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 Aug 30, 2:59 AM EST, 26 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 359 AM EDT WED AUG 30 2006 .SHORT TERM...(TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY) CURRENT RADAR LOOP SHOWS AN AREA OF TSRA MOVING NE ACROSS THE NORTHERN ATL METRO AREA. THERE IS NO INDICATION THAT THESE WILL BECOME SEVER BUT THERE IS A LOT OF LIGHTNING WITH THESE STORMS. THE FRONTAL SYSTEM THAT WAS UP ACROSS THE OH VALLEY YESTERDAY HAS MADE ITS WAY INTO THE TN AND MS VALLEYS AND IS CONTINUING TO MOVE SOUTH AND EAST THIS MORNING. THE FORECAST MODELS CONTINUE TO SHOW THIS FRONT MOVING INTO CENTRAL GA BY TONIGHT BEFORE IT STALLS AND GETS ABSORBED BY T.S. ERNESTO MOVING N ALONG THE GA/SC COAST THU/FRI. CURRENTLY ERNESTO HAS MADE LANDFALL OVER SWRN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY IN S FL AND IS EXPECTED TO MOVE N TO A POINT NEAR DAYTONA BEACH FL BY 00Z THU. ITS PATH IS PROJECTED TO THEN MOVE OUT INTO THE ATLANTIC JUST OFF THE GA COAST AND MAKE LANDFALL AGAIN JUST S OF MYRTLE BEACH SC BY THU EVENING. IF THIS PATH PROJECTION IS CORRECT IT WILL KEEP OUR CWA ON THE WESTERN SIDE OF THE STORM KEEPING NORTH AND CENTRAL GA OUT OF THE PATH OF MOST DAMAGE. AS ERNESTO MOVES NORTH...MOISTURE FROM THAT SYSTEM WILL INTERACT WITH THE FRONTAL SYSTEM THAT WILL BE OVER CENTRAL GA BY THU MORNING. HAVE CONTINUED WITH LIKELY POPS ACROSS EASTERN AND CENTRAL SECTIONS OF THE STATE BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU WITH POPS TAPERING OFF FRI. HAVE INCREASED WIND SPEEDS ACROSS EXTREME SERN SECTIONS OF THE CWA THU AS THEY WILL BE THE CLOSES AREAS TO THE CENTER OF ACTIVITY. TEMPS SHOULD BE A LITTLE BELOW SEASONAL NORMS WITH CLOUD COVER WILL ABUNDANT ACROSS THE AREA NEXT FEW DAYS. .LONG TERM...(FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY) THE FORECAST MODELS SHOWS ERNESTO MOVING RAPIDLY UP THE EAST COAST TO A POSITION OVER NJ BY SAT EVENING. THE OFFICIAL FORECAST TRACK TAKES ERNESTO A LITTLE FURTHER EAST (JUST NW OF HAGERSTOWN MD) ...BUT THEY ARE FAIRLY CLOSE. ANY RAIN DIRECTLY ASSOCIATED WITH ERNESTO SHOULD NORTH AND EAST OF THE AREA FRI NIGHT/SAT MORNING. THERE SHOULD STILL BE A TROPICAL MOISTURE FEED THAT WILL KEEP POPS IN AFTER ERNESTO IS OUT OF THE PICTURE SO WILL CONTINUE WITH AT LEAST 20 TO 30 POPS THROUGH THE EXTENDED. TEMPS SHOULD STAY AT OR BELOW SEASONAL NORMS THROUGH NEXT TUE. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ATLANTA 88 71 82 67 / 50 50 40 20 ATHENS 90 70 84 67 / 60 60 50 30 GAINESVILLE 88 69 81 67 / 50 60 60 30 ROME 90 69 86 68 / 40 50 40 20 COLUMBUS 92 73 87 70 / 50 50 20 20 MACON 92 74 88 69 / 50 50 40 20 PEACHTREE CITY 88 70 83 67 / 50 50 30 20 CARTERSVILLE 88 67 82 65 / 40 50 40 20 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && 01
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1155 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- 1155 PM EDT TUE AUG 29 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...REST OF TONIGHT ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE. .SYNOPSIS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHEAST STATES WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AS A FRONT EXTENDING FROM ARKANSAS THROUGH THE TENNESSEE VALLEY PUSHES SOUTHWARD. .PRIMARY HAZARDS... THE PRIMARY HAZARDS FROM THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND BRIEF HEAVY RAIN. .DISCUSSION... A WEAK COOL FRONT EXTENDING ACROSS CENTRAL TENNESSEE INTO NORTHWEST ALABAMA WILL CONTINUE TO DRIFT SOUTHEASTWARD TONIGHT...WHILE A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH MEANDERS ACROSS NORTHCENTRAL GEORGIA. INSTABILITY ACROSS THE AREA HAS DECREASED SIGNIFICANTLY. HOWEVER SUFFICIENT INSTABILITY WILL REMAIN IN PLACE FOR ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP OVERNIGHT. .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... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED FOR THE REST OF THE NIGHT.