3 thunderstorm wind, 2 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
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 Aug 1, 2:44 PM EST, 1 hour 36 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 344 PM EDT TUE AUG 1 2006 .SHORT TERM...(TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT) HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT OVER CAROLINAS AND GEORGIA THE MAIN FEATURE DURING THE SHORT TERM. THIS PROMISES TO CONTINUE THE VERY HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS ACROSS THE FFC CWA INTO THURSDAY. WILL GO WITH A HEAT ADVISORY AGAIN FOR PARTS OF EAST AND CENTRAL GEORGIA ON THURSDAY. HEAT INDICES ARE BARELY MAKING IT TO THE 105 THRESHOLD THIS AFTERNOON IN THE ADVISORY AREA BUT TONIGHT SHOULD SEE LOWS IN THE ADVISORY AREA OF MID 70S AND HEAT INDICES ON WEDNESDAY SHOULD BE AS HIGH OR EVEN A BIT HIGHER THAN TODAY. REST OF CWA WILL ALSO SEE HEAT INDICES NEARING 105 BUT LOWS TONIGHT WILL BE MOSTLY IN THE UPPER 60S AND LOWER 70S. THE AIR MASS CONTINUES TO HAVE ENOUGH MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY FOR WIDELY SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS. THE LIMITING FACTOR HOWEVER IS THE DRIER AIR IN THE MID LEVELS BUT THE TREND SEEMS TO BE FOR SOME INCREASING RH IN THE 700-500MB LAYER NEXT TWO DAYS. .LONG TERM...(FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY) CHANGES OCCURRING AS UPPER HIGH WEAKENS OVER SOUTHEAST STATES AND CENTER SHIFTS MORE OVER SOUTHCENTRAL PART OF NATION. EASTERLY WAVE INDICATED BY GFS TO MOVE INTO FLORIDA/GEORGIA REGION FRIDAY WITH TROUGHINESS CONTINUING OVER THE AREA THROUGH WEEKEND. THEN FIRST PART OF WEEK HINGES ON HOW T.S. CHRIS DEVELOPS. BUT OVERALL MORE MOISTURE INDICATED OVER THE AREA DURING THIS PERIOD ALONG WITH A MORE FAVORABLE UPPER AIR PATTERN AND THEREFORE A BETTER CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FOR THE AREA. DAYTIME TEMPERATURES SHOULD ALSO BE MODERATED SOME BY THIS INCREASE IN MOISTURE AND THE UPPER HIGH SHIFTING TO THE TEXAS AREA. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ATLANTA 76 96 75 95 / 20 30 20 20 ATHENS 75 99 74 98 / 20 30 20 20 GAINESVILLE 75 97 75 95 / 20 30 20 30 ROME 73 100 74 99 / 20 30 20 30 COLUMBUS 76 98 76 96 / 20 30 20 30 MACON 75 99 74 98 / 20 20 20 20 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR BALDWIN...BANKS... BARROW...BIBB...BLECKLEY...BUTTS...CLARKE...CRAWFORD...CRISP...DODGE...DOOLY... EMANUEL...GLASCOCK...GREENE...HANCOCK...HOUSTON...JACKSON...JASPER...JEFFERSON... JOHNSON...JONES...LAMAR...LAURENS...MACON...MADISON...MONROE...MONTGOMERY... MORGAN...NEWTON...OCONEE...OGLETHORPE...PEACH...PULASKI...PUTNAM...SCHLEY... SUMTER...TALIAFERRO...TAYLOR...TELFAIR...TOOMBS...TREUTLEN...TWIGGS...UPSON... WALTON...WARREN...WASHINGTON...WHEELER...WILCOX...WILKES...WILKINSON. HEAT ADVISORY FROM 12 PM TO 6 PM EDT WEDNESDAY FOR BALDWIN...BANKS... BARROW...BIBB...BLECKLEY...BUTTS...CLARKE...CRAWFORD...CRISP...DODGE...DOOLY... EMANUEL...GLASCOCK...GREENE...HANCOCK...HOUSTON...JACKSON...JASPER...JEFFERSON... JOHNSON...JONES...LAMAR...LAURENS...MACON...MADISON...MONROE...MONTGOMERY... MORGAN...NEWTON...OCONEE...OGLETHORPE...PEACH...PULASKI...PUTNAM...SCHLEY... SUMTER...TALIAFERRO...TAYLOR...TELFAIR...TOOMBS...TREUTLEN...TWIGGS...UPSON... WALTON...WARREN...WASHINGTON...WHEELER...WILCOX...WILKES...WILKINSON. && 38
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 524 AM EDT TUE AUG 1 2006 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-020930- BALDWIN-BANKS-BARROW-BARTOW-BIBB-BLECKLEY-BUTTS-CARROLL-CATOOSA- CHATTAHOOCHEE-CHATTOOGA-CHEROKEE-CLARKE-CLAYTON-COBB-COWETA- CRAWFORD-CRISP-DADE-DAWSON-DEKALB-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- 524 AM EDT TUE AUG 1 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND HEAT INDEX VALUES RISING TO OVER 100 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON. .SYNOPSIS... AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES. .PRIMARY HAZARDS... THE