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NWS Atlanta, GA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at May 25, 7:44 AM EST, 5 hours 1 minute earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 844 AM EDT THU MAY 25 2006 .UPDATE... INCREASED POPS ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING. A SHORT WAVE OUT AHEAD OF AN MCS LOCATED OVER TENNESSEE HAS DEVELOPED A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS STRETCHING BACK ACROSS NORTHERN ALABAMA. THE SOUTHERN EDGE OF THIS LINE WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA BRINGING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THIS AFTERNOON EXPECT TYPICAL SUMMER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE STRETCHING DOWN ACROSS THE ATLANTA METRO AREA. && .PREV DISCUSSION... (ISSUED 530 AM EDT THU MAY 25 2006) SHORT TERM...(TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY) MODELS CONTINUE IN GENERAL AGREEMENT ON THE SYNOPTIC SCALE WITH SLIGHT DIFFERENCES IN THE MESO...SCALE. WILL GO MORE ALONG WITH THE GFS AS THIS HAS BEEN THE DRIER OF THE MODELS AND HAS THEREFORE BEEN CLOSER TO REALITY. WE REMAIN PRETTY DRY IN THE LOWER LEVELS...HOWEVER DEW POINTS SHOULD BE ON THE RISE TODAY AND REMAIN RATHER TROPICAL FOR THE REST OF THE SHORTTERM. MCS OVER THE OHIO VALLEY WILL REMAIN NORTH OF GA...HOWEVER THE TAIL END OF THE ASSOCIATED S/W WILL BRUSH THE EXTREME NORTHERN COUNTIES THIS AFTERNOON...ENOUGH FOR ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. THE AXIS OF MOISTURE WITH THE S/W AND THE LOWERING OF THE H5 HEIGHTS TONIGHT WILL KEEP THE POTENTIAL FOR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA TONIGHT. CHANCES OF PRECIP INCREASE IN AREAL COVERAGE ON FRIDAY AS THE H5 TROUGH DIGS SLIGHTLY AND MOISTURE INCREASES ACROSS THE CWA. ALMOST DITTO FOR FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY AS UPPER FLOW REMAINS NEARLY CONSTANT AS WEAK S/WS MOVE ALONG THE FLOW KEEPING THE RISK OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN NEAR CLIMO THROUGH THE SHORT TERM...POSSIBLE A DEGREE OR TWO COOLER ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WITH THE EXPECTATION OF MORE CLOUDS OVER THE REGION. LONG TERM...(SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY) AFTER THE UPPER TROUGH MOVES OFF SHORE...H5 RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE EASTERN U.S. THIS WEEKEND. THE MOISTURE THAT WAS ASSOCIATED WITH THE H5 TROUGH GETS TRAPPED UNDER THE RIDGE AND REALLY DOESNT GO ANY PLACE FOR THE REST OF THE LONG TERM...AND WITH DAY TIME HEATING THERE WILL BE SCATTERED TO WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WILL THEREFORE KEEP CHANCE TO SLIGHT CHANCE POPS GOING THROUGH THE LONG TERM. TEMPS WILL BE CLIMO. A TYPICAL GEORGIA SUMMER PATTERN. AVIATION... SYNOPTIC PATTERN CONTINUES TO EVOLVE FROM A LATE SPRING TO AN EARLY SUMMER PATTERN AS NE U.S. UPPER LOW CONTINUES TO FILL AND LIFT NE AWAY FROM THE AREA AND AN UPPER RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE EASTERN U.S. A WEAK FRONT THE TAIL END OF AN UPPER LOW/SHORT WAVE MOVING THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY COMBINED WITH AN INCREASINGLY UNSTABLE AND MOIST ATMOSPHERE WILL PROVIDE THE IMPETUS FOR ISOLD...SCT TSRA EXTREME N GA TODAY...AND MUCH OF N/CENTRAL GA FRI AFTERNOON. A STALLED FRONT ACROSS S GA WILL LIFT NORTH AND WASH OUT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY...WHICH WILL ALLOW THE MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR TO RETURN NORTH TO THE REGION. CEILINGS... STARTING OUT WITH MOSTLY SKC/VFR CIGS ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING. THE EXCEPTION IS ACROSS THE FAR E/SE PORTION OF GA...WHERE BKN...OVC STRATUS EVIDENT AS WEAK S/SSE FLOW OFF ATLANTIC NOTED IN THIS AREA. THIS PARTLY A RESULT OF FLOW AROUND WEAK SFC LOW ALONG STALLED FRONT IN S CENTRAL GA. I DO NOT SEE THIS BEING ADVECTED ANY FURTHER WEST AS SFC LOW DISSIPATES...FRONT LIFTS NORTH/WASHES OUT AND SFC WINDS VEER TO THE SW/WSW DURING THE MORNING. ON THE OTHER HAND WOULD EXPECT A MUCH BETTER CU FIELD TODAY THAN ON WED...ESPECIALLY ACROSS WESTERN SECTIONS. LOCAL CU MACRO AND 70...80 PERCENT RH IN THE 700...850MB LAYER SUPPORTS POTENTIAL BKN CU BY AFTERNOON WEST OF GVL...MCN...BUT CIGS SHOULD REMAIN