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The episode as NWS FFC wrote it up.
Yet another deep trough was digging into the northeast U.S. Northwest flow was becoming increasingly active into the southeast U.S. as a result. Widespread thunderstorms developed across central Georgia during the afternoon and evening, with isolated thunderstorms in the northern part of the state. Several of these became severe and produced wind damage and penny to quarter-sized hail.
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 22, 11:08 AM EST, 2 hours 2 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1208 PM EDT SUN JUN 22 2008 .UPDATE... UPDATED FORECAST SENT...MAINLY TO ADJUST CLOUD COVER AND TEMPERATURES TO CURRENT TRENDS. I ALSO PUT LOW POPS BACK INTO NORTHWEST GEORGIA FOR THE AFTERNOON AS CURRENT SATELLITE TRENDS SHOW A NICE FIELD OF MODERATE CUMULUS ACROSS THAT AREA ALREADY...INDICATING SUFFICIENT MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY AVAILABLE FOR AT LEAST ISOLATED CONVECTION THIS AFTERNOON. THE REST OF THE FORECAST LOOKS OK FOR NOW. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 530 AM EDT SUN JUN 22 2008/ SHORT TERM /TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY/... LATEST RADAR SHOWS ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUING TO DEVELOP ACROSS PARTS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA THIS MORNING. THIS IS COURTESY OF A SERIES OF DISTURBANCES THAT CONTINUE TO SWING THRU A LONG-WAVE TROUGH ANCHORED OVER THE EASTERN THIRD OF THE COUNTRY. ALTHO INSTABILITIES ARE WEAK WITH LAPS SHOWING 300-500 CAPES AND -1 TO -2 LIS...SURFACE ANALYSIS SHOW SEVERAL WEAK SURFACE TROUGHS AND OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES PROVIDING THE FOCUS FOR CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT. ALTHO COVERAGE OF STORMS THIS MORNING MAY DIMINISH A BIT THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS...EXPECT COVERAGE AND INTENSITY TO INCREASE AGAIN BY THIS AFTERNOON WITH INCREASING INSTABILITIES. MODELS SUGGEST MORNING STORM DEVELOPMENT CURRENTLY SOUTH OF A ROME TO BLUE RIDGE LINE WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT SOUTHWARD TODAY...WITH THE GREATER CHANCE OF STORM DEVELOPMENT BEING GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF A CARROLLTON TO ATLANTA TO ATHENS LINE BY THIS AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFTING EVEN FURTHER SOUTH BY EARLY EVENING. ALTHO NOT EXPECTING WIDESPREAD SEVERE STORMS TODAY...WE CANNOT RULE OUT THE OCCASIONAL PULSE SEVERE STORM THIS AFTERNOON AS CAPES INCREASE INTO THE 1500-2500 RANGE WITH -4 TO -6 LIS DURING MAX HEATING. THE MAIN SEVERE THREAT WOULD BE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL...BUT NO TORNADOES AS SHEAR IS VERY WEAK. THE SEVERE THREAT WILL ALSO SHIFT SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. EXPECT CONVECTION TO SHIFT INTO THE FAR SOUTHERN REACHES OF THE FORECAST AREA TONIGHT AS A SURFACE TROUGH SAGS SOUTHWARD AND SLIGHTLY DRIER MORE STABLE AIR BEGINS TO FILTER IN FROM THE NW. THIS BOUNDARY WILL STALL AND PROVIDE A FOCUS FOR MORE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT ON MONDAY...BUT MAINLY SOUTH OF A COLUMBUS TO MILLEDGEVILLE LINE... ALTHO MODELS SUGGEST ANOTHER UPPER DISTURBANCE COULD DRIVE A FEW MORE STORMS ACROSS NORTH GA MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE PESKY UPPER LONG-WAVE TROUGH FINALLY SHIFTS EASTWARD MONDAY NIGHT...ALLOWING A MUCH DRIER AND MORE STABLE AIRMASS TO DOMINATE ALL ZONES ON TUESDAY. MAV AND MET NUMBERS WERE CLOSE...SO LEANED TOWARD THE MAV HIGHS AND LOWS THRU THE SHORT TERM. LONG TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/... DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST ON WEDNESDAY. THEN HIGH PRESSURE BEGINS TO BREAK DOWN AND A SERIES OF WEAK DISTURBANCES TO THE NORTH COULD ALLOW A FEW STORMS TO BRUSH ACROSS MAINLY NORTH GA ON THURSDAY...THEN ALL AREAS ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AS A DEEP... MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW SETS UP. AVIATION... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVED ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING...AND WE MAY SEE SOME SHOWERS LINGER THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. OTHER IMPACT FROM MORNING RAIN IS MVFR TO BRIEFLY IFR FOG AT SITES THAT EXPERIENCED HEAVIER AMOUNTS. THERE IS SOME CLEARING IN THE TENNESSEE VALLEY BUT MOISTURE FLOW FROM THE GULF WILL KEEP TAF SITES UNDER SOME CLOUD COVER MOST OF THE DAY. ANOTHER UPPER DISTURBANCE MOVING ACROSS THE AREA MAY KICK UP MORE THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING SO MAY INCLUDE A VCTS OR PROB GROUP FOR LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING HOURS TO ACCOUNT FOR THIS. GENERALLY WEST WINDS ALL DAY...THOUGH SHOULD BE FAIRLY LIGHT...UNDER 10KT AT ALL SITES UNLESS A THUNDERSTORM GOES OVER THE SITE. /TDP && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ATHENS 88 63 90 63 92 / 30 10 20 10 5 ATLANTA 87 67 88 65 89 / 20 10 10 10 5 BLAIRSVILLE 83 58 82 58 85 / 20 10 30 20 5 CARTERSVILLE 88 62 88 57 90 / 20 10 20 10 5 COLUMBUS 91 69 91 67 94 / 40 20 10 10 5 GAINESVILLE 87 64 87 64 88 / 20 10 30 10 5 MACON 90 67 94 66 96 / 40 20 10 10 5 ROME 91 62 90 61 92 / 20 10 20 10 5 PEACHTREE CITY 88 63 89 62 91 / 30 10 10 10 5 VIDALIA 91 70 93 68 96 / 50 30 30 10 5 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && 20
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 557 AM EDT SUN JUN 22 2008 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-231000- 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- 557 AM EDT SUN JUN 22 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .SYNOPSIS... A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE REMAINS IN PLACE OVER THE SOUTHEAST. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL APPROACH THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON. .PRIMARY HAZARDS... THE PRIMARY HAZARD ASSOCIATED WITH ANY THUNDERSTORM THAT DEVELOPS WILL BE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. HOWEVER...STRONG WINDS AND LARGE HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE IN ANY ISOLATED PULSE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP. WHILE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS ALL OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA LATER TODAY...THE BEST LOCATION FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL BE GENERALLY SOUTH OF A LINE FROM CARROLLTON TO ATLANTA TO ATHENS. .DISCUSSION... AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL APPROACH THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON. THIS COMBINED WITH A SURFACE TROUGH ALREADY IN PLACE ACROSS THE STATE WILL ALLOW THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP. IF SUNSHINE MANAGES TO BREAK THROUGH EARLY MORNING CLOUD COVER...CAPES ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA MAY INCREASE TO BETWEEN 1500 AND 2000 WITH LIFTED INDICES DROPPING TO BETWEEN MINUS 4 AND MINUS 6. PULSE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND WITH THE LARGE AMOUNTS OF INSTABILITY...AN ISOLATED SEVERE STORM OR TWO CANNOT BE RULED OUT. THE MAIN THREAT WITH ANY SEVERE STORM THAT DEVELOPS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA ON MONDAY...ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA ON THURSDAY...AND ACROSS ALL OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ACTIVATION IS NOT REQUESTED BUT 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 136 PM EDT SUN JUN 22 2008 GAZ076-221815- 136 PM EDT SUN JUN 22 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR PEA SIZED HAIL AND 45 MPH WINDS IN JEFFERSON COUNTY UNTIL 215 PM EDT... AT 130 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR BARTOW...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE PEA SIZED HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH AS IT MOVES ACROSS JEFFERSON COUNTY THROUGH 215 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE BARTOW AND LOUISVILLE. BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. 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 153 PM EDT SUN JUN 22 2008 GAZ111-112-221845- 153 PM EDT SUN JUN 22 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR PEA SIZED HAIL AND 45 MPH WINDS IN WHEELER AND MONTGOMERY COUNTIES UNTIL 245 PM EDT... AT 147 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM AROUND GLENWOOD...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE PEA SIZED HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH AS IT MOVES ACROSS WHEELER AND MONTGOMERY COUNTIES THROUGH 245 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE GLENWOOD...MOUNT VERNON...AILEY... KIBBEE...HIGGSTON AND ALSTON. BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. 