2 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 Jun 27, 4:30 PM EST, 3 hours 41 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 530 PM EDT MON JUN 27 2005 .SHORT TERM... GOOD LOW LEVEL MOISTURE CONTINUES TO STREAM INTO THE REGION ON EASTERLY FLOW. WEAK TROUGH CONTINUES DRIFTING NORTHWEST TOWARD THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. MODELS CONTINUE TO SHOW THIS FEATURE LINGERING IN THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY THROUGH TUESDAY BEFORE LIFTING INTO THE OHIO VALLEY WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. THIS KEEPS ANY EFFECTIVE SUBSIDENCE FROM THE UPPER RIDGE AWAY FROM THE AREA ALLOWING FOR A GOOD DIURNAL CONVECTION SET UP THROUGH THE SHORT TERM FORECAST PERIOD. TEMPERATURES WILL BE AROUND SEASONAL NORMALS. .LONG TERM... BY THE END OF THE WEEK THE WESTERN ATLANTIC AND SOUTHWESTERN U.S. UPPER RIDGES MERGE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN U.S....BUT REMAINS FAIRLY WEAK ACROSS THIS REGION. DIURNAL CONVECTION SHOULD CONTINUE BUT SHOULD BECOME MORE SCATTERED IN NATURE. MODELS BRING A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA GOING INTO THE WEEKEND...BUT AT THIS TIME THEY DO NOT INDICATE MUCH ENHANCED MOISTURE OR LIFT WITH THIS FEATURE. I WILL KEEP THE CURRENT SCATTERED POPS FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WITH THIS SYSTEM. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN AT OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH THE EXTENDED FORECAST. && .AVIATION... MAIN CONCERN IS EXPECTED COVERAGE OF TSRA THROUGH 00Z WED. CONVECTION CONTINUING TO BLOSSOM ACROSS EASTCENTRAL GA E AND SE OF KMCN ALONG AND BEHIND SEA BREEZE/OUTFLOW BOUNDARY PUSHING WEST. ISOLD STORMS COULD PRODUCE SMALL HAIL AND 40KT GUSTS AROUND KMCN. COVERAGE WORTHY OF TEMPO TSRA AT KMCN AND KCSG REST OF TONIGHT. DO NOT EXPECT WIDESPREAD ENOUGH COVERAGE AT KATL AND VCNTY TONIGHT TO WARRANT TEMPO ALTHOUGH ITS DANGEROUSLY CLOSE. WILL CARRY VCTS THROUGH 4Z AND WILL GO FROM THERE. WILL ADD PROB30 OR TEMPO STARTING AT 17Z TUES FOR MOST SITES AS MOISTURE LOOKS A LITTLE DEEPER ON MODEL PROGS AS WELL CURRENT SAT IMAGERY IN THE NRN GULF. WINDS SHOULD REMAIN ESELY THROUGH 00Z WED. ALSO EXPECT SOME STRATUS OVERNIGHT BETWEEN 7Z AND 14Z SIMILAR TO LAST NIGHT (CIGS 500-1000FT AND VSBYS 1-3SM). VERY MOIST LOW LEVEL SELY FETCH AND RELATIVELY DRY MID AND UPPER LEVELS WILL PERSIST. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ATLANTA 71 84 70 87 / 40 50 40 30 ATHENS 69 85 69 86 / 40 50 40 50 GAINESVILLE 69 85 68 85 / 40 50 40 50 ROME 69 87 69 87 / 40 50 40 30 COLUMBUS 74 88 72 89 / 40 50 40 30 MACON 71 87 72 89 / 40 50 40 50 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... GA...NONE. && 20
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 603 PM EDT MON JUN 27 2005 GAZ004-272230- 603 PM EDT MON JUN 27 2005 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAIN IN WHITFIELD COUNTY UNTIL 630 PM EDT... AT 557 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORMS BETWEEN DALTON AND DAWNVILLE...MOVING NORTH AT 15 MPH. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT TUNNEL HILL AND VARNELL. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN MAY CAUSE FLOODING OF STREETS AND LOW-LYING AREAS...ESPECIALLY IN DALTON. LIGHTNING DETECTION SYSTEMS HAVE INDICATED NUMEROUS CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES WITH THIS STORM. ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES AND CORDED TELEPHONES SHOULD NOT BE USED UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY. RAB
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 633 PM EDT MON JUN 27 2005 GAZ095-107-272315- 633 PM EDT MON JUN 27 2005 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAIN IN PULASKI AND HOUSTON COUNTIES UNTIL 715 PM EDT... AT 628 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM GROVANIA...TO HAWKINSVILLE...TO WALLACE...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 5 MPH. HEAVY RAINFALL OF ONE INCH OR MORE PER HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. RADAR ESTIMATES THAT AS MUCH AS TWO INCHES OF RAIN MAY HAVE FALLEN DURING THE PAST HOUR IN EASTERN PULASKI COUNTY. LOCALIZED FLOODING OF STREETS AND LOW-LYING FLOOD PRONE AREAS CAN BE EXPECTED. IN ADDITION...LIGHTNING DETECTION SYSTEMS HAVE INDICATED NUMEROUS CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES WITH THIS ACTIVITY. RESIDENTS IN THIS AREA SHOULD STAY INDOORS. ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES AND CORDED TELEPHONES SHOULD NOT BE USED UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY. THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN OR MOVE OUT OF THE COUNTY BY 715 PM EDT. RAB
