S. This resulted in maximum temperatures reaching the 100 to 105 range across much of north and central Georgia.
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Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
The episode as NWS FFC wrote it up.
A large and intense upper ridge covered most of the southern U.S. This resulted in maximum temperatures reaching the 100 to 105 range across much of north and central Georgia. While the atmosphere was very stable, the intense heat combined with low-level moisture resulted in isolated afternoon and evening thunderstorms. The storms were small and short-lived, but one produced a damaging wind gust in Jones county during the evening. Cloud-to-ground lightning was also 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 7, 1:59 PM EST, 1 hour 31 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 259 PM EDT TUE AUG 7 2007 .SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT/... LARGE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT ACROSS THE SOUTH REMAINS THE DOMINANT FEATURE...WITH HIGH THICKNESSES AND VERY LITTLE CHANGE TO FLOW AT THE SURFACE ALLOWING OPPRESSIVE HEAT AND HUMIDITY TO REMAIN THE PATTERN FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AFTERNOON FOR CENTRAL AND PORTIONS OF NORTH GEORGIA...AND WITH 850MB TEMPERATURES GRADUALLY INCREASING AS THE WEEK GOES ON... HAVE EXTENDED THE ADVISORY NORTHWARD TO INCLUDE JUST ABOUT EVERYONE BUT THE MOUNTAINS ON WEDNESDAY. FOR THIS AFTERNOON...A WEAK TROUGH AT THE SURFACE IN SOUTH GEORGIA COMBINED WITH A VERY VERY WEAK SHORTWAVE PUNCHING THROUGH AT 500MB HAVE COMBINED TO PRODUCE FAIRLY DECENT COVERAGE OF POPUP SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...PROVIDING MUCH-NEEDED RAIN WHERE THEY HAVE DEVELOPED. WITH THE RIDGE ALOFT...THE STORMS ARE NOT MOVING MUCH IF AT ALL...SO WILL HAVE TO WATCH FOR THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINFALL IF ANY DEVELOP IN THE MOUNTAINS BUT THEY SEEM TO BE LIMITED TO MOSTLY CENTRAL SECTIONS. WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY...A WEAK AND MOSTLY DRY FRONT TRIES TO PUSH TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST WHICH WILL PROVIDE SOME ENHANCED LIFT. AS USUAL...NONE OF THE MODELS SEEM TO BE PICKING UP ON THIS EXCEPT PERHAPS IN NORTH GEORGIA SO HAVE HAD TO INCREASE POPS EVERYWHERE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. THERE ARE SOME FAIRLY DISTINCTIVE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE GFS AND THE NAM ON TIMING OF THE PASSAGE OF THE WEAK FRONT...WITH THE GFSS PLACEMENT PARTIALLY DUE TO INTERMITTENT CONVECTIVE FEEDBACK ISSUES. NOT TOTALLY CONFIDENT WITH EITHER OF THEM BUT ECMWF SUPPORTS THE GFS A LITTLE MORE...BUT FOR NOW WILL KEEP IT HOT WITH MOSTLY DIURNAL THUNDER CHANCES. .LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/... RIDGE OVER THE SOUTHEAST GRADUALLY SHIFTS WEST TO THE CENTRAL PART OF THE COUNTRY...ALLOWING A TROUGH TO BUILD IN SLIGHTLY OVER THE EAST FOR THE EXTENDED. WHILE THE TROUGH DOESNT MAKE IT QUITE ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE SOUTHEAST...THIS PUTS US IN A NORTHWEST FLOW SCENARIO WHICH ALLOWS A SERIES OF SHORTWAVE IMPULSES TO SLIDE DOWN THE FLOW. THIS WILL RESULT IN THUNDERSTORMS ON AND OFF THROUGHOUT THE EXTENDED...AND SHOULD ALSO EVENTUALLY RESULT IN SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES...ALTHOUGH IT WONT BE A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE AS WE WILL STILL SEE A BIT OF UPPER LEVEL RIDGING ALOFT. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ATHENS 76 101 76 100 76 / 10 20 10 20 10 ATLANTA 79 99 78 99 78 / 10 20 10 20 10 BLAIRSVILLE 68 95 70 94 70 / 10 20 10 20 10 CARTERSVILLE 74 98 74 98 74 / 10 20 10 20 10 COLUMBUS 77 100 78 99 81 / 10 20 10 20 10 GAINESVILLE 76 97 76 98 77 / 10 20 10 20 10 MACON 75 101 75 100 79 / 10 20 10 20 10 ROME 73 100 74 100 72 / 10 20 10 20 10 PEACHTREE CITY 72 98 73 98 73 / 10 20 10 20 10 VIDALIA 79 100 79 98 79 / 10 20 10 20 20 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: BALDWIN...BIBB...BLECKLEY...BUTTS...CHATTAHOOCHEE... CLARKE...CLAYTON...COWETA...CRAWFORD...CRISP...DODGE...DOOLY... EMANUEL...FAYETTE...GLASCOCK...GREENE...HANCOCK...HARRIS... HEARD...HENRY...HOUSTON...JASPER...JEFFERSON...JOHNSON...JONES... LAMAR...LAURENS...MACON...MARION...MERIWETHER...MONROE... MONTGOMERY...MORGAN...MUSCOGEE...NEWTON...OCONEE...OGLETHORPE... PEACH...PIKE...PULASKI...PUTNAM...ROCKDALE...SCHLEY...SPALDING... STEWART...SUMTER...TALBOT...TALIAFERRO...TAYLOR...TELFAIR... TOOMBS...TREUTLEN...TROUP...TWIGGS...UPSON...WALTON...WARREN... WASHINGTON...WEBSTER...WHEELER...WILCOX...WILKES...WILKINSON. HEAT ADVISORY FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM EDT WEDNESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: BALDWIN...BARROW...BARTOW...BIBB...BLECKLEY...BUTTS... CARROLL...CATOOSA...CHATTAHOOCHEE...CHATTOOGA...CLARKE... CLAYTON...COBB...COWETA...CRAWFORD...CRISP...DADE...DEKALB... DODGE...DOOLY...DOUGLAS...EMANUEL...FAYETTE...FLOYD...GLASCOCK... GORDON...GREENE...GWINNETT...HANCOCK...HARALSON...HARRIS... HEARD...HENRY...HOUSTON...JACKSON...JASPER...JEFFERSON... JOHNSON...JONES...LAMAR...LAURENS...MACON...MADISON...MARION... MERIWETHER...MONROE...MONTGOMERY...MORGAN...MURRAY...MUSCOGEE... NEWTON...NORTH FULTON...OCONEE...OGLETHORPE...PAULDING...PEACH... PIKE...POLK...PULASKI...PUTNAM...ROCKDALE...SCHLEY...SOUTH FULTON...SPALDING...STEWART...SUMTER...TALBOT...TALIAFERRO... TAYLOR...TELFAIR...TOOMBS...TREUTLEN...TROUP...TWIGGS...UPSON... WALKER...WALTON...WARREN...WASHINGTON...WEBSTER...WHEELER... WHITFIELD...WILCOX...WILKES...WILKINSON. && TDP
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 601 AM EDT TUE AUG 7 2007 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-081015- 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- 601 AM EDT TUE AUG 7 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. .SYNOPSIS... ALTHOUGH HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA TODAY...AFTERNOON HEATING WILL COMBINE WITH A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH OVER CENTRAL GEORGIA AND OROGRAPHIC LIFT IN THE NORTHEAST TO ENHANCE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT. .PRIMARY HAZARDS... OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND BRIEF GUSTY WINDS WILL BE THE PRIMARY HAZARD BETWEEN 2 PM UNTIL 10 PM. .DISCUSSION... MODERATE INSTABILITY WILL DEVELOP ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA DURING THE AFTERNOON...WITH CAPE VALUES IN THE 1500 TO 2500 RANGE AND LIFTED INDICES OF -1 TO -2. THIS INSTABILITY COMBINED WITH THE WEAK SURFACE TROUGH...AMPLE MOISTURE...AND OROGRAPHIC LIFT ACROSS THE NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS WILL PRODUCE ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS BETWEEN 2PM AND 10 PM. ALTHOUGH A FEW STORMS MAY BE STRONG...WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. .OTHER HAZARDS... HEAT INDEX VALUES ACROSS CENTRAL GEORGIA WILL CLIMB INTO THE 105 TO 110 RANGE THIS AFTERNOON AND WITH FORECAST LOWS AT OR GREATER THAN 75 FOR WEDNESDAY MORNING...EXCESSIVE HEAT WILL BE AN ISSUE... MAINLY SOUTH OF A FRANKLIN TO CONYERS TO ATHENS LINE. FOR MORE INFORMATION SEE THE LATEST HEAT ADVISORY STATEMENT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY. EXCESSIVE HEAT WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE TUESDAY ACROSS CENTRAL GEORGIA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 147 PM EDT TUE AUG 7 2007 GAZ097-071815- 147 PM EDT TUE AUG 7 2007 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR FREQUENT LIGHTNING IN LAURENS COUNTY UNTIL 215 PM EDT... AT 141 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER RENTZ...