4 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 Jun 26, 10:59 AM EST, 2 hours 41 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1159 AM EDT MON JUN 26 2006 .UPDATE... UPDATED FORECAST TO ALIGN POPS WITH CURRENT TRENDS AND EXPECTED DEVELOPMENTS THIS AFTERNOON...BASICALLY WENT CATEGORICAL NORTHEAST FADING TO GOOD CHANCE ALONG OUR WESTERN BORDER. MADE ONLY SMALL ADJUSTMENTS TO OTHER FIELDS. STILL APPEARS THAT BEST...AND HEAVIEST...RAINFALL CHANCES WILL BE AHEAD OF THE BROAD TROPICAL LOW LIFTING NORTH AND THEN NORTHEAST ACROSS GEORGIA THROUGH TONIGHT. && .PREV DISCUSSION... (ISSUED 545 AM EDT MON JUN 26 2006) SHORT TERM...(TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY) PRIMARY CONCERN IN THE SHORT TERM PERIOD IS EVOLUTION OF PLUME OF RICH MOISTURE ACROSS THE AREA AHEAD OF PROGRESSIVE S/W TROUGHS OVER THE MIDWEST AND NRN FL. SEVERAL AREAS RECEIVED ANOTHER DOSE OF HEAVY RAINFALL SUNDAY INCLUDING 2...5IN OVER DAWSON AND LUMPKIN COUNTIES IN NE GA...1...2IN ALONG CHATTAHOOCHEE BASIN IN WRN ATL METRO (2...5IN OVER 48HRS IN THIS SAME AREA) AND 3...5IN OVER BALDWIN AND HANCOCK COUNTIES IN CENTRAL GA. WAVE OVER NRN FL PROGGED TO LIFT NORTH TODAY WITH MODERATE UPSLOPE FLOW LIKELY IN NE GA. MIDWEST WAVE TO GRADUALLY SWING INTO WRN OH VALLEY REGION. PLUME OF MOISTURE CURRENTLY OVER THE SOUTHEAST AND THE MID... ATLANTIC REGION TO SHIFT EAST TODAY AND TONIGHT. SHOULD SEE SCT...NUMEROUS SHRA/TSRA OVER THE REGION TODAY WITH GREATEST COVERAGE OVER ERN ZONES. BASED ON COORD WITH HPC AND RECENT PERFORMANCE OF MODELS... NAM/CANADIAN MODELS PREFERRED OVER GFS. GFS KEEPS HEAVIER PRECIP ACROSS GA WHILE NAM AND CANADIAN KEEP HEAVIEST PRECIP CONFINED TO ERN GA. ACROSS FAR NE ZONES WHERE HVY RAIN OCCURRED THIS TIME SUNDAY MORNING...RISK FOR FLOODING SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH TO WARRANT FLOOD WATCH FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT. RAIN MAY TAPER OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT...BUT RUNOFF AND FLOODING PROBLEMS LIKELY TO CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. WILL NEED TO WATCH THIS CAREFULLY TODAY. IF HEAVY BANDS SET UP OVER OTHER AREAS AND ESP CHATTAHOOCHEE BASIN WILL NEED TO EXPAND FFA. TEMPS SHOULD BE QUITE COOL TODAY WITH WIDESPREAD CLOUDS AND PRECIP. MAV/MET/FWC IN GOOD AGREEMENT. PREFERRED BIAS...ADJUSTED MAV IN MOST AREAS EXCEPT KRMG WHICH USED MET FOR MIN TEMPS. AS PLUME MOVES EAST LATE TONIGHT...TEMPS SHOULD WARM TO NEAR NORMAL AGAIN...ESP IN WRN ZONES. LONG TERM...(WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY) OVERALL PATTERN IN LONG TERM PERIOD DEFINED BY L/W TROUGH OVER THE ERN U.S. AND WNW FLOW ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST. 00Z GFS APPEARS TO KEEP FLOW PRETTY FAR SOUTH FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR...INDICATING SLIGHTLY COOLER THAN NORMAL TEMPS. COULD SEE SOME MCS ACTIVITY APPROACH THE AREA FROM THE NORTH...ESP TOWARDS THE WEEKEND. OTHERWISE SHRA/TSRA SHOULD BE FAIRLY ISOLATED THROUGH THE WEEK. MEX TEMPS GENERALLY USED WITH SOME ADJUSTMENT FOR STRONGER BIASES AT KRMG...KGVL AND KAHN. SNELSON AVIATION...(8AM MONDAY THROUGH 8AM TUESDAY) IN GENERAL...IFR CEILINGS WITH VISIBILITIES FROM 4 MILES IN LIGHT FOG TO 7 MILES PREVAILED OVER MOST OF THE NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA AIRPORTS THIS MORNING. THE EXCEPTION WAS CSG WITH A MVFR CEILING. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE NEAR AHN. EXPECT CEILINGS TO BECOME MVFR LATER THIS MORNING. THUNDERSTORMS WILL LOWER VISIBILITIES TO 1 MILE WITH OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING STRIKES AND WIND GUSTS TO 35KTS. ANTICIPATE VFR CEILINGS TO PREVAIL AFTER 8 PM AS MOST OF THE TROPICAL MOISTURE MOVES EAST INTO THE CAROLINAS. .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ATLANTA 82 67 87 66 / 60 30 10 10 ATHENS 84 67 89 65 / 80 60 10 10 GAINESVILLE 78 65 85 67 / 80 70 20 10 ROME 86 67 94 63 / 50 30 10 10 COLUMBUS 89 70 91 68 / 50 20 10 10 MACON 87 69 93 67 / 70 30 10 10 && && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FLOOD WATCH THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR BANKS...LUMPKIN...TOWNS...UNION... WHITE. && 20
