1 thunderstorm wind, 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 May 21, 4:30 AM EST, 7 hours 30 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 530 AM EDT SUN MAY 21 2006 .SHORT TERM...(TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY) IMMEDIATE PROBLEM IN THE SHORT TERM IS EVOLUTION OF CONVECTION ACROSS FAR NORTH. REDEVELOPMENT ALONG BAROCLINIC ZONE CONTINUING EARLY THIS MORNING ACROSS CENTRAL TN AND NRN GA. REFLECTIVITY STRUCTURE LOOKS POTENT WITH SEVERAL STORMS. INSTABILITY ACCORDING TO LATEST MSAS AND LAPS ANALYSIS SHOWS ABOUT -2 SFC-BASED LI AT BEST BUT SPC MESOANALYSIS INDICATES MOST UNSTABLE CAPE STILL OVER 2000 J/KG. HAVE EXTENDED SVR WATCH 371 TIL 6AM FOR SAME COUNTIES. LARGE HAIL TO NICKEL OR QUARTER SIZE WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREAT. ATMOSPHERE SHOULD RECOVER THIS AFTERNOON AS TEMPS APPROACH AND EXCEED 90F AGAIN. FRONT AND NW FLOW ALOFT IN SIMILAR CONFIGURATION AS YESTERDAY...SO COULD SEE A REPEAT PERFORMANCE OF STORMS IN THE NORTH. GFS AND NAM PROG MOST UNSTABLE CAPE VALUES TO REACH 2000-3000 J/KG. MID LEVEL FLOW LOOKS PRETTY STRONG ACROSS N GA. PRIMARY THREAT FROM ANY STORMS WILL BE LARGE SIZE HAIL...ESP IF WE GET SUPERCELLS LIKE YESTERDAY. UPPER RIDGING TO THE WEST TO BUILD INTO THE SOUTHEAST TUESDAY. WHATS LEFT OF FRONT TO BE STALLED ACROSS CENTRAL GA. MODELS INDICATE LIFT AND DEEP MOISTURE WILL BE LACKING...SO HAVE TRIMMED BACK POPS TO BELOW 15 PCT. TEMPS WILL DROP SOME MON AND TUES BUT NOT MUCH. WARMER MAV GUIDANCE FAVORED IN MOST AREAS. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL APPROACH 20 MPH BUT SHOULD NOT EXCEED ADVISORY CRITERIA. .LONG TERM...(TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY) NW FLOW PATTERN TRANSITIONS TO UPPER RIDGING THURS. UPPER HIGH SHOULD BECOME CENTERED OVER THE SOUTHEAST AND REMAIN THERE THROUGH THE LONG TERM PERIOD. 00Z MEX TEMPS INDICATE WARMER TEMPS THAN PREVIOUS RUNS. LOOKS CORRECT GIVEN UPPER RIDGING. FRONT PROGGED TO MOVE THROUGH WED NIGHT/THURSDAY. GFS ALSO INDICATES CHC FOR ISOLD TO SCT PULSE TYPE CONVECTION FRI NIGHT/SAT. SUMMER IS ON THE HORIZON. && .FIRE WEATHER... RED FLAG WARNING STILL LOOKS GOOD FOR SRN 1/3 OF CWA THIS AFTERNOON. OBSERVED RH VALUES YESTERDAY WERE QUITE A BIT LOWER THAN MODELS INDICATED. COULD SEE REPEAT TODAY AS TEMPS GET UP INTO THE LOWER 90S. WINDS ALSO PROGGED TO APPROACH 20MPH...AGAIN MODELS DID NOT GET THIS QUITE RIGHT YESTERDAY...UNDERESTIMATED SPEEDS. && .AVIATION... MOSTLY MID LEVEL CLOUDS (BKN050-BKN070)ACROSS NORTH GA THIS MORNING. SHOULD SEE SOME OF THESE CLOUDS SCT OUT BEFORE NEXT ROUND OF SHRA/TSRA GETS STARTED AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS N GA. NO VSBY RESTRICTIONS EXPECTED TODAY. DID NOT HAVE A PROBLEM WITH ANY PRECIP GETTING INTO THE ATL OR AHN AREAS YESTERDAY BUT THE FRONT ACROSS N GA HAS MOVE SLIGHTLY SOUTH SO MAY SEE AN ISOLATED TSRA TODAY AT THE NORTHERN TAF SITES. WINDS INCREASING 12-18KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KTS BY 18Z. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ATLANTA 89 67 85 63 / 10 5 20 10 ATHENS 91 65 86 59 / 20 10 20 20 GAINESVILLE 86 64 82 60 / 20 10 30 20 ROME 91 66 85 60 / 30 10 20 20 COLUMBUS 92 65 92 64 / 10 5 5 5 MACON 94 64 91 61 / 10 5 10 5 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL GEORGIA SOUTH OF A HAMILTON TO FORSYTH TO WARRENTON LINE. && 13 - SNELSON
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1136 AM EDT SUN MAY 21 2006 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-221215- 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- 1136 AM EDT SUN MAY 21 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE EXTREME NORTH GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .SYNOPSIS... A STATIONARY FRONT ALONG THE TENNESSEE AND GEORGIA BORDER WILL MEANDER AROUND FAR NORTH GEORGIA THROUGH TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO. .PRIMARY HAZARDS... THE PRIMARY HAZARDS FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. THE MOST LIKELY LOCATION FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NORTH OF ROME TO ATHENS LINE....THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. .DISCUSSION... THE AIRMASS OVER FAR NORTH GEORGIA WILL BECOME UNSTABLE LATER TODAY WITH CAPES INCREASING IN THE 2000 TO 3000 RANGE WITH LIFTED INDICES OF MINUS 4 TO MINUS 6. THIS INSTABILITY ALONG WITH A STATIONARY FRONT IN THE AREA WILL GIVE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP OR MOVE INTO THE AREA FROM TENNESSEE AND NORTH ALABAMA. .OTHER HAZARDS... GUSTY WINDS AND DRY FUEL MOISTURES WILL CREATE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER MUCH OF CENTRAL GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY AND THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR POSSIBLE ACTIVATION ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING. EMERGENCY MANAGERS SHOULD MONITOR THE SITUATION.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1153 AM EDT SUN MAY 21 2006 GAZ008-009-016-211645- 1153 AM EDT SUN MAY 21 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR HALF INCH HAIL AND 40 MPH WINDS IN WHITE...UNION AND TOWNS COUNTIES UNTIL 1245 PM EDT... AT 1147 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER LEWNER...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE HALF INCH HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AS IT MOVES ACROSS WHITE...UNION...AND TOWNS COUNTIES. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE BLAIRSVILLE...YOUNG HARRIS...HIAWASSEE...AND UNICOI STATE PARK. BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS MAY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1244 PM EDT SUN MAY 21 2006 GAZ008-009-016-211730- 1244 PM EDT SUN MAY 21 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR PEA SIZED HAIL AND 40 MPH WINDS IN WHITE...UNION AND TOWNS COUNTIES UNTIL 130 PM EDT... AT 1240 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR BLAIRSVILLE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE PEA SIZED HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AS IT MOVES ACROSS UNION...TOWNS AND WHITE COUNTIES. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE OWLTON...VOGEL STATE PARK...YOUNG HARRIS AND UNICOI STATE PARK. BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM WHICH MAY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.
The Greer radar (KGSP), 138 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:00 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
The White County 911 Center reported that a couple of trees were blown down at Unicoi State Park.
An amatuer radio operator reported penny-sized hail.
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: 5513298, 5513297.