June 25th proved to be one of the more significant severe weather days during the month. This was the result of a strong short wave in westerly flow aloft and a very unstable and moist atmosphere present over the area.
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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.
June 25th proved to be one of the more significant severe weather days during the month. This was the result of a strong short wave in westerly flow aloft and a very unstable and moist atmosphere present over the area. Damaging downburst winds, large hail, and most significantly a number of lightning incidents were reported.
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 25, 4:25 AM EST, 7 hours 45 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 525 AM EDT MON JUN 25 2007 .SHORT TERM /TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... THE MAIN FEATURES INFLUENCING THE SHORT TERM FORECAST PERIOD WILL BE THE UPPER LEVEL AND SURFACE RIDGES. THE LARGE BUT FAIRLY FLAT UPPER RIDGE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE ENTIRE SOUTHEASTERN U.S. THROUGH WEDNESDAY. HOWEVER...THERE IS A WEAKNESS STUCK UNDER THE RIDGE FROM THE OHIO VALLEY TO THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. THIS HAS ALLOWED WIDELY SCATTERED AFTERNOON CONVECTION TO DEVELOP THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS...EFFECTING MAINLY FAR NORTH AND WEST GEORGIA. THIS WEAKNESS REMAINS IN PLACE TODAY BUT LOSES SOME DEFINITION BY TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. BEST CHANCES FOR AFTERNOON AND EVENING CONVECTION MAY END UP BEING TODAY...ALTHOUGH DIFFERENCES WILL BE FAIRLY SMALL. BEST CHANCES REMAIN THE FAR NORTH AND WEST. WITH THE UPPER RIDGE IN PLACE TODAY SHOULD BE ANOTHER HOT ONE...BUT WE SHOULD SHAVE A FEW DEGREES OFF HIGHS TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AS THE SURFACE RIDGE STRENGTHENS A BIT TURNING THE LOW LEVEL FLOW MORE SOUTHEAST TO EASTERLY. STILL... I EXPECT TEMPERATURES AT OR A LITTLE ABOVE SEASONAL NORMALS THROUGH WEDNESDAY MOST AREAS. .LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/... MODELS SHOW UPPER PATTERN SHIFTING AS WE MOVE THROUGH THE EXTENDED FORECAST PERIOD. THE FAIRLY FLAT PATTERN WE HAVE NOW OVER THE U.S. BEGINS AMPLIFYING WITH A RIDGE BUILDING OVER THE ROCKIES AND WESTERN PLAINS AND A TROUGH DIGGING INTO THE EASTERN U.S.. BY LATE IN THE WEEK THE NORTHWEST FLOW DEVELOPING OVER THE EASTERN U.S. HELPS DRIVE A COLD FRONT SOUTH OUT OF THE OHIO VALLEY INTO THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS. ALTHOUGH UPPER LEVEL DYNAMICS APPEAR TO REMAIN WELL NORTH AND EAST OF THE STATE...THERE SHOULD BE ENOUGH LOW LEVEL FORCING AND SUFFICIENT MOISTURE FOR BETTER CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AS THE FRONT SAGS SOUTH THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA. WITH THIS TIMING...DRIER AND MILDER AIRMASS SETTLES INTO NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA BY SUNDAY. WITH THE INCREASING LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AND WEAKENING UPPER RIDGE OVER THE REGION TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE COOLER THROUGH THE EXTENDED FORECAST PERIOD...BUT WILL REMAIN SEASONAL. && .AVIATION...WEAK UPPER LOW IN LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TODAY PERSISTS. SOME MID/HIGH CLOUDS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FEATURE SPREADING INTO GA THIS MORNING. EXPECT BEST LOCATION FOR ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT TODAY ALONG WESTERN AND NORTHERN SECTIONS OF THE STATE. CUMULUS STARTING TO DEVELOP AROUND 15Z AT 4 TO 5 THSD FT. LOCAL AREAS OF VISIBILITY 3 TO 5SM IN HAZE UNTIL 14Z...OTHERWISE UNRESTRICTED. WINDS SOUTHWEST 10 KT BY 16Z. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ATHENS 97 68 93 67 90 / 20 20 20 20 20 ATLANTA 94 71 91 71 89 / 30 20 20 20 20 BLAIRSVILLE 89 63 83 63 85 / 30 30 30 30 20 CARTERSVILLE 92 67 89 67 89 / 30 30 20 20 20 COLUMBUS 96 71 93 72 92 / 30 20 20 20 20 GAINESVILLE 93 68 91 68 89 / 30 20 20 20 20 MACON 98 69 94 70 92 / 10 10 10 10 10 ROME 96 68 93 69 92 / 30 30 30 30 20 PEACHTREE CITY 93 67 91 68 90 / 30 20 20 20 20 VIDALIA 96 70 92 71 91 / 10 5 10 10 10 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && 20/41
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1130 AM EDT MON JUN 25 2007 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-261045- 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- 1130 AM EDT MON JUN 25 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS...A FEW POSSIBLY SEVERE...ARE EXPECTED OVER MUCH OF NORTH AND WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .SYNOPSIS... WEAK LOW PRESSURE IS LOCATED OVER CENTRAL GEORGIA...WITH A HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTHEAST OVER THE CAROLINAS. DEWPOINTS ARE INCREASING OVER THE STATE...AS SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS BRING IN MORE MOISTURE. .PRIMARY HAZARDS... PRIMARY HAZARDS WILL BE LIGHTNING...STRONG WINDS...AND HAIL. .DISCUSSION... A COLD POOL OF AIR IN THE UPPER LEVELS OVER NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA AND AN INCREASINGLY MOIST SURFACE LAYER WILL PRODUCE A MODERATELY UNSTABLE ENVIRONMENT OVER NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. CAPES WILL BE AROUND 1500 WITH LIFTED INDICES MINUS FOUR TO MINUS SIX. WITHOUT SIGNIFICANT DYNAMICS...WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED...HOWEVER...ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE...MAINLY ACROSS NORTH AND WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA. ANY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THAT FORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL. IN ADDITION...WITH PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES AROUND 1.5 INCHES...SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY THERE WILL BE A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT...ALTHOUGH SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO RELAY SEVERE WEATHER REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 109 PM EDT MON JUN 25 2007 GAZ008-251800- 109 PM EDT MON JUN 25 2007 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR PEA SIZED HAIL AND 50 MPH WINDS IN UNION COUNTY UNTIL 200 PM EDT... AT 104 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM SUCHES TO 13 MILES NORTHWEST OF SUCHES...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE PEA SIZED HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AS THEY MOVE ACROSS UNION COUNTY THROUGH 200 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE SUCHES...VOGEL STATE PARK...DESOTO FALLS... OWLTON AND BLAIRSVILLE. BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS MAY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 163 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:08 UTC.
