S. This brought a line of showers and thunderstorms across the entire area during the evening hours of the 10th and the early morning hours of the 11th.
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The episode as NWS FFC wrote it up.
A strong cold front accompanied a vigorous upper low moving through the eastern U.S. This brought a line of showers and thunderstorms across the entire area during the evening hours of the 10th and the early morning hours of the 11th. A 60-70 knot low-level jet was noted in the warm sector in advance of the cold front. As thunderstorms moved through the area, wind gusts up to 45 mph were observed in the Columbus and Fort Benning areas of west central Georgia. Scattered power outages were reported and a few trees were blown down in western Georgia during the evening and overnight hours.
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 Jan 10, 9:39 PM EST, 4 hours 35 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 939 PM EST THU JAN 10 2008 .UPDATE... SEVERE THREAT WEANING OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST GEORGIA AND HAVE CANCELLED TORNADO WATCH OVER A GOOD CHUNK OF THE WATCH AREA. HOWEVER WILL NEED TO KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON ACTIVITY MOVING OUT OF CENTRAL ALABAMA. THINK AREA GENERALLY FROM ATLANTA TO GAINEVILLE SOUTHWARD WILL NEED TO BE WATCHED. MADE MINOR ADJUSTMENTS TO TEMPS AND WINDS. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 555 PM EST THU JAN 10 2008/ SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/... STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES INTO CWA TONIGHT WITH STRONG LOW AND UPPER LEVEL JET DYNAMICS ASSOCIATED. NOT SURE HOW MUCH INSTABILITY WILL BE OVER AREA AHEAD OF FRONT BUT ALMOST ANY INSTABILITY WILL GIVE POSSIBILITY FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THAT COULD PRODUCE TORNADOES OR STRONG WINDS. BEST CHANCE FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE ON THE W SIDE OF THE CWA ESPECIALLY NW GA. STRONG LOW LEVEL WINDS WILL AFFECT THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF NORTH GA SO THE WIND ADVISORY WILL CONTINUE. COLD FRONT...IN A MUCH WEAKENED FORM...LOOKS TO EXIT CWA FRIDAY. PRECIP POTENTIAL ENDING FOR NW GA LATE TONIGHT BUT SMALLER CHANCES CONTINUING OVER PARTS OF E GA MAINLY FRIDAY MORNING. OVERALL CONFIDENCE IS MODERATE. MUCH UNCERTAINTY AS ANOTHER MUCH WEAKER COLD FRONT APPROACHES CWA SATURDAY NIGHT. AS THIS SYSTEM APPROACHES...THE GFS DEVELOPS A SURFACE LOW AND MOVES IT TO S GA LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. THE NAM DOES NOT DEVELOP THIS SURFACE LOW. A COMPROMISE WAS TAKEN BETWEEN THE MODELS AS FAR AS PRECIP POTENTIAL IS CONCERNED. IF THERE IS ENOUGH MOISTURE OVER N GA LATE SATURDAY NIGHT AND PRECIP OCCURS...SOME OF IT COULD BE SNOW. OVERALL CONFIDENCE IS LOW. TEMPERATURES COOLING OFF CLOSER TO NORMAL BEHIND THE FRONT. LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/... LOW CONFIDENCE WITH HOW THIS PERIOD WILL START BUT IF THERE IS ENOUGH MOISTURE OVER FAR N GA...THE PASSAGE OF A WEAK COLD FRONT AND UPPER SHORT WAVE COULD CAUSE SOME SNOW. A SHORT WAVE LOOKS TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA MONDAY NIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY. IT COULD HAVE ENOUGH MOISTURE FOR PRECIP THAT COULD FALL AS RAIN OR SNOW. THIS WILL HAVE TO BE WATCHED AS THE CURRENT FORECAST HAS NO MENTION OF PRECIP. CONDITIONS LOOKS TO REMAIN DRY OVER THE AREA UNTIL MAYBE THURSDAY AS ESE LOW LEVEL FLOW INCREASES MOISTURE OVER THE AREA. HYDROLOGY... RAIN AMOUNTS AROUND 1 INCH FOR FAR NW GA EXPECTED TONIGHT. THIS SHOULD NOT CAUSE FLOODING PROBLEMS UNLESS SOMETHING MORE FALLS IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. AVIATION... COLD FRONT VICINITY OF MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT THIS TIME...WITH WEDGE CONDITIONS EAST OF ROME TO ATLANTA. CEILINGS IN WEDGE LIFR THROUGH THE EVENING UNTIL FRONT GETS INTO THE AREA AROUND MIDNIGHT. OTHERWISE CEILINGS VARYING 3 TO 5THSD FT EXCEPT IFR IN RAIN AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS. VISIBILITY ALSO UNRESTRICTED EXCEPT IN RAIN. WINDS GENERALLY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15KT...EXCEPT EASTERLY OVER ATHENS-GAINESVILLE AREA. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE NORTH AND WEST GEORGIA THIS EVENING. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ATHENS 52 58 37 63 37 / 90 20 5 10 20 ATLANTA 50 56 37 61 40 / 100 10 5 10 20 BLAIRSVILLE 44 49 32 56 33 / 100 5 5 10 20 CARTERSVILLE 46 55 29 59 33 / 100 0 5 10 20 COLUMBUS 55 61 37 63 39 / 90 10 10 5 20 GAINESVILLE 49 52 36 60 38 / 100 10 5 10 20 MACON 57 62 34 64 37 / 100 30 10 10 20 ROME 44 53 32 60 34 / 100 0 5 10 20 PEACHTREE CITY 50 57 31 61 32 / 100 10 5 10 20 VIDALIA 58 66 39 66 44 / 50 40 10 10 20 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 4 AM EST FRIDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: CATOOSA...CHATTOOGA...DADE...DAWSON...FANNIN...GILMER...GORDON... LUMPKIN...MURRAY...PICKENS...TOWNS...UNION...WALKER...WHITE... WHITFIELD. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 930 PM EST THU JAN 10 2008 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-111215- 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- 930 PM EST THU JAN 10 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA TONIGHT. .SYNOPSIS... A COLD FRONT FROM MIDDLE TENNESSEE INTO SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI WILL PROGRESS EASTWARD INTO NORTHWEST GEORGIA AROUND MIDNIGHT. THIS FRONT WILL CONTINUE INTO CENTRAL GEORGIA DURING THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT. .PRIMARY HAZARDS... THE PRIMARY HAZARD FROM THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS...CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY RAIN. ALSO...ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP. THE MOST LIKELY AREA FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT WILL BE WEST OF A LINE FROM ATLANTA TO WARM SPRINGS TO LUMPKIN UNTIL AROUND MIDNIGHT. .OTHER HAZARDS... STRONG GUSTY WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW LEVEL JET WILL AFFECT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTH GEORGIA MOUNTAINS. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE HIGH WINDS...SEE THE LATEST WIND ADVISORY STATEMENT. .DISCUSSION... THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DIMINISHED ACROSS MUCH OF NORTH GEORGIA DUE TO MORE STABLE AND COOLER AIR IN THAT AREA. DYNAMICS WILL REMAIN STRONG OVER PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA UNTIL MIDNIGHT AS STRONG LOW LEVEL WINDS CROSS THE AREA. THIS COMBINED WITH ABUNDANT MOISTURE AND LIFTED INDEX VALUES NEAR MINUS THREE...WILL ALLOW A FEW THUNDERSTORMS TO POSSIBLY BECOME SEVERE DURING THE NEXT FEW HOURS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PARTS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA FRIDAY. OTHERWISE...HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT REPORTS OF SEVERE WEATHER THROUGH THE WEB BY GOING TO WEATHER.GOV/ATLANTA.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1042 PM EST THU JAN 10 2008 GAZ056-066>068-078-079-089-110430- 1042 PM EST THU JAN 10 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH MUSCOGEE... HARRIS...TALBOT...PIKE...TROUP...MERIWETHER AND SPALDING COUNTIES UNTIL 1130 PM EST... AT 1042 PM EST/942 PM CST/...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM GREENVILLE TO 23 MILES SOUTHWEST OF COLUMBUS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE AS THESE STORMS MOVE ACROSS MUSCOGEE...HARRIS...TALBOT...PIKE...TROUP...MERIWETHER AND SPALDING COUNTIES THROUGH 1130 PM EST. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE STOVALL...SAINT MARKS...PRIMROSE...MOUNTVILLE... MULBERRY GROVE...PINE MOUNTAIN...PINE MOUNTAIN VALLEY...F.D ROOSEVELT STATE PARK...DURAND...HAMILTON...GREENVILLE...WOOSTER... PINE MOUNTAIN VALLEY...HARRIS CITY AND FORTSON. 16
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1056 PM EST THU JAN 10 2008 GAZ090-110445- 1056 PM EST THU JAN 10 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH WINDS IN CHATTAHOOCHEE COUNTY UNTIL 1145 PM EST... AT 1054 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM 5 MILES NORTHWEST FORT BENNING TO 18 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FORT BENNING...MOVING EAST TO NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. WIND GUSTS OF 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE AS THESE STORMS MOVE ACROSS CHATTAHOOCHEE COUNTY THROUGH 1145 PM EST. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE FORT BENNING...JAMESTOWN...CUSSETA...RENFROE AND MANTA. 16
