1 thunderstorm wind, 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 7, 5:30 PM EST, 9 hours 35 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 530 PM EST MON MAR 7 2005 .SHORT TERM... SHOWERS OVER NORTHERN PORTIONS OF GEORGIA HAVE DEVELOPED OUT AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT WHICH STRETCHES FROM THE GREAT LAKES BACK INTO EAST TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST WINDS AT THE SURFACE WILL BRING GOOD GULF MOISTURE ACROSS THE PEACH STATE THIS EVENING AHEAD OF THE FRONT. WHILE DEWPOINT TEMPERATURES OVER SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF FORECAST AREA ARE STILL IN THE LOWER 40S... DEWPOINTS IN ALABAMA ARE CURRENTLY IN THE LOWER TO MID 50S. MODELS ARE INDICATING THAT THE ATMOSPHERE WILL CONTINUE TO DESTABILIZE THIS EVENING WITH ISOLATED THUNDER POSSIBLE WITH BEST CHANCES ACROSS CENTRAL GEORGIA PORTIONS OF FORECAST AREA. SOUTHERN EXTENT OF THE UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVE ROTATES ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA BY LATE TOMORROW MORNING...WITH COLD...DRY AIR FILTERING INTO FORECAST AREA BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON. HAVE STAYED CLOSE TO GUIDANCE NUMBERS FOR TEMPERATURES THROUGH SHORT TERM. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD EASTWARD ACROSS GULF COAST STATES TOMORROW AND WEDNESDAY. .LONG TERM... WITH COLD AIR ALREADY IN PLACE...EARLY THURSDAY MORNING COULD BE INTERESTING. MODELS AREA INDICATING THAT A RAIN SNOW MIX WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE NORTH GEORGIA MOUNTAINS...POSSIBLY INTO NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE ATLANTA METROPOLITAN AREA. ETA/GFS DISAGREE ON HOW FAR SOUTH SHORT WAVE WILL PUSH...SO WILL GO WITH A RAIN/SNOW MIX CHANGING OVER TO FLURRIES ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA FOR TIME BEING BUT MAY HAVE TO SHIFT AREA SOUTHWARD WITH LATER MODEL RUNS. DGEX/GFS BRING ANOTHER SHORTWAVE ACROSS NORTHERN PORTIONS OF FORECAST AREA FRIDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE THE OVERALL PATTERN BEGINS TRANSITIONING TO A WARM...MOIST PATTERN ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST BY EARLY NEXT WEEK. && .AVIATION...APPEARS JUST SHOWERS UNTIL AFTER MIDNIGHT WHEN THUNDERSTORMS MOVE IN JUST AHEAD OF THE FRONT. APPEARS FROPA AROUND 09Z. TEMPO CIGS 2-3 THSD FT UNTIL AROUND 06Z THEN LOWER CIGS (1-2 THSD FT) BETWEEN 09Z-15Z THEN CLEARING. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ATLANTA 42 49 28 52 / 100 0 10 20 ATHENS 46 52 29 54 / 90 0 10 20 GAINESVILLE 43 48 28 51 / 100 0 10 20 ROME 43 51 28 52 / 100 0 10 20 COLUMBUS 50 58 33 56 / 90 0 10 20 MACON 51 60 33 55 / 90 20 10 20 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... GA...NONE. && 38/12
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1118 AM EST MON MAR 7 2005 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-081137- 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- 1118 AM EST MON MAR 7 2005 .DAY ONE...TODAY. ...ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE TONIGHT... .SYNOPSIS... A STRONG COLD FRONT ACROSS THE MID MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY WILL MOVE INTO NORTHWEST GEORGIA LATE THIS EVENING AND ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA OVERNIGHT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF THIS FRONTAL SYSTEM...WITH A FEW STORMS POSSIBLY SEVERE MAINLY TONIGHT. .PRIMARY HAZARD... THE PRIMARY HAZARD WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND LIGHTNING. .DISCUSSION... A STRONG UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL WILL DIG SOUTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THIS WILL PUSH A COLD FRONT THROUGH GEORGIA OVERNIGHT. STRONG UPPER LEVEL WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THIS SYSTEM THROUGH GEORGIA. WINDS NEAR 5 THOUSAND FEET ABOVE THE GROUND WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 50 KNOTS DURING THE NIGHT. THE AIR MASS OVER NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA SHOULD DESTABILIZE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT BUT CAPES SHOULD REMAIN LESS THAN 500 J/KG. HOWEVER ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DO FORM COULD TAP THE STRONGER WINDS ALOFT AND CAUSE ISOLATED SEVERE WIND DAMAGE AT THE SURFACE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL SHOULD MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS...AND BE READY FOR POSSIBLE ACTIVATION. .DAY TWO THROUGH DAY SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. 