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NWS Atlanta, GA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Aug 29, 5:15 PM EST, 1 hour 15 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 615 PM EDT TUE AUG 29 2006 .SHORT TERM...(TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT) FOR TONIGHT...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE ALREADY DEVELOPED ACROSS PARTS OF THE CWA. INSTABILITY HAS INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY THROUGHOUT THE DAY AS A RESULT OF ABUNDANT SUNSHINE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. IN ADDITION...SYNOPTIC-SCALE LIFT ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT WILL ADD TO MESOSCALE FORCING. AS THE JET STREAK AHEAD OF THE LARGE UPPER TROUGH MOVES ACROSS THE MIDWEST... WE ARE PLACED IN THE RIGHT ENTRANCE REGION. THE RUC AND GFS BOTH INCREASE CAPES THIS EVENING TO NEAR 3000 J/KG WITH LIS NEAR -5C. WHILE THERE IS ONLY MINIMAL SHEAR...ONCE THE FRONT APPROACHES STORMS MAY BE ORGANIZED ENOUGH TO REACH SEVERE LEVELS ESPECIALLY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA BEFORE SUNSET. IN ADDITION...PW VALUES WERE ABOVE 2 ON THE 12Z KFFC SOUNDING (18Z SOUNDING WAS NOT IN AT PRESS TIME) AND THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAIN IS HIGH. BEYOND TONIGHT...AS ERNESTO MOVES ONSHORE OVERNIGHT...THE UPPER HIGH WILL MOVE EAST. OBVIOUSLY AS ERNESTO MOVES NORTH MOISTURE FROM THAT SYSTEM WILL INTERACT WITH THE FRONT THAT SHOULD STALL ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHEAST ON WEDNESDAY. IN ADDITION...THE PARENT UPPER LOW ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT WILL BE MOVING ACROSS EASTERN CANADA ON WEDNESDAY WITH A LARGE UPPER RIDGE BEHIND IT. CONFLUENCE BETWEEN THE TWO WILL ALLOW A STRONG CANADIAN HIGH TO DEVELOP AND AS THE ENTIRE WAVETRAIN PROGRESSES EASTWARD...THE HIGH WILL BEGIN TO RIDGE DOWN THE EAST COAST LATE WEDNESDAY. AS ERNESTO MOVES UP THE EASTERN SEABOARD...QG FRONTOGENESIS IS PROGGED ALONG THE COAST BEGINNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...AND THIS COMBINED WITH THE TEMPERATURE TROUGH FROM THE CAD SHOULD LEAD TO VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AS ERNESTO INTERACTS WITH THE FRONT. HOWEVER...DEPENDING ON FAR INLAND ERNESTO TRACKS AND HOW FAR SOUTHWEST THE CAD WEDGE DEVELOPS...PARTS OF GEORGIA ESPECIALLY INLAND MAY BE SPARED THE POTENTIALLY FLOODING RAINS. THIS ALSO SEEN IN MOISTURE TRANSPORT VECTORS THAT REMAIN PRIMARILY ALONG THE COAST...ONLY MOVING INLAND WHEN ERNESTO MOVES INTO THE CAROLINAS. HOWEVER...HAVE BUMPED POPS UP INTO THE LIKELY RANGE FOR PART OF THE DAY ON THURSDAY AND WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED TO STILL SEE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IN PARTS OF THE CWA. POPULATED WINDS WITH TCM FOR WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY ALTHOUGH IT MADE LITTLE DIFFERENCE THAN TO RAISE VALUES IN EXTREME SOUTHEAST UP TO MAYBE 10 KTS. TEMPERATURES SLOWLY DECREASE THROUGH THE PERIOD DUE TO RAIN AND FRONTAL MOVEMENT. .LONG TERM...(FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY) THE 12Z GFS PROGS ERNESTO TO BARREL THROUGH THE CAD AND HEAD STRAIGHT UP THE EASTERN SEABOARD. THIS IS NOT A TOTALLY UNLIKELY SCENARIO AS THE PARENT HIGH SHOULD BE WEAKENING AS THE CONFLUENCE MOVES EAST. THE OFFICIAL FORECAST MOVES ERNESTO A LITTLE FURTHER EAST THAN THE GFS DOES...BUT THEY ARE FAIRLY CLOSE. THE 00Z RUN IS CLOSER TO THE OFFICIAL FORECAST. ANY RAIN DIRECTLY ASSOCIATED WITH ERNESTO SHOULD BE OUT BY SATURDAY AT THE LATEST...UNLESS THE SYSTEM STALLS. THERE SHOULD STILL BE A TROPICAL MOISTURE FEED THAT WILL KEEP POPS IN AFTER ERNESTO IS OUT OF THE PICTURE...AND THEN AS ANOTHER UPPER LOW APPROACHES WE MAY BE DEALING WITH MORE PRECIPITATION. HIGHS IN THE 80S TO LOWER 90S...LOWS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. && .AVIATION... LATEST ANALYSIS SHOWS PREFRONTAL TROUGH RUNNING FROM NORTHWEST GA INTO CENTRAL AL...WITH COOL FRONT EXTENDING FROM KY TO WESTERN TN TO NORTHERN LA. