1 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 Jul 15, 1:34 PM EST, 2 hours 15 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 234 PM EDT FRI JUL 15 2005 .SHORT TERM...ANOTHER ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS FOR THE FORECAST AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS STORMS MOVE IN FROM ALABAMA. LIKE YESTERDAY APPEARS GREATEST THREAT WILL BE THE HEAVY RAIN RATHER THAN WIND OR HAIL. HOWEVER RELIEF IS ON THE WAY AS UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BUILDS WESTWARD FROM THE ATLANTIC. THIS WILL INCREASE 500MB TEMPERATURES A COUPLE OF DEGREES...AND LOW LEVEL WINDS BECOME MORE ZONAL WHICH SHOULD DRY US OUT A LITTLE. BUT DRYING OUT IS A RELATIVE TERM AS THERE STILL APPEARS TO BE SUFFICIENT MOISTURE FOR MORE DIURNALLY DRIVEN CONVECTION OVER THE WEEKEND. WITH A LITTLE MORE SUNSHINE AND DELAY IN THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT...TEMPERATURES WILL BE ON THE RISE COMPARED TO THE PAST WEEK. .LONG TERM...BY MONDAY SHOULD SEE A 594 HEIGHT OVER THE SOUTHEAST WHICH SHOULD FURTHER INHIBIT CONVECTION. CANNOT SEE LEAVING OUT POPS...BUT SHOULD BE CLOSER TO NORMAL 30 PERCENT ALONG WITH A LITTLE WARMER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES. THIS ALREADY WELL ADVERTISED IN THE PREVIOUS FORECAST SO LITTLE CHANGE TO THE EXTENDED PERIOD. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ATLANTA 72 87 73 89 / 60 50 30 40 ATHENS 71 88 72 90 / 60 50 30 40 GAINESVILLE 69 86 70 88 / 60 50 30 40 ROME 71 91 71 92 / 60 50 30 40 COLUMBUS 73 91 73 92 / 40 40 30 40 MACON 73 92 73 92 / 40 40 30 40 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... GA...NONE. && 26
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 604 AM EDT FRI JUL 15 2005 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-161000- 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- 604 AM EDT FRI JUL 15 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY. ...ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... .SYNOPSIS... REMNANTS OF DENNIS CONTINUE TO PROVIDE MOISTURE OVER THE AREA AS THE LOW CENTER SLOWLY SINKS INTO KENTUCKY ENROUTE FOR TENNESSEE. .PRIMARY HAZARD... ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE OVER NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE PRIMARY HAZARD FROM THESE STORMS WILL BE GUSTY WINDS...OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAIN. .DISCUSSION... ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE OVER NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. THE MOIST AIR MASS COUPLED WITH WEAK SHORT WAVES MOVING ACROSS THE AREA WILL BRING THE LIFTED INDEX BETWEEN MINUS 1 AND MINUS 2... AND CAPES BETWEEN 500 AND 1000 TODAY. RAINFALL IN THE VICINITY OF THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL SHOULD MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS...AND BE READY FOR POSSIBLE ACTIVATION. .DAY TWO THROUGH DAY SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE && 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 258 PM EDT FRI JUL 15 2005 GAZ067-078-079-151930- 258 PM EDT FRI JUL 15 2005 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR 35 TO 45 MPH WINDS IN HARRIS... TALBOT AND MERIWETHER COUNTIES UNTIL 330 PM EDT... AT 255 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER WAVERLY HALL...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH ARE LIKELY AS THIS STORM MOVES ACROSS PORTIONS OF HARRIS... TALBOT AND MERIWETHER. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM INCLUDE PINE MOUNTAIN...MANCHESTER...AND WOODLAND. RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 1 TO 2 INCHES CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. DRIVERS SHOULD USE CAUTION AS INTENSE RAINFALL MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS IS ALSO LIKELY. THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN OR MOVE OUT OF THE COUNTY BY 330 PM EDT.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 428 PM EDT FRI JUL 15 2005 GAZ034-045-046-057-152115- 428 PM EDT FRI JUL 15 2005 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR 35 TO 45 MPH WINDS IN HENRY... ROCKDALE...DEKALB AND GWINNETT COUNTIES UNTIL 515 PM EDT... AT 424 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM CHAMBLEE TO STOCKBRIDGE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE AS THESE STORMS MOVES ACROSS PORTIONS OF HENRY...ROCKDALE...DEKALB AND GWINNETT COUNTIES. RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO AN INCH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS DRIVERS SHOULD USE CAUTION AS INTENSE RAINFALL MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS IS ALSO LIKELY. THESE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO WEAKEN OR MOVE OUT OF THESE COUNTIES BY 515 PM EDT.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 449 PM EDT FRI JUL 15 2005 GAZ022-033-152130- 449 PM EDT FRI JUL 15 2005 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR 35 TO 45 MPH WINDS IN FORSYTH AND FULTON COUNTIES UNTIL 530 PM EDT... AT 447 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER ROSWELL...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE PEA SIZE HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH AS IT MOVES ACROSS FORSYTH AND FULTON COUNTIES. DRIVERS SHOULD USE CAUTION AS INTENSE RAINFALL MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS IS ALSO LIKELY.
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 48 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:47 UTC.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
The Revue News of Alpharetta/Roswell reported that two Roswell police officers were injured when lightning struck a tree adjacent to them. Both officers were treated and released for injuries.
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