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NWS Atlanta, GA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 3, 4:17 AM EST, 10 hours 13 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED FOR AVIATION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 517 AM EDT MON JUL 3 2006 .SHORT TERM...(TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY) CURRENT SATELLITE LOOP SHOWS MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING WILL CONTINUE TO DOMINATE THE REGION TODAY AND TUE WITH A RATHER STRONG FRONTAL SYSTEM MOVING SOUTH THROUGH THE AREA WED/THU/FRI. AS FOR TODAY AND TUE WILL CONTINUE WITH CURRENT THINKING OF ISOLATED CONVECTION ACROSS THE STATE. SHOULD SEE LESS ACTIVITY TODAY AND TUE THAN PAST 2 DAY WITH UPPER LEVEL TEMPS WILL WARMING SIGNIFICANTLY OVER THE NEXT 2 DAYS. WARMING IN THE UPPER LEVELS AND HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL HELP TO SUPPRESS THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY THROUGH TUE. SFC AIR MASS REMAINS UNSEASONABLY DRY FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR BUT THAT SHOULD CHANGE WITH TROPICAL CONNECTION SETTING UP BEGINNING WED. INCREASED MOISTURE WILL WORK ITS WAY NORTH AROUND HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE FROM THE WESTERN GULF TUE. IT THEN MERGES WITH INCOMING FRONTAL SYSTEM WED BRINGING INCREASED RAIN CHANCES TO NORTH GA BY WED AFTERNOON. TEMPS IN THE SHORT TERM WILL REMAIN ABOVE SEASONAL NORMS. MOST OF THE CWA WILL SEE MID TO UPPER 90S WITH A FEW PLACES ACROSS CENTRAL GA GETTING INTO THE 100 TO 102 RANGE TODAY AND TUE. .LONG TERM...(WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY) HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE OVER THE AREA BEGINS SINKING SOUTH AND EAST TUE ALLOWING DEVELOPING FRONTAL SYSTEM TO MOVE SOUTH OUT OF THE UPPER MS VALLEY. AT THE SAME TIME THE FRONTAL SYSTEM IS DEVELOPING...A STRONG UPPER LEVEL TROUGH BEGINS BUILDING OVER THE GREAT LAKES REGION. THIS TROUGH WILL HELP PUSH THE FRONT SOUTH AND EAST THROUGH GA AS IT MAKES ITS WAY INTO THE NEW ENGLAND AND MID ATLANTIC REGION BY FRI MORNING. WITH ALL THIS IN MIND LOOKS LIKE WIDESPREAD SHRA/TSRA ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST FROM LATE WED THROUGH EARLY FRI FROM NORTH TO SOUTH. HEAVY RAIN LOOKS TO BE THE BIGGEST THREAT WITH THIS HAVING A TROPICAL CONNECTION...BUT WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED TO SEE SOME ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS AS WELL. ONCE THIS FRONT MOVES SOUTH OF THE AREA FRI EVENING A LARGE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE BUILD SOUTH OUT OF KT/TN BRINGING COOLER TEMPS AND DRY WEATHER TO THE STATE FOR THE WEEKEND. && .AVIATION... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHEAST WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN LITTLE AVIATION WEATHER CONCERNS TODAY AND TONIGHT. SOME PATCHY 5-6SM HZ THIS MORNING WILL IMPROVE BY 16-17Z. EXPECT LIGHT SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS TO BECOME MORE SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST AT 8-10 KTS THIS AFTERNOON AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OFF THE SOUTHEAST U.S. COASTS. SCT060-070 CU WILL DEVELOP BETWEEN 17Z-23Z DURING PEAK AFTERNOON HEATING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL HINDER TSTM DEVELOPMENT TODAY...ALTHO AN ISOLATED STORM IS ALWAYS POSSIBLE DURING MAX HEATING THIS TIME OF YEAR. /39 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ATLANTA 96 73 95 73 / 20 10 20 10 ATHENS 100 71 97 70 / 20 10 20 10 GAINESVILLE 95 72 93 71 / 20 10 20 20 ROME 100 71 98 70 / 20 10 20 20 COLUMBUS 99 74 98 75 / 20 10 20 10 MACON 100 70 99 71 / 20 10 20 10 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && 01
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 530 AM EDT MON JUL 3 2006 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-041200- 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- 530 AM EDT MON JUL 3 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED. .SYNOPSIS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHEAST STATES WILL HINDER THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY DURING AFTERNOON HEATING. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AS A FRONTAL BOUNDARY PUSHES INTO GEORGIA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 316 PM EDT MON JUL 3 2006 GAZ006-008-015-032000- 316 PM EDT MON JUL 3 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR PEA SIZED HAIL AND 45 MPH WINDS IN LUMPKIN...UNION AND FANNIN COUNTIES UNTIL 400 PM EDT... AT 313 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM GADDISTOWN TO NIMBLEWILL...MOVING SOUTH AT 5 MPH. THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE PEA SIZED HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH AS THEY MOVE ACROSS PORTIONS OF LUMPKIN...UNION AND FANNIN COUNTIES. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE SUCHES...MARGRET AND THE FIRST 20 TO 25 MILES OF THE APPALACHIAN TRAIL. HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS...AND RISING WATER ON SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS. 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.
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 81 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:30 UTC.
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
The public reported that one large tree was blown down by a thunderstorm wind gust just north of the railroad tracks in downtown Acworth. In the same general area, it was noted that there were a number of tree limbs and leaf debris scattered about.
The Cherokee County Emergency Management Director reported that at least half-a-dozen Bradford pear trees were blown down along Univeter Road just south of Canton near the Emergency Operations Center. Several other tree limbs were down along the road as well. Wind gusts were measured at 49 mph at the Emergency Operations Center during the event.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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: 5526528, 5526527.