S. and trailed southwestward into central Georgia.
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.
An upper trough was located along the east coast of the U.S. and trailed southwestward into central Georgia. A surface trough was located across central and south Georgia. The remnants of Hurricane Dolly had been pushed south into central and south Georgia ahead of the trough. Ample moisture combined with active northwest flow aloft and the surface boundary to allow scattered strong thunderstorms to develop during the late afternoon and evening hours across central and south Georgia. Frequent cloud-to-ground lightning was observed in these storms, but none reached severe limits.
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 Aug 1, 2:46 PM EST, 1 hour 56 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 346 PM EDT FRI AUG 1 2008 .SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/... CURRENT SATELLITE LOOP SHOWS LARGE MOISTURE PLUME EXTENDING FROM THE NORTHERN GULF...ACROSS...N FL..AND UP TO A LOW CENTER ABOUT 700 MILES DUE E OF THE COAST OF MAINE. THIS PLUME IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE WEAKENING FRONTAL SYSTEM/TROF THAT IS MOVING SOUTH THROUGH GA AT THE MOMENT. LATEST ANALYSIS SHOWS TROF AXIS EXTENDING ALONG A CSG TO MCN TO AGS LINE. THIS TROF IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE MOVING SOUTH TODAY AND STALL SOMEWHERE OVER S GA/N FL THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE MAJORITY OF TODAYS AFTERNOON CONVECTIONS IS OVER N FL BUT THERE ARE SOME ISOLATED STORMS AS FAR NORTH AS EASTMAN AND VIDALIA. LARGE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BEGINS BUILDING EASTWARD OUT OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS TONIGHT POSITIONING ITSELF OVER THE LOWER AND MID MS VALLEYS BY SUN. THIS RIDGE SHOULD HELP TO SUPPRESS CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY THROUGH THE WEEKEND...BUT THERE IS STILL ENOUGH MOISTURE IN THE LOWER LEVELS TO SUPPORT ISOLATED SHRA/TSRA ESPECIALLY SOUTH AND EAST. WILL CONTINUE WITH SLIGHT TO LOW CHANCE DIURNALLY DRIVEN POPS. WITH THE UPPER RIDGE BUILDING INTO THE AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND WILL SEE TEMPS ACROSS THE STATE AROUND 5 TO 10 DEGS ABOVE SEASONAL NORMS. .LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/... UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WEAKENS SOME THROUGH DAY 7 BUT IT REMAINS FAIRLY STATIONARY OVER THE SOUTHERN STATES. THIS RIDGE SHOULD CONTINUE TO SUPPRESSING CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT AT LEAST THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. THE RIDGE EVENTUALLY BECOMES CENTERED OVER THE NORTHERN GULF BY THU AS A WEAK FRONTAL SYSTEM MOVES SOUTHWARD OUT OF THE TN VALLEY. UNCERTAINTY EXISTS REGARDING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM...SO WILL CONTINUE WITH THE CURRENT THINKING OF DIURNAL SLIGHT CHANCE POPS DAYS 4-7. TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO BE SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL WITH THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE NOT EXPECTED TO MOVE MUCH. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ATHENS 70 99 70 94 70 / 0 20 10 10 5 ATLANTA 71 94 73 95 73 / 0 10 10 5 5 BLAIRSVILLE 66 91 65 92 66 / 5 20 10 5 10 CARTERSVILLE 67 94 68 94 69 / 5 10 10 5 10 COLUMBUS 73 95 75 93 75 / 10 10 10 10 10 GAINESVILLE 71 94 70 92 72 / 5 20 10 5 10 MACON 72 96 73 95 73 / 10 20 20 10 10 ROME 70 96 70 95 70 / 5 10 10 5 10 PEACHTREE CITY 68 95 68 93 71 / 0 10 10 5 5 VIDALIA 72 96 72 95 72 / 20 40 20 20 10 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && 01
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 537 AM EDT FRI AUG 1 2008 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-021000- 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- 537 AM EDT FRI AUG 1 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS CENTRAL GEORGIA. .SYNOPSIS... A SURFACE BOUNDARY ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA WILL DRIFT INTO CENTRAL GEORGIA TODAY. .PRIMARY HAZARDS... DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREATS. THE MORE INTENSE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE SOUTH OF A LAGRANGE TO EATONTON TO WARRENTON LINE... MAINLY BETWEEN 3 PM AND 10 PM. .DISCUSSION... A SURFACE BOUNDARY COMBINED WITH A MOIST TROPICAL LIKE AIRMASS AND AFTERNOON HEATING....WILL AID IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WITH CAPES EXPECTED TO INCREASE INTO THE 1000 TO 2000 RANGE THIS AFTERNOON...SOME STORMS COULD BE STRONG WITH A FEW POSSIBLY BECOMING SEVERE. WHILE STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREAT...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY THERE IS CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY...THEN AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... FORMAL SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME... HOWEVER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT REPORTS OF SEVERE WEATHER THROUGH THE WEB BY GOING TO WEATHER.GOV/ATLANTA.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
333 PM EDT FRI AUG 01 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1024 PM FLASH FLOOD 7 NW PALMETTO 33.60N 84.75W
07/31/2008 FULTON GA NWS STORM SURVEY
FULTON COUNTY EMA OPERATIONS OFFICER REPORTED 6 INCHES OF
WATER FLOWING OVER CAMPBELLTON REDWINE ROAD ONE HALF MILE
NORTHEAST OF BEAR CREEK. AN NWS FLOOD SURVEY CONDUCTED ON
FRIDAY INDICATED BEAR CREEK HAD HIGH WATER MARKS 2 FEET
HIGHER THAN BANKFULL WHICH CAUSED MINOR FLOODING OF LOW
LYING AREAS AND WOODLANDS IN THE CREEK BASIN. SIGNIFICANT
WATER FLOW MARKS AND MUD EROSION WERE OBSERVED ON
WOODRUFF ROAD TWO TENTHS OF A MILE WEST OF BEAR CREEK.
