3 thunderstorm wind, 3 lightning, 1 hail, 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 Aug 10, 4:30 AM EST, 10 hours 10 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED FOR AVIATION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 530 AM EDT THU AUG 10 2006 314 AM EDT THU AUG 10 2006 DISCUSSION .SHORT TERM...(TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY) LATEST UPPER CHARTS SHOW A PERSISTENT MID-UPPER RIDGE CENTERED OVER THE LOWER MS VALLEY WITH GEORGIA ON THE EASTERN PERIPHERY. FORECAST MODELS CONTINUE TO SHOW SUBTLE IMPULSES RIDING DOWN THE NW FLOW AND WEAKENING THE NE-EAST SIDE OF THE RIDGE THRU THE SHORT TERM. THIS WILL RESULT IN SLIGHTLY COOLER 500 MB TEMPS...WHICH IN TURN INCREASES INSTABILITIES. LATEST SURFACE MAP SHOWS REMNANTS OF A WEAK COOL FRONT STALLED ACROSS EAST TN-WEST KY AND INTO MO...WITH A SUBTLE LEE SIDE SURFACE TROUGH NOSING IN ACROSS NE AND EAST CENTRAL GA. ONCE AGAIN...EXPECT AN ACTIVE EAST RIDGE PERIPHERY TO INTERACT WITH THE WEAK SURFACE TROUGH TO HELP SPARK SCATTERED TSTMS DURING AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. SINCE THE MID LEVEL RIDGE CONTINUES TO HOLD ITS GRIP ON THE DEEP SOUTH...EXPECT WEAK LOW-MID LEVEL SHEAR AND MID LEVEL STABILITY TO HELP HOLD MOST OF THE CONVECTION BELOW SEVERE LIMITS. HOWEVER...AN ISOLATED SEVERE STORM OR TWO IS POSSIBLE... ESPECIALLY DURING MAX HEATING...WITH WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH...DIME TO PENNY SIZE HAIL...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN THE MAIN THREATS FROM STRAY SEVERE STORMS. OTHERWISE...MOST OF THE STORMS WILL PRODUCE 35-45 MPH WIND GUSTS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN. GFS IS TRYING TO PUSH A WEAK COOL FRONT DOWN TOWARD NORTH GA BY LATE FRIDAY...THEN STALLING ACROSS CENTRAL GA ON SATURDAY WITH A MUCH MORE ACTIVE NW FLOW ALOFT THAN THE NAM. THE NAM ALSO HOLDS THE COOL FRONT NORTH OF GA THRU SATURDAY. TENDING TO LEAN TOWARD THE LESS AGGRESSIVE NAM AT THIS TIME...BUT WILL CONTINUE TO SHOW SCATTERED COVERAGE OF POPS ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. HAVE LEANED TOWARD THE WARMER NAM GUIDANCE FOR HIGHS FOR TODAY AND FRIDAY WITH CONTINUED RIDGE INFLUENCE EXPECTED. .LONG TERM...(SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY) WILL SHOW A SLIGHT CHANCE POPS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA ON SUNDAY AS A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY IS PROGD TO SLIP SOUTH OF THE AREA SUNDAY AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE REGION ON MONDAY...LESSONING RAIN CHANCES AND PUSHING HIGHS BACK INTO THE LOWER TO MID 90S. THIS MAY BE SHORT-LIVED THOU AS THE GFS SHOWS ANOTHER COOL FRONT APPROACHING NORTH GA BY LATE TUESDAY... THEN PUSHING INTO CENTRAL GA ON WEDNESDAY. HOWEVER...THE UPPER RIDGE REMAINS STRONG SO EXPECT ISOLATED TO LOW SCATTERED COVERAGE OF TSTMS AT BEST...AND MAINLY DURING AFTERNOON-EARLY EVENING HEATING. && .AVIATION... MAINLY VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED AT TAF SITES. UPPER RIDGE TO WEST OF FORECAST AREA WITH A FEW WEAK IMPULSES MOVING THROUGH FLOW ACROSS FORECAST AREA BY THIS AFTERNOON. CLOUD COVER WILL REMAIN ABOVE 3KFT THROUGHOUT FORECAST PERIOD. EXPECT ISOLATED VISIBILITIES TO DROP INTO MVFR CRITERIA THROUGH 12Z...OTHERWISE REMAIN ABOVE 5 SM. MODELS INDICATING THUNDER A LITTLE LATER TODAY AND HAVE VCTS AFTER 19Z WITH TEMPO -TSRA 22-02Z. MAINLY WEST WINDS WILL PREVAIL 05-08KTS ACROSS THE TAF SITES. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ATLANTA 94 74 91 72 / 50 30 50 40 ATHENS 94 73 93 72 / 50 30 50 40 GAINESVILLE 93 74 91 71 / 40 30 50 40 ROME 97 74 92 75 / 40 30 50 40 COLUMBUS 95 76 92 74 / 50 40 50 30 MACON 96 76 94 74 / 50 30 50 30 PEACHTREE CITY 93 73 91 72 / 50 30 50 30 CARTERSVILLE 91 71 89 71 / 50 30 50 40 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && 39
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1130 AM EDT THU AUG 10 2006 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-111015- 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- 1130 AM EDT THU AUG 10 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE OVER NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .SYNOPSIS... THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER THE SOUTHEAST WILL CONTINUE TO DRIFT WESTWARD AS SEVERAL WEAK IMPULSES MOVE ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON. A WEAK SURFACE BOUNDARY OVER NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA WILL ACT AS A FOCUS FOR CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT THIS AFTERNOON. .PRIMARY HAZARDS... THE PRIMARY HAZARD FROM THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS... HAIL UP TO QUARTER SIZE AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. .DISCUSSION... THE WARM...MOIST AIRMASS ACROSS THE REGION...COMBINED WITH A WEAK SURFACE BOUNDARY AND DAYTIME HEATING WILL PRODUCE SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA BY THIS AFTERNOON. THE AIRMASS ACROSS THE AREA WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY UNSTABLE THIS AFTERNOON WITH CAPE VALUES IN THE 2000 TO 3000 RANGE AND LIFTED INDICES AROUND -4 TO -6. THE LACK OF VERTICAL WIND SHEAR WILL LIMIT SEVERE POTENTIAL TO ISOLATED POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE BEST TIME FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT WILL BE BETWEEN 2 AND 10 PM...ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY...MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A MODERATELY STRONG COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH GEORGIA LATE FRIDAY WHICH COULD ENHANCE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY NIGHT ESPECIALLY ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT REQUIRED THROUGH TONIGHT. HOWEVER...ANY REPORTS OF SEVERE WEATHER SHOULD BE RELAYED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY COORDINATOR AND THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 234 PM EDT THU AUG 10 2006 GAZ014-101900- 234 PM EDT THU AUG 10 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR 40 MPH WINDS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING IN SOUTHERN DAWSON COUNTY UNTIL 300 PM EDT... AT 232 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER DOUGHERTY...