PRIMARY HAZARD FROM THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND WINDS GUSTING TO NEAR 40 MPH. ALSO...HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL RANGE FROM 100 TO 108 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON. .DISCUSSION... LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION WHILE THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT MAINTAINS ITS STRENGTH. SUBSIDENCE ASSOCIATED WITH THE HIGH PRESSURE AREA WILL LIMIT THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT. HOWEVER...DAYTIME HEATING WILL PROVIDE ENOUGH INSTABILITY TO PRODUCE ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS JUST ABOUT ANYWHERE ACROSS THE REGION...MAINLY BETWEEN 2 PM AND 10 PM. SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS...HOWEVER SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED. ALSO...SURFACE DEW POINTS IN THE UPPER 60S TO THE MID 70S COMBINING WITH AFTERNOON HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE 90S WILL PUSH HEAT INDEX VALUES TO 100 TO 108 BETWEEN NOON AND 6 PM. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY. ALSO...HEAT INDEX VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO RISE TO THE 100 TO 105 DEGREE RANGE EACH AFTERNOON. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 519 PM EDT TUE AUG 1 2006 GAZ046-048-057-058-012145- 519 PM EDT TUE AUG 1 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR PEA SIZED HAIL...WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH...AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING IN BUTTS...HENRY...NEWTON AND ROCKDALE COUNTIES UNTIL 545 PM EDT... AT 515 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM CONYERS...TO MCDONOUGH...TO JACKSON...MOVING WEST AT 15 MPH.L THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE PEA SIZED HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH AS THEY MOVE ACROSS BUTTS...HENRY...NEWTON AND ROCKDALE COUNTIES THROUGH 545 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE WORTHVILLE... OLA...MILSTEAD...MAGNET...LUELLA...FINCHERVILLE...ALMON... PORTERDALE...OXFORD...MCDONOUGH...LOCUST GROVE...JENKINSBURG... CONYERS...BLACKSVILLE AND LAKEVIEW ESTATES. BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS MAY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERTS ARE ISSUED WHEN WINDS UP TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED...HAIL IS EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN THE SIZE OF PENNIES...OR SIGNIFICANT CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED. 19
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 41 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:21 UTC.
3 thunderstorm wind, 2 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
The Henry County Emergency Management Director and the Henry County 911 Center reported that five trees were blown down, scattered about the county. Most of the downed trees were in the Ellenwood area. Pea-sized hail was also reported in Ellenwood.
The Floyd County Emergency Management Director reported that there were three lightning-related incidents in the Rome area during an evening thunderstorm. A home on Coral Avenue was struck and set on fire. The home was a complete loss. A teenage girl in the home was checked for injuries, but was determined to not have had any. Another home was struck on Reynolds Bend Road setting the yard on fire, but no damage was observed to the structure itself.
The Marietta Daily Journal reported that at least six homes were struck by lightning in the county and set on fire. Damage amounts and extent were not specified.
The Floyd County Emergency Management Director reported that thunderstorm downburst winds resulted in some siding being blown off one of the walls of the Cesar Electrical Supply Company.
The public reported that thunderstorm downburst winds blew down up to five trees.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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