On August 24th tropical storm Fay reached its western most position in extreme southeastern Louisiana. By the 25th, Fay had resumed a northeastward motion around a weakness in the upper ridge and in advance of an approaching frontal system.
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On August 24th tropical storm Fay reached its western most position in extreme southeastern Louisiana. By the 25th, Fay had resumed a northeastward motion around a weakness in the upper ridge and in advance of an approaching frontal system. After heating combined with the abundant tropical moisture over the area during the afternoon of the 24th to produce scattered to numerous bands of showers and thunderstorms, many with locally very heavy rain and frequency cloud-to-ground lightning. However, no flash flooding or severe weather was reported on the 24th. By the 25th, the remnants of Fay had moved northeast back into Mississippi. Outer rain bands began to spread back into west Georgia by morning and continued moving east during the day. With daytime heating, these bands of showers and thunderstorms intensified. Several thunderstorm cells exhibited rotation on Doppler radar during the afternoon and evening and prompted tornado warnings. There was one report of a funnel cloud in Upson county, but no confirmed tornado touch downs were observed and no damage was reported on the 25th.
Locally heavy rain was also an issue, especially in the northeast Georgia mountain counties where heavy rain had persisted during the morning hours. Significant rises were observed on creeks, streams, and rivers in the area, but none exceeded their banks in the Peachtree City warning forecast area and no flooding/flash flooding was reported on the 25th.
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 25, 11:21 AM EST, 2 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1221 PM EDT MON AUG 25 2008 .UPDATE... THE TORNADO WATCH FOR WEST GA HAS BEEN UPGRADED AND MOVED EAST TO INCLUDE THE ATLANTA METRO AREA AND COUNTIES SOUTHWARD. OUTER FEEDER BANDS FROM TD FAY ARE BEGINNING TO MOVE INTO WEST GA. THESE BANDS HAVE VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH THEM AND CONTINUE TO BRING A THREAT OF TORNADOES TO OUR AREA. WE ARE CURRENTLY SEEING SOME ROTATION WITH THESE STORMS AND THE SHEER VALUES ARE VERY GOOD. CAPE IS LACKING WITH THESE STORMS SO AN TORNADOES THAT DO DEVELOP WILL BE SHORT LIVED. VERY HEAVY RAIN IS ALSO EXPECTED SO THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH WILL BE ALLOWED TO CONTINUE. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 530 AM EDT MON AUG 25 2008/ SHORT TERM /TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... T.D. FAY REMAINS THE MAIN CONCERN FOR THE SHORT TERM...AND THERE ARE SOME BIG CONCERNS FROM THE STANDPOINT OF FLASH FLOODING/FLOODING AND TORNADOES. SUNDAY AFTERNOON WAS JUST A PRELUDE OF THINGS TO COME...AS MON EVENING/NIGHT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE MUCH WORSE WITH THUNDERSTORMS...VERY HEAVY RAIN...AND POSSIBLE TORNADOES. MODELS FINALLY IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH EACH OTHER AND WHAT THE GFS HAS MORE OR LESS INDICATED ALL ALONG THAT FAY WILL TAKE THE TURN TO THE NE TODAY FROM ITS CURRENT POSITION NEAR BTR...TO NEAR BHM BY TONIGHT...THEN TO BETWEEN BNA AND CSV BY WED AFTERNOON. ACTUALLY...THIS HAS ALREADY OCCURRED LOOKING AT THE LATEST SATELLITE LOOP. THIS WILL PUT OUR CWA IN THE ACTIVE AND WET RIGHT QUADRANT OF THE STORM. MAIN CONCERNS ARE FLASH FLOODING AND TORNADOES. BOTH ISSUES ARE ADDRESSED BELOW. FOR THE FLASH FLOOD/FLOOD THREAT...STRONG FEEDER BANDS WILL GIN UP RATHER QUICKLY ACROSS AL AND W GA BY 18Z...IF NOT SOONER. DAYTIME HEATING WILL SIMPLY INCREASE THE COVERAGE AND INTENSITY OF SUCH. FORTUNATELY...THE HEAVIEST RAIN IS FORECAST TO AFFECT AREAS WHICH HAVE SEEN THE LEAST SO FAR. PREVIOUS RAINFALL OF 3+ INCHES IN THE SW...TO 1-2 INCHES ATL METRO AREA...TO 1 INCH OR LESS NORTHERN AREAS. CURRENT HPC QPF SHOWS UP TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN POSSIBLE ACROSS NW/NC GA COUNTIES THROUGH WED...WITH GFS SHOWING SIMILAR OR HIGHER AMOUNTS. HPC HAS OUTLOOKED ROUGHLY THE NW HALF OF THE CWA FOR EXCESSIVE DAY 1 RAINFALL. 