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 Mar 5, 3:20 PM EST, 1 hour 40 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 320 PM EST SAT MAR 5 2005 .SHORT TERM... COLD FRONT PUSHING SOUTH THROUGH FORECAST AREA AS UPPER LEVEL SHORT WAVE SWINGS ACROSS EASTERN GEORGIA. POSITIONING OF UPPER LEVEL JET...COMBINING WITH LIMITED MOISTURE TO PRODUCE SHOWERS...AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN AFFECT OVER PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA WITH DAMAGING WINDS THE MAIN THREAT. AS COLD FRONT A ND UPPER LEVEL SHORT WAVE MOVE AWAY FROM AREA OVERNIGHT...DRIER AIR WILL FILTER INTO AREA FROM NORTHWEST SETTING UP SOME RADIATIONAL COOLING. UNDERCUT GUIDANCE TEMPERATURES A FEW DEGREES AS WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH SOME AND WITH CLEAR SKIES TEMPERATURES SHOULD DROP INTO THE MID TO UPPER 30S. HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLIDE OVER THE NORTHEAST GULF ON SUNDAY...KEEPING DRIER AIR OVER THE FORECAST AREA. WILL ISSUE A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE FLIRTING WITH 25% DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. ANOTHER COLD FRONT APPROACHING THE FORECAST AREA MONDAY EVENING AND PUSHES THROUGH FORECAST AREA DURING THE DAY ON TUESDAY. MOISTURE RETURN AHEAD OF FRONT IS LIMITED AND WILL CONTINUE SHOWER WORDING. .LONG TERM... SEVERAL SHORT WAVES WILL MOVE ACROSS FORECAST AREA THURSDAY AND SATURDAY. MODELS IN GENERAL AGREEMENT WITH TIMING AND LIMITED MOISTURE. WITH CONTINUE CURRENT TRENDS OF SLIGHT CHANCE POPS WITH FRONTAL PASSAGES. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ATLANTA 35 63 39 68 / 0 0 0 20 ATHENS 36 65 39 68 / 0 0 0 10 GAINESVILLE 34 63 40 66 / 0 0 0 20 ROME 32 66 37 72 / 0 0 0 20 COLUMBUS 39 68 42 72 / 0 0 0 20 MACON 36 69 37 72 / 0 0 0 10 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... GA...FIRE WEATHER WATCH ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON. && 17/12
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 133 PM EST SAT MAR 5 2005 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-061133- 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- 133 PM EST SAT MAR 5 2005 .DAY ONE...TODAY. ...ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON... .SYNOPSIS... A STRONG COLD FRONT ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA WILL MOVE INTO CENTRAL GEORGIA DURING THE AFTERNOON. .PRIMARY HAZARD... THE PRIMARY HAZARD FROM THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE LIGHTNING... HOWEVER HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE IN THE ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. THE BEST AREAS FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE EAST OF A LINE FROM WASHINGTON...TO MILLEDGEVILLE...TO CORDELE. ALSO...DUE TO DRY FUELS AND STRONG WINDS...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT. .DISCUSSION... A STRONG UPPER LEVEL SHORT WAVE COMBINED WITH A STRONG COLD FRONT AT THE SURFACE WILL AID IN THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT THIS AFTERNOON... MAINLY ACROSS EAST GEORGIA. STRONG WINDS OF OVER 60 MPH JUST OFF THE SURFACE COULD MIX DOWN IN THE STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS...THEREBY PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE ACTIVATION THIS AFTERNOON. .DAY TWO THROUGH DAY SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER 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 441 PM EST SAT MAR 5 2005 GAZ051-061-062-073>076-084>086-097-098-110>113-052245- BALDWIN-EMANUEL-GLASCOCK-HANCOCK-JEFFERSON-JOHNSON-LAURENS- MONTGOMERY-TALIAFERRO-TELFAIR-TOOMBS-TREUTLEN-WARREN-WASHINGTON- WHEELER-WILKINSON- 441 PM EST SAT MAR 5 2005 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 42 HAS BEEN CANCELLED... SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 42 THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR... BALDWIN...EMANUEL...GLASCOCK...HANCOCK...JEFFERSON...JOHNSON... LAURENS...MONTGOMERY...TALIAFERRO...TELFAIR...TOOMBS...TREUTLEN... WARREN...WASHINGTON...WHEELER AND WILKINSON COUNTIES HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER HAS DIMINISHED IN THESE COUNTIES.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
The Macon Telegraph reported that lightning struck outside a Huddle House restaurant and neighboring BP Oil Service Station. The lightning rendered the gasoline pump facility unusable.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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