, a weak front remain draped from northwest Georgia to southeast Georgia. This front, combined with a very warm, moist, and unstable air mass, again provided the necessary lift for scattered thunderstorms, one of which became severe.
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The episode as NWS FFC wrote it up.
While high pressure aloft was once again building over the eastern U.S., a weak front remain draped from northwest Georgia to southeast Georgia. This front, combined with a very warm, moist, and unstable air mass, again provided the necessary lift for scattered thunderstorms, one of which became severe. Cloud-to-ground lightning was also once again a problem.
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 29, 4:40 PM EST, 8 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 540 PM EDT WED AUG 29 2007 .SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/... LITTLE CHANGE IN THE OVERALL PATTERN...HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS OVER THE AREA MAINTAINING PLENTY OF MOISTURE FOR AFTERNOON AND EVENING CONVECTION...PWS NEAR THE TWO INCH RANGE. UPPER LEVEL TROF MOVING ACROSS THE GRTLKS AND OHVLY SHOULD SLIDE ACROSS THE REGION THURSDAY OFFERING A BETTER CHANCE OF CONVECTION AS THE TROF PUSHES SOUTH AND EAST SOUTHWARD. THE FLOW SHOULD BECOME MORE NORTHWESTERLY THURSDAY NIGHT AND A LESSER CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS BEHIND THE TROF INTO FRIDAY...BUT A WEAK UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVE OVER THE EASTERN GULF WILL PUMP MOISTURE PARTICULARLY INTO THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE CWA TO CONTINUE THE CONVECTION OVER THE AREA FRIDAY. .LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... THE UPPER LEVEL TROF REMAINS OVER THE AREA EXTENDING FROM THE CAROLINAS INTO THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. A LARGE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE PUSHING THROUGH THE CENTRAL PLAINS CONTINUES TO TRY BRINGING DRIER CONDITIONS TO THE AREA...BUT THE MOISTURE STREAM WAINS..BUT ENOUGH REMAINS FOR THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS. HOWEVER...NEAR THE END OF THE PERIOD...THE DIURNAL CONVECTION SHOULD BE A MINIMAL AS THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE SLIDES ACROSS THE TN RIVER VALLEY. && .AVIATION... PERSISTENCE WILL BE THE KEY AS FAR AS CIGS/VSBYS/CONVECTION IS CONCERNED. AREAS THAT RECEIVED HEAVY RAIN THIS AFTERNOON WILL LIKELY SEE VSBYS DROP TO 1 TO 3 MILES LATER TONIGHT ALONG WITH SOME SCT-BKN CLOUDS AOB 1000 FT. ELSEWHERE CONDITIONS SHOULD REMAIN VFR EXCEPT FOR SOME LIGHT FOG IN MCN AND AHN. WINDS THIS EVENING WILL BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE EXCEPT IN AND NEAR STORMS...THEN WEST TO NORTHWEST TOMORROW BETWEEN 5 AND 10 KTS. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ATHENS 70 97 70 92 70 / 5 10 10 10 20 ATLANTA 73 92 73 92 72 / 10 20 10 10 20 BLAIRSVILLE 67 86 66 83 63 / 20 20 10 20 20 CARTERSVILLE 68 93 68 91 67 / 30 30 10 20 20 COLUMBUS 73 93 72 92 73 / 10 30 20 20 20 GAINESVILLE 70 91 72 89 70 / 20 20 10 20 20 MACON 70 96 71 96 70 / 5 20 20 10 20 ROME 72 95 70 94 69 / 30 30 10 20 20 PEACHTREE CITY 69 92 67 91 67 / 10 20 10 10 20 VIDALIA 73 91 74 92 73 / 5 10 20 10 10 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && 37
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 534 AM EDT WED AUG 29 2007 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-300945- 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- 534 AM EDT WED AUG 29 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA MAINLY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. | .SYNOPSIS... A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE FROM THE TENNESSEE VALLEY ACROSS GEORGIA TODAY....INTERACTING WITH A MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS TO PRODUCE SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS MUCH OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH NEAR THE GEORGIA-TENNESSEE BORDER WILL ALSO PROVIDE A FOCUS FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. .PRIMARY HAZARDS... HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND EXCESSIVE CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING WILL BE THE MAIN HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE SLOW MOVING STORMS COULD RESULT IN BRIEF LOCALIZED STREET FLOODING...ESPECIALLY ALONG LOW LYING...POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. THE GREATER THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 2 PM AND 10 PM. .DISCUSSION... AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WELL MOVE INTO THE STATE AND INTERACT WITH A MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS TO PRODUCE SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS MUCH OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA TODAY. LIFTED INDICES ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE -1 TO -3 RANGE THIS AFTERNOON WITH CAPES OF 1000 TO 2000. A FEW OF THE THUNDERSTORMS COULD BE STRONG...BUT ARE EXPECTED TO STAY BELOW SEVERE LIMITS AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE EACH DAY...MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ALTHOUGH SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME... SPOTTERS SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST INFORMATION FOR ANY UPDATES.