Tropical Storm in Georgia, August 21 to 27, 2008

Name: Tropical Storm in Georgia, August 21 to 27, 2008
Start: 2008-08-21T12:00
End: 2008-08-27T12:00
Location: Georgia

August 21 to 27, 2008 · NWS FFC · 97 events in 97 counties and zones

S. Tropical Storm Fay formed from a tropical wave on August 15th along the east coast of Hispaniola.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $1.9 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 97

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.

What happened

The episode as NWS FFC wrote it up.

Tropical Storm Fay will be remembered from the catastrophic rainfall that it brought to much of Florida as well as being one of the longer lived tropical systems to affect the U.S. Tropical Storm Fay formed from a tropical wave on August 15th along the east coast of Hispaniola. The storm moved west along the south coast of Cuba before reaching a weakness in the subtropical ridge to its north causing it turn north-northwestward into central Cuba by the 17th. Fay continued to track north-northwest through the Florida straits and Florida Keys on the 18th before turning northeast toward the Florida peninsula. The storm made landfall on August 19th in southwest Florida at Cape Romano as a tropical storm with winds of 60 mph. Fay continued to move very slowly northeast across the central Florida peninsula, well maintaining its strength along the way, reaching the northeast coast of Florida on August 21st. At this point, a strengthening subtropical ridge and surface high over the mid-Atlantic region forced Fay to take a sharp westward turn toward the Florida panhandle. The storm tracked west to west-northwest from the 22nd through the 25th into extreme southeast Louisiana before reaching the western end of the subtropical ridge and an approaching frontal system. Thus, Fay once again turned back toward the northeast across central Mississippi and central/northern Alabama before finally becoming absorbed into the mean flow and a frontal system located across the Tennessee Valley.

The slow movement of Fay and the proximity to the forecast area allowed for Fay's impacts on the Peachtree City forecast area to last several days. Outer rain bands affected the southern parts of the forecast area as early as the 20th. Outer rain bands continued to affect the southern counties as Fay tracked slowly west through the Florida Panhandle the 21st, 22nd, and 23rd. Some of these produced gusty winds and a few trees were blown down in the far southeastern counties, namely Toombs with three downed trees and Emanuel with two downed trees. While no tornadoes occurred at this point, tornado warnings were issued for several counties in the south central and southeast part of the forecast area. Widespread heavy rain also affected the southwest part of the forecast area on the 23rd as the system tracked west across the Florida Panhandle. As Fay stalled across southeast Louisiana on the 24th and began its move back to the northeast on the 25th, outer rain bands and thunderstorms started to move back into the area from the southwest during the afternoon of the 24th. Widespread heavy rain followed on the 25th and 26th, especially across the northwest half of the forecast area. As the remnant center of circulation moved into northern Alabama on the 26th, spiral bands of rotating thunderstorms tracked across north and central Georgia. Six confirmed tornado touchdowns were observed in north central and northeast Georgia as a result of Fay. These were the first tropical storm-related tornadoes to affect the Peachtree City forecast area since Hurricane Katrina on August 29, 2008. No lives were lost, but three injuries occurred when one of the associated tornadoes destroyed mobile homes in Jackson county. Two schools and dozens of homes were damaged in Hall county from other Fay associated tornadoes. Estimated combined damages for the five days that tropical storm Fay affected the north and central Georgia area were $1.89 million.

What forecasters said that day

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 21, 9:06 AM EST, 2 hours 54 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 21, 9:06 AM EST, 2 hours 54 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1006 AM EDT THU AUG 21 2008

.UPDATE...
UPDATE COMING OUT SHORTLY TO ADJUST MAINLY POPS AND CLOUDS SLIGHTLY.
EXTENSIVE LOW CLOUD DECK COVERING SOUTHERN TWO THIRDS OF THE FORECAST
AREA HAVING A HARD TIME BURNING OFF WITH THICKER UPPER LEVEL CLOUD
SHIELD FROM FAY COVERING THE AREA LIMITING LOW LEVEL MIXING. NO
SIGNIFICANT CHANGES MADE TO THE REST OF THE FORECAST AT THIS TIME

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 605 AM EDT THU AUG 21 2008/

