S. Unstable northwest flow aloft combined with the front and a very hot, humid air mass across Georgia to help develop scattered to numerous thunderstorms across the north part of the state during the afternoon and evening.
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Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
The episode as NWS FFC wrote it up.
A cold front continued to approach Georgia from the northwest as a deep upper trough was rotating through the northeast U.S. Unstable northwest flow aloft combined with the front and a very hot, humid air mass across Georgia to help develop scattered to numerous thunderstorms across the north part of the state during the afternoon and evening. Only a couple of these thunderstorms became severe, but all produced frequent to intense cloud-to-ground lightning and very heavy rain.
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 6, 11:32 AM EST, 47 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1232 PM EDT FRI AUG 6 2010 .SHORT TERM /TODAY THROUGH MONDAY/... MODELS CONTINUE TO SHOW A COLD FRONT PUSHING INTO EXTREME NORTH GEORGIA THIS MORNING...MEANDERING ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA THROUGH TONIGHT...BEFORE PUSHING INTO CENTRAL GEORGIA SATURDAY. BOUNDARY THEN APPEAR TO MEANDER ACROSS CENTRAL SECTIONS OF STATE INTO SUNDAY BEFORE DRIFTING INTO SOUTH GEORGIA SUNDAY NIGHT/MONDAY. LOOK FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO BE ON THE INCREASE ACROSS THE COUNTY WARNING AREA TODAY...ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON AS HEATING COMES INTO PLAY. WILL CONTINUE TO SHOW BEST POPS ACROSS THE NORTH TODAY/TONIGHT WITH THE FRONT IN THE AREA...BUT SHOULD SEE BEST COVERAGE ACROSS CENTRAL GEORGIA SATURDAY AS THE BOUNDARY DROPS INTO THAT AREA. SPC CONTINUE TO PUT MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA IN SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE STORMS TODAY AND THIS LOOKS REASONABLE WITH MODEL CAPE VALUES APPROACHING 3000 IN SOME AREAS. THREAT OF STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS MAY BE POSSIBLE MAINLY ACROSS CENTRAL GEORGIA. ON SATURDAY. GUSTY WINDS THE MAIN THREAT...BUT HEAVY RAIN ALSO POSSIBLE WITH PRECIPITABLE VALUES CLOSE TO 2 INCHES. WILL NEED TO CONTINUE HEAT ADVISORY TODAY...MAINLY ACROSS CENTRAL GEORGIA WHERE HEAT INDICES EXPECTED TO REACH THE 105 TO 110 RANGE. ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA MAY SEE ISOLATED AREAS APPROACH 105...BUT NOT ENOUGH TO WARRANT ADVISORY AT THIS POINT. SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPS SATURDAY SHOULD KEEP MUCH OF THE AREA BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. .LONG TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/... EXTENDED PROGS SIMILAR WITH THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY SOUTH OF THE COUNTY WARNING AREA BY MONDAY...AND HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING BACK ACROSS OUR AREA THROUGH THE REST OF THE PERIOD. THOUGH LATEST ECMWF HINTING AT A WEAK EASTERLY WAVE DEVELOPING AND MOVING ACROSS FLORIDA...INTO THE EASTERN GULF MONDAY/TUESDAY TIME FRAME WHICH COULD ENHANCE PRECIP CHANCES MAINLY ACROSS CENTRAL GEORGIA. PLAN TO KEEP POPS GENERALLY LOW FOR NOW (20%)...WITH SEVERAL MODEL RUNS YET TO GO. LITTLE RELIEF FROM THE HEAT INDICATED DURING THE PERIOD WITH HIGHS PROGGD WELL INTO THE 90S EACH DAY AND LOWS IN THE LOWER AND MIDDLE 70S. 49 && .AVIATION... SCT-BKN VFR EXPECTED THROUGH THE PERIOD...WITH LOW VFR EXPECTED IN TSTMS. SCT CONVECTION CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE CWA...SO HAVE TEMPO TSRA FOR 19-23Z WITH CB THROUGH 03Z. TEMPO TAILORED AS APPROPRIATE FOR DEVELOPING STORMS. BKN VFR OVERNIGHT...WITH MVFR VSBYS SAT AM. TSTMS AGAIN POSSIBLE SAT PM...SO HAVE INTRODUCED PROB30 TO ATL TAF. WEST WINDS TO BECOME MORE NW INTO SAT...WITH SPEEDS LESS THAN 10KTS EXCEPT IN TSTMS WHERE 10G15KTS. //ATL...CONFIDENCE...UPDATED FOR 18Z... HIGH CONFIDENCE ON VFR CIGS THROUGH THE PERIOD. MEDIUM CONFIDENCE ON TIMING OF MVFR VSBYS SAT AM. HIGH CONFIDENCE ON WEST WINDS BECOMING MORE NW THROUGH THE PERIOD. MEDIUM CONFIDENCE ON TIMING OF CONVECTION...BOTH IN FRI TEMPO AND SAT PROB30. 