10 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, 7 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
The public reported golf ball-sized hail in the southeast part of the county between Hurst, Dial, and Margret. The hail, combined with estimated winds up to 55 mph, was large enough to crack windshields and cause damage near Wilscot Mountain on Georgia Highway 60.
The White County Emergency Management Director reported that nickel-sized hail occurred near the intersection of U.S. Highway 129 and Georgia Highway 75A northwest of Cleveland. In addition, the combination of the hail and estimated wind gusts of 50 to 60 mph caused damage to the windshields of several vehicles in the area. A number of tree limbs were also blown down on the road in the area.
An employee of the Jackson Electric Membership Cooperative, which provides power to this local area, observed penny-sized hail across the eastern part of the county north of Candler.
An employee of the Jackson Electric Membership Cooperative, which provides power to this local area, reported that six trees were down along Roy Parks Road east to northeast of Candler.
The Hall County 911 Center reported that lightning struck a building in the city causing minor damage.
The Jackson County 911 Center reported that a number of trees were down in the vicinity of Lanier and Mountain Creek Church Roads in the western part of the county. In addition, pea-sized hail was observed in Jefferson.
The Jasper County 911 Center reported that three to four trees were down on Georgia Highway 83 near Shady Dale.
The Banks County 911 Center reported that three trees were down at three different locations between Lula and Homer.
The Sumter County 911 Center reported that a power line was down about one mile west of Americus on U.S. Highway 280.
A storm spotter reported penny-sized hail in the Cumming area.
The Gwinnett Daily Post reported that lightning struck a home on Cross Creek Drive. The resulting fire caused heavy damage to the attic area.
The Madison County 911 Center reported that a couple of chicken houses were damaged along Macedonia Church Road from an apparent thunderstorm downburst or microburst.
The Forsyth County 911 Center reported that two homes and a tree were struck and set on fire by lightning. The homes were located on Aaron Phosby Road, Astoria Avenue, and Concord Village Lane. Damage was minor to moderate.
The public reported quarter-sized hail. One tree was also blown down in the area.
The Cherokee County 911 Center reported that lightning set a structure and a tree on fire near Holly Springs on Hawks Club Drive.
WSB Television of Atlanta reported that a 27-year old male construction worker was killed when struck by lightning. The individual was working on a house under construction. He and other workers sought shelter in the structure during the thunderstorm.
The Bartow County Emergency Management Director reported that two structural fires occurred as a result of lightning strikes.
An employee of the White Post Office reported that they observed penny-sized hail.
The Bartow County Emergency Management Director reported that a thunderstorm downburst or strong straight-line winds caused considerable damage to three docks at the Glade Marina along Lake Allatoona in the southeast part of the county. Several trees and power lines were also down in the area. In addition, the Bartow County 911 Center reported that three trees were down on Sugar Valley Road. Several power outages were reported from the area.
The Taylor County Emergency Management Director reported that a thunderstorm downburst or microburst blew a roof and rollup door off a shop. Several large tree limbs were blown off trees in the area as well.
The Fayette County Emergency Management Director reported that several homes were struck by lightning, one on New Hope Road, one near Georgia Highway 314 north of Fayetteville, one on Applewood Trace, and another between Georgia Highway 92 and Gingercake Lane. All damage reported was minor with no significant structural fires. A brush fire was also started in the Fayetteville area as a result of a lightning strike.
The public reported nickel-sized hail.
The Laurens County Emergency Management Director reported that about 25 trees were blown down between Rentz and Dexter, several blown down on structures. This likely the result of a downburst. One aluminum carport was also damaged. In addition, two power lines were also down.
The Pulaski County Emergency Management Director reported that eight trees were down in the Hawkinsville area. One building was also damaged.
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lightning, Forsyth | 2007-06-25 | 27 | Male | Permanent Home | Direct |
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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: 42035, 42437, 42440, 42441, 42443, 42444, 42451, 42453, 42458, 43107, 45622, 42461, 42466, 42462, 42464, 43149, 46301, 42471, 42472, 43154, 42473, 43118, 43124, 43133.