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AS IT MOVES ACROSS SOUTHERN DAWSON COUNTY THROUGH 300 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE DOUGHERTY AND DAWSONVILLE. BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS MAY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. LIGHTNING DETECTION SYSTEMS INDICATE NUMEROUS CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES ACROSS DAWSON COUNTY...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF DOUGHERTY AND DAWSONVILLE. RESIDENTS IN THIS AREA SHOULD STAY INDOORS. ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES AND TELEPHONES SHOULD NOT BE USED UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 301 PM EDT THU AUG 10 2006 GAZ019-101945- 301 PM EDT THU AUG 10 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR 45 MPH WINDS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING IN FLOYD COUNTY UNTIL 345 PM EDT... AT 257 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER ARMUCHEE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE PEA SIZED HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH AS IT MOVES ACROSS FLOYD COUNTY THROUGH 345 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE ARMUCHEE...SHANNON...ROME...PINSON AND LINDALE. HEAVY DOWNPOURS MAY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. LIGHTNING DETECTION SYSTEMS INDICATE NUMEROUS CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES ACROSS FLOYD COUNTY...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ARMUCHEE...SHANNON...ROME...PINSON AND LINDALE. RESIDENTS IN THIS AREA SHOULD STAY INDOORS. ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES AND TELEPHONES SHOULD NOT BE USED UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 304 PM EDT THU AUG 10 2006 GAZ022-101945- 304 PM EDT THU AUG 10 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR 40 MPH WINDS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING IN FORSYTH COUNTY UNTIL 345 PM EDT... AT 302 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER COAL MOUNTAIN...MOVING SOUTH AT 10 MPH. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE PEA SIZED HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AS IT MOVES ACROSS FORSYTH COUNTY THROUGH 345 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE MATT...CHESTATEE...COAL MOUNTAIN...DREW AND CUMMING. HEAVY DOWNPOURS MAY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. LIGHTNING DETECTION SYSTEMS INDICATE NUMEROUS CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES. ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES AND TELEPHONES SHOULD NOT BE USED UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 335 PM EDT THU AUG 10 2006 GAZ004-102000- 335 PM EDT THU AUG 10 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR 45 MPH WINDS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING IN WHITFIELD COUNTY UNTIL 400 PM EDT... AT 331 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER DALTON...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE PEA SIZED HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH AS IT MOVES ACROSS WHITFIELD COUNTY THROUGH 400 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE DALTON AND TILTON. BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS MAY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. LIGHTNING DETECTION SYSTEMS INDICATE NUMEROUS CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES. RESIDENTS IN THIS AREA SHOULD STAY INDOORS. ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES AND TELEPHONES SHOULD NOT BE USED UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY.
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 103 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:39 UTC.
3 thunderstorm wind, 3 lightning, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
The Whitfield County Emergency Management Director reported quarter-sized hail northwest of Dalton and the public reported penny-sized hail in Dalton.
A storm spotter reported that several trees were blown down in and around Dalton. Most of the damage to trees was reported in the historic parts of the city. About five large oak trees were down in the area between Walnut Avenue and Glenwood Avenue. A couple of traffic signals and a mailbox were damaged by the downed trees.
The Daily Citizen of Dalton reported that a tree fell on a home on Harrier's Way during a strong thunderstorm. The tree caused some minor damage to the structure.
The Gwinnett Daily Post reported that lightning struck a home on Waverly Drive. The home was destroyed by the resulting fire. A firefighter sustained minor injuries when he fell through the floor of the burning home. Four adults and two children escaped without injury, but were displaced as a result of the home loss. Two dogs survived the fire, but two cats did not.
The Cherokee County Emergency Management Director reported that several homes in the southern and east central part of the county sustained damage from lightning strikes. Two homes in the Woodstock area were struck by lightning, with $20K and $10K in damages, respectively. Two other homes were struck in the Holly Springs area with $5K and $1K in damages, respectively. Lightning also caused $5K in damages to electronic equipment at the 911 Center in Canton. Damaged equipment included the phone system, satellite, and televisions.
The Douglas County 911 Center reported that at least two homes were set on fire by lightning strikes. Exact damage information was not determinable.
The Douglas County 911 Center reported that a couple of trees were blown down.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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