A strong short wave aloft, combined with daytime heating, brought scattered strong to severe thunderstorms to much of north and central Georgia. Only isolated storms reached severe limits.
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The episode as NWS FFC wrote it up.
A strong short wave aloft, combined with daytime heating, brought scattered strong to severe thunderstorms to much of north and central Georgia. Only isolated storms reached severe limits. Several discrete lines of strong to severe thunderstorms were observed from mid-afternoon through the early evening hours on the 8th. Thunderstorms also developed during the afternoon of the 9th as well. However, the only incident reported on the 9th was a lightning strike.
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 8, 2:37 PM EST, 28 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 337 PM EDT FRI JUN 8 2007 .SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/... UPPER RIDGE REMAINS THE DOMINATE FEATURE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN STATES. THE CENTER OF THE RIDGE...HOWEVER...HAS DRIFTED SLIGHTLY WEST OF ITS RECENT POSITION. STRONG SHORT WAVE MOVING THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY ALLOWING A WEAK COLD FRONT AND BETTER SOUTHERLY LOW-LEVEL FLOW ACROSS THE AREA THEN WE HAVE SEEN IN SOME TIME. A WEAK SHORT WAVE IS EVIDENT IN THE MID-LEVELS RIDING DOWN THE EAST SIDE OF THE UPPER RIDGE. SURFACE INFLOW INTO THE NORTHERN U.S. SYSTEM HAS ALLOWED DEWPOINTS TO SURGE INTO THE LOW 70S...THE HIGHEST VALUES WE HAVE SEEN SO FAR THIS YEAR. THE HIGH DEWPOINTS AND HIGH TEMPERATURES HAVE COMBINED TO CREATE A VERY UNSTABLE AIR MASS WITH MUCAPES 4000-5000 J/KG ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. WITH AT LEAST SOME MINIMAL DYNAMICS IN PLACE COMBINED WITH EXTREME INSTABILITY...SCATTERED PULSE SHRA/TSRA HAVE DEVELOPED ACROSS MUCH OF THE CWA THIS AFTERNOON. ONCE AGAIN...GIVEN THE EXTREME INSTABILITY...NOT SURPRISED THAT A FEW OF THESE ARE BECOMING SEVERE WITH 50 DBZ CORES AT OR ABOVE 30000 FT. WHILE DAYTIME INSOLATION IS THE MAIN DRIVING FORCE BEHIND THE ACTIVITY...CANNOT RULE OUT ISOLATED ACTIVITY CONTINUING OVERNIGHT GIVEN SLIGHT DYNAMIC FORCING. THUS...I AM NOT COMFORTABLE WITH DROPPING POPS COMPLETELY OVERNIGHT. THE WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY SHOULD DRIFT TO NEAR ATL-AHN BY MORNING AND ANY ACTIVITY OCCURRING OVERNIGHT SHOULD BE IN THE NORTH PART OF THE CWA. DURING THE DAY SAT...THE WEAK BOUNDARY SHOULD DRIFT FURTHER SOUTH INTO CENTRAL GA SAT AND THE FOCUS FOR ACTIVITY SHOULD MOVE FURTHER SOUTH AS WELL. MAX HEATING AND THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL COMBINE TO ALLOW ISOLATED TO SCATTERED CONVECTION MAINLY SOUTH OF A LGC-AGS LINE FOR SAT AFTERNOON...AGAIN ISOLD PULSE SEVERE CANNOT BE RULED OUT. MAV/MET MOS POPS HAVE BEEN WAY TOO LOW LATELY...THUS HAVE GONE WELL ABOVE MAV/MET MOS POPS FOR TONIGHT AND SAT. BY SUN...HOWEVER...NORTHERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL INTENSIFY AS THE UPPER RIDGE STRENGTHENS TO THE WEST ALLOWING THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY TO SINK FURTHER SOUTH TOWARD THE FL BORDER. DEWPOINTS FALL INTO THE 50S AND LOW 60S BY SUN. GFS/NAM HAVE BEEN VERY CONSISTENT WITH A DRY FORECAST FOR THE CWA FOR SUN. WILL NOT CARRY ANY POPS FOR SUN AT THIS TIME. ONCE AGAIN...MAV/MET/FWC MOS TEMPS LOOK REASONABLE FOR MINS. THE MAV MOS TEMPS CONTINUE TO BE 3-5 DEGREES TOO HIGH FOR MAX TEMPS AND THESE HAVE BEEN LOWERED ONCE AGAIN. HIGHS OF 96-98 JUST DO NOT LOOK REASONABLE GIVEN NORTHERLY FLOW ALOFT. NONETHELESS...TEMPS NEAR +20C AT 850MB THE NEXT FEW DAYS WILL KEEP TEMPS IN MOST AREAS ABOVE NORMAL...NEAR 90 OR BETTER. SUN SHOULD BE THE HOTTEST DAY WITH NEAR FULL SUNSHINE AND MOSTLY DRY GROUND IN PLACE. .LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/... THE UPPER RIDGE REMAINS THE DOMINATE FEATURE THROUGH MUCH OF NEXT WEEK. THE CENTER OF THE RIDGE SHOULD REMAIN JUST WEST OF THE AREA THROUGH MID-WEEK AND THEN DRIFT FURTHER WEST INTO THE SW U.S. TOWARD THE END OF THE WEEK. THUS...THE BEST CHANCE OF ANY MEANINGFUL RAIN WILL NOT RETURN TO THE FORECAST UNTIL AT LEAST THE END OF THE WEEK. NORTHERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL REMAIN IN PLACE AND GRADUALLY INTENSIFY THROUGH THE WEEK AS THE UPPER RIDGE BACKS OFF TO THE WEST. THE GFS HAS BEEN QUITE CONSISTENT FROM RUN-TO-RUN SHOWING MOISTURE CREEPING INTO THE EASTERN SECTIONS MON...BUT ESPECIALLY TUE-WED. IT ALSO CLEARLY HAS SOME CONVECTIVE FEEDBACK PROBLEMS IN THE TUE-WED PERIOD. IN GENERAL...A DRY FORECAST APPEARS TO BE THE RULE THROUGH WED...BUT AM NOT COMFORTABLE WITH NO MENTION OF POPS IN EC/SE SECTIONS AS SFC EASTERLY FLOW BRINGS MOISTURE IN OFF THE ATLANTIC. 