S. with an active northwest flow aloft.
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The episode as NWS FFC wrote it up.
A weak cold front was moving south from the Ohio valley into the southeast U.S. with an active northwest flow aloft. A complex of thunderstorms moved south out of Tennessee into north Georgia during the pre-dawn hours. The thunderstorms weakened as they moved into north Georgia, but maintained enough intensity to produce penny-sized hail in some of the far northern counties. Some redevelopment of thunderstorms took place later in the day further south in west central Georgia.
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 Jun 1, 4:18 AM EST, 42 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED FOR AVIATION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 518 AM EDT SUN JUN 1 2008 .SHORT TERM /TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY/... LARGE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE CONTINUES TO RETROGRADE SLOWLY WEST. MEANWHILE...A SERIES OF WEAK DISTURBANCES EMBEDDED WITHIN THE MEAN WESTERLIES JUST TO OUR NORTH CONTINUE TO ENCROACH ON THE CWA FROM THE NORTH AND MOVE SE ON THE EASTERN PERIPHERY OF THE UPPER RIDGE. THE UPPER RIDGE MANAGED TO WIN OUT SATURDAY AND KEEP ALL CONVECTION NORTH OF THE CWA. I DOUBT THAT THIS WILL BE THE CASE SUN-MON. THE FIRST DISTURBANCE BEGINS TO SKIRT ACROSS THE AREA TODAY...WITH A SECOND AND SLIGHTLY MORE SIGNIFICANT DISTURBANCE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT AND MON. WITH UPPER HEIGHTS DROPPING 7-10DM ACROSS THE AREA...COMBINED WITH COOLING TEMPS ALOFT AND A CONTINUED WARM MOIST BL...THE THREAT FOR SHRA/TSRA WILL DEFINITELY BE ON THE INCREASE. A WEAK SFC BOUNDARY DRIFTING INTO THE AREA LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT...WILL STALL FROM NW-SE NEAR THE AL BORDER AND INTO S/CENTRAL GA MON. THIS WILL FURTHER HELP TO FOCUS CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY UNDER NW FLOW ALOFT. FOR TUE-WED...UPPER DYNAMICS ARE VERY WEAK..BUT THE AREA REMAINS IN A WEAKNESS AREA BETWEEN THE WEAKENING SW U.S. UPPER RIDGE AND THE BUILDING ATLANTIC UPPER RIDGE. WITH A WARM...MOIST AIR MASS OVER THE REGION...CANNOT RULE OUT DIURNAL CONVECTION...BUT WITH LIMITED DYNAMICS...COVERAGE WOULD BE ISOLATED AT BEST. 10 PERCENT POPS MAY SUFFICE FOR NOW. CHANCES FOR DIURNAL CONVECTION MAY INCREASE SLIGHTLY TOWARD THE END OF THE WEEK AS SOUTHERLY FLOW ALOFT IS ESTABLISHED ALOFT. HERE AT LEAST 20 PERCENT POPS WOULD BE WARRANTED. FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT...MAIN CONCERN WOULD BE THREAT FOR SHRA/TSRA AND ATTENDANT SEVERE WEATHER THREAT. IT DOES APPEAR THAT THE ZONE OF CONVECTION...THAT HAS RESIDED JUST TO THE NORTH OF THE CWA THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS...WILL SAG SOUTH INTO THE CWA TODAY AS THE UPPER RIDGE RETROGRADES TO THE WEST. MCS NOW LOCATED ACROSS MIDDLE/EASTERN TN WILL EITHER MOVE INTO FAR N GA THIS MORNING IN A WEAKENING FASHION OR AT MINIMUM LEAVE OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES AVAILABLE FOR CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT LATER THIS MORNING AND ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON. GFS SHOWS EXTREME INSTABILITY WITH LIS OF -6 TO -8 AND CAPES IN EXCESS OF 4000 ACROSS N GA BY AFTERNOON. THIS COMBINED WITH NW FLOW ALOFT...WILL LIKELY MAKE FOR AN ACTIVE AFTERNOON WITH POTENTIALLY ORGANIZED CLUSTERS OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...WITH HAIL AND LIGHTNING BEING THE MAIN THREAT. SITUATION SIMILAR TO MAY 20TH...BUT WITH CONSIDERABLY LESS HELICITY AVAILABLE. MAV MOS POPS ENTIRELY TOO LOW AND HAVE BEEN RAISED ACROSS THE NORTH AT LEAST TWO CATEGORIES