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 505 AM EDT MON JUN 26 2006 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-270915- 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- 505 AM EDT MON JUN 26 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NUMEROUS SHOWERS WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA TODAY AND CONTINUE TONIGHT. .SYNOPSIS... A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDED ALONG THE APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS FROM VIRGINIA AND THE WESTERN CAROLINAS THROUGH NORTH GEORGIA INTO SOUTHEAST ALABAMA. A BROAD AREA OF TROPICAL LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE OVER SOUTH GEORGIA AND FLORIDA THIS MORNING GRADUALLY MOVING NORTHEAST ON TUESDAY. .PRIMARY HAZARDS... THE PRIMARY HAZARD WILL BE OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND SCATTERED HEAVY DOWNPOURS OF RAIN MAY CAUSE TEMPORARY STREET FLOODING IN SLOW DRAINING AREAS. THE HEAVIER RAIN SHOULD MAINLY BE IN NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA. THE MOST LIKELY TIME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE FROM NOON TO 8 PM. .DISCUSSION... THE AIR MASS WILL BE MODERATELY UNSTABLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. CAPES WILL RANGE FROM 300 TO 500...AND LIFTED INDEX VALUES WILL RANGE FROM MINUS 2 TO MINUS 4. THE PRECIPTABLE WATER INDEX WILL BE AROUND 2 INCHES FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. AFTERNOON HEATING COMBINED WITH INCREASING LOW LEVEL TROPICAL MOISTURE WILL CAUSE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP ALONG AND EAST OF THE STATIONARY FRONT TODAY AND TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY...SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1226 PM EDT MON JUN 26 2006 GAZ037-038-049-050-060-061-261730- 1226 PM EDT MON JUN 26 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR HEAVY RAIN IN HANCOCK...PUTNAM... GREENE...MORGAN...OCONEE AND OGLETHORPE COUNTIES UNTIL 130 PM EDT... AT 1225 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN FROM NORTH OF CRAWFORD TO AROUND GREENSBORO AND EATONTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. RUNOFF FROM THESE STORMS WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES ACROSS HANCOCK...PUTNAM...GREENE...MORGAN...OCONEE AND OGLETHORPE COUNTIES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE SUBJECT TO MINOR FLOODING.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1232 PM EDT MON JUN 26 2006 GAZ008-009-015-016-261730- 1232 PM EDT MON JUN 26 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR HEAVY RAIN IN LUMPKIN...WHITE... UNION AND TOWNS COUNTIES UNTIL 130 PM EDT... AT 1230 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN FROM HIAWASSEE TO DAHLONEGA AND SAUTEE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH. RUNOFF FROM THESE STORMS WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES ACROSS LUMPKIN... WHITE...UNION AND TOWNS COUNTIES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND FORESTLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE SUBJECT TO MINOR FLOODING.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 145 PM EDT MON JUN 26 2006 GAZ008-009-015-016-261830- 145 PM EDT MON JUN 26 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR HEAVY RAIN IN LUMPKIN...WHITE... UNION AND TOWNS COUNTIES UNTIL 230 PM EDT... AT 140 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN FROM DAHLONEGA TO BLAIRSVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH. RUNOFF FROM THESE STORMS WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES ACROSS LUMPKIN...WHITE...UNION AND TOWNS COUNTIES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE SUBJECT TO MINOR FLOODING.