Northwest flow aloft and a very warm, moist, and unstable lower atmosphere led to scattered afternoon and evening shower and thunderstorm development. The strongest storms occurred in central sections of the state.
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The episode as NWS FFC wrote it up.
Northwest flow aloft and a very warm, moist, and unstable lower atmosphere led to scattered afternoon and evening shower and thunderstorm development. The strongest storms occurred in central sections of the state.
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 Jul 19, 10:29 AM EST, 3 hours 31 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1129 AM EDT THU JUL 19 2007 .UPDATE... NO CHANGES NEEDED TO THE CURRENT FORECAST PACKAGE DUE TO THE PERSISTENT WEATHER PATTERN. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE BEGINNING TO DEVELOP OVER NORTHEAST AL AND NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL GA AT THIS TIME. DIURNAL HEATING COMBINED WITH AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE OVER CENTRAL GA WILL CREATE AN UNSTABLE ENVIRONMENT (ADJUSTED CAPES NEAR 2000 J/KG) OVER THE FORECAST AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. ADEQUATE MOISTURE (PW 1.83 INCHES) IS IN PLACE FOR TSTMS WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAIN...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND OCCASIONAL WINDS GUSTS TO 40 MPH. CANNOT RULE OUT AN ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM...BUT MORE LIKELY TSTMS WILL REMAIN BELOW SVR LIMITS AND SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERTS SHOULD HANDLE THE SITUATION. 16 && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 505 AM EDT THU JUL 19 2007/ SHORT TERM /TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY/... MAIN PROBLEM WILL BE THE POPS TODAY AND FRIDAY. VERY GOOD COVERAGE WEDNESDAY WHICH THE MODELS DID NOT HANDLE WELL AND THAT HAS BEEN THE CASE FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS WITH THIS TROPICAL AIR IN PLACE. WILL CONTINUE WITH HIGH CHANCE TO LIKELY POPS ACROSS THE NORTH AND CHANCE ELSEWHERE TODAY...AND SREF HANDLES THIS WELL. OTHER PROBLEM IS THE PRECIP AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE NORTH PART OF THE CWA FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SREF DATA IS CONSISTENT WITH THIS POSITION AND ALSO IN BRINGING AN AREA OF CONVECTION INTO NORTH GEORGIA ALONG THE FRONT FRIDAY AFTERNOON. NGM ODDLY ENOUGH SHOWS THIS WELL IN THE QPF FIELDS HOWEVER THE FWC NUMBERS DO NOT CORRESPOND. HAVING SAID THAT WILL GO WITH HIGH CHANCE CENTRAL AND LIKELY NORTH ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING. NEXT PROBLEM IS THE FRONTAL POSITION SATURDAY AFTERNOON. BY 00Z SUN MAV HAS THE FRONT ALONG AN AGS TO LGC LINE WHILE THE NAM HAS THE FRONT IN SOUTH GEORGIA. SREF IS MORE IN LINE WITH THE NAM...HOWEVER THIS IS JULY IN GEORGIA AND THE UPPER PATTERN DOES NOT SEEM TO SUPPORT SUCH A SOUTHERLY PUSH OF THE FRONT. WILL GO MORE ALONG WITH THE GFS NAM MIX AND KEEP LOW POPS ALONG THE FRONT ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE CWA SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND KEEPING CONDITIONS DRY NORTH OF THE FRONT. TEMPS A BIT TRICKY TODAY AS GFS/MAV SHOWING A DRY FORECAST FOR TODAY AND THEREFORE MUCH WARMER TEMPS WHILE THE NAM/MET INDICATING A PERSISTENCE FORECAST AND TEMPS MORE IN LINE WITH YESTERDAYS MAX TEMPS. WILL OPT TO GO WITH PERSISTENCE TODAY AND AGAIN ON FRIDAY. LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... THE COLD FRONT MOVES INTO NORTH FLORIDA BY BY SUNDAY MORNING AND THEN DRIFTS NORTHWARD AND SLOWLY DISSIPATES MONDAY AND TUESDAY AS THE H5 TROUGH RE-ORGANIZES OVER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. THIS WILL PULL ATLANTIC MOISTURE BACK INTO THE CWA MONDAY. THIS WILL BRING CLIMO POPS AND TEMPS TO THE CWA FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK. AVIATION...UPDATED... OBS INDICATING CURRENT CLOUDS ABOVE 12000 FT. EXPECTING CU TO DEVELOP 2000-4000 FT...FEW TO SCATTERED...RISING TO 4500-6000 FT...SCATTERED TO BROKEN. PATCHY IFR TO MVFR VSBYS THIS MORNING DUE TO FOG/HAZE IMPROVING AROUND MID MORNING. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON. SURFACE WINDS GENERALLY W INCREASING TO AROUND 10 KTS. BDL && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ATHENS 92 71 92 68 90 / 40 20 60 20 10 ATLANTA 90 73 89 70 89 / 40 20 60 20 10 BLAIRSVILLE 84 66 79 60 84 / 50 20 60 20 10 CARTERSVILLE 89 70 88 67 89 / 40 20 60 20 10 COLUMBUS 94 73 95 73 93 / 30 20 40 40 20 GAINESVILLE 88 71 89 67 88 / 40 20 60 20 10 MACON 93 71 95 71 93 / 30 20 40 40 20 ROME 90 70 90 67 93 / 50 20 60 20 10 PEACHTREE CITY 90 70 90 67 90 / 40 20 50 30 10 VIDALIA 95 73 94 72 91 / 20 20 40 40 20 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && 17