FOR THIS AFTERNOON. RESIDUAL CONVECTION WILL LINGER AND SINK SOUTH INTO CENTRAL GA DURING THE EVENING. ISOLD-SCT SHRA/TSRA CANNOT BE RULED OUT OVERNIGHT ACROSS CENTRAL GA NEAR THE WEAK NW-SE SFC BOUNDARY. EXPECT REDEVELOPMENT OF SHRA/TSRA MON AFTERNOON MAINLY ACROSS WC/CENTRAL GA. HOWEVER...THIS BOUNDARY ATTEMPTS TO LIFT SLOWLY N MONDAY AFTERNOON...RETURNING THE THREAT FOR AT LEAST ISOLD CONVECTION TO N GA AT THAT TIME. DYNAMICS LATE MON ARE SIGNIFICANTLY LESS IMPRESSIVE THAN TODAY. FOR TEMPS...IT HAS BEEN IMPOSSIBLE TO BEAT THE MAV MOS THE PAST TWO DAYS DESPITE ANY ATTEMPT TO TRY. CLOUD COVER IN THE N SHOULD RESULT IN SLIGHTLY COOLER READINGS...BUT CENTRAL AREAS WILL BE WELL INTO THE 90S AGAIN. .LONG TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/... A PATTERN CHANGE CONTINUES TO APPEAR ON THE HORIZON. THE SOUTH CENTRAL U.S. SUBTROPICAL RIDGE WILL FINALLY BREAK DOWN AS A MEAN TROUGH DIGS INTO THE SW U.S. A NEW...AND STRONG SUBTROPICAL RIDGE WILL FORM OFF THE EAST COAST AND BUILD NORTH INTO THE MID-ATLANTIC AND NEW ENGLAND. THIS IS A PATTERN WE HAVE NOT SEEN IN A LONG TIME AND WILL OPEN THE DOOR TO ALLOW DEEP GULF/TROPICAL MOISTURE TO FLOW INTO THE SE U.S. AND LEAVE US VULNERABLE TO TROPICAL SYSTEMS THAT WOULD BE STEERED UP THE WESTERN SIDE OF THE ATLANTIC SUBTROPICAL RIDGE. THE GFS CONTINUES TO ADVERTISE A POTENTIAL TROPICAL SYSTEM AT THE END OF THE EXTENDED PERIODS. EXTENSIVE VARIATIONS FROM RUN-TO-RUN CONTINUE WITH RESPECT TO INTENSITY...TIMING...AND LOCATION...IF ANY...OF LANDFALL ALONG THE GULF COAST. AS HAS BEEN THE CASE WITH THE GFS FOR OVER A WEEK...THE 06Z AND 18Z RUNS WANT TO BRING THIS SYSTEM INTO THE SE U.S...WHILE THE 00Z AND 12Z RUNS KEEP A SUBTROPICAL RIDGE OVER THE SE U.S...WHICH WILL FORCE ANY TROPICAL SYSTEM ON A WESTWARD TRACK INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO. THE ECMWF KEEPS A STRONG RIDGE ACROSS MOST OF THE SOUTHERN U.S. INTO THE EXTENDED PERIODS...KEEPING ANY TROPICAL SYSTEM ON A WESTWARD TRACK IN THE GULF. UNTIL A BETTER SOLUTION CAN BE DETERMINED...BEST FORECAST RIGHT NOW IS FOR JUST ISOLD-SCT DIURNAL DRIVEN CONVECTION AND A TYPICAL SUMMERTIME PATTERN. DAY-TO-DAY TEMP VARIATIONS WILL BE MINIMAL...WITH MUGGY LOWS NEAR 70 AND HIGHS MOSTLY UPPER 80S TO LOWER 90S IN AN INCREASINGLY WARM/HUMID TROPICAL AIR MASS. && .AVIATION... BIG QUESTION FOR TODAY IS WHEN ONSET OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR AT TAF SITES. GFS/RUC IN PRETTY GOOD AGREEMENT ON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO NORTH GEORGIA DURING LATE MORNING HOURS. WILL INCLUDE VICINITY THUNDER AFTER 16Z...TEMPO THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE NECESSARY AFTER 16Z AS WELL...ESPECIALLY AT METRO ATL SITES AS WELL AS POSSIBLY AHN. WINDS SHOULD GENERALLY STAY WESTERLY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...WITH SOME GUSTS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THUNDERSTORMS. THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD DIMINISH SIGNIFICANTLY IN COVERAGE AFTER ROUGHLY 00Z...SO WILL REMOVE THUNDER FROM TAF SITES AROUND THIS TIME. PREVAILING VISIBILITIES AND CIGS SHOULD REMAIN VFR...WITH A FEW SITES HAVING MVFR VISIBILITIES THIS MORNING. CIGS SHOULD GENERALLY REMAIN ABOVE 4K FEET. MSR && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ATHENS 92 68 88 66 87 / 50 40 30 10 10 ATLANTA 88 69 87 69 88 / 50 40 30 10 10 BLAIRSVILLE 84 63 80 62 84 / 60 30 20 10 10 CARTERSVILLE 88 67 86 65 88 / 50 40 30 10 10 COLUMBUS 94 70 88 69 92 / 20 30 40 10 10 GAINESVILLE 87 67 86 68 87 / 60 40 30 10 10 MACON 95 70 88 68 92 / 20 30 40 10 10 ROME 87 67 87 66 88 / 60 30 30 10 10 PEACHTREE CITY 89 68 87 67 89 / 40 40 30 10 10 VIDALIA 97 73 92 71 92 / 10 20 40 20 10 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && 19/22
