An upper-level trough, located in the mid-south, was moving toward the area. With a warm, humid, unstable air mass remaining in place over the region, conditions were favorable for afternoon thunderstorms, some of which became severe and produced penny to quarter-sized hail and damaging wind gusts.
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An upper-level trough, located in the mid-south, was moving toward the area. With a warm, humid, unstable air mass remaining in place over the region, conditions were favorable for afternoon thunderstorms, some of which became severe and produced penny to quarter-sized hail and damaging wind gusts. The activity was confined to north Georgia where a weak surface front was retreating northward.
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 26, 1:56 PM EST, 2 hours earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 256 PM EDT THU JUN 26 2008 .SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/... SHORT TERM MODELS INITIALIZED FAIRLY WELL THIS RUN. ALL MODELS PICKED UP ON A WEAK VORT MAX WHICH DEVELOPED ALONG THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF MISSISSIPPI/ALABAMA STATE LINES THIS MORNING. NAM/NGM TRACKED THE VORT NORTHWARD WHILE GFS BROKE OFF A PIECE AND BROUGHT IT OVER SOUTHWEST GEORGIA...BASED UPON LATEST SATELLITE IMAGERY IT APPEARS THAT GFS MAY HAVE A LITTLE BETTER HANDLE ON THIS FEATURE AND WE SHOULD START TO SEE SOME ENHANCED CONVECTION ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ACROSS CENTRAL GEORGIA. THIS IS ALSO IN THE VICINITY OF A WEAK CONVECTIVE BOUNDARY FROM LAST NIGHT. WILL NEED TO MONITOR CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT ACROSS THE AREA AS COULD SEE AT LEAST A FEW PULSE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. CAPES ARE EXPECTED NEAR 2000 WITH LIFTED INDICES IN THE -4 TO -6 RANGE. EXPECT JUST ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS NORTH OF A LINE FROM LA GRANGE TO MACON TO WRIGHTSVILLE...WITH SCATTERED CONVECTION ALONG AND SOUTH OF THIS LINE. WEAK UPPER LEVEL RIDGES PERSIST ACROSS THE DESERT SOUTHWEST AND OFF THE SOUTHEAST COAST THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT WHEN AN UPPER LOW BEGINS TO MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS. AS THE UPPER RIDGE BREAKS DOWN OVER THE SOUTHEAST...SEVERAL SHORT WAVES ROTATE AROUND THE BASE OF THE APPROACHING LOW ON SATURDAY. THE WEAK SURFACE BOUNDARY REMAINS OVER SOUTHERN GEORGIA AS DEEP SOUTHWEST FLOW PUMPS GOOD GULF MOISTURE ACROSS THE ARE THROUGH THE SHORT TERM PERIODS. WHILE PULSE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING AND AGAIN FRIDAY...SATURDAY SHOULD SEE AN INCREASE IN THUNDERSTORMS AND MORE ORGANIZED SEVERE STORMS POSSIBLE...PARTICULARLY ACROSS PORTIONS OF WEST GEORGIA WHERE GOOD INSTABILITY IS NOTED. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN NEAR SEASONAL NORMALS WITH INCREASING CLOUDS EACH DAY. HAVE MADE ONLY MINOR TWEAKS TO GUIDANCE BASED UPON LOCAL BIASES. .LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/... SOUTHEAST TRANSITIONS TO A WETTER PATTERN FOR THE EARLY PORTIONS OF THE EXTENDED PERIODS AS BROAD UPPER TROUGH MOVES ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES/SOUTHERN CANADA THROUGH WEDNESDAY. GFS CONTINUES TO HAVE CONVECTIVE FEEDBACK ISSUES AND IS MORE PROGRESSIVE WITH THE LONG WAVE AS WELL AS FURTHER SOUTH WITH THE IMPULSES ROTATING AROUND THE WAVE. LONG WAVE PUSHES THE SURFACE FRONT THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA SUNDAY AND MONDAY WITH BROAD SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO THE AREA BY TUESDAY. SURFACE BOUNDARY LINGERS OVER SOUTH GEORGIA THROUGH THURSDAY CONTINUING SLIGHT CHANCE OF CONVECTION OVER SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF FORECAST AREA. WILL CONTINUE COOLER FORECAST...WITH TEMPERATURES RUNNING ABOUT 5 DEGREES BELOW SEASONAL NORMALS. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ATHENS 70 93 67 91 68 / 20 40 30 40 20 ATLANTA 71 88 70 88 69 / 20 40 30 40 20 BLAIRSVILLE 62 84 62 83 66 / 20 40 30 40 30 CARTERSVILLE 64 90 64 88 67 / 20 40 30 50 30 COLUMBUS 71 92 72 90 72 / 30 40 30 40 20 GAINESVILLE 69 89 68 88 69 / 20 40 30 40 30 MACON 69 92 70 92 71 / 30 40 30 50 20 ROME 67 90 68 91 69 / 20 40 30 40 30 PEACHTREE CITY 66 89 67 88 67 / 20 40 30 40 20 VIDALIA 70 92 70 90 71 / 30 40 30 50 20 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && 12
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 516 AM EDT THU JUN 26 2008 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-270930- 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- 516 AM EDT THU JUN 26 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED OVER NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ISOLATED PULSE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE. .SYNOPSIS... A SOUTHERLY WIND FLOW WILL INCREASE AREA MOISTURE TODAY. A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH WILL REMAIN PARKED ACROSS CENTRAL GEORGIA AS A SERIES OF UPPER DISTURBANCES APPROACH FROM THE NORTHWEST. .PRIMARY HAZARDS... THE PRIMARY HAZARD ASSOCIATED WITH ANY THUNDERSTORM THAT DEVELOPS WILL BE FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. HOWEVER...STRONG WINDS AND LARGE HAIL COULD BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY ISOLATED PULSE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM THAT MAY DEVELOP. .DISCUSSION... INCREASING LOW LEVEL MOISTURE FROM THE SOUTH AND A SURFACE TROUGH ACROSS CENTRAL GEORGIA WILL PROVIDE THE FUEL AND FOCUS FOR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MODERATE INSTABILITIES ARE EXPECTED WITH CAPES BETWEEN 1500 AND 2500 AND LIFTED INDICES AROUND MINUS 4. WEAK VERTICAL WIND SHEAR SUGGEST THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE OF THE SHORT-LIVED PULSE VARIETY...WITH BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND LOCALIZED STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. .