1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 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 Jul 13, 5:50 PM EST, 1 hour 2 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 650 PM EDT THU JUL 13 2006 .SHORT TERM...(TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT) UPPER RIDGE LOOKS TO HOLD THROUGH FRIDAY BUT BEGINS TO WEAKEN AND GET PUSHED SOUTHWARD FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY NIGHT AS UPPER TROF DRIFTS SOUTHEAST FROM THE GREAT LAKES REGION. NAM CARVING OUT A DEEPER TROF...PUSHES POPS INTO THE GOOD CHANCE TO LIKELY CATEGORY ACROSS THE NORTH FRIDAY/SATURDAY TIME FRAME WHILE GFS SHOWING WEAKER FEATURE KEEPS POPS IN THE CHANCE CATEGORY. NONETHELESS...SHOULD SEE AN INCREASE IN PRECIP COVERAGE DURING THE PERIOD (ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE NORTH) AS THE RIDGE WEAKENS AND TROF APPROACHES. AS FAR AS TONIGHT IS CONCERNED...WILL BROAD BRUSH MUCH OF THE AREA WITH ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED PRECIP FOR THE EVENING...HOLDING ON ISOLATED POPS ACROSS THE EXTREME NORTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. WILL USE CHANCE POPS FOR MUCH OF THE AREA REST OF FORECAST PERIOD...BEST CHANCES NORTH. MODELS SIMILAR WITH TEMPS AT OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH THE PERIOD. .LONG TERM...(SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY) LITTLE CHANGE TO THE EXTENDED WITH LATEST RUN OF MODELS HOLDING REMNANTS OF WEAK BOUNDARY SOMEWHERE OVER OR NEAR NORTH GEORGIA THROUGH THE PERIOD. MODELS MAINTAIN SOME MOISTURE OVER THE AREA AND WILL NEED TO CONTINUE A MENTION OF ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS/TSTORMS OVER MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY. TEMPS AT OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL LOOK TO CONTINUE. && .AVIATION... GENERALLY VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO BE THE NORM ACROSS THE AREA... OUTSIDE OF ISOLATED CONVECTION THROUGH 06Z. WIDELY SCATTERED TO SCATTERED MVFR CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TO DEVELOP AFTER 06Z...MAINLY IN HAZE OR FOG. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALIZED IFR VISIBILITY IN AREAS THAT HAVE RECEIVED HEAVIER SHOWERS THIS EVENING. ANY VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS SHOULD MIX OUT TO VFR LEVELS BY 13Z TO 15Z FRIDAY. CUMULUS REDEVELOPMENT WILL LEAD TO POTENTIAL MVFR CEILINGS BETWEEN 14Z AND 17Z...BUT BASES SHOULD RISE TO ABOVE VFR LIMITS BY 18Z. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED CONVECTION IS EXPECTED ONCE AGAIN ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA AFTER 18Z FRIDAY. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ATLANTA 73 92 74 92 / 20 30 20 20 ATHENS 72 94 72 95 / 20 30 20 20 GAINESVILLE 72 92 72 91 / 20 30 20 30 ROME 73 96 73 95 / 30 30 20 30 COLUMBUS 75 96 77 95 / 20 20 20 20 MACON 73 97 74 96 / 20 20 20 20 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. &&
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 520 PM EDT THU JUL 13 2006 GAZ014-132145- 520 PM EDT THU JUL 13 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR FREQUENT LIGHTNING IN DAWSON COUNTY UNTIL 545 PM EDT... AT 515 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER DAWSONVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE PEA SIZED HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH AS IT MOVES ACROSS DAWSON COUNTY THROUGH 545 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE MCKEE...JUNO...DAWSONVILLE AND DOUGHERTY. BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS MAY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 734 PM EDT THU JUL 13 2006 GAZ001>003-140030- 734 PM EDT THU JUL 13 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR FREQUENT LIGHTNING IN DADE...WALKER AND CATOOSA COUNTIES UNTIL 830 PM EDT... AT 733 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING FROM RISING FAWN TO JUST NORTH OF LAFAYETTE. ANOTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED JUST NORTH OF CHICKAMAUGA. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH. THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE PEA SIZED HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH AS THEY MOVE ACROSS DADE...WALKER AND CATOOSA COUNTIES THROUGH 830 PM EDT. BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS MAY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. LIGHTNING DETECTION SYSTEMS INDICATE NUMEROUS CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES ACROSS DADE...WALKER AND CATOOSA COUNTIES. RESIDENTS IN THIS AREA SHOULD STAY INDOORS. ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES AND TELEPHONES SHOULD NOT BE USED UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY.
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 82 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:51 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
The public reported that at least four large trees were blown down. One was down on U.S. Highway 41 near Cloud Spring Road, and another was blown down onto a parked car on Pine Grove Road.
The public reported penny-sized hail.
The Catoosa County 911 Center reported that lightning struck and set on fire the roof of the Shaw Plant on Industrial Boulevard.
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, July 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: 5526576, 5526533, 5526577.