SHORT TERM /TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
SHORT TERM MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT AS FAR AS THE TRACK OF FAY
THROUGH 24 HOURS. FAY MAKES VERY SLOW NORTH AND WEST PROGRESS ACROSS
PORTIONS OF FLORIDA THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.  AFTER 24 HOURS THE
EUROPEAN IS SLOWER AND FURTHER SOUTH OF NAM/GFS WHICH TAKE FAY
ACROSS THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY.  THIS TRACK
IS PRETTY CLOSE TO TPC TRACK AS WELL SO WILL CONTINUE PREVIOUS
FORECAST TREND OF BLENDING NAM/GFS WHILE TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE TPC
TRACK.  ASIDE FROM FAY...SHORT TERM MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT AS
FAR AS THE UPPER RIDGE AND SURFACE HIGH SETTLING OVER THE SOUTHEAST
AND THE SERIES OF SHORT WAVES EJECTING NORTHWARD FROM THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS.  THE COMBINATION OF FAY MOVING ACROSS FLORIDA AND THE
SURFACE HIGH WILL SET UP INCREASING EAST TO NORTHEAST FLOW ACROSS
THE AREA TODAY...AND WITH THE SLOW TRACK OF FAY EAST WINDS OF 10 TO
20 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY.  ALSO CLOUDS WILL SPREAD
ACROSS MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA THIS MORNING AND REMAIN ENTRENCHED
THROUGH THE SHORT TERM PERIODS... KEEPING AFTERNOON HIGHS COOLER AND
OVERNIGHT LOWS WARMER THAN THE PAST FEW DAYS. WITH THE SLOW TRACK OF
FAY TODAY...SOME OF THE OUTER BANDS WILL TRACK ACROSS PORTIONS OF
CENTRAL AND SOUTH GEORGIA TODAY...BUT BEST CHANCES OF RAINFALL WILL
COME TOMORROW AS FAY APPROACHES THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE.  HPC QPF
LOOKS REASONABLE THROUGH THE SHORT TERM WITH THE HIGHEST RAINFALL
OVER CENTRAL GEORGIA TOMORROW AFTERNOON.

LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
STILL A LOT OF UNCERTAINTY IN THE EXTENDED PERIODS.  THE EUROPEAN
KEEPS FAY OVER THE NORTHEAST GULF UNTIL MONDAY NIGHT THEN LIFTS THE
REMNANTS ACROSS GEORGIA ON WEDNESDAY. THE DGEX AND GFS ARE PRETTY
SIMILAR STALLING FAY IN THE MOBILE BAY AREA THROUGH MONDAY BEFORE
DIVERGING AGAIN.  GFS SHIFTS THE UPPER RIDGE TO OUR SOUTHEAST WHICH
ALLOWS THE REMNANTS TO LIFT SLOWLY NORTH AND EAST OVER SOUTH
ALABAMA.  THE LIFT NORTHWARD FROM ALL MODELS DEPENDS UPON A SHORT
WAVE DEVELOPING OVER THE PLAINS AS THE UPPER RIDGE RETREATS TO THE
SOUTHWEST.  IN ANY CASE MODELS ALL SHOW ENOUGH MOISTURE OVER THE
AREA FOR CONTINUED CLOUDS AND CHANCE POPS THROUGH EXTENDED PERIODS.
GUIDANCE TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO SHOW AT OR JUST BELOW NORMAL MAX
TEMPERATURES AND WILL NOT STRAY AS THIS SEEMS REASONABLE.