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GA WITH MORE EXTENSIVE AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS CENTRAL TN INTO CENTRAL AL. EXPECT SOME DECREASE IN TSTORM ACTIVITY AS WE GO INTO THE EVENING WITH THE LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING...BUT SUSPECT WILL HAVE TO CARRY AT LEAST VCTS ALL TAF SITES THROUGH THE EVENING...VCSH AFTER MIDNIGHT MAINLY NORTHERN TAF SITES. EXPECT GENERALLY VFR CIGS TO PREVAIL OVERNIGHT...OUTSIDE OF PRECIP AREAS. MVFR CIGS DEVELOPING AND BECOMING MORE WIDESPREAD TOWARD MORNING AS COOL FRONT PUSHES INTO EXTREME NORTHWEST GEORGIA. PATCHY FOG (GENERALLY 3 TO 5 SM) DEVELOPING MAINLY AFT 06Z...AND CONTINUING INTO MID MORNING. SUSPECT COULD SEE ISOLATED SHOWERS AROUND DURING THE MORNING WED...BUT LOOK FOR BETTER CHANCES DURING THE AFTERNOON AS HEATING COMES INTO PLAY AND MOISTURE FROM ERNESTO SPREADS NORTHWARD. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS LOOK TO DOMINATE THROUGH THE PERIOD. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ATLANTA 74 87 72 84 / 40 50 40 50 ATHENS 74 87 71 84 / 40 50 60 70 GAINESVILLE 73 86 69 82 / 50 50 50 60 ROME 72 91 69 88 / 50 40 40 40 COLUMBUS 76 92 72 87 / 30 40 40 30 MACON 73 91 71 86 / 30 50 50 60 PEACHTREE CITY 72 87 70 85 / 40 50 40 40 CARTERSVILLE 71 88 69 84 / 40 40 40 50 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && TDP
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 455 PM EDT TUE AUG 29 2006 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-301045- 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- 455 PM EDT TUE AUG 29 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS EXTREME NORTHWEST GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .SYNOPSIS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHEAST STATES WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN TODAY AS A FRONT EXTENDING FROM ARKANSAS THROUGH THE TENNESSEE VALLEY PUSHES SOUTHWARD. .PRIMARY HAZARDS... THE PRIMARY HAZARDS FROM THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND AREAS OF HEAVY RAIN. .DISCUSSION... A WEAK COOL FRONT EXTENDS ACROSS CENTRAL TENNESSEE INTO NORTHWEST ALABAMA THIS AFTERNOON. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP NEAR AND SOUTHEAST OF THIS FRONT THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. CAPES WILL RANGE FROM 2500 TO 3500 WITH LIFTED INDICES AROUND A MINUS 4. THUNDERSTORMS COULD REACH SEVERE LIMITS IN EXTREME NORTHWEST GEORGIA BETWEEN 5PM AND MIDNIGHT. THE BEST CHANCE FOR SEVERE STORMS WILL BE NORTH OF A LINE FROM CEDARTOWN TO GAINESVILLE. HOWEVER...WITH DEEP MOISTURE OVER THE AREA...THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR AREAS OF BRIEF HEAVY RAIN. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY THERE IS A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY. RESIDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO MONITOR THE LATEST STATEMENTS AND FORECASTS ON ERNESTO. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGERS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR POSSIBLE ACTIVATION THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 415 PM EDT TUE AUG 29 2006 GAZ048-057-058-292045- 415 PM EDT TUE AUG 29 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR VERY HEAVY RAIN...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH IN BUTTS...HENRY AND NEWTON COUNTIES UNTIL 445 PM EDT... AT 412 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 4 MILES SOUTH OF OLA...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 1 TO 2 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT HOUR ACROSS BUTTS...HENRY AND NEWTON COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF OLA...JENKINSBURG...WORTHVILLE...FINCHERVILLE AND STEWART. DRIVERS SHOULD USE CAUTION AS INTENSE RAINFALL MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS IS ALSO LIKELY.