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 500 AM EDT THU JUL 19 2007 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-200900- 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- 500 AM EDT THU JUL 19 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED OVER NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .SYNOPSIS... WEAK SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE EXTENDS OVER THE GULF COAST REGION FROM THE ATLANTIC AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. A SURFACE TROUGH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE CAROLINAS AND INTO GEORGIA. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO TENNESSEE LATE TONIGHT. .PRIMARY HAZARDS... THE PRIMARY HAZARD FROM THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE LIGHTNING. GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. THUNDERSTORMS COULD OCCUR ANY WHERE OVER NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .DISCUSSION... A MOIST AIRMASS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. CAPES WILL INCREASE 500 TO 2000 WITH LIFTED INDICES OF MINUS 2 TO MINUS 5. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA AND AID THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT. A FEW STORMS WILL BECOME STRONG. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY. THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER CENTRAL GEORGIA SATURDAY AND ACROSS THE AREA MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT. BDL
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 244 PM EDT THU JUL 19 2007 GAZ059-060-071-072-082-191930- 244 PM EDT THU JUL 19 2007 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR 35 MPH WINDS IN BIBB...JONES... MONROE...PUTNAM AND JASPER COUNTIES UNTIL 315 PM EDT... AT 244 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A BROKEN LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM ABOUT 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF ADGATEVILLE TO NEAR BOLINGBROKE...MOVING EAST AT 20 TO 25 MPH. WIND GUSTS OF 35 MPH ARE LIKELY AS THESE STORMS MOVE ACROSS PORTIONS OF BIBB...JONES...MONROE...PUTNAM AND JASPER COUNTIES THROUGH 330 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE ROUND OAK...HILLSBORO...BOLINGBROKE...ADGATEVILLE...WAYSIDE...BRADLEY...ARK WRIGHT...STANFORDVILLE...PAYNE...MACON...BLOUNTSVILLE...CLINTON...GRA Y...WARFIELD AND NONA. IN ADDITION TO STRONG WIND GUSTS...BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE LIKELY WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS NEAR ONE INCH POSSIBLE IN A SHORT TIME.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 245 PM EDT THU JUL 19 2007 GAZ005-012-191915- 245 PM EDT THU JUL 19 2007 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH IN GORDON AND MURRAY COUNTIES UNTIL 315 PM EDT... AT 242 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM RAMHURST TO BLACKWOOD...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE PEA SIZED HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AS THEY MOVE ACROSS GORDON AND MURRAY COUNTIES THROUGH 315 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE NICKELSVILLE...HOLLEY... BLACKWOOD...CHATSWORTH...AUDUBON...FARMVILLE. ..REDBUD... RAMHURST...CARTERS...OAKMAN AND RANGER. DRIVERS SHOULD USE CAUTION AS INTENSE RAINFALL MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS IS ALSO LIKELY. 16
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 250 PM EDT THU JUL 19 2007 GAZ001-002-191915- 250 PM EDT THU JUL 19 2007 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH IN DADE AND WALKER COUNTIES UNTIL 315 PM EDT... AT 248 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM WILDWOOD TO 27 MILES WEST OF RISING FAWN...MOVING EAST AT 20 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 DADE AND WALKER COUNTIES THROUGH 315 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE WILDWOOD...NEW ENGLAND...TRENTON... LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN...HINKLES...CLOUDLAND STATE PARK...RISING FAWN... HIGH POINT...FAIRVIEW...CHICKAMAUGA...CHATTANOOGA VALLEY AND ROSSVILLE. DRIVERS SHOULD USE CAUTION AS INTENSE RAINFALL MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS IS ALSO LIKELY. 16