6-HR FFG VALUES GENERALLY IN THE 4 INCH RANGE ACROSS NW GA AND 5 INCH RANGE ACROSS NE GA. HOWEVER...FAY HAS HAD A HISTORY OF EXTREME RAINFALL WHEREVER IT HAS GONE. GIVEN THE TERRAIN IN THIS PART OF THE STATE AND THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OF RAINFALL TO REACH FFG VALUES IN THUNDERSTORM FEEDER BANDS...THEN FURTHER AGGRAVATED BY CORE RAINFALL TRACKING ACROSS THIS AREA TUE...FEEL THAT A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS PRUDENT. THIS AGREES WITH HPC THINKING AS NOTED ABOVE FOR EXCESSIVE RAINFALL. WE WILL LIKELY ISSUE AN ESF LATER THIS MORNING AS WELL. WILL GO WITH FLASH FLOOD AS OPPOSED TO FLOOD GIVEN THE TOPOGRAPHY OF THE AREA. FFA WILL BE FOR AREAS MOSTLY NORTH OF I-20 AND WEST OF I-85...INCLUDING ATL...RMG...AND DNN...BUT NOT AHN. WILL ALSO INCLUDE THE CSG AND WEST CENTRAL GA AREA BECAUSE OF HEAVY RAINFALL THAT FELL THERE YESTERDAY AND THAT AREA WILL LIKELY SEE THE FIRST HEAVY RAIN TODAY. INITIALLY WILL HAVE FFA RUN FROM 4 PM TONIGHT UNTIL 8 PM. AREAS FURTHER EAST AND SOUTH SHOULD SEE LESS OVERALL RAIN. DAY SHIFT MAY NEED TO EXTEND FFA FURTHER EAST AND SOUTH IF FEEDER BAND DEVELOPMENT AND ECHO TRAINING WARRANTS. ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON WILL PRODUCE TORRENTIAL RAINFALL AND DEPENDING ON THE AMOUNT OF HEATING...FREQUENT CG LIGHTNING. IN ADDITION...THE TORNADO THREAT APPEARS QUITE REAL. STRONG SHEAR INDICATED ACROSS THE AREA FROM LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EVENING AS 850MB WINDS OF 40-50KTS WRAP AROUND THE REMNANTS OF FAY INTO EAST AL/WEST GA. THIS COMBINED WITH MORE THAN SUFFICIENT CAPE/INSTABILITY...NOT 1000 CAPES WEST TO 3000+ CAPES EAST...SUGGEST THE THREAT FOR STRONG ROTATING THUNDERSTORMS QUITE HIGH. REALLY...THE EASTERN ZONES COULD EVEN HAVE A BETTER CHANCE OF SEEING STRONG ROTATING STORMS GIVEN THE LIKELIHOOD OF MORE SUNSHINE THERE DURING THE AFTERNOON...LEADING TO GREATER INSTABILITY. GIVEN THAT SUNDAYS FEEDER BANDS FROM FAY EXTENDED SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES TO THE EAST ACROSS FL/SC...I WOULD NOT RULE THIS OUT AT ALL...ESPECIALLY AS FAY MOVES BACK TOWARD THE AREA. THE THREAT FOR SEVERE SHOULD DIMINISH TUE AS THE CORE DRIFTS INTO TN. THERE SHOULD BE MORE CLOUD COVER AND LESS INSTABILITY...WITH THAT REMOVED FURTHER EAST TOWARD THE COAST. HOWEVER...THE THREAT FOR HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE NORTH CLOSER TO THE CORE OF FAY. FEEDER BANDS ARE STILL EXPECTED...ACROSS EASTERN ZONES. THE TEMPERATURE FORECAST WILL BE DIFFICULT...AS EVIDENCED BY THE DIFFICULTY EXPERIENCED YESTERDAY. AT LEAST UNTIL AFTERNOON...THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR BREAKS IN THE OVC AND THE POTENTIAL FOR MANY AREAS TO WARM INTO THE LOWER 80S. THUS WILL NOT STRAY TOO FAR FROM GUIDANCE. CORE RAIN AND ASSOCIATED CLOUD COVER SHOULD KEEP TEMPERATURES A LITTLE LOWER TUE. MORNING LOWS WILL BE VERY UNIFORM IN THE LOWER 70S. LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/... WITH ANY LUCK AT ALL...WE SHOULD FINALLY BE ABLE TO SAY GOODBYE TO FAY BY THU. THE GFS NOW SHOWING FAY LIFTING OUT SOONER THAN EARLIER INDICATED AND TAKING THE REMNANTS AND ITS EFFECTS OUT OF OUR AREA BY LATE WED AS WHAT IS LEFT OF FAY MOVES INTO THE MID-ATLANTIC AND NE U.S...HOPEFULLY. ALTHOUGH THE UPPER FLOW BECOMES NW THERE AFTER AND INTO THE WEEKEND...CANNOT RULE OUT DIURNAL SHRA/TSRA ACTIVITY AS THERE