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 Aug 23, 2:28 PM EST, 10 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 328 PM EDT TUE AUG 23 2005 .SHORT TERM... THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WHICH IS HOLDING THE RIDGE OVER THE CENTRAL U.S. WILL MOVE OFFSHORE BY MIDDAY THURSDAY ALLOWING THE RIDGE TO BEGIN BUILDING EASTWARD AGAIN. MODELS PROGGING THAT SURFACE BOUNDARY WILL WILL SLIDE EASTWARD AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT LAKES SINKS SOUTHWARD. BOUNDARY WILL NOT MOVE FAR ENOUGH SOUTH TO BRING DRIER AIR INTO FORECAST AREA...AND WITH AN EAST FLOW SETTING UP ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY ONLY NORTHEAST AND EAST GEORGIA WILL SEE ANY DRYING THROUGH FRIDAY. ENOUGH MOISTURE AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT LOW CHANCE POPS AREAWIDE TOMORROW WITH SLIGHT CHANCE NORTH/CHANCE SOUTH THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. .LONG TERM... SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE MOVES OFF THE EAST COAST ON SATURDAY... SETTING UP SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FLOW ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. MODELS ARE BEGINNING TO BACK OFF THE ADVERTISED DRYING FOR NEXT WEEKEND. THERE WILL BE ENOUGH MOISTURE AVAILABLE TO CONTINUE AFTERNOON AND EVENING CONVECTION. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ATLANTA 72 89 72 88 / 30 30 20 10 ATHENS 70 89 69 88 / 40 40 20 5 GAINESVILLE 69 87 69 84 / 40 40 20 10 ROME 73 93 71 92 / 30 30 10 10 COLUMBUS 74 92 75 90 / 20 40 20 30 MACON 74 90 72 90 / 30 40 20 20 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && 12
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 600 AM EDT TUE AUG 23 2005 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-241000- DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS- CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE-FLOYD-BARTOW- CHEROKEE-FORSYTH-HALL-BANKS-JACKSON-MADISON-POLK-PAULDING-COBB- NORTH FULTON-GWINNETT-BARROW-CLARKE-OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-WILKES- HARALSON-CARROLL-DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON-DEKALB-ROCKDALE-WALTON- NEWTON-MORGAN-GREENE-TALIAFERRO-HEARD-COWETA-FAYETTE-CLAYTON- SPALDING-HENRY-BUTTS-JASPER-PUTNAM-HANCOCK-WARREN-TROUP- MERIWETHER-PIKE-UPSON-LAMAR-MONROE-JONES-BALDWIN-WASHINGTON- GLASCOCK-JEFFERSON-HARRIS-TALBOT-TAYLOR-CRAWFORD-BIBB-TWIGGS- WILKINSON-JOHNSON-EMANUEL-MUSCOGEE-CHATTAHOOCHEE-MARION-SCHLEY- MACON-PEACH-HOUSTON-BLECKLEY-LAURENS-TREUTLEN-STEWART-WEBSTER- SUMTER-DOOLY-CRISP-PULASKI-WILCOX-DODGE-TELFAIR-WHEELER- MONTGOMERY-TOOMBS- 600 AM EDT TUE AUG 23 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY. ..ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .SYNOPSIS... A LARGE UPPER HIGH OVER GEORGIA WILL CONTINUE TO DRIFT WESTWARD. A WEAK NEARLY STATIONARY FRONT WILL BE LOCATED FROM COLUMBUS TO MACON TO AUGUSTA. A VERY WARM...TROPICAL AIR MASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE TODAY. .PRIMARY HAZARD... THE PRIMARY HAZARD FROM THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND LIGHTNING. .DISCUSSION... THE STRONG UPPER HIGH THAT HAS BEEN OVER THE AREA FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS HAS MOVED WESTWARD. THIS WILL ALLOW A WEAK SHORT WAVE TO MOVE OVER THE AREA...ENHANCING THE CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS. CAPES ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 1500 TO 2000. THIS WILL BE SUFFICIENT INSTABILITY COMBINED WITH AN INCREASING WIND FIELD ALOFT TO PRODUCE ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. THEY WILL BE MOST LIKELY OVER MIDDLE GEORGIA AND MAINLY BETWEEN 4 PM AND 10 PM. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... BECAUSE OF THE ISOLATED NATURE OF THE THUNDERSTORMS...SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED EACH DAY THROUGH MONDAY.
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 107 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:37 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A storm spotter measured a wind gust of 60 mph during a thunderstorm. The wind gust was recorded on home weather equipment. Several trees were blown down in the area.
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