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 648 PM EDT MON JUN 27 2005 GAZ003-272315- 648 PM EDT MON JUN 27 2005 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAIN IN CATOOSA COUNTY UNTIL 715 PM EDT... AT 643 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER INDIAN SPRINGS...MOVING WEST AT 15 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. IN ADDITION...LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THIS ACTIVITY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR COMMERCIAL RADIO AND TELEVISION FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. RAB
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 702 PM EDT MON JUN 27 2005 GAZ039-272330- 702 PM EDT MON JUN 27 2005 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAIN IN NORTHERN WILKES COUNTY UNTIL 730 PM EDT... AT 658 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER TIGNALL...MOVING NORTH AT 15 MPH. PEA-SIZED HAIL HAS BEEN REPORTED WITH THIS THUNDERSTORMS. SMALL...PEA-SIZED HAIL...HEAVY RAIN...AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS ACTIVITY FOR THE NEXT 30 MINUTES. 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. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR COMMERCIAL RADIO AND TELEVISION FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. RAB
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 734 PM EDT MON JUN 27 2005 GAZ024-025-280015- 734 PM EDT MON JUN 27 2005 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAIN IN NORTHEAST JACKSON AND BANKS COUNTIES UNTIL 815 PM EDT... AT 728 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A BAND OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM FROM COMMERCE TO 8 MILES EAST OF HOMER...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 15 MPH. HEAVY RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THIS ACTIVITY...ALONG WITH FREQUENT CLOUD-TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEA-SIZED HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS ACTIVITY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR COMMERCIAL RADIO AND TELEVISION FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. RAB
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 742 PM EDT MON JUN 27 2005 GAZ072-082-280015- 742 PM EDT MON JUN 27 2005 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAIN IN BIBB AND SOUTHWEST JONES COUNTIES UNTIL 815 PM EDT... AT 739 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM LIZELLA TO ARKWRIGHT...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 5 MPH. VERY HEAVY RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THIS ACTIVITY...WHICH MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF STREETS...LOW-LYING...AND FLOOD PRONED AREAS...PARTICULARLY IN THE CITY OF MACON. LIGHTNING DETECTION SYSTEMS HAVE INDICATED NUMEROUS CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES WITH THIS ACTIVITY. RESIDENTS IN THIS AREA SHOULD STAY INDOORS. ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES AND CORDED TELEPHONES SHOULD NOT BE USED UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY. RAB
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 98 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:12 UTC.
2 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
The Cherokee Tribune reported that a two-story home on Little Refuge Road near Lake Arrowhead in northwest Cherokee county was completely destroyed as a result of a fire started by a lightning strike.
The Daily News Tribune of Cartersville reported that lightning struck a home on Manor Way setting the home on fire and causing major damage to the roof and the interior of the structure.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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: 5458725, 5458724.