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 155 PM EDT MON JUN 26 2006 GAZ056-067-068-261845- 155 PM EDT MON JUN 26 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR HEAVY RAIN IN PIKE...MERIWETHER AND SPALDING COUNTIES UNTIL 245 PM EDT... AT 151 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM TOWALAGA TO MANCHESTER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH. RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF MERIWETHER...SPALDING AND PIKE COUNTIES OVER THE NEXT HOUR. DRIVERS SHOULD USE CAUTION AS INTENSE RAINFALL MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS IS ALSO LIKELY.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 226 PM EDT MON JUN 26 2006 GAZ008-009-015-016-023-262030- 226 PM EDT MON JUN 26 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR HEAVY RAIN IN HALL...LUMPKIN... WHITE...UNION AND TOWNS COUNTIES UNTIL 430 PM EDT... AT 225 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A PERSISTENT AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN AND ISOLATED EMBEDDED HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS MUCH OF UNION...TOWNS...WHITE...LUMPKIN... AND HALL COUNTIES. THIS ACTIVITY WILL PERSIST ACROSS MUCH OF THIS AREA FOR THE NEXT TWO HOURS AT LEAST. ONE HOUR RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 0.5 TO 1.50 INCHES THROUGH 4 PM EDT ACROSS MUCH OF THIS REGION. A FEW AREAS FROM DAHLONEGA TO HELEN TO HIAWASSEE MAY RECEIVED ANOTHER 2.0 TO 3.0 INCHES OF RAIN BY 4 PM EDT. MUCH OF THIS AREA HAS RECEIVED IN EXCESS OF 3 INCHES OF RAIN SINCE YESTERDAY MORNING...WITH A FEW SPOTS IN SOUTHERN UNION COUNTY HAVING IN EXCESS OF SIX INCHES OF RAIN. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL SIMPLY RESULT IN RUNOFF AT THIS POINT. RUNOFF FROM THESE STORMS WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE SUBJECT TO MINOR FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADS. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT FOR YOU TO PROCEED SAFELY. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOODED ROADWAY. IF DRIVING...BE ALERT FOR AREAS OF SEVERELY REDUCED VISIBILITY IN HEAVY RAIN AS WELL. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR COMMERCIAL RADIO AND TELEVISION FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. 19
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 236 PM EDT MON JUN 26 2006 GAZ061-261915- 236 PM EDT MON JUN 26 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAIN IN HANCOCK COUNTY UNTIL 315 PM EDT... AT 231 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER JEWELL...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE PEA SIZED HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH MPH. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE CULVERTON AND SPARTA. HEAVY DOWNPOURS MAY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. 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 Atlanta radar (KFFC), 137 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:37 UTC.
4 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
The Lumpkin County 911 Center reported that one tree was blown down on Old Dahlonega Highway in the southeast part of the county.
The Bibb County 911 Center reported that several, more than six, trees were down on the south and southwest side of Macon, including one large tree down on Interstate-475.
The Houston County 911 Center reported that a large tree was blown down and was partially blocking a road.
The Dodge County News of Eastman reported that lightning struck a home on Glen Hickman Road causing significant damage to the home. The top floor was destroyed by fire and the bottom floor suffered heat and water damage.
The Floyd County Emergency Management Director reported pea to quarter-sized hail. Only a very small amount of hail larger than pennies was observed.
The News Daily of Jonesboro reported that a downed tree caused a chain reaction which resulted in two other trees falling, the third of which caused extensive damage to a home. A resident of the home was trapped for 30 minutes in her home. Later analysis shows that the home may have to be demolished.
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, June 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: 5514839, 5514836, 5514837, 5514840, 5514838, 5514841.