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH. LIGHTNING DETECTION SYSTEMS INDICATE NUMEROUS CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES ACROSS LAURENS COUNTY...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF DEXTER...CADWELL AND RENTZ. SONE OF THESE STORMS COULD ALSO PRODUCE BRIEF HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS. 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 213 PM EDT TUE AUG 7 2007 GAZ109-110-071900- 213 PM EDT TUE AUG 7 2007 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR FREQUENT LIGHTNING IN TELFAIR AND DODGE COUNTIES UNTIL 300 PM EDT... AT 209 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER JACKSONVILLE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. LIGHTNING DETECTION SYSTEMS INDICATE NUMEROUS CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES ACROSS TELFAIR AND DODGE COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WORKMORE...CHINA HILL...MILAN AND JACKSONVILLE. RESIDENTS IN THIS AREA SHOULD STAY INDOORS. THESE SLOW MOVING STORMS ARE ALSO CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL AND PEA-SIZED HAIL. ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES AND TELEPHONES SHOULD NOT BE USED UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 243 PM EDT TUE AUG 7 2007 GAZ109-110-071915- 243 PM EDT TUE AUG 7 2007 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR PEA SIZED HAIL AND 45 MPH WINDS IN TELFAIR AND DODGE COUNTIES UNTIL 315 PM EDT... AT 239 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER MILAN THE THUNDERSTORM WAS NEARLY STATIONARY. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE PEA SIZED HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH AS IT CONTINUES OVER TELFAIR AND DODGE COUNTIES THROUGH 315 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE MCRAE...HELENA...CHAUNCEY AND MILAN. BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL 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 304 PM EDT TUE AUG 7 2007 GAZ107-109-071930- 304 PM EDT TUE AUG 7 2007 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR PEA SIZED HAIL AND 45 MPH WINDS IN PULASKI AND DODGE COUNTIES UNTIL 330 PM EDT... AT 301 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER EXTREME WEST CENTRAL DODGE COUNTY...THE THUNDERSTORM WAS NEARLY STATIONARY. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE PEA SIZED HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH AS IT CONTINUES OVER PULASKI AND DODGE COUNTIES THROUGH 330 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE THE AREA ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY 341 BETWEEN HAWKINSVILLE AND EASTMAN. BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL 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 Atlanta radar (KFFC), 75 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:31 UTC.
1 lightning, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
The Columbus Ledger-Inquirer reported that lightning struck near a school complex causing damage to the fire alarm systems and air conditioners at three schools, Carver Middle School, Harris County High School, and Mulberry Creek Elementary school.
Fox Channel 24 television of Macon reported that a small and brief thunderstorm produced wind gusts causing a couple of trees and power lines to be blown down along the Griswoldville shortcut off Georgia Highway 49.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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