A strong weather system moved through the southeast United States during the early morning hours of Sunday, February 25th. While no severe weather was observed or reported within the Peachtree City, Georgia forecast area, a couple of lines of thunderstorms, with occasional lightning and heavy rain, moved through the area during the hours of 2 am and 10 am.
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The episode as NWS FFC wrote it up.
A strong weather system moved through the southeast United States during the early morning hours of Sunday, February 25th. While no severe weather was observed or reported within the Peachtree City, Georgia forecast area, a couple of lines of thunderstorms, with occasional lightning and heavy rain, moved through the area during the hours of 2 am and 10 am. Two lightning-related fires resulted in west central Georgia.
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 Feb 24, 5:30 AM EST, 2 hours 44 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 530 AM EST SAT FEB 24 2007 .SHORT TERM... UPPER RIDGE MOVING EAST OF THE CWA TODAY WITH AN INCREASE IN MID/UPPER CLOUDS. VERY STRONG CLOSED UPPER LOW MOVING INTO THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TODAY BRINGING AN INCREASE IN SOUTHERLY FLOW ACROSS OUR AREA. SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS AHEAD OF THE SURFACE FRONT SHOULD BEGIN TO AFFECT NORTHWEST GA BY LATE AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING...SPREADING EASTWARD OVERNIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. MODELS PLACE A LOW LEVEL JET OF 60 TO 70KTS OVER THE CWA LATE TONIGHT...ALTHOUGH INSTABILITY SHOULD BE MARGINAL. AS A RESULT...A FEW THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE AFTER 06Z. WITH SURFACE FRONT PUSHING ACROSS THE CWA DURING THE DAY SUNDAY...CONVECTION SHOULD CONTINUE ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN GA. UPPER LOW AT THIS TIME SHOULD BE WEAKENING IN THE UPPER MS VALLEY. DRY WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT PREVAILING FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE SHORT TERM. .LONG TERM... THE CWA REMAINS IN DRY NORTHWEST FLOW THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK BUT ANOTHER BROAD TROUGH BEGINS TO FORM ACROSS THE WEST. BY THURSDAY...SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW SHOULD BRING MORE SHOWERS TO GEORGIA. && .AVIATION... INTENSE CLOSED LOW WILL MOVE RAPIDLY FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS INTO THE OHIO VALLEY NEXT 24 HOURS...THEN WEAKEN AND STALL OVER THE OH/PA/WV AREA INTO THE EARLY PART OF NEXT WEEK. TRAILING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO GA LATE TONIGHT AND SUN. EXPECT A DIMINISHING SQUALL LINE TO REACH THE ATL TAF SITES AROUND MIDNIGHT...MOVING TOWARD AHN...MCN...AND CSG BY DAYBREAK. HIGH SHEAR...VERY LOW CAPE/INSTABILITY SITUATION. IMPRESSIVE 60-70KT LLJ OVERNIGHT. EVEN WITHOUT STRONG TSRA...STRONG SFC WINDS WILL PLAGUE TAF SITES OVERNIGHT AND EARLY SUN. REDEVELOPMENT OF SQUALL LINE POSSIBLE EAST OF FFC TAF SITES AFT 18Z SUN ACROSS SC/SE GA/N FL. CEILINGS... EXTENSIVE HIGH CLOUD COVER EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH 00Z IN ADVANCE OF UPSTREAM STORM SYSTEM...BUT CIGS WILL REMAIN VFR THROUGH 00Z. FIRST SIGN OF ANY LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE COMES IN THE 20-24Z PERIOD...WHEN SCT SC/CU SHOULD BEGIN TO DEVELOP. CIGS WILL LOWER QUICKLY WITH APPROACH OF EXPECTED SQUALL LINE NEAR 06Z...AND SHOULD BECOME IFR DURING THE 06Z-12Z PERIOD FROM WEST TO EAST. VISIBILITY... VFR UNTIL SQUALL LINE MOVES INTO THE AREA 06Z AND LATER. BRIEF PERIOD OF IFR...1SM VISIBILITY CAN BE EXPECTED DURING HEAVIEST PART OF SQUALL LINE...BUT IN GENERAL VSBY SHOULD REMAIN MVFR OR BETTER. WX... NONE UNTIL SQUALL LINE REACHES THE AREA 06Z-12Z PERIOD. THEN...EXCEPT FAST MOVING SQUALL LINE THROUGH THE AREA...WITH POSSIBLE SECONDARY DEVELOPMENT TOWARD 12Z. LOW INSTABILITY...LOW DEWPOINTS...SUGGEST LITTLE LIGHTNING WITH WIND MAIN THREAT...ESPECIALLY IF CONVECTION CAN HELP TRANSLATE LLJ DOWN TO SFC. NONETHELESS...WILL ADVERTISE TSRA WITH SQUALL LINE AS CANNOT RULE OUT A FEW LIGHTNING STRIKES...BUT WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED IF EVENT EVOLVES MAINLY AS STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND BRIEF HEAVY RAIN. WIND... EAST FLOW NOW BEING REALIZED AT ALL TAF SITES AS SFC RIDGE HAS MOVED INTO THE CAROLINAS. E-SE FLOW WILL PREVAIL THROUGHOUT THE DAY IN ADVANCE OF THE APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM. A STRONG GRADIENT WILL QUICKLY DEVELOP AND EXPECT WINDS OF 12-15KTS WITH GUSTS TO 20KTS BY AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS OF 15-20KTS WITH GUSTS TO 35KTS MAY OCCUR WITH SHRA/TSRA ACTIVITY IN THE 06Z-09Z PERIOD GIVEN STRONG LLJ PRESENT. THIS AND ASSOCIATED LLWS WILL BE THE MAIN CONCERN FOR THIS TAF VALID PERIOD. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ATHENS 66 49 62 41 62 / 0 90 70 5 5 ATLANTA 66 50 63 39 61 / 5 90 60 5 5 BLAIRSVILLE 56 46 61 35 57 / 10 90 60 5 5 CARTERSVILLE 64 48 64 36 60 / 10 90 40 5 5 COLUMBUS 71 56 69 44 68 / 0 80 60 10 5 GAINESVILLE 58 47 61 40 58 / 5 90 70 5 5 MACON 70 54 67 41 67 / 0 70 60 10 5 ROME 63 48 64 38 61 / 20 90 30 10 5 PEACHTREE CITY 65 49 66 36 62 / 0 90 60 5 5 VIDALIA 72 54 69 49 67 / 0 30 40 10 5 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && 41/19
