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The episode as NWS FFC wrote it up.
A strong low-level jet in advance of a deep upper trough moving from the central U.S. into the eastern U.S. caused strong gradient winds in northwest 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 Apr 2, 4:08 AM EST, 10 hours 34 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 508 AM EDT THU APR 2 2009 .SHORT TERM /TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY/... CURRENT SATELLITE LOOP SHOWS LARGE MOISTURE PLUMB EXTENDING FROM THE CAROLINA COAST DOWN THROUGH GA AND INTO THE NORTHERN GULF. CURRENT RADAR LOOP SHOWS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING NORTHWARD IN SOUTHERLY FLOW WITH A FEW STORMS GOING SEVERE ACROSS THE AREA. STORMS THIS MORNING PRODUCING DIME TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL WITH SOME GUSTY WINDS. THERE IS A WARM FRONT ACROSS SOUTH GA THAT IS MOVING SLOWLY NORTHWARD WITH DEWPOINTS IN THE MID 60S MOVING INTO CENTRAL GA. DEEPER MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE ACROSS THE CWA TODAY AS THE BOUNDARY MEANDERS ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA AND A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES EAST INTO THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. AT THE SAME TIME MID TO UPPER LEVEL FLOW INCREASES AND SHEAR PROFILES BECOME QUITE STRONG. FORECAST SOUNDINGS TOADY ARE IMPRESSIVE WITH SHEAR/INSTABILITY INDICATIVE OF SUPERCELLS CAPABLE OF GENERATING TORNADOES. THE BIGGEST THREATS TODAY LOOK TO BE VERY HEAVY RAIN...LIGHTNING...AND LARGE HAIL. LOOKS LIKE THE HEAVIEST RAIN FALL AMOUNTS WILL STAY SOUTH OF OUR AREA BUT STILL LOOKING FOR 1 TO 3 INCH TOTALS THROUGH FRI. MODELS SHOW THE LOW LIFTING INTO THE OHIO VALLEY BY 12Z FRI WITH ITS ASSOCIATED FRONT MOVING OFF THE EASTERN SEABOARD. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN BEHIND THIS SYSTEM FRI KEEPING THE AREA PRECIPITATION FREE THROUGH SUN MORNING. .LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... MODELS SHOW THIS RIDGE MOVING OFF THE SOUTHEAST U.S. COAST LATE SATURDAY NIGHT AS A SECOND LOW PRESSURE MOVES EAST OUT OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS. THIS NEXT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEEPENS AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST AND BECOMES POSITIONED OVER THE NEW ENGLAND STATES BY 12Z MON. ITS COLD FRONT SWEEPS THROUGH GA SUN EVENING/MONDAY MORNING BUT WITH THE LOW CENTER BEING SO FAR NORTH THE BEST DYNAMICS AND INSTABILITY STAY NORTH OF THE AREA. SHOULD SEE SOME SHRA/TSRA BUT NOT EXPECTING MUCH IN THE WAY OF SEVERE WEATHER. THE BIGGEST THREAT FROM THIS NEXT SYSTEM WILL BE THE COLD AIR MASS THIS LOW CENTER PULLS DOWN FROM CANADA INTO THE SOUTHERN U.S. AS THIS LOW MOVES EAST...A VERY COLD AIRMASS GETS WRAPPED AROUND THE BACK SIDE AND MOVES SOUTH. LOOKING FOR DAY TIME HIGHS MON/TUE IN THE 40S AND 50S WITH LOW TEMPS MON NIGHT/TUE NIGHT IN THE 20S AND 30S. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BECOMES RE-ESTABLISHED ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST U.S. TUESDAY WITH DRY FORECAST FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA EXPECTED THROUGH WED NIGHT. && .AVIATION... BOTH GFS AND NAM ARE SUGGESTING THAT CIGS WILL REMAIN IFR THRU MUCH OF TODAY ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA AND SEE NO REASON TO DEVIATE FROM THIS. THERE WILL BE A RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND UNTIL THE COLD FRONT PASSES. CURRENT PROGS HAVE FROPA AT ATL/CSG BETWEEN 06Z AND 08Z TONIGHT...AND AHN/MCN BETWEEN 09Z AND 11Z. LOW LEVEL MOISTURE (IFR TO MVFR CIGS) REMAINS BEHIND THE FRONT THRU 12Z TO 15Z FRI AND THEN SKIES SCATTERING OUT. WINDS WILL REMAIN SOUTHEAST TO EAST...BECOMING WEST TO SOUTHWEST BEHIND THE FRONT. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ATHENS 67 54 67 40 75 / 70 60 10 5 5 ATLANTA 67 52 63 45 73 / 60 60 5 5 5 BLAIRSVILLE 63 51 57 37 73 / 60 80 20 10 10 CARTERSVILLE 69 52 60 39 73 / 60 80 20 10 10 COLUMBUS 68 57 70 45 79 / 60 60 5 5 5 GAINESVILLE 64 51 61 44 74 / 70 80 20 10 10 MACON 69 55 71 44 77 / 80 60 5 5 5 ROME 73 55 64 42 75 / 50 80 10 10 10 PEACHTREE CITY 68 53 64 36 75 / 60 60 5 5 5 VIDALIA 70 60 76 44 79 / 90 70 10 5 5 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && 01
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1140 AM EDT THU APR 2 2009 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-030900- 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- 1140 AM EDT THU APR 2 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY THROUGH TONIGHT. .SYNOPSIS... A STRONG SPRING STORM SYSTEM OVER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WILL MOVE RAPIDLY EAST THIS AFTERNOON. THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. .PRIMARY HAZARDS... THE PRIMARY HAZARDS FROM THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...TORNADOES...CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAIN. .DISCUSSION... A WARM FRONT...CURRENTLY LIFTING ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA...WILL BECOME STATIONARY JUST NORTH OF AN ATLANTA TO ATHENS LINE LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTH OF THIS LINE THE ATMOSPHERE WILL CONTINUE TO DESTABILIZE...CAPES WILL INCREASE TO 800 TO 1000 THIS AFTERNOON. WIND SHEAR WILL ALSO INCREASE RAPIDLY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE NIGHT TIME HOURS. WHILE JUST ABOUT ANY PART OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA COULD SEE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...THE GREATEST THREAT WILL BE WEST OF A LINE FROM CARROLLTON...TO WARNER ROBINS...TO VIDALIA. THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES...ALTHOUGH LARGE HAIL WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ON SUNDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED ON THE REMAINING DAYS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR ACTIVATION TODAY AND TONIGHT.