A backdoor cold front lingered from southeast into west central Georgia. The remnants of Tropical Depression Number Five (TD5) remained across the region as well.
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A backdoor cold front lingered from southeast into west central Georgia. The remnants of Tropical Depression Number Five (TD5) remained across the region as well. Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms developed near the front during the afternoon and evening hours in the warm, moist, unstable air mass residing across the state. While no severe thunderstorms were observed on this day, cloud-to-ground lightning was frequent and intense. A lightning strike from a thunderstorm in Emanuel county destroyed an old schoolhouse and another lightning strike injured a U.S. Postal carrier near Macon.
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 Aug 14, 2:50 PM EST, 50 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 350 PM EDT SAT AUG 14 2010 .SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT/... CIRCULATION ASSOCIATED WITH THE REMNANTS OF TD 5 WELL DEFINED ON RADAR...WITH THE CENTER OF THE LOW PRESSURE CIRCULATION OVER WEST CENTRAL AL. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND NUMBER THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...AND WITH COUNTERCLOCKWISE FLOW AROUND THE LOW SWAMPING THE CWA WITH TROPICAL MOISTURE...EXPECT HEAVY RAIN AND LOCALIZED FLOODING TO REMAIN THE GREATEST THREATS. WITH MODELED PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES AROUND 2.2...THE AIRMASS IS EXTREMELY MOIST...AND ISOLATED RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. CURRENT QPF AND FFG INDICATE THE AREA CAN HANDLE 2-3 INCHES...TO HAVE NOT PURSUED A FLOOD OR FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR NOW. MODELS IN GENERAL AGREEMENT WITH SLOWLY LOOPING THE LOW FROM WEST CENTRAL AL TO THE FL PANHANDLE BY SUNDAY NIGHT...WITH THE FLOW AROUND THE LOW PULLING AMPLE MOISTURE FROM BOTH THE GULF AND ATLANTIC. GFS SEEMS TO BE MORE OF AN OUTLIER...PASSING THE LOW OVER THE WESTERN PANHANDLE...SLIGHTLY WEST OF THE NAM/ECMWF/SREF...BEFORE JUST BARELY EMERGING OVER THE EXTREME NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO BY MONDAY AM. GFS THEN CREATES A LOW PRESSURE BOMB...WITH MUCH STRONGER DEEPENING OF THE LOW THAN THE OTHER MODELS...BEFORE TREKKING WESTWARD OVER NEW ORLEANS BY LATE MONDAY. HAVE OPTED MORE TOWARDS THE OTHER MODELS...POSITIONING THE LOW A LITTLE FURTHER OUT OVER THE NORTHERN GULF BY MONDAY AFTERNOON...AND THEN DELAYING THE MOVEMENT OVER NEW ORLEANS TO EARLY MORNING TUESDAY. WITH THE SLOW LOOPING OF THE LOW OVER THE SOUTHEAST AND THE CENTERS PROXIMITY TO THE CWA...HAVE GONE WITH CHANCE TO LIKELY POPS SUNDAY...AND THEN CHANCE MONDAY AND TUESDAY. EXPECT LITTLE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY OVERNIGHT...SO HAVE DROPPED ALL MENTION OF THUNDER IN THE ZONES. TEMPERATURE GUIDANCE SPREAD ONLY A FEW DEGREES...BUT HAVE TENDED TOWARDS THE MET WHICH HAS REIGNED OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS. MADE A FEW TWEAKS TO ACCOUNT FOR EXTENSIVE CLOUD COVER EXPECTED TO REMAIN OVER THE AREA THROUGH THE SHORT TERM...SO DROPPED THE HIGHS AND UPPED THE LOWS BY A FEW DEGREES. EXPECTING TO SEE SOME PATCHY FOG TO AREAS OF FOG SUNDAY MORNING...SO HAVE ADDED THAT TO THE GRIDS. .LONG TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/... SHORT TERM AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE MODELS DOES NOT SEEM TO CARRY INTO THE LONG TERM...ALTHOUGH THE LATEST ECMWF AND GFS RUNS ARE GETTING CLOSER TO A SIMILAR SOLUTION. GFS BRINGS THE TROPICAL LOW UP OVER LA AND INTO AK...WHILE THE ECMWF PUSHES THE LOW MORE TOWARDS TX BY WEDNESDAY. SOUTHWEST FLOW OVER THE SOUTHEAST STILL SUPPLYING THE AREA WITH PLENTY OF MOISTURE...SO HAVE CONTINUED PREVIOUS FORECAST WITH CHANCE POPS EACH AFTERNOON AND SLIGHT CHANCE OVERNIGHT. LOW SEEMS TO WEAKEN AND GET TRAPPED IN THE ARKLATEX REGION UNDER A LARGE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE. WITH A WEAKENING RIDGE TOWARDS THE END OF THE WEEK...THE REMNANTS OF THE LOW ARE