AOA040...HENCE VFR. MID...LEVEL MOISTURE WILL ALSO BE ON THE INCREASE DURING THE EVENING/OVERNIGHT AS TAIL END OF SHORT WAVE APPROACHES THE AREA. INCREASED POTENTIAL FOR LOW CLOUDS FRI MORNING...BUT CONFIDENCE NOT OVERLY HIGH IN THIS YET AND BEST BET IS BKN MID...LEVEL DECK. VISIBILITY... ISOLD POCKETS OF MVFR VSBY EVIDENT MAINLY ACROSS CENTRAL GA WHERE DEWPOINTS HAVE CREPT UP INTO 60...65 RANGE. A BRIEF IFR FOR MCN AREA CANNOT BE RULED OUT AROUND SUNRISE. ACROSS N GA...DEWPOINTS STILL IN THE 50S AND VISIBILITY VFR. GENERALLY VFR VISIBILITY EXPECTED AFT 13Z UNTIL 06Z. BETTER POTENTIAL FOR MORE WIDESPREAD MVFR VSBY AND ISOLD IFR BR FRI MORNING...BUT INCREASED MID...LEVEL CLOUDS SHOULD PRECLUDE ANY WIDESPREAD VISIBILITY PROBLEMS. WX... SHORT WAVE APPROACHING FROM THE NORTH AND OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES FROM TN/KY MCS TODAY COMBINED WITH INCREASINGLY MOIST/UNSTABLE AIR MASS SHOULD PROVIDE ENOUGH SUPPORT FOR ISOLD TSRA NEAR THE GA/TN BORDER LATE TODAY...REMAINING WELL AWAY FROM TAF SITES THROUGH 06Z. SLIGHT POTENTIAL FOR DYING CONVECTION TO WORK ITS WAY TOWARD ATL...AHN AFT 06Z...BUT NOT ENOUGH CONFIDENCE TO ADVERTISE IN TAFS AT THIS TIME. THUS...NO WX IN THIS TAF VALID PERIOD. WINDS...ATL SHOULD REMAIN ON WEST OPERATION THROUGH TAF VALID PERIOD. VERY LIGHT SW FLOW IN THE MORNING WILL BECOME WSW BY 15Z WHILE SPEED INCREASES TO 8...10KTS MOST AREAS THROUGH AFTERNOON. SAME PATTERN REPEATS FRI. .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ATLANTA 88 68 86 68 / 20 20 20 20 ATHENS 90 66 88 66 / 30 30 20 20 GAINESVILLE 88 66 84 66 / 30 30 30 30 ROME 93 64 90 65 / 30 20 30 30 COLUMBUS 93 71 92 71 / 5 5 10 10 MACON 93 67 92 69 / 5 5 10 10 && && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && 22
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 936 AM EDT THU MAY 25 2006 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-261000- 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- 936 AM EDT THU MAY 25 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE TODAY AND TONIGHT ACROSS EXTREME NORTH GEORGIA. .SYNOPSIS... UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM MOVING SOUTHEAST INTO OHIO VALLEY WILL RESULT IN INCREASING SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW AND MOISTURE OVER NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA THROUGH TONIGHT. .PRIMARY HAZARDS... THE PRIMARY HAZARD FROM ANY THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS IN ADDITION TO LIGHTNING. FOR TODAY AND THIS EVENING...THE THREAT FOR ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD BE CONFINED TO AREAS NORTH OF A LINE FROM ROME TO GAINESVILLE. .DISCUSSION... A FRONT STALLED ACROSS SOUTH GEORGIA FORMS A BOUNDARY BETWEEN VERY MOIST AIR WITH DEW POINTS IN THE LOW 70S TO MUCH DRIER AIR WITH DEW POINTS IN THE 50S AND LOW 60S ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. THIS FRONT WILL SLOWLY RETURN NORTH THROUGH FRIDAY AND EVENTUALLY WASH OUT. MEANWHILE...THE TAIL END OF AN UPPER LOW MOVING THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY WITH SWEEP ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA TODAY AND OVERNIGHT. A SECONDARY SHORT WAVE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA FROM THE NORTHWEST FRIDAY. LOW AND MID-LEVEL MOISTURE WILL BE ON THE INCREASE ACROSS THE REGION TODAY AS THIS PATTERN EVOLVES. A MARKEDLY MORE UNSTABLE AIR MASS WILL BE NOTED ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA...ESPECIALLY THE NORTHWEST BY THIS AFTERNOON WITH CAPES IN EXCESS OF 1500 AND LIFTED INDICES AS LOW AS -6 IN THE EXTREME NORTH PORTION OF THE STATE AS TEMPERATURES APPROACH THE CONVECTIVE TEMPERATURE OF 90 DEGREES. ALTHOUGH UPPER DYNAMICS ARE WEAK...THE INSTABILITY COMBINED WITH INCREASING MOISTURE AND THE WEAK UPPER TROUGH WILL BE SUFFICIENT FOR ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT IN THE EXTREME NORTH. CONVECTION MAY CONTINUE OVERNIGHT...ALBEIT IN A WEAKENING STATE...TOWARD ATLANTA AND ATHENS AFTER MIDNIGHT BEFORE DISSIPATING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA FRIDAY AS A SECONDARY AND SLIGHTLY STRONGER UPPER TROUGH MOVES THROUGH THE AREA FROM THE NORTHWEST. DESPITE WEAK DYNAMICS...A VERY UNSTABLE AIR MASS WILL SUPPORT THE POTENTIAL FOR A FEW OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS TO BECOME SEVERE. FOR THE PERIOD SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...A TYPICAL SUMMERTIME PATTERN WILL BE IN PLACE AND SUPPORT ISOLATED TO SCATTERED MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS AREAWIDE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR POSSIBLE ACTIVATION ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING. EMERGENCY MANAGERS SHOULD MONITOR THE SITUATION.