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1006 AM EDT THU APR 2 2009 GAZ102-021430- 1006 AM EDT THU APR 2 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR PEA SIZED HAIL AND 50 MPH WINDS IN STEWART COUNTY UNTIL 1030 AM EDT... AT 1006 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER PROVIDENCE CANYON STATE PARK...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE PEA SIZED HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AS IT MOVES ACROSS STEWART COUNTY THROUGH 1030 AM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE FLORENCE MARINA STATE PARK...SANFORD...PROVIDENCE CANYON STATE PARK...WESTVILLE...LUMPKIN...LOUVALE...CHARLES... BROOKLYN AND RICHLAND.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1038 AM EDT THU APR 2 2009 GAZ079>081-083-091>097-105-107-109-021515- 1038 AM EDT THU APR 2 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR HEAVY RAIN IN PULASKI...SCHLEY... DODGE...TAYLOR...MACON...MARION...BLECKLEY...HOUSTON...PEACH... LAURENS...CRAWFORD...TALBOT...TWIGGS AND DOOLY COUNTIES UNTIL 1115 AM EDT... AT 1036 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM FIVE POINTS TO ZELLOBEE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. THIS LINE WILL PRODUCE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL UP TO ONE INCH IN AREAS ALREADY SATURATED BY EARLIER RAINS. RUNOFF FROM THESE STORMS WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES ACROSS PULASKI...SCHLEY...DODGE...TAYLOR...MACON...MARION...BLECKLEY... HOUSTON...PEACH...LAURENS...CRAWFORD...TALBOT...TWIGGS AND DOOLY COUNTIES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE SUBJECT TO MINOR FLOODING. THIS AREA WILL BE MONITORED CLOSELY FOR MORE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING. RESIDENTS IN THIS AREA SHOULD MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND LOCAL MEDIA FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 103 PM EDT THU APR 2 2009 GAZ031>033-043>046-048-055-057-058-021745- 103 PM EDT THU APR 2 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR 40 MPH WINDS IN BUTTS...HENRY... CLAYTON...NEWTON...ROCKDALE...DOUGLAS...DEKALB...PAULDING...COBB AND FULTON COUNTIES UNTIL 145 PM EDT... AT 1258 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM AROUND WINSTON TO STARK...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH ARE LIKELY AS THESE STORMS MOVE ACROSS BUTTS... HENRY...CLAYTON...NEWTON...ROCKDALE...DOUGLAS...DEKALB...PAULDING... COBB AND FULTON COUNTIES THROUGH 145 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE ATLANTA...MARIETTA...LAWRENCEVILLE... STARK...BLACKSVILLE...MCDONOUGH...CAMPBELLTON...UNION CITY... FAIRBURN...LAKE SPIVEY...JONESBORO...RIVERDALE...BILL ARP...LAKE VAL-DO-MAR...WORTHVILLE...FINCHERVILLE...EAGLES LANDING AND FLIPPEN. THESE WIND GUSTS MAY PRODUCE MINOR DAMAGE TO TREE LIMBS AND BLOW LIGHT...UNSECURED OBJECTS AROUND.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
130 PM EDT THU APR 02 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1219 PM HAIL GRANT PARK 33.74N 84.37W
04/02/2009 E0.25 INCH FULTON GA NWS EMPLOYEE
A FEW PEA SIZED HAIL STONES.
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JLFSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 138 PM EDT THU APR 2 2009 GAZ021-022-032>034-045-021830- 138 PM EDT THU APR 2 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR PEA SIZED HAIL AND 45 MPH WINDS IN DEKALB...COBB...GWINNETT...FORSYTH...CHEROKEE AND FULTON COUNTIES UNTIL 230 PM EDT... AT 133 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM AROUND KENNESAW TO EAST OF LITHONIA... MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE PEA SIZED HAIL... OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH AS THEY MOVE ACROSS DEKALB...COBB...GWINNETT...FORSYTH...CHEROKEE AND FULTON COUNTIES THROUGH 230 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE KLONDIKE...BUCKHEAD...ARABIA MOUNTAIN... BELMONT...LA VISTA...EAST LAKE...BROOKHAVEN...REDAN...LITHONIA... PINE LAKE...SCOTTDALE...AVONDALE ESTATES...DECATUR...CLARKSTON AND DRUID HILLS. HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. FULTON COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS REPORT THAT THIS LINE OF STORMS HAS PRODUCED WINDS TO 45 MPH AND PEA SIZED HAIL ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTH AND CENTRAL FULTON COUNTY BETWEEN 1 PM AND 130 PM AS WELL AS MINOR STREET FLOODING IN AREAS. THESE WIND GUSTS MAY PRODUCE MINOR DAMAGE TO TREE LIMBS AND BLOW LIGHT...UNSECURED OBJECTS AROUND.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.
The Dade County Emergency Mangement Director reported that four trees were blown down from strong gradient, non-thunderstorm winds.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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