1 thunderstorm wind, 1 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 9, 2:21 PM EST, 3 hours 42 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 321 PM EDT WED AUG 9 2006 .SHORT TERM...(TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT) UPPER HIGH HAS BEGUN TO SLOWLY RETROGRADE TO THE WEST...ALLOWING A BIT OF A RETURN TO MORE OF A NORTHWEST FLOW REGIME FOR THE SOUTHEAST. WITH THIS PATTERN...ANY RIPPLE IN THE FLOW WILL BE SUFFICIENT TO LIFT THE PROLIFIC MOISTURE. IN ADDITION...LARGE UPPER LOW WILL BEGIN DIGGING DOWN THE EAST COAST ON THURSDAY... INCREASING THE NORTHWEST FLOW. THE GFS IS PRODUCING A FEW LITTLE SPURIOUS FEEDBACK BOMBS...BUT THE IDEA IS STILL CORRECT WITH LITTLE SHORTWAVES MOVING DOWN THE FLOW ROUNDING THE BASE OF THE TROUGH. POPS INCREASE ON THURSDAY AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY AS THE UPPER LOW PUSHES A FRONT ACROSS THE AREA. WE GET A BIT OF GULF MOISTURE PUSHING UP INTO THE SOUTHEAST AS WELL...AND FOR NOW HAVE POPS SOLIDLY IN THE CHANCE RANGE. MEANWHILE...LARGE SURFACE HIGH IS DEVELOPING IN CANADA UNDER CONFLUENT FLOW ALOFT BETWEEN UPPER HIGH OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND UPPER LOW OVER NEW ENGLAND / EASTERN CANADA. HIGH SLOWLY SLIDES EAST FRIDAY AS THE FRONT PUSHES SOUTH THROUGH THE AREA...AND BY FRIDAY NIGHT THE HIGH HAS BEGUN TO RIDGE DOWN THE EAST COAST. WITH MOISTURE STILL IN PLACE FROM THE FRONT...THIS IS AN EXCELLENT HYBRID CAD EVENT SETUP AND THE GFS HAS NOW ADVERTISED THIS FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS. WILL DEFINITELY HAVE TO WATCH THIS AS THIS EVENT PROGRESSES INTO THE SHORT TERM. HIGHS GENERALLY IN THE 80S AND LOWER 90S...WITH LOWS IN THE 70S EXCEPT PERHAPS IN THE NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS. THERE MAY BE A BIT MORE OF A COOLING TREND DEPENDING ON CLOUDS AND MOISTURE...WITH THE OPPOSITE AT NIGHT...BUT WILL DEPEND ON AMOUNT OF CLOUD COVER BY THE END OF THE WEEK AND WHETHER OR NOT THIS DAMMING EVENT ACTUALLY BEGINS TO SET UP. .LONG TERM...(SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY) THE 12Z GFS DOES NOT SEEM TO BE A SIGNIFICANT OUTLIER FROM THE OTHER GLOBAL MODELS...AND IT ALSO HAS SOME RUN-TO-RUN CONTINUITY AND THUS CANNOT ARGUE WITH ITS EXTENDED SOLUTIONS. RIDGING DOWN THE EAST COAST CONTINUES SATURDAY WITH CLOUDS AND PRECIPITATION ONGOING THROUGH THE WEEKEND. PARENT HIGH SLIDES SOUTH SUNDAY WITH UPPER HIGH BUILDING INTO THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES...AND EASTERLY FLOW OFF THE ATLANTIC INSTEAD OF FROM THE NORTHEAST WILL BE SOMEWHAT MODIFIED BY THIS TIME. SURFACE HIGH MOVES OUT OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST ON MONDAY WHILE UPPER RIDGE BUILDS OVER MOST OF THE SOUTHERN STATES...AND GFS CONTINUES TO ADVERTISE SOME PRECIPITATION OVER THE SOUTHEAST. ANOTHER WEAK TROUGH BUILDS INTO THE NORTHEAST WITH ATTENDANT FRONT DIPPING DOWN INTO THE OHIO VALLEY DURING THE DAY ON TUESDAY...BUT THIS FAR OUT DIFFICULT TO TELL THE DETAILS. GFS WANTS TO BRING THIS FRONT ALL THE WAY INTO NORTH GEORGIA BY WEDNESDAY...BUT THIS BEING THE END OF THE EXTENDED PERIOD WILL NOT BET ON THIS JUST YET. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S AND LOWER 90S...BUT AGAIN...WILL HAVE TO WATCH FOR SATURDAY AND SUNDAY HIGHS DEPENDING ON EXTEND OF CAD EVENT. LOWS IN THE 60S AND 70S. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ATLANTA 75 88 74 88 / 30 50 40 50 ATHENS 74 90 73 91 / 30 50 30 50 GAINESVILLE 74 88 72 89 / 30 50 40 50 ROME 74 91 75 90 / 30 50 40 50 COLUMBUS 77 93 77 90 / 30 50 40 50 MACON 76 91 75 91 / 30 50 40 50 PEACHTREE CITY 73 88 73 87 / 30 50 40 50 CARTERSVILLE 73 86 71 87 / 30 50 40 50 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && TDP
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 245 PM EDT WED AUG 9 2006 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-101015- DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS- CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE-FLOYD-BARTOW- CHEROKEE-FORSYTH-HALL-BANKS-JACKSON-MADISON-POLK-PAULDING-COBB- NORTH FULTON-GWINNETT-BARROW-CLARKE-OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-WILKES- HARALSON-CARROLL-DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON-DEKALB-ROCKDALE-WALTON- NEWTON-MORGAN-GREENE-TALIAFERRO-HEARD-COWETA-FAYETTE-CLAYTON- SPALDING-HENRY-BUTTS-JASPER-PUTNAM-HANCOCK-WARREN-TROUP- MERIWETHER-PIKE-UPSON-LAMAR-MONROE-JONES-BALDWIN-WASHINGTON- GLASCOCK-JEFFERSON-HARRIS-TALBOT-TAYLOR-CRAWFORD-BIBB-TWIGGS- WILKINSON-JOHNSON-EMANUEL-MUSCOGEE-CHATTAHOOCHEE-MARION-SCHLEY- MACON-PEACH-HOUSTON-BLECKLEY-LAURENS-TREUTLEN-STEWART-WEBSTER- SUMTER-DOOLY-CRISP-PULASKI-WILCOX-DODGE-TELFAIR-WHEELER- MONTGOMERY-TOOMBS- 245 PM EDT WED AUG 9 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE OVER NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. .SYNOPSIS... A SURFACE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE CONTINUES ACROSS NORTHEAST THROUGH WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON. IN THE UPPER LEVELS...THE LARGE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE THAT HAS BEEN ANCHORED OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S. WILL CONTINUE TO DRIFT SLOWLY WESTWARD AND WEAKENING OVER GEORGIA. .PRIMARY HAZARDS... THE PRIMARY HAZARD FROM THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE. .DISCUSSION... THE WARM MOIST AIRMASS ACROSS THE REGION...COMBINED WITH THE WEAK SURFACE TROUGH AND STRONG DAYTIME HEATING WILL PRODUCE SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE AIRMASS ACROSS THE AREA IS MARGINALLY UNSTABLE THIS AFTERNOON WITH CAPES IN THE 1000 TO 1500 RANGE AND LIFTED INDICES AROUND -2 TO -3. WITH THE LACK OF STRONG UPPER DYNAMICS...AND ONLY MODERATE INSTABILITY...ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING. THE BEST TIME FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT WILL BE BETWEEN 2 PM AND 10 PM. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY...MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 513 PM EDT WED AUG 9 2006 GAZ072-082-092145- 513 PM EDT WED AUG 9 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR FREQUENT LIGHTNING IN BIBB AND JONES COUNTIES UNTIL 545 PM EDT... AT 508 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER DURESVILLE...MOVING SOUTH 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 BIBB AND JONES COUNTIES THROUGH 545 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE GRISWOLDVILLE...DURESVILLE...CROSS KEYS... MACON AND DRY BRANCH. BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS MAY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 516 PM EDT WED AUG 9 2006 GAZ108-092145- 516 PM EDT WED AUG 9 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR PEA SIZED HAIL AND 45 MPH WINDS IN WILCOX COUNTY UNTIL 545 PM EDT... AT 512 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER BROWNING...MOVING SOUTHWEST 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 WILCOX COUNTY THROUGH 545 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE BROWNING...ABBEVILLE AND OWENSBORO. BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS MAY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 532 PM EDT WED AUG 9 2006 GAZ086-092200- 532 PM EDT WED AUG 9 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR FREQUENT LIGHTNING IN EMANUEL COUNTY UNTIL 600 PM EDT... AT 529 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER CANOOCHEE...MOVING SOUTH 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 EMANUEL COUNTY THROUGH 600 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE CANOOCHEE...SUMMERTOWN...MODOC...TWIN CITY AND SWAINSBORO. BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS MAY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 623 PM EDT WED AUG 9 2006 GAZ080-092300- 623 PM EDT WED AUG 9 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR PEA SIZED HAIL AND 45 MPH WINDS IN TAYLOR COUNTY UNTIL 700 PM EDT... AT 620 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER WESLEY...MOVING SOUTH 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 TAYLOR COUNTY THROUGH 700 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE CARSONVILLE...WESLEY...HOWARD AND BUTLER. BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS MAY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 641 PM EDT WED AUG 9 2006 GAZ093-095-105-092330- 641 PM EDT WED AUG 9 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR PEA SIZED HAIL AND 45 MPH WINDS IN MACON...HOUSTON AND DOOLY COUNTIES UNTIL 730 PM EDT... AT 637 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER HENDERSON THE THUNDERSTORM WAS DRIFTING SLOWLY TO THE SOUTHWEST. 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 MACON...HOUSTON AND DOOLY COUNTIES THROUGH 730 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE GROVANIA...ELKO...HENDERSON... UNADILLA AND PINEHURST. BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS MAY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 649 PM EDT WED AUG 9 2006 GAZ079-092315- 649 PM EDT WED AUG 9 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR PEA SIZED HAIL AND 45 MPH WINDS IN TALBOT COUNTY UNTIL 715 PM EDT... AT 645 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER JUNCTION CITY...MOVING WEST 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 TALBOT COUNTY THROUGH 715 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE JUNCTION CITY...TALBOTTON AND GENEVA. BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS MAY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 42 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:02 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
The Meriwether County Emergency Management Director and the county 911 center reported that at least eight trees were down in Woodbury and just east of Woodbury as a result of a thunderstorm downburst.
The Meriwether County Emergency Management Director reported that lightning struck a home causing minor damage to the structure.
A storm spotter observed penny-sized hail.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Georgia in 2006Every state in 2006This day in weather historyWarnings in Georgia, August 2006
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5531397, 5531398, 5531399.