2 thunderstorm wind, 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 28, 1:29 PM EST, 13 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 229 PM EDT SUN MAY 28 2006 .SHORT TERM...(TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT) SURFACE ANALYSIS SHOWS DEW POINT TEMPS IN THE MID 60S OVER MUCH OF CWA...AND REACHING THE UPPER 60S OVER SOUTH GA. SURFACE BOUNDARY EXTENDS FROM GA COAST INTO AL..AND SATL IMGRY LIKEWISE SHOWS WIDESPREAD CU DEVELOPMENT OVER SOUTHERN HALF OF STATE INTO EASTERN AND NORTHERN AL. BOUNDARY WILL CONTINUE TO SINK SLOWLY SOUTHWARD INTO FL BY MONDAY. WEAK RIDGE BECOMES MORE DOMINATE MONDAY EVENING INTO TUESDAY...BUT WIDELY SCATTERED CONVECTION STILL POSSIBLE. .LONG TERM...(WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY) MOISTURE INCREASES AGAIN WEDNESDAY AS FRONTAL BOUNDARY PUSHES INTO MS RVR VLY AND SHORT WAVES RIDE ALONG BOUNDARY FOR SCATTERED CONVECTION INTO SATURDAY. THEN AS FRONT SINKS INTO SOUTH GEORGIA SATURDAY..DRIER CONDITIONS TO MOVE INTO NORTHERN SECTIONS WILL YET ANOTHER SHORT WAVE SLOW THE PASSAGE OF THE FRONT THROUGH THE STATE...AND SPREADS MORE MOISTURE BACK INTO NORTHERN SECTIONS SUNDAY. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ATLANTA 69 90 69 90 / 5 5 5 5 ATHENS 66 95 66 96 / 5 5 5 5 GAINESVILLE 68 89 66 93 / 5 5 5 5 ROME 66 95 63 95 / 5 10 5 5 COLUMBUS 70 96 70 95 / 10 5 5 5 MACON 65 95 66 95 / 5 5 5 5 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && 37
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 222 PM EDT SUN MAY 28 2006 GAZ113-281900- 222 PM EDT SUN MAY 28 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR PEA SIZED HAIL AND 30 MPH WINDS IN TOOMBS COUNTY UNTIL 300 PM EDT... AT 220 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER CEDAR CROSSING...DRIFTING SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE PEA SIZED HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 30 MPH AS IT DRIFTS ACROSS TOOMBS COUNTY. BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS MAY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 226 PM EDT SUN MAY 28 2006 GAZ001-002-281915- 226 PM EDT SUN MAY 28 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR PEA SIZED HAIL AND 45 MPH WINDS IN DADE AND WALKER COUNTIES UNTIL 315 PM EDT... AT 220 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM 11 MILES NORTHWEST OF LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN TO 23 MILES WEST OF RISING FAWN...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 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 DADE AND WALKER COUNTIES. BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS MAY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 116 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:39 UTC.
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
The Toombs County Emergency Management Director reported that six large trees were blown down in a very small area about six miles southwest of Cedar Crossing only 0.5 mile from the Altamaha River and the Jeff Davis county line.
The Americus Times/Recorder reported that thunderstorm wind gusts blew over a large tree onto a historic windmill built in 1930. The windmill was destroyed.
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: 5512181, 5512182.