High pressure aloft was still the primary weather feature for the area. However, the center of the high had drifted west of the region, allowing northwest flow aloft to develop over the region.
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The episode as NWS FFC wrote it up.
High pressure aloft was still the primary weather feature for the area. However, the center of the high had drifted west of the region, allowing northwest flow aloft to develop over the region. A weak cold front was located across central Georgia. This provided the focus for scattered afternoon thunderstorms. A few of these storms became strong to severe, with damaging wind the primary element observed.
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 Aug 11, 2:35 PM EST, 20 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 335 PM EDT SAT AUG 11 2007 .SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/... OLD FRONT OR SURFACE TROUGH ACROSS CENTRAL GA WITH STORMS DEVELOPING ALONG AND S OF BOUNDARY. CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY WILL DIMINISH WITH LOSS OF DAY TIME HEATING THIS EVENING. SURFACE TROUGH OVER S CENTRAL GA OR SO FOR SUNDAY WITH WEAK EAST SURFACE FLOW IN PLACE. COULD BE JUST ENOUGH MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY IN PLACE ALONG WITH A WEAK SHORT WAVE FOR THUNDERSTORMS SO HAVE INCLUDED SLIGHT CHANCE POPS ACROSS THE AREA FOR THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SURFACE THERMAL TROUGH DEEPENS ACROSS CENTRAL GA MONDAY WITH MAYBE ENOUGH MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY FOR ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS FOR THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. TEMPERATURES NOT AS WARM FOR SUNDAY WITH ONLY PATCHY HEAT INDICES GETTING TO 105 DEGREES OVER CENTRAL GA...SO NO HEAT ADVISORY EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. TEMPERATURES WARM SOME FOR MONDAY AS SURFACE FLOW BECOMES NNW. HEAT INDICES INCREASING IN THE 105-110 DEGREE RANGE FOR CENTRAL AND PARTS OF N GA. .LONG TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/... PRETTY DRY AIRMASS IN PLACE FOR TUESDAY SO NO PRECIP EXPECTED FOR NOW. HEAT INDICES OF 105-110 CAN BE EXPECTED FOR SOME AREAS. RIDGE ALOFT BEGINS TO BUILD OVER AREA WEDNESDAY WITH SURFACE FLOW GENERALLY S. WILL NEED TO WATCH CENTRAL GA FOR POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS. HEAT INDICES WILL BE A CONCERN FOR SOME AREAS. RIDGE CONTINUES TO BUILD OVER AREA THROUGH SATURDAY WITH A GENERAL SW SURFACE FLOW IN PLACE. THIS WILL KEEP HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE 90S FOR MOST AREAS WITH ONLY SMALL CHANCES FOR MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ATHENS 76 96 71 100 72 / 10 20 20 10 10 ATLANTA 78 94 75 99 74 / 10 20 20 10 10 BLAIRSVILLE 67 89 68 93 67 / 5 20 20 10 10 CARTERSVILLE 70 95 70 97 67 / 10 20 20 10 10 COLUMBUS 77 99 77 100 76 / 10 20 20 20 20 GAINESVILLE 75 92 72 97 72 / 10 20 20 10 10 MACON 76 98 72 101 72 / 10 20 20 20 20 ROME 68 96 68 100 67 / 10 20 20 10 10 PEACHTREE CITY 71 95 69 98 66 / 10 20 20 10 10 VIDALIA 79 95 74 97 77 / 20 20 20 20 20 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: BALDWIN...BANKS...BARROW...BARTOW...BIBB...BUTTS... CARROLL...CHATTAHOOCHEE...CHEROKEE...CLARKE...CLAYTON...COBB... COWETA...CRAWFORD...CRISP...DEKALB...DOOLY...DOUGLAS...FAYETTE... FLOYD...FORSYTH...GLASCOCK...GREENE...GWINNETT...HALL... HANCOCK...HARALSON...HARRIS...HEARD...HENRY...HOUSTON... JACKSON...JASPER...JEFFERSON...JONES...LAMAR...MACON...MADISON... MARION...MERIWETHER...MONROE...MORGAN...MUSCOGEE...NEWTON... NORTH FULTON...OCONEE...OGLETHORPE...PAULDING...PEACH...PIKE... POLK...PUTNAM...ROCKDALE...SCHLEY...SOUTH FULTON...SPALDING... STEWART...SUMTER...TALBOT...TALIAFERRO...TAYLOR...TROUP... TWIGGS...UPSON...WALTON...WARREN...WASHINGTON...WEBSTER... WILKES...WILKINSON. EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: BLECKLEY...DODGE...EMANUEL...JOHNSON... LAURENS...MONTGOMERY...PULASKI...TELFAIR...TOOMBS...TREUTLEN... WHEELER...WILCOX. && BDL
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 625 AM EDT SAT AUG 11 2007 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-121000- 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- 625 AM EDT SAT AUG 11 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA. DANGEROUS HEAT INDEX READINGS EXPECTED AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON. .SYNOPSIS... A LARGE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL RETREAT SLOWLY WEST TOWARD THE SOUTHERN PLAINS THROUGH SUNDAY. A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY ACROSS SOUTH GEORGIA. .PRIMARY HAZARDS... THE PRIMARY HAZARD FROM ANY THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE FREQUENT CLOUD- TO-GROUND LIGHTNING. THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD BE CONFINED TO AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF FORT BENNING...TO WARNER ROBINS...TO DUBLIN...MAINLY AFTER 2 PM EDT. EXCESSIVE HEAT WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA...OUTSIDE OF THE MOUNTAINS...THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HEAT INDICES ARE EXPECTED TO RISE INTO THE 105 TO 110 RANGE ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL AND NORTH GEORGIA AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON...WITH HEAT INDICES IN EXCESS OF 110 DEGREES ACROSS PARTS OF MIDDLE GEORGIA...WHERE DEWPOINTS WILL REMAIN IN THE 70S. .DISCUSSION... A LARGE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE...RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ONGOING HEAT WAVE...WILL SLOWLY RETROGRADE WEST THROUGH SUNDAY. SLIGHTLY BETTER NORTHERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL ALLOW FOR SOME VERY MINOR COOLING. A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA. OVERALL...DESPITE THE EXTREME HEAT...CONVECTIVE PARAMETERS ARE UNFAVORABLE FOR THUNDERSTORMS THANKS TO VERY WARM AIR ALOFT AND GENERAL SUBSIDENCE FROM THE UPPER RIDGE. THE EXCEPTION WILL BE NEAR THE WEAK SURFACE BOUNDARY IN CENTRAL AND SOUTH GEORGIA..WHERE ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP...MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON. ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL BE EFFICIENT CLOUD- TO-GROUND LIGHTNING PRODUCERS. DEWPOINTS IN THE 70S AND HIGH TEMPERATURES OF 100 TO 105 IN CENTRAL GEORGIA WILL LEAD TO DANGEROUS HEAT AGAIN TODAY...WHERE HEAT INDEX READINGS MAY APPROACH 115 DURING THE AFTERNOON. OVER NORTHERN GEORGIA..DEWPOINTS WILL BE LOWER...MOSTLY IN THE MID TO UPPER 60S...BUT WITH TEMPERATURES NEAR 100 AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON...HEAT INDEX READINGS WILL STILL RISE TO 105 OR BETTER. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN CENTRAL GEORGIA SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN ALL AREAS THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. IN ADDITION...VERY WARM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE PERIOD...BUT EXTREME HEAT IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. 19
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 244 PM EDT SAT AUG 11 2007 GAZ086-111915- 244 PM EDT SAT AUG 11 2007 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR PEA SIZED HAIL AND 45 MPH WINDS IN EMANUEL COUNTY UNTIL 315 PM EDT... AT 240 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER CANOOCHEE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 5 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 EMANUEL COUNTY THROUGH 315 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE CANOOCHEE AND GARFIELD. BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS MAY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERTS ARE ISSUED WHEN WINDS UP TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED...HAIL IS EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN THE SIZE OF PENNIES...OR SIGNIFICANT CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 310 PM EDT SAT AUG 11 2007 GAZ085-112000- 310 PM EDT SAT AUG 11 2007 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR PEA SIZED HAIL AND 40 MPH WINDS IN JOHNSON COUNTY UNTIL 400 PM EDT... AT 306 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER WRIGHTSVILLE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 5 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 JOHNSON COUNTY THROUGH 400 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE DONAVAN...WRIGHTSVILLE...MEEKS AND KITE. BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS MAY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 340 PM EDT SAT AUG 11 2007 GAZ098-111-112-112030- 340 PM EDT SAT AUG 11 2007 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR PEA SIZED HAIL AND 40 MPH WINDS IN NOTERHN WHEELER...NORTHERN MONTGOMERY AND SOUTHERN TREUTLEN COUNTIES UNTIL 430 PM EDT... AT 336 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LOTHAIR...MOVING EAST AT 10 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 NORTHERN WHEELER...NORTHERN MONTGOMERY AND SOUTHERN TREUTLEN COUNTIES THROUGH 430 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE LOTHAIR AND TARRYTOWN. BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS MAY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERTS ARE ISSUED WHEN WINDS UP TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED...HAIL IS EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN THE SIZE OF PENNIES...OR SIGNIFICANT CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED.
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 75 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:53 UTC.
4 thunderstorm wind, 2 lightning, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
The public observed penny-sized hail. A few small trees and several tree limbs were also blown down in the area.
The Emanuel County 911 Center reported that three trees were blown down west of Swainsboro. Several tree limbs were also down in the road.
The Toombs County Emergency Management Director reported that a thunderstorm downburst or microburst resulted in considerable damage across the northwest and north central part of the county, but especially in the Vidalia area. More than 30 large oak trees were blown down in the city of Vidalia, proper, with a scattering of other trees down from northwest of Vidalia to near Santa Claus southeast of Vidalia. The worst path of damage extended from just northwest of Vidalia, southeastward through the heart of the city, to just south of town. Several homes were damaged, some from downed trees and others had their roofs blown off. Furthermore, a Hardees restaurant under construction in Vidalia was destroyed when the wind blew down the frame. Several roads were blocked from downed trees, including portions of Georgia Highway 130 and U.S. Highway 1. More than a dozen power lines were also down throughout the northwest part of the county. Much of the city of Vidalia and surrounding areas were left without power, forcing many residents to take shelter in hotels or Red Cross facilities to escape the heat. The Automated Weather Observation Station (AWOS) located in Vidalia recorded a 61 mph wind gust around 440 pm EDT.
The Toombs County Emergency Management Director reported that lightning struck his home. While no fire was reported, the refrigerator was rendered inoperative as a result.
The Sumter County Emergency Management Director reported that a home was struck by lightning in the city. Exact damage amounts were not determinable.
The Crisp County 911 Center reported that six trees were blown down by strong thunderstorm winds.
The Muscogee County 911 Center reported that at least 10 trees were down in the Midland area. Some of the trees fell on power lines.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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