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 914 AM EDT THU MAY 25 2006 GAZ011-019-251345- 914 AM EDT THU MAY 25 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR PEA SIZED HAIL IN FLOYD AND CHATTOOGA COUNTIES UNTIL 945 AM EDT... AT 913 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER MENLO THE THUNDERSTORM WAS NEARLY STATIONARY. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE PEA SIZED HAIL...AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS MAY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1209 PM EDT THU MAY 25 2006 GAZ009-251645- 1209 PM EDT THU MAY 25 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR FREQUENT LIGHTNING...SMALL HAIL AND 40 MPH WINDS IN TOWNS COUNTY UNTIL 1245 PM EDT... AT 1209 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR YOUNG HARRIS...AND MOVING EAST AT 25 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 TOWNS COUNTY. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE HIAWASSEE AND PRESLEY. BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS MAY ALSO CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1245 PM EDT THU MAY 25 2006 GAZ008-009-016-251715- 1245 PM EDT THU MAY 25 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR FREQUENT LIGHTNING...SMALL HAIL AND 45 MPH WINDS IN WHITE...UNION AND TOWNS COUNTIES UNTIL 115 PM EDT... AT 1245 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM NEAR TATE CITY TO NEAR OWLTON...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 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 WHITE...UNION AND TOWNS COUNTIES. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE PRESLEY...BLAIRSVILLE...OWLTON... ROBERTSTOWN...AND HELEN. BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS MAY ALSO CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1259 PM EDT THU MAY 25 2006 GAZ014-021-022-251800- 1259 PM EDT THU MAY 25 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR FREQUENT LIGHTNING...SMALL HAIL AND 45 MPH WINDS IN FORSYTH...CHEROKEE AND DAWSON COUNTIES UNTIL 200 PM EDT... AT 1259 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS NEAR BALL GROUND IN CHEROKEE COUNTY...AND ANOTHER STRONG STORM NEAR CHESTATEE IN FORSYTH COUNTY. THESE STORMS ARE MOVING EAST AT 15 TO 20 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 FORSYTH...CHEROKEE AND DAWSON COUNTIES. BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS MAY ALSO CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 117 PM EDT THU MAY 25 2006 GAZ006-008-009-251815- 117 PM EDT THU MAY 25 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR FREQUENT LIGHTNING...SMALL HAIL AND 45 MPH WINDS IN UNION...TOWNS AND FANNIN COUNTIES UNTIL 215 PM EDT... AT 117 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS NEAR HURST IN FANNIN COUNTY...AND MOVING EAST AT 25 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 FANNIN...UNION AND TOWNS COUNTIES. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE MORGANTON...BLAIRSVILLE...BRASSTOWN BALD MOUNTAIN...AND PRESLEY. BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS MAY ALSO CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 125 PM EDT THU MAY 25 2006 GAZ005-251745- 125 PM EDT THU MAY 25 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR FREQUENT LIGHTNING...SMALL HAIL AND 45 MPH WINDS IN MURRAY COUNTY UNTIL 145 PM EDT... AT 125 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER CRANDALL...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE PEA SIZED HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH AS THE STORM MOVES EASTWARD ACROSS MAINLY NORTHERN MURRAY COUNTY. BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS MAY ALSO CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 80 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:44 UTC.
