Damaging Wind in Georgia, September 7, 2006

Name: Damaging Wind in Georgia, September 7, 2006
Start: 2006-09-07T14:45
End: 2006-09-07T14:45
Location: Georgia

September 7, 2006 · NWS JAX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Satilla REMC reported power lines down along Cauley Road, southwest of Baxley. The time is estimated based on radar.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 1

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What happened

The episode as NWS JAX wrote it up.

Satilla REMC reported power lines down along Cauley Road, southwest of Baxley. The time is estimated based on radar.

What forecasters said that day

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 Jacksonville, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Sep 7, 1:42 PM EST, 1 hour 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 7, 1:42 PM EST, 1 hour 3 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
242 PM EDT THU SEP 7 2006

.SHORT TERM...WARM FRONT LIKELY EXTENDS OVER THE GEORGIA ATLANTIC
WATERS TO NEAR THE U.S HIGHWAY 82 CORRIDOR IN SOUTH
GEORGIA...THEN SOUTHWEST ACROSS THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND INTO
THE NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO. A SURFACE LOW HAS ALSO FORMED ALONG
THIS FRONTAL BOUNDARY IN THE NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO. QUITE WARM
CONDITIONS EXTEND SOUTH OF THIS FEATURE...WHICH IS ALLOWING THE
EAST COAST SEA BREEZE TO ADVANCE INLAND. ALOFT...LARGE SCALE
TROUGH EXTENDS FROM CANADA SOUTH ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY
REGIONS...WITH A 60 TO 80 KNOT JET PRECEDING SOUTHERN EXTENSION OF
THIS MEAN TROUGH. NUMEROUS INGREDIENTS ARE COMING TOGETHER FOR
WIDESPREAD WEATHER EVENT THE REMAINDER OF TODAY AND INTO
TONIGHT...INCLUDING LIFTING WARM FRONT...RIGHT-REAR QUADRANT OF
JET-STREAK...SEA-BREEZE INTRUSION...APPROACHING LOW PRESSURE
AREA...DEEP MOISTURE PLUME AND MYRIAD OF OTHER LIFTING MECHANISMS.
WILL INCLUDE LIKELY POPS ACROSS THE BOARD FOR TONIGHT...WITH
CONDITIONS IMPROVING FROM THE WEST FRIDAY AS UPPER TROUGH
APPROACHES FROM THE WEST...FORCING ASSOCIATED DYNAMICS OFFSHORE.
IN ADDITION...SURFACE LOW CURRENTLY IN THE NORTHEAST GULF OF
MEXICO IS FORECAST TO ADVANCE NORTHEAST OVER THE FORECAST AREA
TONIGHT...POSITIONING NORTHEAST OF THE AREA ON FRIDAY.

AS SURFACE LOW ADVANCES TO OUR NORTHEAST...A BACK-DOOR COLD FRONT
WILL SLIDE SOUTH INTO THE FORECAST AREA LATE FRIDAY AND INTO
FRIDAY NIGHT. DUE TO LIMITED MOISTURE ACCOMPANYING THIS FEATURE...
WILL INCLUDE LOW-END POPS FOR FRIDAY NIGHT. SATURDAY AND
SUNDAY...WILL HAVE A W-E DISTRIBUTION OF POPS...HIGHEST OVER THE
WESTERN ZONES AS A DOMINANT NORTHEAST FLOW WILLA ALLOW EAST COAST
SEA BREEZE TO ADVANCE WELL INLAND.

.LONG TERM...A NORTHERLY FLOW WILL DOMINANT FOR MUCH OF UPCOMING
WEEK AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE HOLDS TO THE NORTH...WITH FLORENCE
FORECAST TO EVENTUALLY STEER TO THE NORTH OVER THE WESTERN
ATLANTIC. WILL CONTINUE W-E DISTRIBUTION OF POPS...WITH GREATEST
POPS OVER THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF CWA.

&&

.MARINE...NO HEADLINES THROUGH THE SHORT TERM WITH TROUGH LINGERING
OVER THE AREA. NLY FLOW WILL BECOME ONSHORE IN THE
AFTERNOON/EVENING WITH THE SEA BREEZE FRI AFTN. A PREVAILING NNE
FLOW WILL DEVELOP BY SUN WITH SWELLS BUILDING IN THE WATERS AS
FLORENCE MOVES INTO THE WESTERN ATLANTIC. THE RIP CURRENT RISK
WILL BE INCREASING LATE THIS WEEKEND AS WILL THE POSSIBILITY OF MINOR
COASTAL FLOODING/BEACH EROSION AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE EARLY
NEXT WEEK.