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 310 PM EDT WED AUG 29 2007 GAZ056-291945- 310 PM EDT WED AUG 29 2007 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR FREQUENT LIGHTNING...PEA SIZED HAIL AND 50 MPH WINDS IN SPALDING COUNTY UNTIL 345 PM EDT... AT 308 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 3 MILES EAST OF GRIFFIN. THE THUNDERSTORM WAS DRIFTING SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE PEA SIZED HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AS IT MOVES ACROSS SPALDING COUNTY THROUGH 345 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE TOWALAGA...ORCHARD HILL AND EAST GRIFFIN.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 333 PM EDT WED AUG 29 2007 GAZ033-044-055-292015- 333 PM EDT WED AUG 29 2007 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR PEA SIZED HAIL AND 40 MPH WINDS IN NORTH CLAYTON AND SOUTHEAST FULTON COUNTIES UNTIL 415 PM EDT... AT 330 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER HAPEVILLE AND THE ATLANTA HARTSFIELD JACKSON AIRPORT. THE THUNDERSTORM WAS NEARLY STATIONARY. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE PEA SIZED HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AS IT REMAINS IN NORTH CLAYTON AND SOUTHEAST FULTON COUNTIES THROUGH 415 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE TURNER FIELD...GRANT PARK...EAST POINT...HAPEVILLE...ATLANTA HARTSFIELD-JACKSON AIRPORT...UNION CITY...MORROW...LAKE CITY...FOREST PARK...CONLEY AND COLLEGE PARK. BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS MAY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND REDUCE VISIBILITIES. 16
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 340 PM EDT WED AUG 29 2007 GAZ011-292030- 340 PM EDT WED AUG 29 2007 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR PEA SIZED HAIL AND 40 MPH WINDS IN CHATTOOGA COUNTY UNTIL 430 PM EDT... AT 336 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER MENLO...MOVING EAST 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 SLOWLY ACROSS WEST CHATTOOGA COUNTY THROUGH 430 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE CLOUDLAND...TRION ...SUMMERVILLE...MENLO...JAMES H. FLOYD STATE PARK... HOLLAND AND CHATTOOGAVILLE. BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS MAY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. 16
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 408 PM EDT WED AUG 29 2007 GAZ012-013-292045- 408 PM EDT WED AUG 29 2007 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR PEA SIZED HAIL AND 45 MPH WINDS IN WEST PICKENS AND EAST GORDON COUNTIES UNTIL 445 PM EDT... AT 406 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER RANGER...MOVING EAST TO 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 WEST PICKENS AND EAST GORDON COUNTIES THROUGH 445 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE OAKMAN...RANGER... WHITESTONE...HINTON...BLAINE AND TALKING ROCK. BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS MAY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. 16
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 418 PM EDT WED AUG 29 2007 GAZ034-292100- 418 PM EDT WED AUG 29 2007 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR FREQUENT LIGHTNING IN GWINNETT COUNTY UNTIL 500 PM EDT... AT 417 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER LILBURN...MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE PEA SIZED HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH AS IT MOVES ACROSS PORTIONS OF GWINNETT COUNTY THROUGH 500 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE NORCROSS...MOUNTAIN PARK...LILBURN...SNELLVILLE...LAWRENCEVILLE AND GRAYSON. HEAVY DOWNPOURS MAY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. LIGHTNING DETECTION SYSTEMS INDICATE NUMEROUS CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES. RESIDENTS IN THIS AREA SHOULD STAY INDOORS. ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES AND TELEPHONES SHOULD NOT BE USED UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY.
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 94 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:49 UTC.
1 hail, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
The public observed penny-sized hail in the Happy Hollow community at the north end of Lake Allatoona.
The Polk County Fire & Rescue Department reported that lightning struck and set on fire a home on Old Cedartown Road at Morgan Valley Road. One tree was also blown down three miles east-southeast of Rockmart along Springdale Road.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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