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 521 AM EDT SUN JUN 1 2008 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-011330- 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- 521 AM EDT SUN JUN 1 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA TODAY AND TONIGHT. .SYNOPSIS... A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY ACROSS THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY THIS MORNING WILL MOVE SOUTH TODAY...INCREASING CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .PRIMARY HAZARDS... THE PRIMARY HAZARDS WILL BE LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. THE BEST TIME FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE FROM THE LATE MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA...AND DURING THE EVENING ACROSS CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DISCUSSION... AS THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY OVER THE OHIO VALLEY THIS MORNING MOVES SOUTH...IT WILL ENCOUNTER A MODERATELY UNSTABLE AIRMASS ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA...WITH CAPES OF 2000 TO 2500 AND LIFTED INDICES FROM -4 TO -6. WHILE SHEAR WILL BE VERY LIMITED...THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY MAY PROVIDE ENOUGH ADDED LIFT FOR SOME THUNDERSTORMS TO BECOME SEVERE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA LATE THIS MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHTLY WARMER TEMPERATURES IN THE MID-LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE MAY LIMIT THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS CENTRAL GEORGIA UNTIL VERY LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY AND AGAIN ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...OTHERWISE NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST INFORMATION AND BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE ACTIVATION FROM LATE THIS MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 512 AM EDT SUN JUN 1 2008 GAZ001-002-011015- 512 AM EDT SUN JUN 1 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR PEA SIZED HAIL AND 40 MPH WINDS IN DADE AND WALKER COUNTIES UNTIL 615 AM EDT... AT 506 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM 18 MILES NORTHWEST OF LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN TO 18 MILES WEST OF WILDWOOD...MOVING EAST AT 21 MPH. WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH ARE LIKELY AS THESE STORMS MOVE ACROSS DADE AND WALKER COUNTIES THROUGH 615 AM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE WILDWOOD...LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN...CHATTANOOGA VALLEY...ROSSVILLE AND FAIRVIEW.
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 155 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 09:58 UTC.
4 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
The News Observer of Blue Ridge reported that a large tree was blown down onto a porch that was attached to a trailer. The porch was removed from the trailer as a result. In addition, an adjacent dirt bike was also crushed by the large tree.
The public observed penny-sized hail between Gregory and Cisco.
The public observed penny-sized hail.
A deputy with the Gilmer County Sheriff's Office observed 10 to 15 minutes of penny-sized hail on the east side of the county. The 911 Center observed penny-sized hail in East Ellijay.
A storm spotter observed penny-sized hail between Lula and Alto in extreme northeast Hall county near the Hall/Banks/Habersham county lines.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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