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NWS Atlanta, GA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at May 7, 5:05 PM EST, 53 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 605 PM EDT SUN MAY 7 2006 .SHORT TERM...(TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT) SHORTWAVE SWEEPING ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON SHOULD BE EAST OF THE STATE BY MONDAY MORNING. PRECIPITATION WILL BE ENDING AS A SURFACE LOW DEEPENS ALONG THE CAROLINA COAST ON THE OLD BOUNDARY THAT HAS BEEN PLAGUING THE REGION FOR THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS FINALLY DRIVES THIS FEATURE SOUTH IF THE FORECAST AREA. DRIER AND MORE STABLE AIRMASS SETTLES IN ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. THE UPPER FLOW OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S. BECOMES WEAKLY NORTHWEST AS AN UPPER RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. THE NAM MOVES THE RIDGE AXIS EAST MUCH FASTER THAN THE GFS WHICH KEEPS US UNDER OR EAST OF THE RIDGE THROUGH THE DAY TUESDAY. I WILL START TO BRING A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BACK INTO WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA BY LATE IN THE DAY TUESDAY. .LONG TERM...(WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY) UPPER FLOW STARTS OUT SOUTHWESTERLY AHEAD OF A WEAK SHORTWAVE MOVING INTO THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. THIS WAVE PASSES OVER THE STATE LATE WEDNESDAY WITH BEST RAIN CHANCES WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. DEPENDING ON THE ULTIMATE STRENGTH OF THIS SYSTEM WE MAY BE DEALING WITH ANOTHER...AT LEAST SLIGHT...RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER AS THIS SYSTEM SWINGS PAST. AFTER THIS SYSTEM PASSES...THE UPPER FLOW BECOMES NORTHWESTERLY UNDER A LARGE UPPER LOW SPINNING ITS WHEELS OVER THE GREAT LAKES. THIS LOW REMAINS IN PLACE THROUGH THE END OF THE EXTENDED FORECAST WITH LITTLE TO NO PRECIPITATION CHANCES SEEN LATE THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. && .AVIATION... .WEAK WEDGING PUSHING INTO NORTHWEST GEORGIA THIS EVENING. IFR CEILINGS SPREADING INTO ATL IN NEXT HOUR OR TWO...EXPECTED TO LAST THROUGH THE NIGHT...IMPROVING AFTER SUNRISE. VISIBILITY 3 TO 5SM IN FOG...LOWERING BELOW 3SM AFTER MINIGHT. WINDS REMAINING EAST 10 MPH OVERNIGHT. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ATLANTA 57 75 59 80 / 20 5 10 10 ATHENS 54 75 56 81 / 30 10 10 5 GAINESVILLE 54 73 56 79 / 20 10 10 10 ROME 53 80 52 83 / 20 5 10 20 COLUMBUS 61 81 63 86 / 20 10 10 10 MACON 58 80 58 85 / 30 10 10 10 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && 20/41
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1107 AM EDT SUN MAY 7 2006 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-080945- 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- 1107 AM EDT SUN MAY 7 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTH GEORGIA TODAY. .SYNOPSIS... A WEAK FRONT WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION THROUGH TONIGHT AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES ALONG THE FRONT. .PRIMARY HAZARDS... THE PRIMARY HAZARD WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...AND CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. .DISCUSSION... ALTHOUGH CAPE VALUES WILL BE INCREASING TO 800 TO 1200 AND LIFTED INDICES LOWERING TO MINUS 2 TODAY...DAYTIME HEATING WILL BE MINIMAL DUE TO INCREASING CLOUDS AND LARGE AREAS OF RAIN. THEREFORE ONLY ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE...MAINLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM LA GRANGE...TO FORSYTH...TO LOUISVILLE...AND BETWEEN THE HOURS OF NOON AND 6 PM. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED ON THE REMAIN DAYS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 428 PM EDT SUN MAY 7 2006 GAZ020-021-032-072115- 428 PM EDT SUN MAY 7 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR PEA SIZED HAIL AND 40 MPH WINDS IN COBB...CHEROKEE AND BARTOW COUNTIES UNTIL 515 PM EDT... AT 424 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER CARTERSVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 20 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 COBB...CHEROKEE AND BARTOW COUNTIES. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE. BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS MAY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO...WEATHER.GOV OR OTHER MEDIA OUTLETS FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS ON THESE STORMS.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 428 PM EDT SUN MAY 7 2006 GAZ020-021-032-072115- 428 PM EDT SUN MAY 7 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR PEA SIZED HAIL AND 40 MPH WINDS IN COBB...CHEROKEE AND BARTOW COUNTIES UNTIL 515 PM EDT... AT 424 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER CARTERSVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 20 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 COBB...CHEROKEE AND BARTOW COUNTIES. BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS MAY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO...WEATHER.GOV OR OTHER MEDIA OUTLETS FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS ON THESE STORMS.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 500 PM EDT SUN MAY 7 2006 GAZ066-067-072200- 500 PM EDT SUN MAY 7 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR PEA SIZED HAIL AND 40 MPH WINDS IN TROUP AND MERIWETHER COUNTIES UNTIL 600 PM EDT... AT 458 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM HOGANSVILLE TO 21 MILES WEST OF ABBOTTSFORD...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE PEA SIZED HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AS THEY MOVE ACROSS TROUP AND MERIWETHER COUNTIES. BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS MAY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO...WEATHER.GOV OR OTHER MEDIA OUTLETS FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS ON THESE STORMS.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 557 PM EDT SUN MAY 7 2006 GAZ066-067-078-072300- 557 PM EDT SUN MAY 7 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR PEA SIZED HAIL AND 40 MPH WINDS IN HARRIS...TROUP AND MERIWETHER COUNTIES UNTIL 700 PM EDT... AT 554 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER WEST POINT...MOVING EAST AT 30 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 HARRIS...TROUP AND MERIWETHER COUNTIES. BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS MAY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO...WEATHER.GOV OR OTHER MEDIA OUTLETS FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS ON THESE STORMS.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 607 PM EDT SUN MAY 7 2006 GAZ033-045-046-072300- 607 PM EDT SUN MAY 7 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR PEA SIZED HAIL AND 45 MPH WINDS IN ROCKDALE...DEKALB AND FULTON COUNTIES UNTIL 700 PM EDT... AT 602 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER ATLANTA...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE PEA SIZED HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH AS IT MOVES ACROSS ROCKDALE...DEKALB AND FULTON COUNTIES. BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS MAY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO...WEATHER.GOV OR OTHER MEDIA OUTLETS FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS ON THESE STORMS.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 658 PM EDT SUN MAY 7 2006 GAZ079-072345- 658 PM EDT SUN MAY 7 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR PEA SIZED HAIL AND 40 MPH WINDS IN TALBOT COUNTY UNTIL 745 PM EDT... AT 654 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FLINT HILL...MOVING SOUTHEAST 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 TALBOT COUNTY. BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS MAY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO...WEATHER.GOV OR OTHER MEDIA OUTLETS FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS ON THESE STORMS.
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 77 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:58 UTC.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
A former National Weather Service employee reported that lightning struck a house and set it on fire. The home burned to the ground and was a complete loss.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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