IS NOTHING TO MOVE THE SFC TROPICAL LADEN AIR MASS OUT OF THE REGION THAT FAY WILL LEAVE BEHIND. BY THE WEEKEND...A LARGE UPPER RIDGE IS FORECAST TO REDEVELOP OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS...BRINGING NW FLOW BACK TO THE AREA AND PUSHING A WEAK COLD FRONT INTO THE AREA SAT. WITH AMPLE SFC MOISTURE...WOULD EXPECT A BETTER CHANCE OF SHRA/TSRA WITH THIS FRONT AT THAT TIME. HOW MUCH DRYING WE SEE BEHIND THE FRONT IS VERY QUESTIONABLE AS THE GFS SHOWS THE FRONT STALLING IN CENTRAL GA SUN AND AN EASTERLY WAVE MOVING INTO THE AREA FROM THE ATLANTIC...THUS THE THREAT FOR SHRA/TSRA CONTINUES. NOT PRUDENT AT THIS POINT TO REMOVE POPS FROM ANY DAY AT THIS TIME. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM TO MORE NORMAL LEVELS BY THE END OF THE WEEK AS HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT BUILDS OVER THE AREA...BUT HIGH RELATIVE HUMIDITY SHOULD KEEP MOST AREAS AT OR BELOW 90...BUT AT THE SAME TIME LOWS ONLY IN THE MUGGY 70S. NO SIGNS OF ANY FALL TEMPERATURE RELIEF YET...OR ANY SIGNIFICANT DRYING OF THE AIR MASS EITHER. AVIATION... WIDESPREAD IFR CIGS ACROSS THE CWA AREA THIS MORNING WITH BANDS OF SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH FAY TRANSLATING ACROSS THE AREA. VSBYS FOR THE MOST PART MVFR OR BETTER. EXPECT THESE CONDITIONS TO PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THE MORNING...WITH CIGS IMPROVING INTO THE MVFR RANGE AND VSBYS 6+ (OUTSIDE OF PRECIP AREAS) BY NOON. THUNDERSTORM THREAT A BIT BETTER TODAY...ESPECIALLY IF WE GET ENOUGH BREAKS IN CLOUD COVER. PLAN TO CONTINUE VCTS ALL TAF SITES THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING...WITH TEMPO SHOWERS THROUGH MUCH OF THE TAF PERIOD. EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KTS THIS MORNING...TO TO 15 KTS THIS AFTERNOON. 49 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ATHENS 72 77 72 81 72 / 100 100 100 50 20 ATLANTA 72 76 72 81 72 / 100 100 80 30 20 BLAIRSVILLE 69 72 69 74 68 / 100 100 100 50 30 CARTERSVILLE 70 75 70 81 70 / 100 100 60 30 20 COLUMBUS 73 82 73 88 73 / 70 70 50 30 20 GAINESVILLE 70 75 70 78 72 / 100 100 100 50 30 MACON 73 81 73 87 73 / 70 90 60 30 20 ROME 71 76 71 81 70 / 100 100 60 30 20 PEACHTREE CITY 72 77 72 82 70 / 100 100 60 30 20 VIDALIA 75 87 75 86 74 / 50 70 30 30 20 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: BARTOW...CARROLL...CHATTAHOOCHEE...CHATTOOGA...CHEROKEE... CLAYTON...COBB...COWETA...DEKALB...DOUGLAS...FAYETTE...FLOYD... HARALSON...HARRIS...HEARD...HENRY...LAMAR...MACON...MARION... MERIWETHER...MUSCOGEE...NORTH FULTON...PAULDING...PIKE...POLK... SCHLEY...SOUTH FULTON...SPALDING...STEWART...SUMTER...TALBOT... TAYLOR...TROUP...UPSON...WEBSTER. FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: BANKS...BARROW...BARTOW... CARROLL...CATOOSA...CHATTOOGA...CHEROKEE...CLARKE...CLAYTON... COBB...COWETA...DADE...DAWSON...DEKALB...DOUGLAS...FANNIN... FAYETTE...FLOYD...FORSYTH...GILMER...GORDON...GWINNETT...HALL... HARALSON...HARRIS...HEARD...HENRY...JACKSON...LUMPKIN... MADISON...MERIWETHER...MURRAY...MUSCOGEE...NEWTON...NORTH FULTON...OCONEE...PAULDING...PICKENS...PIKE...POLK...ROCKDALE... SOUTH FULTON...SPALDING...TOWNS...TROUP...UNION...WALKER... WALTON...WHITE...WHITFIELD. && 01
