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NWS Atlanta, GA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 10, 12:28 PM EST, 4 hours 58 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 128 PM EDT MON JUL 10 2006 .SHORT TERM...(TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT) ANOTHER SHORT WAVE WILL BE MOVING ACROSS THE CWA TONIGHT AND WEAKEN AS IT DOES. THERE WILL BE ENOUGH MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY TO PRODUCE ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING AND THESE SHOULD DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT. DAYTIME HEATING ON TUESDAY ALONG WITH ANOTHER WEAK S/W WILL PRODUCE ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING...IE CLIMO FOR GEORGIA. BERMUDA HIGH WILL STRENGHTEN OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS AND THIS WILL BRING TROPICAL MOISTURE BACK INTO THE SOUTHEAST BEGINNING WEDNESDAY. THIS ADDED MOISTURE WILL KEEP THE CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS GOING FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .LONG TERM...(THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY) NO BIG CHANGES IN EXTENDED. AIR MASS OVER THE SOUTHEAST SHOULD REMAIN MOIST AND UNSTABLE WITH MOSTLY A DIURNAL PATTERN. FLAT UPPER RIDGE PERSISTING WITH SHORT WAVES MOVING MOSTLY TO OUR NORTH. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ATLANTA 70 90 72 90 / 20 20 10 20 ATHENS 69 94 70 91 / 20 20 10 20 GAINESVILLE 70 89 71 89 / 20 20 10 20 ROME 70 93 70 94 / 20 30 10 20 COLUMBUS 72 95 75 94 / 10 10 10 20 MACON 66 95 71 94 / 10 5 10 20 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && 17
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1120 AM EDT MON JUL 10 2006 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-111230- 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- 1120 AM EDT MON JUL 10 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED ACROSS NORTH AND MOST OF CENTRAL GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. .SYNOPSIS... WEAK HIGH PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE AND ALOFT WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION THROUGH TONIGHT. .PRIMARY HAZARDS... THE PRIMARY HAZARD FROM THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WILL BE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. THE MOST FAVORABLE AREA FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT WILL BE NORTH OF A LINE FROM COLUMBUS TO MACON AND WASHINGTON. THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE BETWEEN 2 PM AND 10 PM. .DISCUSSION... A CONTINUING SERIES OF WEAK UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVES MOVING ALONG THE TOP SIDE OF THE UPPER RIDGE WILL COMBINE WITH AN INCREASINGLY MOIST LOW LEVEL AIRMASS ACROSS THE REGION TO PRODUCE ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. INSTABILITY IS ONLY MODERATE WITH CAPE AROUND 1000 OR LESS AND LIFTED INDICES BETWEEN MINUS 1 AND MINUS 3. WITH LIGHT WINDS THROUGH THE LOWER AND MIDDLE LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE...THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW SEVERE LIMITS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED EACH DAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ACTIVATION IS NOT REQUESTED...BUT SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT REPORTS OF SEVERE WEATHER THROUGH THE WEB BY GOING TO WEATHER.GOV AND CLICKING ON GEORGIA.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 423 PM EDT MON JUL 10 2006 GAZ067-068-102100- 423 PM EDT MON JUL 10 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR PEA SIZED HAIL AND 40 MPH WINDS IN WESTERN PIKE AND EASTERN MERIWETHER COUNTIES UNTIL 500 PM EDT... AT 420 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR NEAL...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL MOVE VERY NEAR THE MERIWETHER...PIKE COUNTY LINE AND AFFECT THE CITIES OF MOLENA...IMLAC...AND WOODBURY. LIGHTNING DETECTION SYSTEMS INDICATE NUMEROUS CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. RESIDENTS IN THIS AREA SHOULD STAY INDOORS. ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES AND TELEPHONES SHOULD NOT BE USED UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY. SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERTS ARE ISSUED WHEN WINDS UP TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED...HAIL IS EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN THE SIZE OF PENNIES...OR SIGNIFICANT CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED. 19