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 612 AM EST SAT FEB 24 2007 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-251100- 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- 612 AM EST SAT FEB 24 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT ...ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE EXTREME WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA TONIGHT... .SYNOPSIS... A STRONG CLOSED UPPER LOW WILL MOVE FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TOWARD THE OHIO VALLEY TODAY AND TONIGHT. A TRAILING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO GEORGIA LATE TONIGHT. .PRIMARY HAZARDS... THE PRIMARY HAZARD FROM THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY WILL BE DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. THE MOST LIKELY AREA FOR DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE CONFINED TO THE EXTREME WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA COUNTIES...WEST OF A CARROLLTON TO ROME LINE. THIS IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR WITH A DIMINISHING SQUALL LINE IN THE HOURS AROUND MIDNIGHT SATURDAY OR SHORTLY THEREAFTER INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS SUNDAY. .DISCUSSION... A STRONG SPRINGLIKE STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS INTO THE OHIO VALLEY TODAY THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY. A TRAILING COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE PARENT SURFACE LOW INTO THE MID SOUTH. THIS FRONT WILL REACH GEORGIA LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY. STRONG INSTABILITY AND SHEAR IS EXPECTED TO RESULT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN INTENSE SQUALL LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MID SOUTH BY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AS THIS MOVES EAST TOWARD GEORGIA...IT WILL MOVE INTO AN INCREASINGLY LESS FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR THUNDERSTORMS...WITH DEWPOINTS IN THE 40S...LITTLE OR NO CAPE...AND LIFTED INDICIES NEAR OR ABOVE ZERO. HOWEVER...SHEAR AND HELICITY WILL BE QUITE STRONG. THUS...ALTHOUGH THE SQUALL LINE WILL DIMINISH CONSIDERABLY BEFORE REACHING GEORGIA...STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY STILL OCCUR WITH THE SQUALL LINE AS IT REACHES THE GEORGIA BORDER NEAR OR SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. AS THE SQUALL LINE CONTINUES FURTHER EAST INTO THE STATE...TOWARD ATLANTA...FURTHER WEAKENING IS EXPECTED AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DROP OR REMAIN BELOW SEVERE LIMITS AT THAT TIME...EVEN THOUGH WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH MAY STILL BE POSSIBLE. THE LACK OF INSTABILITY WILL LIMIT LIGHTNING ACTIVITY. FURTHERMORE...THE FAST MOVEMENT OF THE SYSTEM WILL LIMIT RAINFALL AMOUNTS TO LESS THAN 0.50 INCH IN MOST AREAS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN EAST CENTRAL AND MIDDLE GEORGIA SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS SQUALL LINE REDEVELOPMENT MAY OCCUR. HOWEVER...THE MAIN SEVERE THREAT IS EXPECTED TO BE FURTHER EAST INTO SOUTH CAROLINA AND ALONG THE COAST. THERE WILL BE ANOTHER THREAT FOR THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. OTHERWISE...HAZARDOUS WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED FOR THE PERIOD MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... LIMITED SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED IN EXTREME WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA AROUND OR SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. 19
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 22 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 13:15 UTC.
2 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
The Newnan Times-Herald reported that lightning set a home on Bethlehem Church Road on fire. The lightning actually struck an adjacent tree which caused the lightning to travel through a cable starting a fire in the garage.
The Newnan Times-Herald reported that lightning struck an outbuilding on 140 Bill Hart Road. The building housed a cabinet shop.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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: 17481, 17484.