1 thunderstorm wind, 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 Jun 7, 4:22 PM EST, 1 hour 23 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 522 PM EDT WED JUN 7 2006 .SHORT TERM...(TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT) LATEST RUN OF MODELS CONTINUE TO SHOW A WEAK SHORTWAVE SKIRTING ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AREA TONIGHT WITH ASSOCIATED FRONTAL BOUNDARY WEAKENING AS IT MOVES INTO NORTH GEORGIA LATE TONIGHT. MODELS SIMILAR WITH KEEPING BULK OF BETTER MOISTURE NORTH OF THE STATE. GFS CONTINUES TO BE THE DRIEST MODEL...WITH POPS LESS THAN 20% ACROSS THE BOARD. NAM MODEL (A TAD WETTER) DOES GET POPS UP TO AROUND 20% ACROSS THE EXTREME NORTH OVERNIGHT. FEEL THAT WE COULD SEE A FEW SHOWERS ACROSS THE EXTREME NORTH LATE TONIGHT/EARLY THURSDAY... AND WILL LEAN TOWARD NAM MODEL AND INCLUDE LOW POPS FOR THE AREA GENERALLY NORTH OF A ROME TO GAINESVILLE LINE. MODELS SHOW REMNANTS OF WEAK BOUNDARY PUSHING ACROSS CENTRAL GEORGIA THURSDAY WITH BEST MOISTURE OVER THE CAROLINAS. BOUNDARY PROGGED INTO SOUTH GEORGIA BY THE END OF THE DAY THEN APPEARS TO MEANDER SOMEWHERE ACROSS THAT AREA INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. .LONG TERM...(SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY) MODELS CONTINUE TO SHOW A WEAK IMPULSE SKIRTING ACROSS TENNESSEE VALLEY REGION LATE SATURDAY/SUNDAY TIME FRAME...AS THE OLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY STARTS TO DRIFT BACK TO THE NORTH. MOISTURE LIMITED OVER OUR AREA WITH MODELS CONTINUING TO SHOW BULK OF BETTER MOISTURE NORTH OF THE STATE. HOWEVER...SUSPECT COULD SEE A FEW SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY ACROSS THE EXTREME NORTH WHERE BEST UPPER SUPPORT NOTED. LATEST GFS PUSHES OLD BOUNDARY TO NEAR THE GEORGIA/TENNESSEE BORDER BY MONDAY THEN MEANDERS IT SOMEWHERE ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA INTO WEDNESDAY. WITH BOUNDARY OVER THE AREA AND MODELS SHOWING SOMEWHAT BETTER MOISTURE OVER THE STATE...WILL KEEP LOW POPS GOING FOR NOW. && .AVIATION... A FEW CU LATE THIS AFTERNOON WILL DISSIPATE BY SUNSET. MAIN FOCUS IS THE SHORT WAVE MOVING OUT OF THE OHIO VALLEY AND INTO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY. AT THE VERY LEAST WE WILL SEE CI BLOW-OFF MOVING OVER THE TAF SITES. GFS INDICATES LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AROUND 1000 TO 1500 FT MOVING INTO EXTREME NORTH GA BETWEEN 06Z AND 12Z THU BUT NOT TO ATL OR AHN. AS FOR THE CONVECTION GFS BRINGS CAPES DOWN TO NEAR 200 OR LESS BY THE TIME THE SHORT WAVE MOVES INTO THE CWA. WILL THEREFORE NOT PUT ANY TSRA/SHRA IN THE TAFS. THE SHORT WAVES MOVES OFF TO OUR EAST AFTER 12Z THU WITH SOME RESIDUAL MOISTURE AROUND H8...ENOUGH FOR SCATTERED TO OCCASIONALLY BROKEN CIGS AROUND 5000. WINDS WILL REMAIN WEST TO SOUTHWEST THROUGH 12Z...THEN SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AFT 17Z THU. THERE COULD BE SOME GUSTS TO NEAR 20KT AFT 18Z THU IN ATL AND AHN. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ATLANTA 61 86 64 88 / 10 10 5 0 ATHENS 58 87 62 93 / 10 10 5 0 GAINESVILLE 61 86 62 88 / 10 10 5 5 ROME 59 90 58 91 / 20 10 5 5 COLUMBUS 62 91 66 92 / 5 10 5 5 MACON 57 91 64 94 / 5 10 5 5 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. &&
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 89 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:46 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
The Atlanta-Journal Constitution reported that a large pine tree fell on and caused extensive damage to a home on Pendleton Place.
The Gwinnett Daily Post and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that lightning struck and destroyed a home on Meadow Way.
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: 5526800, 5526799.