12

AVIATION...
STRONG EASTERLY FLOW IS PUSHING 1000-1500 FT STRATUS TOWARD THE
LOCAL TERMINALS THIS MORNING...WITH EXPECTED ARRIVAL IN MCN/AHN
AROUND 10Z...CSG BY 11Z...AND METRO ATLANTA TERMINALS AROUND OR
SHORTLY AFTER 11Z. MODEL SOUNDINGS MAY BE A BIT AGGRESSIVE IN
LIFTING THE DECK THROUGH THE MORNING AS LIMITED SUNSHINE/SLOWER
HEATING MAY PREVENT US CLIMBING ABOVE 2KFT UNTIL NEAR 16Z. CLOUD
COVER SHOULD REMAIN FAIRLY EXTENSIVE THROUGH THE DAY THOUGH
ANTICIPATE VFR FOR MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON AT ATL/AHN...AND REMAINING
MVFR FOR MCN/CSG. WILL SEE SOME TROPICAL SHOWERS/OUTER BANDS
REACHING CENTRAL GA THIS AFTERNOON. CEILINGS WILL LOWER FURTHER
TOMORROW MORNING WITH SOLID MVFR IN THE NORTH AND POTENTIAL IFR
500-1000FT IN THE SOUTH. EVEN WITH MOIST LOW LEVEL AIRMASS...STRONG
EAST/NORTHEAST WINDS SHOULD KEEP THIS MORE OF A LOW CLOUD ISSUE AND
FEW VISIBILITY PROBLEMS. SHOULD SEE ISOLATED/SCATTERED SHOWERS
SPREADING INTO THE AREA BY FRIDAY MORNING. WINDS FROM THE EAST
THROUGH THE NEXT 24 HOURS. 25-30KT WINDS SHOWING UP IN THE VWP AT
2-3KFT SHOULD GENERATE SOME 25 KT GUSTS THIS AFTERNOON...WITH
SUSTAINED WINDS REMAINING IN THE TEENS THROUGH MUCH OF TODAY AND
TONIGHT.

RRH

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
ATHENS          89  70  83  70  85 /  20  20  30  30  30
ATLANTA         86  71  82  72  83 /  20  20  40  40  30
BLAIRSVILLE     86  63  79  66  82 /  10  10  20  20  20
CARTERSVILLE    90  67  82  72  85 /  10  10  30  20  30
COLUMBUS        87  74  84  74  83 /  20  20  50  50  50
GAINESVILLE     87  70  81  70  83 /  20  10  30  20  20
MACON           86  72  85  73  85 /  40  40  50  50  40
ROME            91  70  89  71  88 /  10  10  20  20  30
PEACHTREE CITY  86  70  82  67  82 /  20  20  40  40  40
VIDALIA         86  72  83  71  86 /  60  70  70  50  30

&&

.FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.
&&

Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 21, 5:47 AM EST, 6 hours 13 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
647 AM EDT THU AUG 21 2008

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-221100-
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-
647 AM EDT THU AUG 21 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS CENTRAL
GEORGIA...BECOMING MORE NUMEROUS TONIGHT.

.SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES WILL CONTINUE TO NOSE
INTO NORTH GEORGIA THOUGH TONIGHT AS TROPICAL STORM FAY TRACKS
SLOWLY WESTWARD ACROSS NORTH FLORIDA.

.PRIMARY HAZARDS...
LIGHTNING WILL BE THE PRIMARY HAZARD...SOUTHEAST OF THE INTERSTATE
85 CORRIDOR...FROM LA GRANGE TO ATLANTA TO HOMER.

.DISCUSSION...
CAPE VALUES WILL CLIMB TO AROUND 500 OVER CENTRAL GEORGIA TODAY.
LOW LEVEL SHEAR WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 20 KNOTS AND HELICITY TO
JUST SHY OF 100 TONIGHT OVER PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA.
HOWEVER...THE COMBINATION OF LIMITED INSTABILITY AND ONLY MODERATE
SHEAR SHOULD LEAD TO THUNDERSTORMS WITH A FEW LIGHTNING STRIKES AS
THE MAIN HAZARD. THE ATMOSPHERE MOISTENS AND BECOMES INCREASINGLY
TROPICAL OVER CENTRAL GEORGIA BY FRIDAY MORNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY...WITH THE BEST
CHANCES OVER CENTRAL GEORGIA FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AS TROPICAL
MOISTURE INCREASES AND FAY PASSES TO OUR SOUTH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.