500MB TEMPS DROP INTO THE -10C/-11C RANGE...RESULTING IN STEEPER LAPSE RATES. THUS...AFTERNOON DIURNAL SEA BREEZE ACTIVITY WILL BE A POSSIBILITY EAST AFTERNOON MON-WED...BUT ESPECIALLY TUE- WED. BY THU...THE UPPER RIDGE HAS FLATTENED ENOUGH TO ALLOW WEAK SHORT WAVE ENERGY TO MOVE TOWARD THE AREA FROM THE NW. SFC FLOW BECOMES SW AND DEWPOINTS RETURN BACK TO NEAR 70 FOR MUCH OF THE CWA. FRI APPEARS TO BRING THE BEST CHANCE FOR SCT CONVECTION TO THE AREA. VERY WARM TEMPS NEAR +20C REMAIN IN PLACE AT 850MB...ONLY COOLING SLIGHTLY TOWARD MID-WEEK. THUS...MAX TEMPS SHOULD REMAIN CLOSE TO 90 MUCH OF THE UPCOMING WEEK. LOWER DEWPOINTS THE FIRST PART OF THE WEEK WILL ALLOW MIN TEMPS TO FALL INTO THE 60S...BUT BY THE END OF THE WEEK MUGGY LOWS INT HE 70S WILL BE BACK. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ATHENS 71 92 66 93 67 / 30 20 5 5 5 ATLANTA 72 89 69 91 70 / 30 20 5 5 5 BLAIRSVILLE 66 83 57 88 63 / 30 10 5 10 10 CARTERSVILLE 69 89 64 91 63 / 30 10 5 5 5 COLUMBUS 73 93 72 95 71 / 20 30 5 5 5 GAINESVILLE 70 89 66 90 67 / 30 10 5 10 10 MACON 71 93 68 95 68 / 20 30 5 5 5 ROME 69 90 66 93 63 / 30 10 5 10 10 PEACHTREE CITY 68 90 63 92 63 / 30 20 5 5 5 VIDALIA 73 93 74 93 71 / 20 30 10 5 5 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && 19/12
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1215 PM EDT FRI JUN 8 2007 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-091100- 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- 1215 PM EDT FRI JUN 8 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE OVER NORTH AND PORTIONS CENTRAL GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .SYNOPSIS... HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS OVER THE SOUTHEAST TODAY. SOUTHWEST SURFACE FLOW WILL BRING INCREASED GULF MOISTURE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. AFTERNOON HEATING INCREASE INSTABILITY ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA THROUGH THIS EVENING. .PRIMARY HAZARDS... THE PRIMARY HAZARD FROM THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND FREQUENT CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO CONTROL THE SOUTHEAST WITH WEAK DYNAMICS ALOFT. HOWEVER...AFTERNOON HEATING WILL AID THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE AIR MASS WILL BECOME UNSTABLE WITH LIFTED INDEX VALUES RANGING FROM -2 TO -3...AND CAPES FROM 2000 TO 3000. WITH LITTLE DYNAMIC FORCING...THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE WIDELY SCATTERED AND A FEW MAY PULSE TO SEVERE LIMITS. THE MOST LIKELY AREA FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NORTH AND WEST OF A COLUMBUS TO ATHENS LINE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY...AND AGAIN MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 250 PM EDT FRI JUN 8 2007 GAZ014-015-081930- 250 PM EDT FRI JUN 8 2007 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR PEA SIZED HAIL AND 45 MPH WINDS IN DAWSON AND LUMPKIN COUNTIES UNTIL 330 PM EDT... AT 245 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER MCKEE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. 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 DAWSON AND LUMPKIN COUNTIES THROUGH 330 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE NIMBLEWILL...AURARIA...DAHLONEGA... GARLAND AND PORTER SPRINGS. BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS MAY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERTS ARE ISSUED WHEN WINDS UP TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED...HAIL IS EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN THE SIZE OF PENNIES...OR SIGNIFICANT CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 257 PM EDT FRI JUN 8 2007 GAZ045-046-081930- 257 PM EDT FRI JUN 8 2007 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR PEA SIZED HAIL AND 45 MPH WINDS IN ROCKDALE AND DEKALB COUNTIES UNTIL 330 PM EDT... AT 251 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM SOUTH OF LITHONIA...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 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 ROCKDALE AND DEKALB COUNTIES THROUGH 330 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE LITHONIA...LAKEVIEW ESTATES...MILSTEAD AND CONYERS. BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS MAY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERTS ARE ISSUED WHEN WINDS UP TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED...HAIL IS EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN THE SIZE OF PENNIES...OR SIGNIFICANT CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 345 PM EDT FRI JUN 8 2007 GAZ042-052-082030- 345 PM EDT FRI JUN 8 2007 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR PEA SIZED HAIL AND 45 MPH WINDS IN HEARD AND CARROLL COUNTIES UNTIL 430 PM EDT... AT 342 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER EPHESUS...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. 