A cold front moving into northwest Georgia combined with abundant low-level moisture and instability, provided the impetus for scattered afternoon thunderstorms once again. While none of these reached severe limits, an lightning incident was reported from Floyd county.
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The episode as NWS FFC wrote it up.
A cold front moving into northwest Georgia combined with abundant low-level moisture and instability, provided the impetus for scattered afternoon thunderstorms once again. While none of these reached severe limits, an lightning incident was reported from Floyd county.
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 30, 2:40 PM EST, 1 hour 5 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 340 PM EDT THU AUG 30 2007 .SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/... NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ALREADY ONGOING EARLY THIS AFTERNOON OVER EXTREME NORTH GEORGIA WITH SCATTERED ACTIVITY ELSEWHERE ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE STATE. WITH CONTINUED HEATING OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS...STORMS WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. CONVECTION WILL CONTINUE NOCTURNALLY GIVEN THE PROXIMITY OF THE SLOW MOVING MID-LEVEL SHORTWAVE NOW MOVING INTO NORTH GEORGIA FROM TENNESSEE WHICH WILL KEEP INTERACTING WITH THE SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDING ALONG THE LEE OF THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS FROM THE CENTRAL CAROLINAS TO NEAR MACON. BOTH THE GFS AND NAM MODELS DEVELOP A WEAK SURFACE LOW ALONG THE SURFACE TROUGH...BRINGING IT SOUTHWEST TOWARD THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE ON FRIDAY. THE DETAILS BETWEEN THE MODELS DIFFER MAINLY WITH RESPECT TO THE STRENGTH (GFS) OR LACK OF STRENGTH (NAM) OF THE WEDGE HIGH BUILDING IN FROM THE MID-ATLANTIC AND NORTHEAST STATES. THE WEDGE FRONT SHOULD HOLD FAR ENOUGH SOUTH THROUGH SATURDAY TO KEEP THE BULK OF THE RAIN/THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL GA...WITH LOWER RAIN CHANCES NORTH. THE MODEL DIFFERENCES BEGIN TO PLAY OUT MORE LATER IN THE FORECAST. .LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/... THE MOST BELIEVABLE SCENARIO IS THE GFS AND ECMWF MAINTAINING THE RIDGE NOSING INTO NORTH GEORGIA FROM THE CAROLINAS THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEK. IN ADDITION TO BEING A DRIER SCENARIO THAN EITHER THE SREF ENSEMBLES OR NAM SUGGESTS...THIS WOULD ALSO TAP INTO SLIGHTLY COOLER AIR. THE NAM AND THE SREF ON THE OTHER HAND BEGIN OPENING THE DOOR TO TROPICAL SOUTH/SOUTHEAST FLOW ACROSS ALL OF GEORGIA BY SUNDAY...WITH THE MAJORITY OF SREF ENSEMBLE MEMBERS PAINTING NEARLY CATEGORICAL PRECIP PROBABILITIES OVER THE WEEKEND. THE PATTERN REMAINS RELATIVELY STEADY-STATE THROUGH THURSDAY... ASSUMING THE GLOBAL MODEL SOLUTION PREVAILS. THUS...WITH AT LEAST SOME DEGREE OF SURFACE RIDGING EXPECTED TO BE PRESENT IN THE NORTH...BEST POPS SHOULD REMAIN OVER SOUTHERN AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN NEAR TO A FEW DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH THE PERIOD. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ATHENS 72 87 68 86 69 / 40 50 30 30 30 ATLANTA 72 88 70 85 70 / 40 50 30 40 40 BLAIRSVILLE 67 82 65 84 64 / 40 50 20 30 20 CARTERSVILLE 70 89 67 86 68 / 40 50 30 40 30 COLUMBUS 74 89 72 85 73 / 40 60 40 60 50 GAINESVILLE 71 86 69 84 68 / 50 50 20 30 20 MACON 74 89 72 87 71 / 40 60 40 60 50 ROME 71 89 70 90 69 / 40 50 20 40 20 PEACHTREE CITY 69 86 68 84 66 / 40 50 40 50 40 VIDALIA 75 88 73 86 73 / 40 60 40 50 50 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && 07
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 445 PM EDT THU AUG 30 2007 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-310945- 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- 445 PM EDT THU AUG 30 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...REST OF THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS MUCH OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .SYNOPSIS... A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...INTERACTING WITH A MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS TO PRODUCE SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS MUCH OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH ACROSS CENTRAL GEORGIA WILL ALSO PROVIDE A FOCUS FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. .PRIMARY HAZARDS... HEAVY DOWNPOURS...WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH 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 GREATEST THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR THROUGH 10 PM THIS EVENING. .