20 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 4 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
The Cherokee County Emergency Management Director reported that one tree was blown down.
The public reported penny to nickel-sized hail just west of the Hall county line in extreme eastern Forsyth county.
The public reported quarter-sized hail in the Flowery Branch area and penny to nickel-sized hail on the southwest side of Gainesville.
The public reported that hail fell for up to 15 minutes in the Helen area.
The public reported penny-sized hail.
Radio Station WLGS reported quarter-sized hail.
The Oakman Post Office reported several waves of penny-sized hail.
The public reported quarter-sized hail just northwest of Ila between Georgia Highways 98 and 106. The Madison County 911 Center reported penny-sized hail two miles north of Danielsville and in the city of Danielsville as well.
The Madison County 911 Center reported that several trees were blown down, including some on power lines along U.S. Highway 29 northeast of Danielsville and also in Danielsville itself.
The public reported penny-sized hail from Dahlonega southward to Auraria
The Cherokee County Emergency Management Director reported penny-sized hail.
The public reported penny-sized hail.
The public reported quarter-sized hail in the Acworth area.
The Cherokee County Emergency Management Director reported penny-sized hail west of Woodstock.
The public reported penny-sized hail.
The public reported penny-sized hail around and on the north and west side of Cumming and golf ball-sized hail on the south side of Cumming.
The Cherokee County Emergency Management Director and FOX 5 TV of Atlanta reported that a home was struck by lightning and set on fire. The structure sustained significant damage as a result.
The public reported nickel-sized hail.
The public reported nickel-sized hail.
A number of reports of hail, ranging in size from pennies to ping-pong balls, were received from the public across many areas of Gwinnett county, especially the northeast two-thirds of the county, northeast of a line from Norcross to Grayson. Ping-pong ball-sized hail was reported in the Lawrenceville area. Nickel to quarter-sized hail was reported from both Snellville and Grayson, with nickel-sized hail reported in the Norcross area. Penny-sized hail was reported in the north part of the county in the Buford area, while near penny-sized hail was reported near the Walton county line southeast of Grayson.
The Gwinnett Daily Post of Lawrenceville reported that lightning struck and set on fire a storage shed at a home on Amer Creek Trail. The shed was completely destroyed. The nearby home was not damaged since the shed was unattached to the home.
The Gwinnett Daily Post of Lawrenceville reported that lightning struck a home on Winder Highway ruptering a gas line and setting a hot water heater closet on fire. The fire was contained to the closet.
The Gwinnett Daily Post of Lawrenceville reported that lightning struck the gas line of a home causing a fire in the basement of a home on Hillside Drive. Minor damage was reported to the basement of the home.
A storm spotter reported penny-sized hail at the Lockheed Plant in the Marietta. Other reports of penny-sized hail were received from the public in the Marietta area, mostly on the south and east side.
The Walton County 911 Center and an amateur radio operator reported that one tree was blown down on Main Street.
The public reported penny-sized hail near the Gwinnett county line northwest of Loganville and also in Loganville proper.
The Barrow County 911 Center reported that one tree was blown down on Atlanta Highway.
The public 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: 5513299, 5513300, 5513301, 5513303, 5513302, 5513304, 5513305, 5513306, 5513307, 5513308, 5513309, 5513412, 5513402, 5513310, 5513403, 5513312, 5513311, 5513404, 5513405, 5513406, 5513413, 5513414, 5513483, 5513410, 5513409, 5513408, 5513407, 5513411.