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 219 PM EDT THU JUN 26 2008 GAZ041-042-261845- 219 PM EDT THU JUN 26 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR PEA SIZED HAIL IN CARROLL AND HARALSON COUNTIES UNTIL 245 PM EDT... AT 215 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER JAKE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 13 MPH. THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE PEA SIZED HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AS THEY MOVE ACROSS CARROLL AND HARALSON COUNTIES THROUGH 245 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE TYUS...BOWDON... BURWELL...ROOPVILLE...TALLAPOOSA...JAKE...JOHN TANNER STATE PARK... CLEM...BUDAPEST...BOWDEN JUNCTION...WACO...TEMPLE...MOUNT ZION... CARROLLTON AND BUCHANAN. BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 244 PM EDT THU JUN 26 2008 GAZ020-261915- 244 PM EDT THU JUN 26 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR PEA SIZED HAIL IN BARTOW COUNTY UNTIL 315 PM EDT... AT 241 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER CASSVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE PEA SIZED HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AS THEY MOVE ACROSS BARTOW COUNTY THROUGH 315 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE KINGSTON...CASSVILLE...CARTERSVILLE...WHITE AND PINE LOG. BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 308 PM EDT THU JUN 26 2008 GAZ045-261945- 308 PM EDT THU JUN 26 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR PEA SIZED HAIL...HEAVY RAIN...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND 40 MPH WINDS IN DEKALB COUNTY UNTIL 345 PM EDT... AT 306 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER REDAN. THIS STORM WAS NEARLY STATIONARY. 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 SOUTHEAST DEKALB COUNTY THROUGH 345 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE REDAN...LITHONIA AND BELVEDERE PARK. BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
309 PM EDT THU JUN 26 2008
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..REMARKS..
0305 PM HAIL 2 S REDAN 33.71N 84.16W
06/26/2008 E0.50 INCH DEKALB GA NWS EMPLOYEE
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MSRSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 355 PM EDT THU JUN 26 2008 GAZ047>049-059-262045- 355 PM EDT THU JUN 26 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR PEA SIZED HAIL IN JASPER...NEWTON... MORGAN AND WALTON COUNTIES UNTIL 445 PM EDT... AT 353 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER MANSFIELD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE PEA SIZED HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AS THEY MOVE ACROSS JASPER...NEWTON...MORGAN AND WALTON COUNTIES THROUGH 445 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE NEWBORN... MANSFIELD...SOCIAL CIRCLE...CENTENNIAL...HARD LABOR CREEK STATE PARK...RUTLEDGE...MADISON AND BOSTWICK. BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 112 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:56 UTC.
3 lightning, 2 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
The Rome News Tribune reported that lightning struck a large oak tree on Hardy Avenue. The tree split and fell causing slight damage to the adjacent home and a vehicle.
The Gwinnett Daily Post of Lawrenceville reported that lightning struck a home in the 1000 block of Slash Pine Court just south of Interstate-85 between Suwanee and Lawrenceville. The resulting fire caused moderate damage to the roof, chimney, and an exterior wall.
The Gwinnett Daily Post of Lawrenceville reported that lightning struck three homes, one in the 5300 block of Candle Berry Drive, another in the 4600 block of Warrior Trail, and a third in the 1500 block of Rivermist Drive. The home on Candle Berry Drive sustained minor to moderate damage to the basement. At the other two locations, damage was confined to detached garages, each sustaining moderate damage.
The Henry County Emergency Management Director reported that several trees were down in the Locust Grove area. A garage was destroyed when a portion of the structure was blown onto an adjacent vehicle on East Harris Drive. The roof was also ripped off a well house and one 30 foot oak tree was blown down.
WRCB Television of Chattanooga reported that a weather spotter observed some quarter-sized hail, but mostly pea-sized hail in the Eton area.
The public observed penny-sized hail in extreme northeast Baldwin county, near the Hancock county line.
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