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Event by event

97 tropical storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Tropical Storm, Baldwin

When: August 21, 12:00 PM EST to August 27, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Baldwin forecast zone
Property damage: $1.9 million
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 33.069, -83.250 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The slow movement of Fay and the proximity to the forecast area allowed for Fay's impacts on the Peachtree City forecast area to last several days. Outer rain bands affected the southern parts of the forecast area as early as the 20th. Outer rain bands continued to affect the southern counties as Fay tracked slowly west through the Florida Panhandle the 21st, 22nd, and 23rd. Some of these produced gusty winds and a few trees were blown down in the far southeastern counties. While no tornadoes occurred at this point, tornado warnings were issued for several counties in the south central and southeast part of the forecast area. Widespread heavy rain also affected the southwest part of the forecast area on the 23rd as the system tracked west across the Florida Panhandle. As Fay stalled across southeast Louiaiana on the 24th and began its move back to the northeast on the 25th, outer rain bands and thunderstorms started to move back into the area from the southwest during the afternoon of the 24th. Widespread heavy rain followed on the 25th and 26th, especially across the northwest half of the forecast area. As the remnant center of circulation moved into northern Alabama, spiral bands of rotating thunderstorms tracked across north and central Georgia. Six confirmed tornado touchdowns were observed in north central and northeast Georgia as a result of Fay. These were the first tropical storm-related tornadoes to affect the Peachtree City forecast area since Hurricane Katrina on August 29, 2008.

Note, damages and injuries listed are totals from all strong wind, thunderstorm wind, hail, tornado, flash flood, and flood events associated with tropical storm Fay from August 21, 2008 through August 27, 2008.

Tropical Storm, Banks

When: August 21, 12:00 PM EST to August 27, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Banks forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 34.354, -83.497 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Barrow

When: August 21, 12:00 PM EST to August 27, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Barrow forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 33.993, -83.713 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Bartow

When: August 21, 12:00 PM EST to August 27, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Bartow forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 34.238, -84.840 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Bibb

When: August 21, 12:00 PM EST to August 27, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Bibb forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 32.807, -83.698 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Bleckley

When: August 21, 12:00 PM EST to August 27, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Bleckley forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 32.434, -83.328 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Butts

When: August 21, 12:00 PM EST to August 27, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Butts forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 33.288, -83.957 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Carroll

When: August 21, 12:00 PM EST to August 27, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Carroll forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 33.583, -85.080 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Catoosa

When: August 21, 12:00 PM EST to August 27, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Catoosa forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 34.904, -85.138 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Chattahoochee

When: August 21, 12:00 PM EST to August 27, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Chattahoochee forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 32.347, -84.787 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Chattooga

When: August 21, 12:00 PM EST to August 27, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Chattooga forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 34.475, -85.345 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Cherokee

When: August 21, 12:00 PM EST to August 27, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Cherokee forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 34.244, -84.476 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Clarke

When: August 21, 12:00 PM EST to August 27, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Clarke forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 33.951, -83.367 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Clayton

When: August 21, 12:00 PM EST to August 27, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Clayton forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 33.542, -84.358 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Cobb

When: August 21, 12:00 PM EST to August 27, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Cobb forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 33.942, -84.577 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Coweta

When: August 21, 12:00 PM EST to August 27, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Coweta forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 33.354, -84.763 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Crawford

When: August 21, 12:00 PM EST to August 27, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Crawford forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 32.715, -83.986 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Crisp

When: August 21, 12:00 PM EST to August 27, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Crisp forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 31.923, -83.768 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Dade

When: August 21, 12:00 PM EST to August 27, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Dade forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 34.855, -85.504 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Dawson

When: August 21, 12:00 PM EST to August 27, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Dawson forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 34.444, -84.171 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, De Kalb

When: August 21, 12:00 PM EST to August 27, 12:00 PM EST
Where: De Kalb forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 33.772, -84.226 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Dodge

When: August 21, 12:00 PM EST to August 27, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Dodge forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 32.172, -83.168 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Dooly

When: August 21, 12:00 PM EST to August 27, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Dooly forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 32.157, -83.799 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Douglas

When: August 21, 12:00 PM EST to August 27, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Douglas forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 33.702, -84.768 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Emanuel

When: August 21, 12:00 PM EST to August 27, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Emanuel forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 32.590, -82.302 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Fannin

When: August 21, 12:00 PM EST to August 27, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Fannin forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 34.864, -84.320 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Fayette

When: August 21, 12:00 PM EST to August 27, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Fayette forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 33.414, -84.494 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Floyd