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 202 PM EDT SUN JUN 22 2008 GAZ097-221845- 202 PM EDT SUN JUN 22 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR PEA SIZED HAIL AND 45 MPH WINDS IN LAURENS COUNTY UNTIL 245 PM EDT... AT 159 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR RENTZ...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE PEA SIZED HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH AS IT MOVES ACROSS LAURENS COUNTY THROUGH 245 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE RENTZ...DEXTER...DUBLIN...LOWERY AND EAST DUBLIN. BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. 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 205 PM EDT SUN JUN 22 2008 GAZ014-015-023-221845- 205 PM EDT SUN JUN 22 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR FREQUENT LIGHTNING IN HALL...DAWSON AND LUMPKIN COUNTIES UNTIL 245 PM EDT... AT 203 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER MURRAYVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE PEA SIZED HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH AS IT MOVES ACROSS HALL...DAWSON AND LUMPKIN COUNTIES THROUGH 245 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE AURARIA...MURRAYVILLE...GARLAND AND CLERMONT. BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. 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 210 PM EDT SUN JUN 22 2008 GAZ047-221900- 210 PM EDT SUN JUN 22 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR FREQUENT LIGHTNING IN WALTON COUNTY UNTIL 300 PM EDT... AT 208 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM AROUND BETWEEN...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE PEA SIZED HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH AS IT MOVES ACROSS WALTON COUNTY THROUGH 300 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE WALNUT GROVE...LOGANVILLE...BETWEEN...BOLD SPRINGS... JERSEY...CAMPTON...MONROE...PANNELL...GRATIS AND GOOD HOPE. BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. 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.
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 84 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:11 UTC.
4 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
The Wheeler County Emergency Management Director observed nickel to quarter-sized hail near Glenwood.
Several reports of large hail were received from the public from the area between Murrayville and Gainesville. Golf ball-sized hail was observed two miles north of Gainesville, while quarter-sized hail was observed four to five miles northwest of Gainesville, or just southeast of Murrayville. Hail covered the ground in these later areas. A few trees were also blown down in the area.
The public reported that three to four trees were down on a county road north of Uvalde.
The Soperton News reported that lightning struck and killed six steer. The steer were owned by a rodeo company in Texas.
The Emanuel County 911 Center reported that more than a dozen trees were down across the county. Radar velocity data suggests that this mainly occurred in the eastern half of the county.
The Greene County Emergency Management Director and the county 911 Center reported that up to nine trees were down from west of Greensboro on Madison Highway to southeast of Greensboro.
The Greene County Emergency Management Director observed penny-sized hail southeast of Greensboro.
The Henry County Emergency Management Director reported that several trees were down in the Hampton area. Several trees were down on Georgia Highway 20 near Elm Street, a tree was down on a fence on Greenleaf Road just off Georgia Highway 3, shingles were off a home and several trees were either snapped in half or down in the Wall Street area, a number of trees were down on Dorsey Road at Georgia Highway 81, and one tree was also down near the intersection of Georgia Highway 81 and Stone Road.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Georgia in 2008Every state in 2008This day in weather historyWarnings in Georgia, June 2008
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: 115040, 115042, 115043, 122134, 115045, 115046, 115047, 115048.