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 252 PM EDT THU JUL 19 2007 GAZ069-191930- 252 PM EDT THU JUL 19 2007 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH IN UPSON COUNTY UNTIL 330 PM EDT... AT 252 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER LOG TOWN...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. FREQUENT LIGHTNING...WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH AND HEAVY RAIN ARE LIKELY AS THIS STORM MOVES ACROSS UPSON COUNTY THROUGH 330 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM INCLUDE LOG TOWN.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 257 PM EDT THU JUL 19 2007 GAZ072-191930- 257 PM EDT THU JUL 19 2007 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH IN JONES COUNTY UNTIL 330 PM EDT... AT 257 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM NEAR BLOUNTSVILLE TO NEAR CLINTON...AND MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. WIND GUSTS OF 45 MPH...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN ARE LIKELY AS THESE STORMS MOVE ACROSS JONES COUNTY THROUGH 330 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE WAYSIDE...CLINTON...BRADLEY...BLOUNTSVILLE...GRAY...JAMES AND HADDOCK.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 300 PM EDT THU JUL 19 2007 GAZ048-191930- 300 PM EDT THU JUL 19 2007 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH IN NEWTON COUNTY UNTIL 330 PM EDT... AT 259 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS MUCH OF NEWTON COUNTY...AND MOVING MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. FREQUENT LIGHTNING...WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND RAINFALL AMOUNTS NEAR ONE INCH CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 30 MINUTES TO AN HOUR ACROSS NEWTON COUNTY. DRIVERS SHOULD USE CAUTION AS INTENSE RAINFALL MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS IS ALSO LIKELY.
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 64 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:01 UTC.
4 thunderstorm wind, 2 lightning, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
The Atlanta-Journal & Constitution reported that a 29-year old male was struck by lightning while doing construction work on a building in the Sandy Springs area. Co-workers used a forklift to move him to the ground where he was treated by emergency medical technicians. He was treated on site and then transported to a local hospital.
The Newton Citizen of Rockdale reported that lightning struck a home on Williams Road near Georgia Highway 81. Extensive damage resulted to the attic. The four occupants were displaced from their home. Lightning also knocked out the power line to a home on Georgia Highway 142, but there was no fire reported that this site.
The public observed penny-sized hail.
The public reported that thunderstorm wind gusts blew a roof and several tin walls off a storage shed at Belda Farms incorporated in far easterly Dooly county near the Pulaski county line.
The public reported penny-sized hail.
The Pulaski County 911 Center reported that several trees were down on U.S. Highway 341 south and Lower River Road, southeast of Hawkinsville.
The Wilcox County Emergency Management Director and the Wilcox County 911 Center reported that several trees and power lines were down in the Pineview, Abbeville, and Rochelle areas. Much of the Pineview area was left without power. In addition, two delivery vehicles were blown off the road south of Rochelle.
The Crisp County Sheriff reported that two trees were blown down on Georgia Highway 300 near mile marker five west of Wenona. He estimated winds at 60 mph. The Crisp County 911 Center reported that an additional two trees were down on Old Albany Road near Raines.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Georgia in 2007Every state in 2007This day in weather historyWarnings in Georgia, July 2007
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