When: August 21, 12:00 PM EST to August 27, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Floyd forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 34.263, -85.214 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Forsyth

When: August 21, 12:00 PM EST to August 27, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Forsyth forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 34.226, -84.125 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Gilmer

When: August 21, 12:00 PM EST to August 27, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Gilmer forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 34.691, -84.456 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Glascock

When: August 21, 12:00 PM EST to August 27, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Glascock forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 33.229, -82.611 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Gordon

When: August 21, 12:00 PM EST to August 27, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Gordon forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 34.503, -84.876 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Greene

When: August 21, 12:00 PM EST to August 27, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Greene forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 33.579, -83.167 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Gwinnett

When: August 21, 12:00 PM EST to August 27, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Gwinnett forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 33.962, -84.024 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Hall

When: August 21, 12:00 PM EST to August 27, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Hall forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 34.317, -83.820 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Hancock

When: August 21, 12:00 PM EST to August 27, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Hancock forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 33.270, -83.001 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Haralson

When: August 21, 12:00 PM EST to August 27, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Haralson forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 33.794, -85.211 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Harris

When: August 21, 12:00 PM EST to August 27, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Harris forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 32.736, -84.909 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Heard

When: August 21, 12:00 PM EST to August 27, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Heard forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 33.297, -85.128 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Henry

When: August 21, 12:00 PM EST to August 27, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Henry forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 33.453, -84.154 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Houston

When: August 21, 12:00 PM EST to August 27, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Houston forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 32.459, -83.666 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Jackson

When: August 21, 12:00 PM EST to August 27, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Jackson forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 34.134, -83.566 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Jasper

When: August 21, 12:00 PM EST to August 27, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Jasper forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 33.316, -83.688 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Jefferson

When: August 21, 12:00 PM EST to August 27, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Jefferson forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 33.055, -82.418 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Johnson

When: August 21, 12:00 PM EST to August 27, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Johnson forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 32.702, -82.660 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Jones

When: August 21, 12:00 PM EST to August 27, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Jones forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 33.025, -83.560 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Lamar

When: August 21, 12:00 PM EST to August 27, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Lamar forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 33.077, -84.139 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Laurens

When: August 21, 12:00 PM EST to August 27, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Laurens forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 32.464, -82.922 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Lumpkin

When: August 21, 12:00 PM EST to August 27, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Lumpkin forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 34.572, -84.003 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Macon

When: August 21, 12:00 PM EST to August 27, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Macon forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 32.358, -84.042 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Madison

When: August 21, 12:00 PM EST to August 27, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Madison forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 34.128, -83.209 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Marion

When: August 21, 12:00 PM EST to August 27, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Marion forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 32.353, -84.525 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Meriwether

When: August 21, 12:00 PM EST to August 27, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Meriwether forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 33.041, -84.688 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Monroe

When: August 21, 12:00 PM EST to August 27, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Monroe forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 33.014, -83.919 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Montgomery

When: August 21, 12:00 PM EST to August 27, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Montgomery forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 32.173, -82.535 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Morgan

When: August 21, 12:00 PM EST to August 27, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Morgan forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 33.591, -83.492 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Murray

When: August 21, 12:00 PM EST to August 27, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Murray forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 34.788, -84.748 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Muscogee

When: August 21, 12:00 PM EST to August 27, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Muscogee forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 32.510, -84.877 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Newton

When: August 21, 12:00 PM EST to August 27, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Newton forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 33.555, -83.850 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, North Fulton

When: August 21, 12:00 PM EST to August 27, 12:00 PM EST
Where: North Fulton forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 33.790, -84.467 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Oconee

When: August 21, 12:00 PM EST to August 27, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Oconee forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 33.835, -83.437 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Oglethorpe

When: August 21, 12:00 PM EST to August 27, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Oglethorpe forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 33.881, -83.081 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Paulding

When: August 21, 12:00 PM EST to August 27, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Paulding forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 33.921, -84.867 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Peach

When: August 21, 12:00 PM EST to August 27, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Peach forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 32.569, -83.827 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Pickens

When: August 21, 12:00 PM EST to August 27, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Pickens forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 34.464, -84.466 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Pike