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 439 PM EDT TUE AUG 29 2006 GAZ048-058-059-292115- 439 PM EDT TUE AUG 29 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR VERY HEAVY RAIN...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH IN BUTTS...JASPER AND NEWTON COUNTIES UNTIL 515 PM EDT... AT 437 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED NEAR WORTHVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. ANOTHER STRONG STORM WAS LOCATED JUST WEST OF JACKSON IN CENTRAL BUTTS COUNTY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT HOUR ACROSS BUTTS...JASPER AND NEWTON COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WORTHVILLE...INDIAN SPRINGS STATE PARK... FINCHERVILLE...JENKINSBURG...JACKSON...FLOVILLA AND STEWART. DRIVERS SHOULD USE CAUTION AS INTENSE RAINFALL MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS IS ALSO LIKELY.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 452 PM EDT TUE AUG 29 2006 GAZ070-292115- 452 PM EDT TUE AUG 29 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR VERY HEAVY RAIN...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND 40 MPH WINDS IN LAMAR COUNTY UNTIL 515 PM EDT... AT 450 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED NEAR MILNER...MOVING EAST AT 15 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 LAMAR COUNTY THROUGH 515 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE MILNER...BARNESVILLE...ALDORA...GOGGINS AND JOHNSTONVILLE. BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 636 PM EDT TUE AUG 29 2006 GAZ079-292300- 636 PM EDT TUE AUG 29 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR VERY HEAVY RAIN...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND 40 MPH WINDS IN TALBOT COUNTY UNTIL 700 PM EDT... AT 635 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 2 MILES WEST JUNCTION CITY OR 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF TALBOTTON...MOVING EAST 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 TALBOT COUNTY THROUGH 700 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE GENEVA...JUNCTION CITY AND PRATTSBURG. BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS MAY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 1 TO 2 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT HOUR ACROSS TALBOT COUNTY. DRIVERS SHOULD USE CAUTION AS INTENSE RAINFALL MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 705 PM EDT TUE AUG 29 2006 GAZ107-108-292330- 705 PM EDT TUE AUG 29 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR VERY HEAVY RAIN...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND 40 MPH WINDS IN WILCOX AND PULASKI COUNTIES UNTIL 730 PM EDT... AT 705 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PINEVIEW...MOVING NORTHEAST 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 WILCOX AND PULASKI COUNTIES THROUGH 730 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE FINLEYSON AND PINEVIEW. BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 714 PM EDT TUE AUG 29 2006 GAZ052-066-292345- 714 PM EDT TUE AUG 29 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR VERY HEAVY RAIN...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND 40 MPH WINDS IN TROUP AND HEARD COUNTIES UNTIL 745 PM EDT... AT 713 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 6 MILES WEST OF HARRISONVILLE...MOVING SOUTHEAST 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 TROUP AND HEARD COUNTIES THROUGH 745 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE COOKSVILLE AND HARRISONVILLE. BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 92 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:28 UTC.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
The Cordele Dispatch reported that lightning struck the Crisp County Health Department. Electrical power was disrupted to part of the building. A number of computers, phones, and the air conditoning system also were taken out of service as a result of the lightning strike.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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