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 HEARD AND CARROLL COUNTIES THROUGH 430 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE FROLONA...EPHESUS...TYUS...SIMPSON... ROOPVILLE...CENTRALHATCHEE AND LOWELL. BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS MAY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERTS ARE ISSUED WHEN WINDS UP TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED...HAIL IS EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN THE SIZE OF PENNIES...OR SIGNIFICANT CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 345 PM EDT FRI JUN 8 2007 GAZ019-020-082015- 345 PM EDT FRI JUN 8 2007 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR PEA SIZED HAIL AND 45 MPH WINDS IN BARTOW AND FLOYD COUNTIES UNTIL 415 PM EDT... AT 342 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR EUHARLEE...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. 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 BARTOW AND FLOYD COUNTIES THROUGH 415 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE STILESBORO...KINGSTON...EUHARLEE... CASSVILLE...RED TOP MOUNTAIN STATE PARK...EMERSON AND CARTERSVILLE. BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS MAY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERTS ARE ISSUED WHEN WINDS UP TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED...HAIL IS EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN THE SIZE OF PENNIES...OR SIGNIFICANT CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 347 PM EDT FRI JUN 8 2007 GAZ041-082030- 347 PM EDT FRI JUN 8 2007 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR PEA SIZED HAIL AND 45 MPH WINDS IN HARALSON COUNTY UNTIL 430 PM EDT... AT 342 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER TALLAPOOSA...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. 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 HARALSON COUNTY THROUGH 430 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE TALLAPOOSA...BUDAPEST...WACO...BUCHANAN...BREMEN AND DRAKETOWN. BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS MAY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERTS ARE ISSUED WHEN WINDS UP TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED...HAIL IS EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN THE SIZE OF PENNIES...OR SIGNIFICANT CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 357 PM EDT FRI JUN 8 2007 GAZ032-033-043-044-082030- 357 PM EDT FRI JUN 8 2007 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR PEA SIZED HAIL AND 45 MPH WINDS IN DOUGLAS...COBB AND FULTON COUNTIES UNTIL 430 PM EDT... AT 353 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM AUSTELL TO SWEETWATER CREEK STATE PARK... MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 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 DOUGLAS...COBB AND FULTON COUNTIES THROUGH 430 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE SWEETWATER CREEK STATE PARK...CHAPEL HILL...LITHIA SPRINGS...AUSTELL...SMYRNA...SIX FLAGS... MABLETON...FAIRBURN...UNION CITY...EAST POINT...ATLANTA...TURNER FIELD...GRANT PARK...HAPEVILLE AND COLLEGE PARK. BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS MAY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERTS ARE ISSUED WHEN WINDS UP TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED...HAIL IS EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN THE SIZE OF PENNIES...OR SIGNIFICANT CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED.
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 52 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:05 UTC.
3 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
The Carroll County 911 Center reported that trees were down on power lines in at least 4 locations around the county from Villa Rica in the northeast to along Georgia Highway 5 in the southeast near Lowell.
The Coweta County 911 Center reported that a couple of trees were blown down on power lines along Belt Road near Sargent. Winds were estimated by the public and storm spotters to be in the 45 to 50 mph range in Sharpsburg and Newnan.
The Daily Tribune of Cartersville reported that lightning struck a home on Ranger Road setting the roof on fire. Damage was confined to the roof.
The Cherokee County Emergency Management Director observed quarter-sized hail in the Waleska area. Penny-sized hail was reported five miles northwest of Canton, or one mile southeast of Waleska by a trained spotter. Pea-sized hail was reported further east about seven miles east of Waleska. In addition, the Emergency Management Director measured a wind gust of 47 mph in Waleska during the thunderstorm.
The public reported penny-sized hail.
The Rockdale Citizen reported that lightning struck and set on fire a mobile home on Pine Lake Court in Lakeview Estates. The family of seven was able to escape without injury. However, the home and its contents were a total loss. The family dog also perished in the fire.
The public observed penny-sized hail.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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