ALLOWED TO MOVE NORTHWARD AND GET ABSORBED IN AN APPROACHING UPPER LOW OUT OF THE NORTHERN PLAINS BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE UPPER LOW CONTINUES TO TREK OVER THE NORTHEAST BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON...DRAGGING A COLD FRONT INTO THE REGION BY MID WEEKEND. HAVE CONTINUED TREND OF WARMER LOWS TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE LONG TERM...AND NEAR NORMAL MAX TEMPERATURES. FOR NOW SEEMS TO BE A WET...MUGGY WEEK. UGG. LGB && .AVIATION...UPDATED 18Z... EXCELLENT SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL CONTINUING THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE NIGHT. MVFR-VFR CEILINGS EXPECTED WITH LOWER CONDITIONS DUE TO HEAVY SHOWERS AND STORMS. SURFACE WINDS GENERALLY EAST 5-10 KTS EXCEPT SSW AT CSG. IFR-LIFR CEILINGS DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT WITH MVFR VBSBYS FROM SHOWERS/DRIZZLE/FOG. //ATL CONFIDENCE...UPDATED 18Z... HIGH CONFIDENCE FOR MVFR-LOW VFR CEILINGS THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. HIGH CONFIDENCE FOR SHOWERS...MEDIUM CONFIDENCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH CONFIDENCE FOR GENERALLY EAST WINDS. HIGH CONFIDENCE FOR LOW CEILINGS LATE TONIGHT. BDL && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ATHENS 73 88 73 94 73 / 40 60 40 40 20 ATLANTA 75 87 74 91 75 / 40 60 40 40 30 BLAIRSVILLE 69 85 69 88 70 / 40 50 30 40 30 CARTERSVILLE 72 89 73 92 72 / 40 60 30 40 30 COLUMBUS 76 88 76 94 75 / 40 70 40 50 30 GAINESVILLE 73 87 74 91 74 / 40 60 30 40 20 MACON 76 88 75 94 73 / 40 70 40 40 30 ROME 73 91 74 95 73 / 40 50 30 40 30 PEACHTREE CITY 73 87 73 89 72 / 40 60 40 40 30 VIDALIA 77 91 75 92 75 / 40 60 40 40 30 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && LGB/BDL
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 459 AM EDT SAT AUG 14 2010 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-151000- 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- 459 AM EDT SAT AUG 14 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL LIKELY. .SYNOPSIS... THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIVE WERE LOCATED IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. THE REMNANT SYSTEM WILL DRIFT NORTHEAST THROUGH SUNDAY AND BECOME TRAPPED ACROSS THE ALABAMA...SOUTHWEST GEORGIA REGION UNDERNEATH A BROAD RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT. .PRIMARY HAZARDS... THE PRIMARY HAZARD FROM SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH TONIGHT WILL BE LOCALLY HEAVY TO VERY HEAVY RAINFALL FROM TROPICAL DOWNPOURS. IN ADDITION...OCCASIONAL TO FREQUENT CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING WILL ACCOMPANY THE STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS. .DISCUSSION... THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION NUMBER FIVE WILL DRIFT SLOWLY NORTHEAST FROM SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI TOWARD CENTRAL ALABAMA TODAY AND WEST CENTRAL OR SOUTHWEST GEORGIA SUNDAY. DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE WILL SPREAD NORTHEAST ACROSS ALABAMA AND GEORGIA IN ASSOCIATION WITH THIS SYSTEM. MEANWHILE...BROAD HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL KEEP THE LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE TRAPPED ACROSS THE REGION FOR SEVERAL DAYS. DAYTIME HEATING WILL COMBINE WITH THE AMPLE MOISTURE TO RESULT IN SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WITH PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES IN EXCESS OF 2.0 INCHES...LOCALLY VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AND LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE. AT LEAST SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE AT NIGHT ACROSS THE REGION...TYPICAL OF INLAND TROPICAL SYSTEMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH LOCALLY VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AND LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY AS THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION NUMBER FIVE MEANDER ABOUT ALABAMA AND WEST GEORGIA. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN MONDAY...WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...MOST NUMEROUS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENINGS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ACTIVATION IS NOT REQUESTED BUT SPOTTERS AND COCORAHS OBSERVERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT REPORTS OF HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLOODING OR FLASH FLOODING THROUGH THE WEB BY GOING TO WEATHER.GOV/ATLANTA. 19