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1127 PM EST THU JAN 10 2008 GAZ069-078-079-089-110500- 1127 PM EST THU JAN 10 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH IN MUSCOGEE... HARRIS...TALBOT AND UPSON COUNTIES UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST... AT 1124 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM WOODLAND TO 20 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BOX SPRINGS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. WIND GUSTS OF 35 MPH ARE LIKELY AS THESE STORMS MOVE ACROSS MUSCOGEE ...HARRIS...TALBOT AND UPSON COUNTIES THROUGH MIDNIGHT EST. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE WAVERLY HALL... WOODLAND...PLEASANT HILL...SPREWELL BLUFF STATE PARK...BOX SPRINGS ...TALBOTTON...ROLAND...GENEVA AND THOMASTON. 16
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 100 AM EST FRI JAN 11 2008 GAZ090-091-102-103-110700- 100 AM EST FRI JAN 11 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR PEA SIZED HAIL AND 45 MPH WINDS IN WEBSTER...STEWART...CHATTAHOOCHEE AND MARION COUNTIES UNTIL 200 AM EST... AT 1259 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM JAMESTOWN TO 13 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FLORENCE MARINA STATE PARK...MOVING EAST AT 40 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 WEBSTER...STEWART...CHATTAHOOCHEE AND MARION COUNTIES THROUGH 200 AM EST. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE OMAHA...JAMESTOWN...FLORENCE MARINA STATE PARK...CUSSETA...MANTA... LOUVALE...OAKLAND...RENFROE...PROVIDENCE CANYON STATE PARK... BRANTLEY...WESTVILLE...LUMPKIN...BROOKLYN...BERGINSVILLE AND BUENA VISTA. HEAVY DOWNPOURS MAY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. 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 110 AM EST FRI JAN 11 2008 GAZ069-079-080-091-110700- 110 AM EST FRI JAN 11 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR PEA SIZED HAIL AND 45 MPH WINDS IN TAYLOR...MARION...TALBOT AND UPSON COUNTIES UNTIL 200 AM EST... AT 108 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FLINT HILL TO BOX SPRINGS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 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 TAYLOR...MARION...TALBOT AND UPSON COUNTIES THROUGH 200 AM EST. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE BOX SPRINGS...JUNIPER...GENEVA...FLINT HILL...WOODLAND...TALBOTTON... PLEASANT HILL...JUNCTION CITY...SPREWELL BLUFF STATE PARK...ROLAND... PRATTSBURG...HOWARD...WESLEY...CARSONVILLE AND THOMASTON. HEAVY DOWNPOURS MAY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. 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 209 AM EST FRI JAN 11 2008 GAZ071-072-081-082-110800- 209 AM EST FRI JAN 11 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR PEA SIZED HAIL AND 45 MPH WINDS IN CRAWFORD...BIBB...JONES AND MONROE COUNTIES UNTIL 300 AM EST... AT 203 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM FORSYTH TO ROBERTA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 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 CRAWFORD...BIBB...JONES AND MONROE COUNTIES THROUGH 300 AM EST. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE KNOXVILLE... HORNS...ROBERTA...FORSYTH...JULIETTE...EAST JULIETTE...BOLINGBROKE... LIZELLA...ARKWRIGHT...WAYSIDE...ROUND OAK...CLINTON...BRADLEY...PAYNE AND MACON. HEAVY DOWNPOURS MAY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. 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 Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 55 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 07:13 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
WMAZ Television of Macon, Georgia reported that three to four trees were down on U.S. Highway 23/Georgia Highway 87 north of Georgia Highway 18 near Lake Juliette or about two miles northwest of Dames Ferry.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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