&&

.AVIATION...MVFR CONDITIONS CONTINUE IN CONVECTION ACROSS THE AREA
THIS AFTERNOON. WILL LIKELY SEE LOW CIGS/REDUCED VISIBILITIES
THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE MOVE OVER N FL/S GA.
EXPECT IMPROVING CONDITIONS LATE FRI AS DRIER AIR FILTERS IN FROM
THE NNW.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
AMG  70  86  69  88 /  70  50  20  20
SSI  75  85  75  85 /  70  60  20  20
JAX  72  87  73  88 /  70  50  20  30
SGJ  76  86  76  86 /  60  50  20  20
GNV  72  89  71  89 /  60  50  20  30
OCF  72  89  72  90 /  50  40  20  30

&&

.JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...NONE.
GA...NONE.
MARINE...NONE.
&&

PUBLIC...ZAPPE
MARINE/FIRE WX...ENYEDI
AVIATION...ENYEDI

Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 7, 8:50 AM EST, 5 hours 55 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
950 AM EDT THU SEP 7 2006

FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-081000-
HAMILTON-SUWANNEE-COLUMBIA-BAKER-NASSAU-DUVAL-UNION-BRADFORD-CLAY-
ST JOHNS-GILCHRIST-ALACHUA-PUTNAM-FLAGLER-MARION-COFFEE-
JEFF DAVIS-BACON-APPLING-WAYNE-ATKINSON-WARE-PIERCE-BRANTLEY-
INLAND GLYNN-COASTAL GLYNN-ECHOLS-CLINCH-CHARLTON-INLAND CAMDEN-
COASTAL CAMDEN-
950 AM EDT THU SEP 7 2006

THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...

...HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHEAST GEORGIA TODAY AND
TONIGHT...

A WEAK FRONT OVER NORTH FLORIDA WILL SLOWLY LIFT NORTH TODAY AS A
WARM FRONT...IN ADVANCE OF AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING IN THE
NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO. THIS LOW IS FORECAST TO MOVE EAST TO
NORTHEAST ACROSS NORTH FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED
LATE AS THE FRONT LIFTS NORTH AND THE LOW MOVES ACROSS THE AREA...
ESPECIALLY ACROSS SOUTHEAST GEORGIA LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE
EVENING. RAINFALL AMOUNTS AROUND 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS.

HEAVY RAINFALL IN NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND STORMS IS POSSIBLE OVER
NORTHEAST FLORIDA THIS AFTERNOON AS WELL. RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL
OVER PORTIONS OF THE AREA COUPLED WITH ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TODAY
MAY CAUSE MINOR TEMPORARY FLOODING PROBLEMS.

STRONG STORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON ESPECIALLY OVER NORTHEAST
FLORIDA CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES...SMALL
HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS AROUND 40 MPH. STORM MOTION WILL BE TO THE EAST
NORTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...

SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED EACH
DAY...WITH LESS COVERAGE BY EARLY NEXT WEEK.

OCEAN SWELLS FROM TROPICAL STORM FLORENCE WILL GRADUALLY BUILD THIS
WEEKEND WITH AN INCREASING THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN JACKSONVILLE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAX.

ENYEDI

In the hours before

Local storm report, Sep 7, 1:46 PM EST, 59 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
246 PM EDT THU SEP 07 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0212 PM     HAIL             2 NE SNIPESVILLE        31.78N 82.73W
09/07/2006  E0.75 INCH       JEFF DAVIS         GA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            AMBULANCE CREW REPORTED PENNY SIZE HAIL BETWEEN
            SNIPESVILLE AND HAZLEHURST ON HWY 221.

&&

ARS

Special weather statement, Sep 7, 1:52 PM EST, 53 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
252 PM EDT THU SEP 7 2006

FLZ024-025-071945-
DUVAL-NASSAU-
252 PM EDT THU SEP 7 2006

...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR NASSAU AND DUVAL
COUNTIES FOR EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING VALID UNTIL 345 PM EDT...

AT 252 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
NEARLY STATIONARY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE COAST FROM MAYPORT
TO AMELIA ISLAND. THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS
AROUND TALBOT ISLAND...LITTLE TALBOT ISLAND...FORT CAROLINE...AMELIA
CITY...MAYPORT...NEPTUNE BEACH AND JACKSONVILLE BEACH THROUGH 345 PM
EDT.

EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED. POSTPONE
OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES PROMPTLY. GO QUICKLY INSIDE A COMPLETELY ENCLOSED
BUILDING. UNPLUG ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND APPLIANCES AS THEY ARE
SUSCEPTIBLE TO POWER SURGES AND MAY BE DAMAGED BY NEARBY LIGHTNING
STRIKES. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL PRODUCE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS
AND MINOR FLOODING OF LOW-LYING AREAS.

REPORT DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT...OR YOU CAN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN JACKSONVILLE DIRECTLY AT 1-800-499-1594.

SANDRIK

Special weather statement, Sep 7, 2:03 PM EST, 42 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
303 PM EDT THU SEP 7 2006

GAZ133-071945-
JEFF DAVIS-
303 PM EDT THU SEP 7 2006

...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR JEFF DAVIS COUNTY
FOR EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING VALID UNTIL 345 PM EDT...

AT 302 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
CONTINUED TO INDICATE A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN JEFF DAVIS
COUNTY...OR 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF GRAHAM...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.
THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND THROUGH 345
PM EDT. EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED.
POSTPONE OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES PROMPTLY. GO QUICKLY INSIDE A COMPLETELY
ENCLOSED BUILDING. UNPLUG ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND APPLIANCES AS THEY
ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO POWER SURGES AND MAY BE DAMAGED BY NEARBY
LIGHTNING STRIKES. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL PRODUCE PONDING OF WATER ON
ROADWAYS AND MINOR FLOODING OF LOW-LYING AREAS.

REPORT DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT...OR YOU CAN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN JACKSONVILLE DIRECTLY AT 1-800-499-1594.

SHASHY

Special weather statement, Sep 7, 2:17 PM EST, 28 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
317 PM EDT THU SEP 7 2006

FLZ038-072015-
FLAGLER-
317 PM EDT THU SEP 7 2006

...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR FLAGLER COUNTY FOR
SMALL HAIL AND EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING VALID UNTIL 415 PM EDT...

AT 315 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OVER EASTERN FLAGLER COUNTY NEAR AND EAST
OF INTERSTATE 95. THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS
AROUND PALM COAST AND FLAGLER BEACH THROUGH 415 PM EDT. HAIL UP TO
ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING
ARE LIKELY. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL PRODUCE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS
AND MINOR FLOODING OF LOW-LYING AREAS. BASED ON DOPPER RADAR
ESTIMATES...SOME AREAS OF SOUTHERN ST JOHNS COUNTY MAY HAVE RECIEVED
4 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS

REPORT DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT...OR YOU CAN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN JACKSONVILLE DIRECTLY AT 1-800-499-1594.

SANDRIK

Local storm report, Sep 7, 2:24 PM EST, 21 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
324 PM EDT THU SEP 07 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0321 PM     HEAVY RAIN       10 N PALM COAST         29.72N 81.21W
09/07/2006  U0.00 INCH       AMZ454             FL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            A FEW INCHES OF WATER ACROSS ROADWAYS

&&

MH

Special weather statement, Sep 7, 2:39 PM EST, 6 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
339 PM EDT THU SEP 7 2006

GAZ151-072030-
PIERCE-
339 PM EDT THU SEP 7 2006

...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR PIERCE COUNTY FOR
STRONG WINDS AND FUNNEL CLOUDS VALID UNTIL 430 PM EDT...

AT 339 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED OVER BLACKSHEAR...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10
MPH. THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO AFFECT AREAS AROUND
BLACKSHEAR...BRISTOL AND PATTERSON THROUGH 430 PM EDT. GUSTY WINDS OF
45 TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MINOR DAMAGE.
DOPPLER RADAR HAS INDICATED WEAK ROTATION WITHIN THIS STORM.
TORNADOES MAY DEVELOP WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE WARNING. HEAVY
RAINFALL WILL PRODUCE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND MINOR FLOODING
OF LOW-LYING AREAS. IF FURTHER INTENSIFICATION OCCURS A WARNING MAY
BE REQUIRED.

REPORT DAMAGE TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT...OR YOU CAN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN JACKSONVILLE DIRECTLY AT 1-800-499-1594.

SHASHY

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Thunderstorm Wind, Appling

When: September 7, 2:45 PM EST
Where: Appling County, 8 mi SW of Baxley
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: UTILITY COMPANY
Coordinates: 31.683, -82.450

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Every storm in Georgia in 2006 Every state in 2006 This day in weather history Warnings in Georgia, September 2006

Sources

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: 5531800.