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 1146 PM EST MON MAR 7 2005 GAZ048-049-052>059-066>071-078-079-089-090-080900- BUTTS-CHATTAHOOCHEE-CLAYTON-COWETA-FAYETTE-HARRIS-HEARD-HENRY-JASPER- LAMAR-MERIWETHER-MONROE-MORGAN-MUSCOGEE-NEWTON-PIKE-SPALDING-TALBOT- TROUP-UPSON- 1146 PM EST MON MAR 7 2005 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 26 HAS BEEN CANCELLED... THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...BUTTS...CHATTAHOOCHEE...CLAYTON...COWETA...FAYETTE... HARRIS...HEARD...HENRY...JASPER...LAMAR...MERIWETHER...MONROE... MORGAN...MUSCOGEE...NEWTON...PIKE...SPALDING...TALBOT...TROUP AND UPSON. GAZ039-050-051-060>062-072>076-080>086-091>098-102>113-080900- BALDWIN-BIBB-BLECKLEY-CRAWFORD-CRISP-DODGE-DOOLY-EMANUEL-GLASCOCK- GREENE-HANCOCK-HOUSTON-JEFFERSON-JOHNSON-JONES-LAURENS-MACON-MARION- MONTGOMERY-PEACH-PULASKI-PUTNAM-SCHLEY-STEWART-SUMTER-TALIAFERRO- TAYLOR-TELFAIR-TOOMBS-TREUTLEN-TWIGGS-WARREN-WASHINGTON-WEBSTER- WHEELER-WILCOX-WILKES-WILKINSON- 1146 PM EST MON MAR 7 2005 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 26 REMAINS IN EFFECT... THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... BALDWIN...BIBB...BLECKLEY...CRAWFORD...CRISP...DODGE...DOOLY... EMANUEL...GLASCOCK...GREENE...HANCOCK...HOUSTON...JEFFERSON... JOHNSON...JONES...LAURENS...MACON...MARION...MONTGOMERY...PEACH... PULASKI...PUTNAM...SCHLEY...STEWART...SUMTER...TALIAFERRO...TAYLOR... TELFAIR...TOOMBS...TREUTLEN...TWIGGS...WARREN...WASHINGTON... WEBSTER...WHEELER...WILCOX...WILKES AND WILKINSON COUNTIES.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED FOR CORRECT WATCH NUMBER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1146 PM EST MON MAR 7 2005 GAZ048-049-052>059-066>071-078-079-089-090-080900- BUTTS-CHATTAHOOCHEE-CLAYTON-COWETA-FAYETTE-HARRIS-HEARD-HENRY-JASPER- LAMAR-MERIWETHER-MONROE-MORGAN-MUSCOGEE-NEWTON-PIKE-SPALDING-TALBOT- TROUP-UPSON- 1146 PM EST MON MAR 7 2005 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 46 HAS BEEN CANCELLED... THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...BUTTS...CHATTAHOOCHEE...CLAYTON...COWETA...FAYETTE... HARRIS...HEARD...HENRY...JASPER...LAMAR...MERIWETHER...MONROE... MORGAN...MUSCOGEE...NEWTON...PIKE...SPALDING...TALBOT...TROUP AND UPSON. GAZ039-050-051-060>062-072>076-080>086-091>098-102>113-080900- BALDWIN-BIBB-BLECKLEY-CRAWFORD-CRISP-DODGE-DOOLY-EMANUEL-GLASCOCK- GREENE-HANCOCK-HOUSTON-JEFFERSON-JOHNSON-JONES-LAURENS-MACON-MARION- MONTGOMERY-PEACH-PULASKI-PUTNAM-SCHLEY-STEWART-SUMTER-TALIAFERRO- TAYLOR-TELFAIR-TOOMBS-TREUTLEN-TWIGGS-WARREN-WASHINGTON-WEBSTER- WHEELER-WILCOX-WILKES-WILKINSON- 1146 PM EST MON MAR 7 2005 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 46 REMAINS IN EFFECT... THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... BALDWIN...BIBB...BLECKLEY...CRAWFORD...CRISP...DODGE...DOOLY... EMANUEL...GLASCOCK...GREENE...HANCOCK...HOUSTON...JEFFERSON... JOHNSON...JONES...LAURENS...MACON...MARION...MONTGOMERY...PEACH... PULASKI...PUTNAM...SCHLEY...STEWART...SUMTER...TALIAFERRO...TAYLOR... TELFAIR...TOOMBS...TREUTLEN...TWIGGS...WARREN...WASHINGTON... WEBSTER...WHEELER...WILCOX...WILKES AND WILKINSON COUNTIES.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 209 AM EST TUE MAR 8 2005 GAZ069-079>081-090-091-080745- 209 AM EST TUE MAR 8 2005 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR 40 MPH WINDS IN TAYLOR...CHATTAHOOCHEE...MARION...CRAWFORD...TALBOT AND UPSON COUNTIES UNTIL 245 AM EST... AT 204 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FROM 7 MILES NORTH OF CARSONVILLE TO 17 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BOX SPRINGS...MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH. 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. 15
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 229 AM EST TUE MAR 8 2005 GAZ051-060>062-072-073-082-080800- 229 AM EST TUE MAR 8 2005 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR 40 MPH WINDS IN BIBB...JONES...BALDWIN...HANCOCK...PUTNAM...WARREN AND TALIAFERRO COUNTIES UNTIL 300 AM EST... AT 218 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FROM 7 MILES NORTH OF SHOULDERBONE TO 10 MILES WEST OF ARKWRIGHT...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. 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 238 AM EST TUE MAR 8 2005 GAZ092>095-080815- 238 AM EST TUE MAR 8 2005 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR 40 MPH WINDS IN SCHLEY...MACON...HOUSTON AND PEACH COUNTIES UNTIL 315 AM EST... AT 228 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FROM 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF FORT VALLEY TO 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WALLS CROSSING...MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH. WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH ARE LIKELY WITH THESE STORMS. THE THREAT FROM THIS STORM IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH AROUND 315 AM EST. 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. 15
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 300 AM EST TUE MAR 8 2005 GAZ061-062-073>076-083-084-080830- 300 AM EST TUE MAR 8 2005 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS IN TWIGGS... WILKINSON...BALDWIN...WASHINGTON...JEFFERSON...GLASCOCK...HANCOCK AND WARREN COUNTIES UNTIL 330 AM EST... AT 253 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FROM JEWELL TO HUBER...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH ARE LIKELY WITH THIS LINE STORMS. THE THREAT IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH AROUND 330 AM EST. 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 national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
The Houston County 911 Center reported that one large tree was blown down onto U.S. Highway 341 at Georgia Highway 247, just northwest of Clinchfield. In additional, some power lines were down in the area as well.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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