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1105 PM EDT TUE AUG 29 2006 GAZ023-300330- 1105 PM EDT TUE AUG 29 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN IN HALL COUNTY UNTIL 1130 PM EDT... AT 1101 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER GAINESVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. THIS STORM WAS PRODUCING NUMEROUS CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES ACROSS HALL COUNTY...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MURRAYVILLE...GAINESVILLE...CLERMONT AND LULA. RESIDENTS IN THIS AREA SHOULD STAY INDOORS. ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES AND TELEPHONES SHOULD NOT BE USED UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY. LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS FROM THESE STORMS WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING HIGHWAYS AND STREETS. MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT DRIVE INTO WATER COVERING THE ROADWAY. SLOW DOWN TO AVOID HYDROPLANING. 15
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1127 PM EDT TUE AUG 29 2006 GAZ024-025-300415- 1127 PM EDT TUE AUG 29 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR FREQUENT LIGHTNING IN BANKS AND NORTHERN JACKSON COUNTIES UNTIL 1215 AM EDT... AT 1126 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF HOLLINGSWORTH TO PENDERGRASS...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE PRODUCING NUMEROUS CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES ACROSS HALL COUNTY...AND WILL BE AFFECTING TALMO...PENDERGRASS...MAYSVILLE...HOLLINGSWORTH...HOMER...APPLE VALLEY AND COMMERCE BETWEEN NOW AND 1215 AM EDT AS THE STORMS MOVE TO THE EAST. RESIDENTS IN THIS AREA SHOULD STAY INDOORS. ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES AND TELEPHONES SHOULD NOT BE USED UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY. IN ADDITION...HEAVY DOWNPOURS MAY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. 15
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 236 AM EDT WED AUG 30 2006 GAZ021-032-300700- 236 AM EDT WED AUG 30 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR FREQUENT LIGHTNING IN COBB AND CHEROKEE COUNTIES UNTIL 300 AM EDT... AT 235 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER KENNESAW...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH. LIGHTNING DETECTION SYSTEMS INDICATE NUMEROUS CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES ACROSS COBB AND CHEROKEE COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF KENNESAW...ACWORTH...CHEROKEE...WOODSTOCK AND LEBANON. 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 247 AM EDT WED AUG 30 2006 GAZ033-045-300715- 247 AM EDT WED AUG 30 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR FREQUENT LIGHTNING IN DEKALB AND FULTON COUNTIES UNTIL 315 AM EDT... AT 244 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER PIEDMONT PARK...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. LIGHTNING DETECTION SYSTEMS INDICATE NUMEROUS CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES ACROSS DEKALB AND FULTON COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ATLANTA...SANDY SPRINGS...DUNWOODY...DORAVILLE...CHAMBLEE AND TUCKER. RESIDENTS IN THIS AREA SHOULD STAY INDOORS. ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES AND TELEPHONES SHOULD NOT BE USED UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY.
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 161 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 08:26 UTC.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
The News Observer of Blue Ridge reported that lightning struck a home in the city causing the gas line from the propane tank to the furnance to ignite at the furnace. The homeowner was able to extinguish the fire with minimal damage.
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