&&
KFRANTZPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
339 PM EDT FRI AUG 01 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0945 PM FLOOD UNION CITY 33.58N 84.54W
07/31/2008 FULTON GA LAW ENFORCEMENT
4 INCHES OF WATER FLOWING ACROSS ROAD
1014 PM FLOOD FAIRBURN 33.57N 84.58W
07/31/2008 FULTON GA EMERGENCY MNGR
STREET FLOODING WAS OCCURRING ON EAST CAMPBELLTON ST /HWY
92/ IN DOWNTOWN FAIRBURN.
1020 PM HEAVY RAIN UNION CITY 33.58N 84.54W
07/31/2008 M4.10 INCH FULTON GA BROADCAST MEDIA
PUBLIC REPORT RELAYED VIA FOX5 ATLANTA
1020 PM HEAVY RAIN 5 S DOUGLASVILLE 33.67N 84.75W
07/31/2008 M3.70 INCH DOUGLAS GA BROADCAST MEDIA
PUBLIC REPORT FROM THE BILL ARP AREA RELAYED VIA FOX5
ATLANTA
1020 PM HEAVY RAIN FAIRBURN 33.57N 84.58W
07/31/2008 M4.86 INCH FULTON GA BROADCAST MEDIA
PUBLIC REPORT RELAYED VIA FOX5 ATLANTA
1024 PM FLASH FLOOD 7 NW PALMETTO 33.60N 84.75W
07/31/2008 FULTON GA NWS STORM SURVEY
FULTON COUNTY EMA OPERATIONS OFFICER REPORTED 6 INCHES OF
WATER FLOWING OVER CAMPBELLTON REDWINE ROAD ONE HALF MILE
NORTHEAST OF BEAR CREEK. AN NWS FLOOD SURVEY CONDUCTED ON
FRIDAY INDICATED BEAR CREEK HAD HIGH WATER MARKS 2 FEET
HIGHER THAN BANKFULL WHICH CAUSED MINOR FLOODING OF LOW
LYING AREAS AND WOODLANDS IN THE CREEK BASIN. SIGNIFICANT
WATER FLOW MARKS AND MUD EROSION WERE OBSERVED ON
WOODRUFF ROAD TWO TENTHS OF A MILE WEST OF BEAR CREEK.
1040 PM HEAVY RAIN TYRONE 33.47N 84.60W
07/31/2008 M3.30 INCH FAYETTE GA BROADCAST MEDIA
PUBLIC REPORT RELAYED VIA FOX5 ATLANTA
&&
KFRANTZSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 420 PM EDT FRI AUG 1 2008 GAZ092-093-012100- 420 PM EDT FRI AUG 1 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR FREQUENT LIGHTNING IN SCHLEY AND WESTERN MACON COUNTIES UNTIL 500 PM EDT... AT 415 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS BETWEEN MURRAYS CROSSROADS...ELLAVILLE...AND WALLS CROSSING...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH. LIGHTNING DETECTION SYSTEMS INDICATE NUMEROUS CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. RESIDENTS IN THIS AREA SHOULD STAY INDOORS. ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES AND TELEPHONES SHOULD NOT BE USED UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY. 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. 19
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 441 PM EDT FRI AUG 1 2008 GAZ097-012130- 441 PM EDT FRI AUG 1 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR FREQUENT LIGHTNING IN CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LAURENS COUNTY UNTIL 530 PM EDT... AT 438 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM LOWERY...TO CEDAR GROVE...TO RENTZ...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. LIGHTNING DETECTION SYSTEMS INDICATE NUMEROUS CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. RESIDENTS IN THIS AREA SHOULD STAY INDOORS. ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES AND TELEPHONES SHOULD NOT BE USED UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY. 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. 19
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 454 PM EDT FRI AUG 1 2008 GAZ091-012145- 454 PM EDT FRI AUG 1 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR FREQUENT LIGHTNING IN SOUTHERN MARION COUNTY UNTIL 545 PM EDT... AT 450 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING JUST SOUTH OF PUTNAM...AND ANOTHER JUST SOUTHEAST OF BERGINSVILLE...MOVING SOUTH AT 15 MPH. LIGHTNING DETECTION SYSTEMS INDICATE NUMEROUS CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PUTNAM AND DRANEVILLE. RESIDENTS IN THIS AREA SHOULD STAY INDOORS. ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES AND TELEPHONES SHOULD NOT BE USED UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY. 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. 19
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 528 PM EDT FRI AUG 1 2008 GAZ097-012200- 528 PM EDT FRI AUG 1 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR FREQUENT LIGHTNING IN SOUTHERN LAURENS COUNTY UNTIL 600 PM EDT... AT 526 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS JUST NORTH OF LOWERY...MOVING SOUTH AT 10 MPH. LIGHTNING DETECTION SYSTEMS INDICATE NUMEROUS CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. RESIDENTS IN THIS AREA SHOULD STAY INDOORS. ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES AND TELEPHONES SHOULD NOT BE USED UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY. 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. 19
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 79 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:43 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
The Wheeler County 911 Center reported that a tree was blown down on a power line.
The Telfair County 911 Center reported that lightning ignited a structural fire. No specific information was provided.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Georgia in 2008Every state in 2008This day in weather historyWarnings in Georgia, August 2008
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: 130746, 130747.