The same upper low that brought a number of large hail storms to north and central Georgia on June 11th and 12th remained over the northeast, but was shifting slightly further east. Isolated thunderstorms, a few severe, continued to develop during the afternoon, but were confined primarily to north Georgia on this day.
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The same upper low that brought a number of large hail storms to north and central Georgia on June 11th and 12th remained over the northeast, but was shifting slightly further east. Isolated thunderstorms, a few severe, continued to develop during the afternoon, but were confined primarily to north Georgia on this day. Several produced frequent cloud-to-ground lightning, but only isolated storms became severe.
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 Jun 14, 10:27 AM EST, 3 hours 31 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1127 AM EDT THU JUN 14 2007 .UPDATE... MORNING UPPER ANALYSIS AND SATL WV SHOW A SHORTWAVE OVER NE AL AND DIVING DOWN THE AL/GA LINE. A MODIFIED 12Z FFC SOUNDING INDICATES A MODERATELY MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS IN-PLACE TODAY WITH CAPES PROGD TO REACH 2000-2500 J/KG WITH -3 TO -6 LIS. WIND SHEAR IS NIL. AREA DEWPOINTS ARE NOT TOO IMPRESSIVE...AVERAGING LOW 60S AROUND THE STATE. HOWEVER...ALL INDICES SUPPORT SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING TSTM DEVELOPMENT TODAY...WITH THE STRONGER AND MORE WIDESPREAD COVERAGE GENERALLY EXPECTED SOUTH OF LA GRANGE...TO GRIFFIN...TO ATHENS LINE WHERE THE UPPER SHORTWAVE HAS THE GREATER POTENTIAL TO INTERACT WITH INCREASING INSTABILITIES AND MOISTURE DURING MAX HEATING. WBZ AND FREEZING HGTS ARE DOWN AROUND 11.5KFT...SUPPORTING A POTENTIAL FOR LARGE HAIL WITH THE STRONGER STORMS. THIS COUPLED WITH A SLIGHT DOWNBURST THREAT FROM SOME MID LEVEL DRY AIR POSSIBLY ADVECTING IN FROM THE NORTH HAS WARRANTED A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE STORMS ACROSS MUCH OF THE STATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AT THIS TIME...SUSPECT THE GREATER THREAT WILL BE CENTRAL AND SOUTH GA BEGINNING AROUND 3-4 PM...BUT WILL HAVE TO MONITOR ALL AREAS CLOSELY. OTHERWISE...HAVE UPDATED ZONES TO INCREASE TODAYS HIGHS A DEGREE OR TWO WHILE REST OF FORECAST LOOKS ON TRACK. /39 ......................PREVIOUS DISCUSSION..................... .SHORT TERM /TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY/... A MIX OF THE NAM/GFS SEEMS TO BE APPROPRIATE FOR THE SHORT TERM. EACH MODEL INDICATES SIGNIFICANT SHORT WAVES MOVING ACROSS THE CWA OVER THE NEXT 2 DAYS AS THE H5 LOW REMAINS OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST. THE NEXT SIGNIFICANT SHORT WAVE IS SEEN VERY WELL ON THE WATER VAPOR WITH THE VORT MAX OVER EASTERN KY. MODELS PICK UP ON THIS AND BRING IT ALONG THE GA/AL/TN BORDER BY 12Z AND RIDES ALONG THE GA/AL BORDER THROUGH THE DAY. CURRENT ACTIVITY ASSOCIATED WITH THE SHORT WAVE HAS DIMINISHED CONSIDERABLY AND FEEL THIS TREND WILL CONTINUE UNTIL LATER TODAY WITH DAYTIME HEATING. PER THE LOCATION OF THE SHORT WAVE FEEL THE BEST CHANCE OF CONVECTION WILL BE EASTERN AND CENTRAL GA AS THE VORT MAX AND ASSOCIATED PVA MOVES INTO CENTRAL GA AT 18Z. HOWEVER DO NOT WANT TO LEAVE NORTH GA OUT OF THE PICTURE AT THIS POINT AS BOTH MODELS KEEP MOISTURE OVER THE ENTIRE CWA THROUGH THE DAY. WILL GO WITH HIGHER POPS ACROSS CENTRAL GA BUT KEEPING THEM IN THE HIGH CHANCE CATEGORY WHICH IS HIGHER THAN MOS GUIDANCE. CAPES/LIS NOT IMPRESSIVE HOWEVER EXPERIENCE OF THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS TELLS THAT THERE IS THE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. BASED ON MAX TEMPS YESTERDAY...WILL GO ON THE HIGH SIDE OF GUIDANCE TODAY. WILL CONTINUE WITH CHANCE POPS DURING THE DAY AND SLIGHT CHANCE TO CHANCE DURING THE NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. PROBLEM IS THE TIMING OF THE SHORT WAVES AND THE MODELS ABILITIES TO CATCH EACH SHORT WAVE THE FURTHER INTO THE FORECAST WE GO. BOTH NAM/GFS INDICATE THE H5 LOW SHIFTS NORTHEAST AS THE H5 RIDGE TO OUR WEST BEGINS BUILDING INTO THE CWA SATURDAY. EVEN WITH THE RIDGE BUILDING...THERE SHOULD BE ENOUGH LOW LEVEL MOISTURE TO COMBINE WITH AFTERNOON HEATING TO PRODUCE ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ON SATURDAY. ALSO WENT CLOSE TO A BLEND OF THE GUIDANCE TEMPS THROUGH SATURDAY. .LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... H5 RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE EASTERN U.S. THIS SHOULD END THE CHANCE OF PRECIP FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS EARLY IN THE LONG TERM. A FAIRLY STRONG SHORT WAVE MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND BEGINS DIGGING INTO THE MIDWEST BY TUESDAY. THIS WILL TAP INTO GULF MOISTURE AND TRANSPORT IT OVER THE CWA TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. MODELS HAVE BEEN CONSISTENT WITH THIS FEATURE ALTHOUGH THERE ARE TIMING DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE MODEL RUNS WITH THE 14/00Z RUNNING ABOUT 12 HOURS FASTER THAN THE 13/18Z RUN. WILL MAINTAIN CHANCE POPS THROUGH THURSDAY. && .AVIATION... PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES THIS MORNING WITH AREAS OF PATCHY FOG. SHOULD SEE ANOTHER DAY LIKE YESTERDAY WITH AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHRA/TSRA ACROSS THE STATE. THERE IS A WEAK WAVE EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO TH ESTATE FROM THE EAST EARLIER TODAY SO MAY SEE SHRA/TSRA POP UP A LITTLE EARLIER BUT IT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL CONTINUE OUT OF THE E TO SE AT 5 TO 10KT. NO RESTRICTIONS TO VSBY EXPECTED EXCEPT IN AND AROUND TSRA LATER TODAY. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ATHENS 81 62 80 62 88 / 60 40 50 30 20 ATLANTA 84 65 82 65 89 / 60 30 50 20 20 BLAIRSVILLE 81 59 75 57 80 / 60 40 50 20 20 CARTERSVILLE 88 60 83 60 87 / 60 30 50 20 20 COLUMBUS 88 66 87 66 93 / 50 20 50 10 20 GAINESVILLE 82 62 78 63 86 / 60 40 50 20 20 MACON 87 63 88 65 92 / 60 30 50 20 20 ROME 90 63 86 62 92 / 50 30 50 10 20 PEACHTREE CITY 85 61 83 61 90 / 60 30 50 20 20 VIDALIA 84 64 84 65 90 / 60 30 50 30 20 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && 17/01
