A backdoor cold front was draped across north and central Georgia into central and northern Alabama. Northwest flow continued aloft as a deep upper low remained over the northeast United States.
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A backdoor cold front was draped across north and central Georgia into central and northern Alabama. Northwest flow continued aloft as a deep upper low remained over the northeast United States. These features combined with ample heat and humidity allowed once again for scattered thunderstorms to develop during the heat of the day. The activity remained below severe limits, but one thunderstorm in Upson county produced minor wind damage.
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 Jul 26, 6:05 PM EST, 15 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED FOR AVIATION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 705 PM EDT SAT JUL 26 2008 .SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT/... A VERY MOIST AIRMASS PERSISTS ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON. PLENTY OF CONVECTION FIRING UP ACROSS THE REGION...BUT THIS SHOULD BEGIN DISSIPATING QUICKLY AS WE APPROACH AND PASS SUNDOWN. MODELS ARE ADAMANT ABOUT PUSHING A DRIER AIRMASS INTO THE STATE BY TOMORROW. THIS WILL LIMIT PRECIPITATION SOMEWHAT OVER NORTH GEORGIA FOR SUNDAY AND MONDAY...BUT AMPLE MOISTURE REMAINS OVER CENTRAL GEORGIA FOR CONTINUED CHANCE POPS...AT LEAST FOR SUNDAY. .LONG TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/... LONG TERM FORECAST PERIOD STARTS OUT WITH THE UPPER LEVEL PATTERN MUCH LESS AMPLIFIED THAN IT HAS BEEN RECENTLY. THE WESTERN U.S. RIDGE IS PROGGED TO FLATTEN AND SPREAD EASTWARD SHUTTING DOWN THE NORTHWEST FLOW OVER THE FORECAST AREA. THIS RIDGE APPEARS TO BE A LITTLE TOO WEAK TO SQUASH PRECIPITATION COMPLETELY...SO I HAVE INCLUDED AT LEAST ISOLATED POPS THROUGH THE EXTENDED FORECAST PERIOD. GFS IS STARTING TO SHOW A RE AMPLIFICATION OF THE UPPER PATTERN AS WE MOVE INTO THE LATTER FEW DAYS OF THE EXTENDED FORECAST PERIOD WHICH MAY SIGNAL THE RETURN OF BETTER PRECIPITATION CHANCES AS WE APPROACH NEXT WEEKEND. && .AVIATION...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING SHOULD DIMINISH AFTER 01Z. IFR CEILINGS AND VISIBLITY IN THUNDERSTORMS...HOWEVER SCATTERED TO BROKEN MID/HIGH CLOUDS LINGERING OVERNIGHT. SOME AREAS OF CEILINGS BELOW 1 THSD POSSIBLE AFTER 08Z DUE TO ABUNDANT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE. VISIBILITY 5 TO 6SM IN HAZE...LOWERING LOCALLY BELOW 2SM IN FOG AND HAZE 08Z TO 13Z. LIGHT WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS EXCEPT GUSTY IN THUNDERSTORMS. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ATHENS 70 91 69 94 70 / 40 20 20 20 20 ATLANTA 72 91 71 93 73 / 40 20 10 20 20 BLAIRSVILLE 67 88 65 89 65 / 30 20 20 20 20 CARTERSVILLE 69 92 67 93 68 / 30 20 10 20 20 COLUMBUS 74 94 73 94 75 / 40 30 20 20 20 GAINESVILLE 71 91 70 92 71 / 30 20 20 20 20 MACON 73 94 72 95 74 / 50 30 20 20 20 ROME 70 93 68 94 68 / 30 20 10 20 20 PEACHTREE CITY 69 93 68 93 69 / 40 20 10 20 20 VIDALIA 74 92 73 93 74 / 50 40 20 30 20 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && 20/41
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 635 AM EDT SAT JUL 26 2008 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-271045- 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- 635 AM EDT SAT JUL 26 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .SYNOPSIS... A NEARLY STATIONARY FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL CONTINUE TO EXTEND FROM ALABAMA...CENTRAL AND NORTH GEORGIA...INTO THE CAROLINAS TODAY AND TONIGHT. A WEAK UPPER LEVEL WEATHER DISTURBANCE WILL CROSS MIDDLE TENNESSEE THIS MORNING...REACHING GEORGIA BY AFTERNOON. .PRIMARY HAZARDS... LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN...OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING...AND GUSTY WINDS WILL BE THE PRIMARY HAZARDS. THE GREATEST LIKELIHOOD FOR THUNDERSTORMS EXISTS BETWEEN 1 PM AND 9 PM. .DISCUSSION... THE LOCAL AIRMASS WILL BE QUITE MOIST TODAY WITH SURFACE DEWPOINTS AT OR ABOVE 70 DEGREES AND PRECIPITABLE WATER NEAR 2 INCHES. STORM MOTION TODAY IS EXPECTED TO BE ONLY ABOUT 10 MPH. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THIS ENVIRONMENT MAY PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. INSTABILITY WILL BE MODERATE...WITH CAPE VALUES OF 1000 TO 2000 AND THE LIFTED INDEX AROUND MINUS 3...ESPECIALLY WHERE BREAKS IN THE FAIRLY EXTENSIVE CLOUD COVER ALLOW BETTER DIURNAL HEATING. THUS...IN ADDITION TO THE RAIN...LIGHTNING AND ISOLATED STRONG GUSTY WINDS MAY POSE SOME HAZARD AS WELL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED TODAY OR TONIGHT.