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NWS Atlanta, GA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Aug 31, 4:55 AM EST, 9 hours 5 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 555 AM EDT THU AUG 31 2006 .SHORT TERM...(TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY) CURRENT RADAR LOOP SHOWS SHRA/TSRA ACROSS N AND CENTRAL GA DISSIPATING AS THEY MOVE NE. THE OLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY HAS STALLED ACROSS N GA AND DOES NOT LOOK LIKE IT WILL MAKE MUCH MORE PROGRESS SOUTHWARD AS ERNESTO IS BEGINNING TO AFFECT SE GA. T.S. ERNESTO HAS MOVED OFF SHORE THE EAST COAST OF FL JUST SOUTH OF DAYTONA BEACH. FROM THERE IT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NE INTO THE ATLANTIC BEFORE MAKING LANDFALL AGAIN TONIGHT NEAR MYRTLE BEACH SC. AS ERNEST MOVE NORTHWARD IT WILL ABSORB THE FRONTAL SYSTEM DRAPED ACROSS N GA AND CONTINUE SPREADING RAIN ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH FRI MORNING. AS FOR RAIN AMOUNTS NOT EXPECTING ANY MAJOR AMOUNT TOTALS AS N AND CENTRAL GA WILL BE ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE STORM. WE WILL SEE SOME LOCALIZED STORMS DROPPING AN INCH OR 2 AS THIS IS STILL A TROPICAL AIRMASS THAT IS MOVING IN. NOT EXPECTING TO MUCH IN THE WAY OF SEVERE WX AS ERNESTO WILL PUSH THE FRONTAL SYSTEM NORTHWARD WITH ITS MOVEMENT AND THAT WAS THE BIGGEST LIFTING MECHANISM ACROSS THE STATE. THIS ENVIRONMENT IS MORE ALSO MORE CONDUCIVE TO HEAVY RAIN WITH PW VALUES IN THE 2 TO 2.5 RANGE ACROSS EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE STATE. ALL IN ALL WILL KEEP LIKELY POPS TODAY EASTERN SECTIONS GRADUALLY TAPERING THE POPS DOWN THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. TEMPS WILL BE A BIT COOLER NEXT FEW DAYS WITH DAY TIME HIGHS MAINLY IN THE 80S. .LONG TERM...(SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY) ERNESTO IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE MOVING UP THE EAST COAST TO A POINT JUST NW OF RICHMOND, VA BY FRI EVENING AND THEN TO A POINT NEAR NIAGARA FALLS BY D=SAT EVENING. AS IT MOVES NORTHWARD A CONTINUED TROPICAL FEED SETS UP IN ITS WAKE MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO COMPLETELY REMOVE POPS FROM THE FORECAST. WILL CONTINUE WITH SLIGHT/CHANCE POPS THROUGH THE EXTENDED WITH TEMPS AT OR SLIGHTLY BELOW SEASONAL NORMS. && .AVIATION...ERNESTO PULLING IN ATLANTIC MOISTURE ACROSS GA AND SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD REDEVELOP AFTER 14Z. RAINFALL OVERNIGHT PRODUCED AREAS OF OF IFR CEILINGS WHICH SHOULD LINGER UNTIL AROUND 14Z AND THEN LIFT INTO MVFR AND PERSIST DURING THE DAY. WINDS WILL REMAIN EASTERLY NEAR 10 MPH. VISIBILITY WILL BE RESTRICTED BY FOG 3 TO 5SM UNTIL 14Z...THEN UNRESTRICTED EXCEPT IN SHOWERS. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ATLANTA 83 68 83 65 / 50 30 10 10 ATHENS 84 66 84 65 / 70 40 20 20 GAINESVILLE 79 66 79 65 / 70 40 20 20 ROME 87 68 87 65 / 40 30 20 10 COLUMBUS 88 71 87 67 / 30 20 10 10 MACON 89 71 90 66 / 50 30 10 10 PEACHTREE CITY 85 66 83 64 / 50 30 10 10 CARTERSVILLE 84 66 81 61 / 50 30 20 20 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && 01/41
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 650 AM EDT THU AUG 31 2006 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-011100- 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- 650 AM EDT THU AUG 31 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY AND TONIGHT OVER THE WESTERN HALF OF GEORGIA. NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE EASTERN HALF OF GEORGIA...GENERALLY EAST OF AN ELLIJAY TO MACON TO ABBEVILLE LINE. .SYNOPSIS... A MOIST TROPICAL AIR MASS WILL REMAIN OVER GEORGIA THROUGH TONIGHT AS ERNESTO PULLS ATLANTIC MOISTURE ACROSS THE STATE. .PRIMARY HAZARDS... THE PRIMARY HAZARDS WILL BE FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND AREAS OF HEAVY RAIN WHICH MAY CAUSE LOCAL FLOODING. .DISCUSSION... ERNESTO WILL CONTINUE TO PULL TROPICAL MOISTURE OVER GEORGIA TODAY AND TONIGHT AS IT MOVES NORTHEASTWARD TOWARD THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST. THE AIR MASS WILL REMAIN MARGINALLY UNSTABLE. LIFTED INDEX VALUES SHOULD RANGE FROM MINUS ONE TO MINUS TWO...WHILE CAPES SHOULD RANGE FROM 500 TO 1000. THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP SHOULD REMAIN BELOW SEVERE LIMITS. WITH DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE OVER THE AREA...THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR AREAS OF HEAVY RAIN AND LOCAL FLOODING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 215 PM EDT THU AUG 31 2006 GAZ045-311915- 215 PM EDT THU AUG 31 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR HEAVY RAIN IN DEKALB COUNTY UNTIL 315 PM EDT... AT 210 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS AND HEAVY RAIN FROM TUCKER TO PANTHERSVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH. RUNOFF FROM THE HEAVY RAIN WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...AND ON SOME HIGHWAYS AND STREETS...ACROSS DEKALB COUNTY...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF TUCKER...DRUID HILLS...DECATUR...CLARKSTON...AVONDALE ESTATES...PANTHERSVILLE...STONE MOUNTAIN...REDAN AND LITHONIA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 INCHES OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO SLOW DOWN TO AVOID HYDROPLANING. DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. 15
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 228 PM EDT THU AUG 31 2006 GAZ095-105-107-108-311945- 228 PM EDT THU AUG 31 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAIN IN WILCOX...PULASKI...HOUSTON AND EASTERN DOOLY COUNTIES UNTIL 345 PM EDT... AT 227 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM PERRY TO ROCHELLE. THE LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH. THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS AS THEY MOVE ACROSS WILCOX...PULASKI...HOUSTON AND EASTERN DOOLY COUNTIES THROUGH 330 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE OWENSBORO... ROCHELLE...PINEVIEW...HAWKINSVILLE...AND HAYNEVILLE. HEAVY DOWNPOURS MAY CAUSE A PERIOD OF FLOODING ON SOME STREETS AND HIGHWAYS. DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. 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. 15
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 234 PM EDT THU AUG 31 2006 GAZ055-057-311930- 234 PM EDT THU AUG 31 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR HEAVY RAIN IN NORTH HENRY AND NORTH CLAYTON COUNTIES UNTIL 330 PM EDT... AT 233 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN OVER CONLEY...MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH. RAINFALL AMOUNTS AROUND 2 INCHES HAVE OCCURRED IN THE PAST HOUR OVER PORTIONS OF DEKALB COUNTY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED IN NORTH HENRY AND NORTH CLAYTON COUNTIES BY 330 PM EDT. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF FOREST PARK...CONLEY...LAKE CITY... MORROW...PANOLA MOUNTAIN STATE PARK AND STOCKBRIDGE. DRIVERS SHOULD USE CAUTION AS INTENSE RAINFALL MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS WILL LIKELY CAUSE TEMPORARY STREETING FLOODING IN SLOW DRAINING AREAS. 16
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 258 PM EDT THU AUG 31 2006 GAZ033-045-312000- 258 PM EDT THU AUG 31 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR HEAVY RAIN IN DEKALB AND FULTON COUNTIES UNTIL 400 PM EDT... AT 256 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN FROM NORTH ATLANTA TO TURNER FIELD...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH. RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 1 TO 2 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH 4PM EDT ACROSS DEKALB AND FULTON COUNTIES. THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF ATLANTA...PIEDMONT PARK...TURNER FIELD...GRANT PARK...DRUID HILLS...CHAMBLEE AND DECATUR. DRIVERS SHOULD USE CAUTION AS INTENSE RAINFALL MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS WILL LIKELY CAUSE TEMPORARY STREET FLOODING IN SLOW DRAINING AREAS AND UNDERPASSES. 16
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 48 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:01 UTC.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that a lightning strike disrupted travel on the MARTA system during the evening rush hour. The problem occurred at the King Memorial Station and resulted in inoperability of the train service on the east-west line during much of the rush hour.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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