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 NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA TODAY. LIFTED INDICES ARE IN THE -1 TO -3 RANGE THIS AFTERNOON WITH CAPES CLIMBING INTO THE 1500 TO 2500 RANGE. A FEW OF THE THUNDERSTORMS COULD BE STRONG...BUT ARE EXPECTED TO STAY BELOW SEVERE LIMITS AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY 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 357 PM EDT THU AUG 30 2007 GAZ019-302030- 357 PM EDT THU AUG 30 2007 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR FREQUENT LIGHTNING IN FLOYD COUNTY UNTIL 430 PM EDT... AT 351 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER ARMUCHEE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH. RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 1 TO 2 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT HOUR ACROSS FLOYD COUNTY...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ARMUCHEE...ROME...PINSON AND SHANNON. DRIVERS SHOULD USE CAUTION AS INTENSE RAINFALL MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS IS ALSO LIKELY.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 419 PM EDT THU AUG 30 2007 GAZ047-302045- 419 PM EDT THU AUG 30 2007 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR FREQUENT LIGHTNING IN WALTON COUNTY UNTIL 445 PM EDT... AT 416 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM BETWEEN LOGANVILLE AND MONROE...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 PORTIONS OF WALTON COUNTY THROUGH 445 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE WALNUT GROVE...BETWEEN...JERSEY...PANNELL AND MONROE. 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.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
424 PM EDT THU AUG 30 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0406 PM TSTM WND GST 5 N ROME 34.34N 85.19W
08/30/2007 M53 MPH FLOYD GA ASOS
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SNELSONSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 424 PM EDT THU AUG 30 2007 GAZ048-302115- 424 PM EDT THU AUG 30 2007 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR 45 MPH WINDS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING IN NEWTON COUNTY UNTIL 515 PM EDT... AT 420 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM OXFORD TO 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PORTERDALE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 5 TO 10 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 NEWTON COUNTY THROUGH 515 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE PORTERDALE...OXFORD...COVINGTON...ALCOVY...AND MANSFIELD. HEAVY DOWNPOURS MAY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. LIGHTNING DETECTION SYSTEMS INDICATE NUMEROUS CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES WITH THESE STORMS. RESIDENTS IN THIS AREA SHOULD STAY INDOORS. ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES AND TELEPHONES SHOULD NOT BE USED UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 439 PM EDT THU AUG 30 2007 GAZ075-302130- 439 PM EDT THU AUG 30 2007 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR 45 MPH WINDS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING IN GLASCOCK COUNTY UNTIL 530 PM EDT... AT 437 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM BASTONVILLE TO MITCHELL...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 5 TO 10 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 GLASCOCK COUNTY THROUGH 530 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE BASTONVILLE...MITCHELL...EDGE HILL... AND GIBSON. HEAVY DOWNPOURS MAY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. LIGHTNING DETECTION SYSTEMS INDICATE NUMEROUS CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES WITH THESE STORMS. RESIDENTS IN THIS AREA SHOULD STAY INDOORS. ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES AND TELEPHONES SHOULD NOT BE USED UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 444 PM EDT THU AUG 30 2007 GAZ046-047-302130- 444 PM EDT THU AUG 30 2007 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAIN IN ROCKDALE AND WALTON COUNTIES UNTIL 530 PM EDT... AT 442 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM MONROE HOPE TO CONYERS...MOVING SOUTH AT 5 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 ROCKDALE AND WALTON COUNTIES THROUGH 530 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE MILSTEAD...MOUNT VERNON...LOGANVILLE...CONYERS...WALNUT GROVE...SOCIAL CIRCLE AND JERSEY. HEAVY DOWNPOURS MAY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. LIGHTNING DETECTION SYSTEMS INDICATE NUMEROUS CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES WITH THESE STORMS. RUNOFF FROM THESE STORMS WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES ACROSS ROCKDALE AND WALTON COUNTIES.
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 82 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:46 UTC.
2 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
The Cherokee County Emergency Management Director reported that lightning struck a home east of Woodstock. The home suffered minor damage as a result. There were also several areas without power because of lightning strikes. One tree was also down just east of Woodstock.
The Floyd County Emergency Management Director reported that lightning struck a tree causing it to fall down onto a home. Minor damage resulted. In addition, wind gusts from thunderstorms caused three trees to be blown down in Rome.
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