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 547 PM EDT SAT JUL 26 2008 GAZ078-079-089-262230- 547 PM EDT SAT JUL 26 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING IN MUSCOGEE... HARRIS AND TALBOT COUNTIES UNTIL 630 PM EDT... AT 542 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER HAMILTON...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE PEA SIZED HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AS IT MOVES ACROSS MUSCOGEE...HARRIS AND TALBOT COUNTIES THROUGH 630 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE MULBERRY GROVE... HAMILTON...PINE MOUNTAIN VALLEY...FORTSON...CATAULA...ELLERSLIE... MIDLAND AND WAVERLY HALL. BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 617 PM EDT SAT JUL 26 2008 GAZ027-038-039-262300- 617 PM EDT SAT JUL 26 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING IN WILKES... OGLETHORPE AND MADISON COUNTIES UNTIL 700 PM EDT... AT 616 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER VESTA...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE PEA SIZED HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AS IT MOVES ACROSS WILKES...OGLETHORPE AND MADISON COUNTIES THROUGH 700 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE SANDY CROSS...VESTA... RAYLE...NORMAN...PRATHER AND TIGNALL. BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 627 PM EDT SAT JUL 26 2008 GAZ078-079-089>091-262300- 627 PM EDT SAT JUL 26 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR FREQUENT LIGHTNING IN CHATTAHOOCHEE...MARION...MUSCOGEE...HARRIS AND TALBOT COUNTIES UNTIL 700 PM EDT... AT 624 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM WOODLAND TO 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MIDLAND... MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE PEA SIZED HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH AS THEY MOVE ACROSS CHATTAHOOCHEE...MARION...MUSCOGEE...HARRIS AND TALBOT COUNTIES THROUGH 700 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE MIDLAND...ELLERSLIE...CATAULA...WOODLAND...WAVERLY HALL... SHILOH...BOX SPRINGS...TALBOTTON...JUNIPER...GENEVA AND JUNCTION CITY. BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 636 PM EDT SAT JUL 26 2008 GAZ033-044-054-055-262300- 636 PM EDT SAT JUL 26 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR FREQUENT LIGHTNING IN FAYETTE... CLAYTON AND FULTON COUNTIES UNTIL 700 PM EDT... AT 633 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER ATLANTA HARTSFIELD-JACKSON AIRPORT...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 9 MPH. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH AS IT MOVES ACROSS FAYETTE...CLAYTON AND FULTON COUNTIES THROUGH 700 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE ATLANTA HARTSFIELD-JACKSON AIRPORT...HAPEVILLE...COLLEGE PARK...FOREST PARK...CONLEY...RIVERDALE...LAKE CITY...MORROW AND KENWOOD. BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 657 PM EDT SAT JUL 26 2008 GAZ038-039-050-051-262345- 657 PM EDT SAT JUL 26 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR FREQUENT LIGHTNING IN TALIAFERRO... GREENE...WILKES AND OGLETHORPE COUNTIES UNTIL 745 PM EDT... AT 654 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER WOODVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH AS IT MOVES ACROSS TALIAFERRO... GREENE...WILKES AND OGLETHORPE COUNTIES THROUGH 745 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE STEPHENS...PENFIELD... BAIRDSTOWN...WOODVILLE...UNION POINT...MAXEYS...PHILOMATH... ROBINSON...RAYLE...LYNEVILLE...PRATHER...CRAWFORDVILLE...FICKLIN AND WASHINGTON. BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 715 PM EDT SAT JUL 26 2008 GAZ067-069-079-270000- 715 PM EDT SAT JUL 26 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR FREQUENT LIGHTNING IN TALBOT...UPSON AND MERIWETHER COUNTIES UNTIL 800 PM EDT... AT 711 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER SPREWELL BLUFF STATE PARK. THE STORM WAS NEARLY STATIONARY. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH AS IT MOVES ACROSS TALBOT...UPSON AND MERIWETHER COUNTIES THROUGH 800 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE SPREWELL BLUFF STATE PARK...ROLAND... PICKARD...ATWATER...THOMASTON...PLEASANT HILL...CHALYBEATE SPRINGS...WOODLAND AND MANCHESTER. BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 52 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:19 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
The Upson County Emergency Management Director reported that two power lines were down on the west side of Thomaston. In addition, rainfall of 3.1 to 3.6 inches was reported in a one to two hour period resulting in minor street flooding.
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