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1055 AM EDT THU JUN 14 2007 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-151030- 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- 1055 AM EDT THU JUN 14 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .SYNOPSIS... AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM REMAINS SITUATED ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST. A LARGE BUT WEAK AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE COVERS MUCH OF THE EASTERN PART OF THE COUNTRY. .PRIMARY HAZARDS... THE PRIMARY HAZARD WILL BE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS. ALTHOUGH THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA...THE MOST LIKELY AREA FOR SEVERE ACTIVITY WILL BE GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LA GRANGE...TO GRIFFIN...TO ATHENS LINE. .DISCUSSION... A SERIES OF WEAK SHORTWAVES ROTATING THROUGH THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH CENTERED NEAR THE ATLANTIC COAST...SHOULD PROVIDE ENOUGH LIFT FOR SCATTERED THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. DAYTIME HEATING WILL ALLOW CAPES TO APPROACH 2000...AND LIFTED INDICES WILL BE AROUND MINUS 2 TO MINUS 4. THIS MAY CAUSE SOME STORMS TO BE SEVERE...PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED EACH DAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST INFORMATION FOR POSSIBLE ACTIVATION THIS AFTERNOON.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 144 PM EDT THU JUN 14 2007 GAZ006-141815- 144 PM EDT THU JUN 14 2007 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND PEA SIZED HAIL IN FANNIN COUNTY UNTIL 215 PM EDT... AT 143 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR OASIS...MOVING SOUTH AT 15 MPH. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE PEA SIZED HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH AS IT MOVES ACROSS FANNIN COUNTY THROUGH 215 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...OASIS AND HIGDON. BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS MAY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 227 PM EDT THU JUN 14 2007 GAZ014-141900- 227 PM EDT THU JUN 14 2007 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND PEA SIZED HAIL IN DAWSON COUNTY UNTIL 300 PM EDT... AT 224 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR JUNO...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE PEA SIZED HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH AS IT MOVES ACROSS DAWSON COUNTY THROUGH 300 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE JUNO...MCKEE AND DAWSONVILLE. BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS MAY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 244 PM EDT THU JUN 14 2007 GAZ007-141915- 244 PM EDT THU JUN 14 2007 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR PEA SIZED HAIL AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING IN GILMER COUNTY UNTIL 315 PM EDT... AT 241 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER TALONA...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 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 GILMER COUNTY THROUGH 315 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE TALONA...CARTECAY...ELLIJAY AND EAST ELLIJAY. BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS MAY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 258 PM EDT THU JUN 14 2007 GAZ014-141945- 258 PM EDT THU JUN 14 2007 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR PEA SIZED HAIL AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING IN DAWSON COUNTY UNTIL 345 PM EDT... AT 253 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER JUNO...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 DAWSON COUNTY THROUGH 345 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE JUNO...MCKEE AND DAWSONVILLE. BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS MAY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.
The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 153 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:56 UTC.
2 hail, 1 lightning, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
The Union County Emergency Management Director reported that lightning struck three structures in the city, including the 911 center. Damage there was confined mainly to electronic equipment. Minor damage occurred to the other structures. In addition to the lightning, pea-sized hail fell for up to five minutes in the city.
The Cherokee County Emergency Management Director reported penny-sized hail.
The Floyd County Emergency Management Director reported that a roof on a stand alone garage was blown off and a couple of the windows were blown out as a result of a thunderstorm downburst. At least six trees were also blown down in the area. In addition, a trampoline was picked up and moved several feet from its original location.
The Floyd County Emergency Management Director reported nickel-sized hail.
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