IT WAY ACROSS THAT AREA. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ATLANTA 54 68 51 71 / 60 60 20 5 ATHENS 53 70 50 70 / 60 60 30 5 GAINESVILLE 54 67 50 71 / 60 70 30 10 ROME 55 68 49 75 / 60 60 20 10 COLUMBUS 56 70 56 74 / 40 50 10 5 MACON 55 72 53 75 / 30 50 20 5 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... GA...NONE. && 38/49
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1134 AM EDT THU APR 7 2005 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-081006- 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- 1134 AM EDT THU APR 7 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY. ...ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .SYNOPSIS... AN UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL BE MOVING INTO THE AREA BY TONIGHT. THE COLD AIR ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW ALONG WITH AN APPROACHING FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL BRING INCREASINGLY UNSTABLE AIR TO NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .PRIMARY HAZARD... ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE AFTER NOON TODAY. SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE...WITH THE PRIMARY THREAT LARGE HAIL. SOME DAMAGING WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE OVER WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DISCUSSION... ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON... ACROSS PARTS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA...AS DAYTIME HEATING WILL COMBINE WITH INCREASING LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AND COLD AIR ALOFT. THIS WILL LEAD TO GREATER INSTABILITY. DEWPOINTS ARE EXPECTED TO RISE INTO THE UPPER 50S TO LOWER 60S. CAPE WILL BE INCREASING TO AROUND 1000. THIS WILL LEAD TO ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...WITH HAIL TO THE SIZE OF DIMES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL SHOULD MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS...AND BE READY FOR POSSIBLE ACTIVATION. .DAY TWO THROUGH DAY SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. OTHERWISE NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED. && 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 121 PM EDT THU APR 7 2005 GAZ001>003-011-071800- 121 PM EDT THU APR 7 2005 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR HAIL SMALLER THAN PEA SIZE AND 40 MPH WINDS IN CHATTOOGA...DADE...WALKER AND CATOOSA COUNTIES UNTIL 200 PM EDT... AT 120 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF SMALL RAINSHOWERS IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH. DUE TO COLD AIR AT HIGH LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHER...SOME OF THESE SHOWERS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY SMALL HAIL...MUCH LIKE SLEET...ALONG WITH GUSTY WINDS. THESE MAY OCCUR WITHOUT THE PRESENCE OF THUNDER. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CRITERIA...WHICH IS THREE-QUARTER INCH HAIL OR DAMAGING WIND GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR HIGHER...ARE NOT EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 355 PM EDT THU APR 7 2005 GAZ007-013-072030- 355 PM EDT THU APR 7 2005 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR PEA-SIZE HAIL AND 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS IN PICKENS AND GILMER COUNTIES UNTIL 430 PM EDT... AT 352 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM WEST OF ELLIJAY TO SOUTHWEST OF TALKING ROCK... MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. LIGHTNING DETECTION SYSTEMS HAVE INDICATED NUMEROUS CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES WITH THESE STORMS. RESIDENTS IN THIS AREA SHOULD STAY INDOORS. ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES AND CORDED TELEPHONES SHOULD NOT BE USED UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY. 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.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 421 PM EDT THU APR 7 2005 GAZ066-072045- 421 PM EDT THU APR 7 2005 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR PEA-SIZE HAIL AND 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS IN TROUP COUNTY UNTIL 445 PM EDT... AT 417 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WEST OF LAGRANGE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 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. 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.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 438 PM EDT THU APR 7 2005 GAZ033-044-072115- 438 PM EDT THU APR 7 2005 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR PEA-SIZE HAIL AND 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS IN FULTON COUNTY UNTIL 515 PM EDT... AT 432 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM WEST OF EAST POINT TO FAIRBURN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 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. 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.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 502 PM EDT THU APR 7 2005 GAZ080-091-092-072145- 502 PM EDT THU APR 7 2005 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR PEA-SIZE HAIL IN SCHLEY...TAYLOR AND MARION COUNTIES UNTIL 545 PM EDT... AT 458 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED TWO THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTHERN WEBSTER COUNTY AND NEAR BUENA VISTA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING ONE-QUARTER INCH HAIL. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CRITERIA...WHICH IS THREE-QUARTER INCH HAIL OR DAMAGING WIND GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR HIGHER...ARE NOT EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 529 PM EDT THU APR 7 2005 GAZ014-022-033-034-045-055-072215- 529 PM EDT THU APR 7 2005 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR PEA-SIZE HAIL AND 30 TO 40 MPH WINDS IN CLAYTON...DEKALB...GWINNETT...FORSYTH...DAWSON AND FULTON COUNTIES UNTIL 615 PM EDT... AT 528 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM NORTHWEST OF CUMMING TO SOUTHWEST OF RIVERDALE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. LIGHTNING DETECTION SYSTEMS HAVE INDICATED NUMEROUS CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES WITH THESE STORMS. RESIDENTS IN THIS AREA SHOULD STAY INDOORS. ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES AND CORDED TELEPHONES SHOULD NOT BE USED UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY. HEAVY RAINFALL ASSOCIATED WITH THESE STORMS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS...AND RISING WATER ON SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS. 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.
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 114 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:35 UTC.
12 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 3 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
The Floyd County 911 Center reported that one tree was blown down. Street flooding was also reported in the area because of drainage problems during heavy rain.
The public reported penny-sized hail on the south side of La Grange.
The Chattooga County 911 Center reported that one tree was down on Airport Road.
The Schley County 911 Center reported penny-sized hail.
The Macon County 911 Center reported penny-sized hail.
The public reported penny-sized hail on Hogansville Road.
The public reported penny-sized hail.
The public and the Barrow County 911 Center reported that two buildings on Athens Street, three blocks from the court house, suffered significant damage from thunderstorm winds. The roof of a large commercial building , the historic Winder Rug Mill, was lifted off the structure and left in the street. Sheet metal from the Winder Rug Mill roof was scattered around parts of the town. A home nearby also sustained some roof damage. Several trees in the area were uprooted.
The public reported penny-sized hail.
The Hall County 911 Center reported penny-sized hail.
The public reported penny to golf ball-sized hail in Covington and penny-sized hail in Almon.
The public reported nickel-sized hail.
The public reported penny to half-dollar-sized hail. The hail dented some vehicles in the area.
The Georgia Department of Transportation reported that several trees were down off Georgia Highway 63. Funnel clouds were reported in the area by the public.
The Clarke County 911 Center reported that a home was struck by lightning. Only minor damage was reported.
The public reported quarter-sized hail.
The public reported that several trees were blown down.
The Newton County 911 Center reported that a home was struck by lightning. Damage was minor.
The Butts County 911 Center reported penny-sized hail near Interstate-75.
The Oconee County 911 Center reported that a couple of trees were blown down.
The Oconee County Fire Chief reported that lightning struck a gas line causing a fire to erupt. No structural damage was reported.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Georgia in 2005Every state in 2005This day in weather historyWarnings in Georgia, April 2005
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: 5447809, 5447814, 5447810, 5447811, 5447813, 5447812, 5447818, 5447887, 5447815, 5447817, 5447816, 5447886, 5447820, 5447819, 5447823, 5447821, 5447822, 5447824, 5447888, 5447884, 5447885.