S. This resulted in a continuation of scattered afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms across the southern states.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
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 broad area of weak low pressure aloft persisted across the south central and southeast U.S. This resulted in a continuation of scattered afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms across the southern states. Storms on this particular day were all non-severe, although many produced frequent cloud-to-ground lightning. Isolated storms produced locally heavy rain and wind gusts up to 40 mph.
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 9, 2:09 PM EST, 38 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 309 PM EDT MON JUL 9 2007 .SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/... 12Z ANALYSES FROM THIS MORNING SHOW WEAK SHORTWAVE LIFTING OUT WITH ANOTHER ONE APPROACHING FROM THE WEST...WITH YET A LARGER ONE DEVELOPING OVER THE PLAINS. MAIN PLAYER FOR THE EXTENDED STILL GEARING UP OVER SOUTHERN CANADA...MORE ON THAT LATER. FOR THIS EVENING...TEMPS IN THE UPPER 80S AND DEWPOINTS IN THE LOWER 70S HAVE COMBINED TO PRODUCE AT LEAST MODERATE INSTABILITY WITH CAPES FROM 100-2500 J/KG AND LIS -2 TO -5C. HOWEVER...WITH LITTLE TO NO SHEAR...EXPECT MORE OF THE TYPICAL PULSE THUNDERSTORMS. STILL HAVE THE SURFACE HIGH IN PLACE OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC PROVIDING PLENTIFUL MOISTURE FLOWING IN FROM THE SOUTH. THUS IN A DIURNAL TREND...THIS PATTERN SHOULD CONTINUE ON TUESDAY BUT EXPECT SLIGHTLY MORE COVERAGE IN THE NORTH AS THE LARGER SHORTWAVE CURRENTLY IN THE PLAINS BEGINS TO APPROACH. EXPECT WEDNESDAY TO HAVE THE BEST COVERAGE AS THE VERY IMPRESSIVE UPPER TROUGH DIPPING DOWN FROM CANADA PUSHES THE PLAINS SHORTWAVE INTO OUR AREA...WITH AN ELONGATED FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE GREAT LAKES THROUGH THE TENNESSEE AND LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEYS. TIMING OF THE FRONT ON WEDNESDAY IS VERY TRICKY AND AS A RESULT... SO WILL HIGH TEMPERATURES ON WEDNESDAY BE JUST AS DIFFICULT. THE GFS...GIVEN THE TIMING AND REASONABLE AGREEMENT WITH OTHER MODELS...WAS CHOSEN OVER THE NAM WHICH WAS A SLIGHT OUTLIER. HOWEVER HAD TO MAKE SOME ADJUSTMENTS TO TEMPS ON WEDNESDAY FOR ASSUMED FRONTAL TIMING...BUMPING TEMPS UP IN THE SOUTHEAST A TAD. DIDNT MAKE TOO MANY CHANGES AS IT IS STILL A COUPLE OF DAYS OUT...WILL PIN DOWN AS WE GET CLOSER. .LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/... UPPER TROUGH BEGINS TO PUSH INTO THE SOUTHEAST FOR THE EXTENDED... WITH ALL EXTENDED GUIDANCE SEEMING TO AGREE THAT THE AFOREMENTIONED FRONT WILL MAKE IT THROUGH THE AREA RESULTING IN A NORMAL TO BELOW NORMAL WEEKEND (DEPENDING ON LOCATION)...HIGHS IN THE MID 80S FOR MOST OF THE AREA WITH A FEW LOCATIONS IN CENTRAL GEORGIA CREEPING INTO THE UPPER 80S TO NEAR 90. SECONDARY FRONT IS INDICATED ON SOME OF THE MODELS TO PUSH THROUGH OVER THE WEEKEND...SO SLIGHT TO CHANCE POPS REMAIN IN THE FORECAST FOR MOST OF THE EXTENDED. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ATHENS 72 92 70 89 70 / 20 40 20 30 40 ATLANTA 73 90 72 88 71 / 20 40 20 40 30 BLAIRSVILLE 66 82 66 83 65 / 20 60 20 50 50 CARTERSVILLE 70 88 69 87 68 / 20 50 20 50 40 COLUMBUS 74 92 74 94 74 / 20 30 20 30 20 GAINESVILLE 72 88 70 87 69 / 20 50 20 40 40 MACON 73 93 72 92 74 / 20 30 20 20 20 ROME 71 88 70 89 70 / 20 60 20 50 50 PEACHTREE CITY 69 89 69 87 68 / 20 40 20 30 30 VIDALIA 74 94 74 94 74 / 30 30 20 20 20 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && TDP
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1146 AM EDT MON JUL 9 2007 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-101230- 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- 1146 AM EDT MON JUL 9 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS...A FEW STRONG...EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .SYNOPSIS... A WEAKENING SURFACE LOW OVER SOUTHEAST GEORGIA WILL CONTINUE MOVING EAST TODAY...WHILE A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE OVER ALABAMA WILL MOVE TOWARD THE STATE THIS AFTERNOON. .PRIMARY HAZARDS... THE PRIMARY HAZARDS FROM THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL BE FREQUENT LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS...AND LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS. MOST LIKELY TIME FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE BETWEEN 2 PM AND 8 PM. .DISCUSSION... SURFACE DEWPOINTS IN THE UPPER 60S TO LOWER 70S...HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 80S...VALUES OF CAPE IN THE 1500 TO 2500 RANGE...AND LIFTED INDICIES BETWEEN -2 AND -4 WILL BE MORE THAN ENOUGH INSTABILITY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...THE APPROACHING SHORT WAVE ALOFT WILL PROVIDE ENOUGH LIFT TO ALLOW A FEW OF THE THUNDERSTORMS TO PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS ALONG WITH FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY ISOLATED TO SCATTERED...MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA THROUGH SUNDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 153 PM EDT MON JUL 9 2007 GAZ042-091845- 153 PM EDT MON JUL 9 2007 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR PEA SIZED HAIL AND 40 MPH WINDS IN CARROLL COUNTY UNTIL 245 PM EDT... AT 148 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER CENTRAL CARROLL COUNTY...MOVING EAST AT 10 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 ACROSS CARROLL COUNTY THROUGH 245 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE RURAL EAST CENTRAL CARROLL COUNTY. BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS MAY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 224 PM EDT MON JUL 9 2007 GAZ001-091915- 224 PM EDT MON JUL 9 2007 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR PEA SIZED HAIL AND 40 MPH WINDS IN DADE COUNTY UNTIL 315 PM EDT... AT 219 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF NEW ENGLAND. 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 MOVES ACROSS DADE COUNTY THROUGH 315 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE WILDWOOD...NEW ENGLAND...CLOUDLAND STATE PARK AND TRENTON. BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS MAY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 237 PM EDT MON JUL 9 2007 GAZ020-021-091900- 237 PM EDT MON JUL 9 2007 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR PEA SIZED HAIL AND 45 MPH WINDS IN CHEROKEE AND BARTOW COUNTIES UNTIL 300 PM EDT... AT 235 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER PINE LOG. THE THUNDERSTORM WAS NEARLY STATIONARY...AND WILL AFFECT EASTERN BARTOW AND WESTERN CHEROKEE COUNTIES. 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 CHEROKEE AND BARTOW COUNTIES THROUGH 300 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE PINE LOG AND FUNKHOUSER. BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS MAY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 249 PM EDT MON JUL 9 2007 GAZ043-044-091915- 249 PM EDT MON JUL 9 2007 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR PEA SIZED HAIL AND 40 MPH WINDS IN DOUGLAS AND FULTON COUNTIES UNTIL 315 PM EDT... AT 248 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER CHAPEL HILL...MOVING EAST AT 10 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 ACROSS DOUGLAS AND FULTON COUNTIES THROUGH 315 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE CHAPEL HILL...EAST POINT AND COLLEGE PARK. BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS MAY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 321 PM EDT MON JUL 9 2007 GAZ013-014-091945- 321 PM EDT MON JUL 9 2007 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR HEAVY RAIN IN PICKENS AND DAWSON COUNTIES UNTIL 345 PM EDT... AT 313 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER MARBLEHILL...MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AS IT MOVES ACROSS PICKENS AND DAWSON COUNTIES THROUGH 345 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE TATE...MARBLEHILL...JASPER...MCKEE...JUNO...AMICALOLA FALLS STATE PARK AND DAWSONVILLE. HEAVY DOWNPOURS MAY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND RAPID RISES ON SMALL STREAMS.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 334 PM EDT MON JUL 9 2007 GAZ054-092015- 334 PM EDT MON JUL 9 2007 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR FREQUENT LIGHTNING IN FAYETTE COUNTY UNTIL 415 PM EDT... AT 330 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER SANDY CREEK...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 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 ACROSS FAYETTE COUNTY THROUGH 415 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE TYRONE...SANDY CREEK...LEES MILL...PEACHTREE CITY... KENWOOD...FAYETTEVILLE...INMAN AND WOOLSEY. BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS MAY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. LIGHTNING DETECTION SYSTEMS INDICATE NUMEROUS CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES ACROSS FAYETTE COUNTY...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF TYRONE...SANDY CREEK...LEES MILL...PEACHTREE CITY...KENWOOD... FAYETTEVILLE...INMAN AND WOOLSEY. RESIDENTS IN THIS AREA SHOULD STAY INDOORS. ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES AND TELEPHONES SHOULD NOT BE USED UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY.
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 15 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:47 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
The Fayette County Emergency Management Director reported that a couple of trees were down on power lines on Merrydale Road southeast of Fayetteville.
The Fayette County Emergency Management Director reported that lightning struck two homes, one in Peachtree City on Smokey Way and another in Fayetteville on Chateau Drive. Moderate damage resulted to both structures. In addition, a person was struck and injured by lightning on Winter Valley Court in Fayetteville.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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