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1049 AM EDT MON AUG 25 2008 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-260945- 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- 1049 AM EDT MON AUG 25 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF WEST GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ELSEWHERE TODAY AND TONIGHT. FLOODING RAINS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE ACROSS MUCH OF NORTH AND PORTIONS OF WEST GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. .SYNOPSIS... TROPICAL DEPRESSION FAY WILL MEANDER ACROSS MISSISSIPPI TODAY THEN DRIFT NORTHEAST INTO ALABAMA TONIGHT. .PRIMARY HAZARDS... THE PRIMARY HAZARD WILL BE SHORT LIVED TORNADOES...GENERALLY WEST OF A LINE FROM CEDARTOWN TO PEACHTREE CITY TO AMERICUS...GENERALLY BETWEEN 2 PM AND 10 PM. HEAVY FLOODING RAINS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...GENERALLY WEST OF A LINE FROM COLUMBUS TO GRIFFIN TO ATHENS. .DISCUSSION... TROPICAL DEPRESSION FAY WILL CONTINUE TO MEANDER ACROSS SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI TODAY. THERE REMAINS ENOUGH SHEAR FROM FAY THAT COULD PRODUCE AN ISOLATED TORNADO ACROSS PORTIONS OF WEST GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WITH CAPES EXPECTED TO INCREASE INTO THE 1000 TO 2000 RANGE THIS AFTERNOON...A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ELSEWHERE. HEAVY RAIN IS ALSO EXPECTED AS A TROPICAL AIRMASS REMAINS OVER THE STATE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY THERE WILL BE A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY...ESPECIALLY TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AS THE REMNANTS OF FAY CONTINUE TO HAVE SOME INFLUENCE. THE POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY...ESPECIALLY ALONG MOUNTAIN CREEKS AND OTHER FLOOD PRONE AREAS OF NORTH GEORGIA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST INFORMATION AND BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE ACTIVATION THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1108 AM EDT MON AUG 25 2008 GAZ102-251545- 1108 AM EDT MON AUG 25 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR 50 MPH WINDS IN WESTERN STEWART COUNTY UNTIL 1145 AM EDT... AT 1106 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 12 MILES SOUTH OF FLORENCE MARINA STATE PARK... MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH. WIND GUSTS OF 50 MPH ARE LIKELY AS THIS STORM MOVES ACROSS STEWART COUNTY THROUGH 1145 AM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM INCLUDE FLORENCE MARINA STATE PARK AND OMAHA. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO...WEATHER.GOV OR OTHER MEDIA OUTLETS FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS ON THESE STORMS.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1123 AM EDT MON AUG 25 2008 GAZ078-089-251600- 1123 AM EDT MON AUG 25 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR 50 MPH WINDS IN WESTERN MUSCOGEE AND HARRIS COUNTIES UNTIL NOON EDT... AT 1019 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED ABOUT 2 MILES WEST OF COLUMBUS...MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH. WIND GUSTS OF 50 MPH ARE LIKELY AS THIS STORM MOVES ACROSS WESTERN MUSCOGEE AND HARRIS COUNTIES THROUGH NOON EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM INCLUDE COLUMBUS...FORTSON...CATAULA AND MULBERRY GROVE. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO...WEATHER.GOV OR OTHER MEDIA OUTLETS FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS ON THESE STORMS.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1125 AM EDT MON AUG 25 2008 GAZ090-091-251600- 1125 AM EDT MON AUG 25 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR 50 MPH WINDS IN EASTERN CHATTAHOOCHEE AND MARION COUNTIES UNTIL NOON EDT... AT 1124 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 1 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BRANTLEY...MOVING NORTH AT 25 MPH. WIND GUSTS OF 50 MPH ARE LIKELY AS THIS STORM MOVES ACROSS CHATTAHOOCHEE AND MARION COUNTIES THROUGH NOON EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM INCLUDE BRANTLEY AND OAKLAND. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO...WEATHER.GOV OR OTHER MEDIA OUTLETS FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS ON THESE STORMS.