When: August 21, 12:00 PM EST to August 27, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Pike forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 33.092, -84.389 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Polk

When: August 21, 12:00 PM EST to August 27, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Polk forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 34.002, -85.188 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Pulaski

When: August 21, 12:00 PM EST to August 27, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Pulaski forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 32.232, -83.476 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Putnam

When: August 21, 12:00 PM EST to August 27, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Putnam forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 33.322, -83.373 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Rockdale

When: August 21, 12:00 PM EST to August 27, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Rockdale forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 33.654, -84.027 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Schley

When: August 21, 12:00 PM EST to August 27, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Schley forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 32.262, -84.315 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, South Fulton

When: August 21, 12:00 PM EST to August 27, 12:00 PM EST
Where: South Fulton forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 33.790, -84.467 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Spalding

When: August 21, 12:00 PM EST to August 27, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Spalding forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 33.261, -84.284 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Stewart

When: August 21, 12:00 PM EST to August 27, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Stewart forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 32.079, -84.835 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Sumter

When: August 21, 12:00 PM EST to August 27, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Sumter forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 32.040, -84.197 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Talbot

When: August 21, 12:00 PM EST to August 27, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Talbot forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 32.700, -84.533 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Taliaferro

When: August 21, 12:00 PM EST to August 27, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Taliaferro forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 33.566, -82.879 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Taylor

When: August 21, 12:00 PM EST to August 27, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Taylor forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 32.556, -84.250 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Telfair

When: August 21, 12:00 PM EST to August 27, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Telfair forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 31.930, -82.939 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Toombs

When: August 21, 12:00 PM EST to August 27, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Toombs forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 32.122, -82.331 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Towns

When: August 21, 12:00 PM EST to August 27, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Towns forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 34.917, -83.737 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Treutlen

When: August 21, 12:00 PM EST to August 27, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Treutlen forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 32.404, -82.567 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Troup

When: August 21, 12:00 PM EST to August 27, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Troup forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 33.034, -85.028 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Twiggs

When: August 21, 12:00 PM EST to August 27, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Twiggs forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 32.667, -83.427 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Union

When: August 21, 12:00 PM EST to August 27, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Union forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 34.834, -83.991 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Upson

When: August 21, 12:00 PM EST to August 27, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Upson forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 32.881, -84.299 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Walker

When: August 21, 12:00 PM EST to August 27, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Walker forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 34.736, -85.301 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Walton

When: August 21, 12:00 PM EST to August 27, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Walton forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 33.782, -83.734 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Warren

When: August 21, 12:00 PM EST to August 27, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Warren forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 33.409, -82.677 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Washington

When: August 21, 12:00 PM EST to August 27, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Washington forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 32.970, -82.796 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Webster

When: August 21, 12:00 PM EST to August 27, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Webster forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 32.047, -84.551 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Wheeler

When: August 21, 12:00 PM EST to August 27, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Wheeler forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 32.117, -82.725 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, White

When: August 21, 12:00 PM EST to August 27, 12:00 PM EST
Where: White forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 34.646, -83.747 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Whitfield

When: August 21, 12:00 PM EST to August 27, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Whitfield forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 34.806, -84.967 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Wilcox

When: August 21, 12:00 PM EST to August 27, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Wilcox forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 31.973, -83.432 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Wilkes

When: August 21, 12:00 PM EST to August 27, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Wilkes forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 33.782, -82.743 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Wilkinson

When: August 21, 12:00 PM EST to August 27, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Wilkinson forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 32.802, -83.171 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Tropical Storm: A tropical cyclone with sustained winds of 34 to 63 knots (39 to 73 mph).

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Georgia in 2008 Every state in 2008 This day in weather history Warnings in Georgia, August 2008 The 2008 hurricane season

Sources

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: 132207, 132208, 132209, 132210, 132211, 132212, 132213, 132214, 132215, 132216, 132217, 132218, 132219, 132220, 132221, 132222, 132223, 132224, 132225, 132226, 132227, 132228, 132229, 132230, 132231, 132232, 132233, 132234, 132235, 132236, 132237, 132238, 132239, 132240, 132241, 132242, 132243, 132244, 132245, 132246, and more.