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 412 PM EDT SAT AUG 14 2010 GAZ082-142045- 412 PM EDT SAT AUG 14 2010 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR VERY HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING IN BIBB COUNTY UNTIL 445 PM EDT... AT 405 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED OVER SOUTH PARTS OF MACON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS BIBB COUNTY...INCLUDING AREAS AROUND LAKE TOBESOFKEE...SKIPPERTON... RUTLAND...LIZELLA AND MACON. DRIVERS SHOULD USE CAUTION AS INTENSE RAINFALL WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES. HEAVY RAIN WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO. SLOW DOWN AND INCREASE THE DISTANCE BETWEEN YOU AND THE CAR IN FRONT OF YOU.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 413 PM EDT SAT AUG 14 2010 GAZ082-142045- 413 PM EDT SAT AUG 14 2010 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR VERY HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING IN BIBB COUNTY UNTIL 445 PM EDT... AT 405 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED OVER SOUTH PARTS OF MACON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS BIBB COUNTY...INCLUDING AREAS AROUND LAKE TOBESOFKEE...SKIPPERTON... RUTLAND...LIZELLA AND MACON. MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS CAN BE EXPECTED. DRIVERS SHOULD USE CAUTION AS INTENSE RAINFALL WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO. SLOW DOWN AND INCREASE THE DISTANCE BETWEEN YOU AND THE CAR IN FRONT OF YOU.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 440 PM EDT SAT AUG 14 2010 GAZ072-142100- 440 PM EDT SAT AUG 14 2010 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH AND HEAVY RAIN IN JONES COUNTY UNTIL 500 PM EDT... AT 439 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THAT STRETCHED JUST WEST OF ROUND OAK TO NEAR POSTELL AND GRISWOLDVILLE. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AND NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAIN... OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH AS THEY MOVE ACROSS JONES COUNTY THROUGH 500 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE WAYSIDE...CLINTON...BRADLEY... POSTELL...ROUND OAK...GRAY...GREENBERRY CROSSROADS...JAMES... BLOUNTSVILLE AND HADDOCK. RUNOFF FROM THESE STORMS COULD CAUSE MINOR FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES ACROSS JONES COUNTY...INCLUDING AREAS AROUND WAYSIDE...CLINTON... BRADLEY...POSTELL...ROUND OAK...GRAY...GREENBERRY CROSSROADS... JAMES... BLOUNTSVILLE AND HADDOCK. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE SUBJECT TO MINOR FLOODING. DRIVERS SHOULD USE CAUTION AS INTENSE RAINFALL WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS IS LIKELY.
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 33 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:41 UTC.
2 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
The Macon Telegraph reported that lightning struck a U.S. Postal Service mail carrier while placing mail in a mailbox on Rocky Creek Road in Macon. The female mail carrier was taken to the hospital after asking for medical attention, but did not sustain any life-threatening injuries.
The Savannah Morning News reported that lightning struck the high school wing of the David Emanuel Academy near Stillmore in rural southeast Emanuel county. The two-story building, which was constructed in 1904, was set on fire by the lightning strike and completely destroyed. The fire destroyed a science lab, classroom, and wrestling gym.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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