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1129 AM EDT MON AUG 25 2008 GAZ008-009-015-016-251630- 1129 AM EDT MON AUG 25 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR HEAVY RAIN IN LUMPKIN...WHITE... UNION AND TOWNS COUNTIES UNTIL 1230 PM EDT... AT 1124 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED CONTINUED MODERATE RAINFALL OVER LUMPKIN...WHITE...UNION AND TOWNS COUNTIES. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO THREE INCHES HAVE OCCURRED OVER THE PAST 6 HOURS IN THIS AREA...WITH AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF RAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH 1230 PM. RUNOFF FROM THESE STORMS WILL CAUSE RISING WATER...AND POTENTIALLY SOME MINOR FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND LOW LYING AREAS ACROSS LUMPKIN...WHITE...UNION AND TOWNS COUNTIES. THIS INCLUDES THE AREAS AROUND PORTER SPRINGS... CLEVELAND...LEAF...SAUTEE...NACOOCHEE...SUCHES...ROBERTSTOWN... HELEN...UNICOI STATE PARK...GADDISTOWN...VOGEL STATE PARK...DESOTO FALLS...OWLTON...PRESLEY AND BRASSTOWN BALD MOUNTAIN. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE SUBJECT TO MINOR FLOODING.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1214 PM EDT MON AUG 25 2008 GAZ066-067-251645- 1214 PM EDT MON AUG 25 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR 45 MPH WINDS IN TROUP AND MERIWETHER COUNTIES UNTIL 1245 PM EDT... AT 1210 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER JONES CROSSROADS...MOVING NORTH AT 35 MPH. WIND GUSTS OF 45 MPH ARE LIKELY AS THIS STORM MOVES ACROSS TROUP AND MERIWETHER COUNTIES THROUGH 1245 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM INCLUDE JONES CROSSROADS...STOVALL...PRIMROSE... MOUNTVILLE...LOUISE...SAINT MARKS...LONE OAK AND HOGANSVILLE. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THESE COUNTIES. CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER MEDIA OUTLETS FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS ON THESE STORMS. 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 1222 PM EDT MON AUG 25 2008 GAZ069-079-251645- 1222 PM EDT MON AUG 25 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR 50 MPH WINDS IN TALBOT AND SOUTHERN UPSON COUNTIES UNTIL 1245 PM EDT... AT 1219 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 2 MILES SOUTHEAST OF TALBOTTON...MOVING NORTH-NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. WIND GUSTS OF 50 MPH ARE LIKELY AS THIS STORM MOVES ACROSS TALBOT AND UPSON COUNTIES THROUGH 1245 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM INCLUDE TALBOTTON...JUNCTION CITY...PLEASANT HILL AND SPREWELL BLUFF STATE PARK. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO...WEATHER.GOV OR OTHER MEDIA OUTLETS FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS ON THESE STORMS.
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 53 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 16:24 UTC.
3 funnel cloud, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
The public observed a funnel cloud just north-northeast of Thomaston. This funnel cloud was being observed from the same thunderstorm cell that spawned funnel clouds in southwest Upson county 20 minutes earlier.
The Upson County Emergency Management Director relayed reports of funnel clouds southeast of Roland in western Upson county. Eye witness reports indicate that the funnel cloud was over the Quad Graphics plant near Georgia Highway 36 and the county airport.
A trained storm spotter photographed a funnel cloud near the intersection of Georgia Highway 106 and Rogers Mill Road.
The Houston County 911 Center reported that the roof of an apartment building was damaged by strong winds in a thunderstorm associated with the outer rain bands of tropical storm Fay. A portion of the roof collapsed.
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