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 436 PM EDT MON JUL 10 2006 GAZ034-035-102100- 436 PM EDT MON JUL 10 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR PEA SIZED HAIL AND 40 MPH WINDS IN BARROW AND WESTERN GWINNETT COUNTIES UNTIL 500 PM EDT... AT 432 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM BETWEEN DACULA AND CARL...NEAR THE GWINNETT...BARROW COUNTY LINE...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT THE CITIES OF CARL...WINDER...BETHLEHEM...AND THE FORT YARGO STATE PARK LIGHTNING DETECTION SYSTEMS INDICATE FREQUENT CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES ACROSS WESTER BARROW AND EASTERN GWINNETT COUNTIES. RESIDENTS IN THIS AREA SHOULD STAY INDOORS. ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES AND TELEPHONES SHOULD NOT BE USED UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY. SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERTS ARE ISSUED WHEN WINDS UP TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED...HAIL IS EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN THE SIZE OF PENNIES...OR SIGNIFICANT CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED. 19
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 456 PM EDT MON JUL 10 2006 GAZ067-069-102130- 456 PM EDT MON JUL 10 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR PEA SIZED HAIL AND 40 MPH WINDS IN WESTERN UPSON AND SOUTHEASTERN MERIWETHER COUNTIES UNTIL 530 PM EDT... AT 453 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM ALONG THE MERIWETHER...UPSON COUNTY LINE BETWEEN WOODBURY AND PICKARD...MOVING SOUTH AT 5 MPH. THIS STORM WILL REMAIN LARGELY OVER RURAL AREAS...BUT WILL AFFECT SPREWELL BLUFF STATE PARK. LIGHTNING DETECTION SYSTEMS INDICATE FREQUENT CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES ACROSS WESTERN UPSON AND EASTERN MERIWETHER COUNTIES...INCLUDING SPREWELL BLUFF STATE PARK. RESIDENTS IN THIS AREA SHOULD STAY INDOORS. ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES AND TELEPHONES SHOULD NOT BE USED UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY. IN ADDITION...LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN IS OCCURRING WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM...WHICH MAY RESULT IN BRIEF FLOODING OF LOW-LYING AREAS. SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERTS ARE ISSUED WHEN WINDS UP TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED...HAIL IS EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN THE SIZE OF PENNIES...OR SIGNIFICANT CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED. 19
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 511 PM EDT MON JUL 10 2006 GAZ023-025-035-102145- 511 PM EDT MON JUL 10 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR PEA SIZED HAIL AND 40 MPH WINDS IN BARROW...WESTERN JACKSON...AND SOUTHERN HALL COUNTIES UNTIL 545 PM EDT... AT 506 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN WESTERN BARROW COUNTY BETWEEN AUBURN AND THOMPSONS MILL...MOVING NORTH AT 5 MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT THE CITIES OF THOMPSONS MILL...BRASELTON...HOSCHTON...AND CHESTNUT MOUNTAIN. LIGHTNING DETECTION SYSTEMS INDICATE FREQUENT CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES OCCURRING WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS...WHICH WILL AFFECT THE CITIES OF CARL...AUBURN...HOSCHTON...BRASELTON... THOMPSONS MILL...AND CHESTNUT MOUNTAIN. RESIDENT IN THIS AREA SHOULD STAY INDOORS. ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES AND TELEPHONES SHOULD NOT BE USED UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY. SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERTS ARE ISSUED WHEN WINDS UP TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED...HAIL IS EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN THE SIZE OF PENNIES...OR SIGNIFICANT CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED. 19
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 620 PM EDT MON JUL 10 2006 GAZ049-102245- 620 PM EDT MON JUL 10 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR PEA SIZED HAIL AND 40 MPH WINDS IN MORGAN COUNTY UNTIL 645 PM EDT... AT 617 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM BETWEEN MADISON AND APALACHEE...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT MOSTLY EASTERN MORGAN COUNTY...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MADISON...APALACHEE...AND BUCKHEAD. LIGHTNING DETECTION SYSTEMS INDICATE FREQUENT CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES ACROSS MORGAN COUNTY...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF APALACHEE...MADISON. RESIDENTS IN THIS AREA SHOULD STAY INDOORS. ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES AND TELEPHONES SHOULD NOT BE USED UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY. SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERTS ARE ISSUED WHEN WINDS UP TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED...HAIL IS EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN THE SIZE OF PENNIES...OR SIGNIFICANT CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED. 19
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 103 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:24 UTC.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
The Madisonian of Morgan reported that lightning struck and set a barn on fire on Monticello Highway. The barn was completely destroyed from the subsequent fire.
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