31 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ATHENS 95 73 94 72 95 / 60 40 30 20 20 ATLANTA 93 73 93 73 94 / 60 40 30 20 20 BLAIRSVILLE 87 66 88 66 90 / 50 40 20 20 10 CARTERSVILLE 90 71 91 70 95 / 60 40 30 20 20 COLUMBUS 94 75 94 74 95 / 50 40 50 30 30 GAINESVILLE 91 72 92 71 92 / 60 40 30 20 20 MACON 96 74 94 74 96 / 50 40 40 30 30 ROME 93 71 93 70 97 / 60 40 30 20 20 PEACHTREE CITY 92 71 93 71 95 / 60 40 30 20 20 VIDALIA 96 75 95 75 96 / 50 40 50 30 30 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: BALDWIN...BIBB...BLECKLEY...CHATTAHOOCHEE...CRAWFORD... CRISP...DODGE...DOOLY...EMANUEL...HARRIS...HOUSTON...JEFFERSON... JOHNSON...JONES...LAMAR...LAURENS...MACON...MARION... MERIWETHER...MONROE...MONTGOMERY...MUSCOGEE...PEACH...PIKE... PULASKI...SCHLEY...STEWART...SUMTER...TALBOT...TAYLOR... TELFAIR...TOOMBS...TREUTLEN...TROUP...TWIGGS...UPSON... WASHINGTON...WEBSTER...WHEELER...WILCOX...WILKINSON. && 49/31
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 614 AM EDT FRI AUG 6 2010 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-071015- 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- 614 AM EDT FRI AUG 6 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA...WITH SOME ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE. .SYNOPSIS... A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY CONTINUES TO SETTLE SOUTHWARD INTO THE STATE TODAY. .PRIMARY HAZARDS... DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN PORTION OF NORTH GEORGIA AND CENTRAL GEORGIA COULD ALSO PRODUCE WIND GUSTS OF 60 MPH. ..OTHER HAZARDS... DANGEROUS HEAT CONDITIONS ARE AGAIN EXPECTED TODAY WITH INDEX VALUES OF 100 TO 110 ACROSS MAINLY CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DISCUSSION... INSTABILITY WILL CONTINUE TO BE HIGH AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON AS CAPE VALUES WILL RANGE 1500 TO 3000...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF I20 AND EAST OF I75. THE OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES FROM YESTERDAYS STORMS WILL FURTHER ASSIST THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT TODAY AS THE HEAT AND MOISTURE ADDS TO THE FUEL STRONG STORMS AND HEAVY RAINFALL. ISOLATED AREAS OF DAMAGING WINDS CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED THROUGH THE PERIOD. .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.
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 157 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:18 UTC.
4 lightning, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
The public observed half-dollar-sized hail in the Cooper Creek area in the far southeast part of Fannin county.
The public observed quarter-sized hail near Turners Corner.
The Athens Banner Herald reported that lightning struck a tree next to a home on State Street in Commerce. The tree subsequently fell onto the roof of the adjacent garage, causing damage to the structure.
The DeKalb County Emergency Management Director reported that lightning struck a tree causing the tree to split apart and fall.
The Douglas County Emergency Management Director reported that four lightning-related fires occurred across the county between 549 pm EDT and 601 pm EDT as strong thunderstorms tracked from northwest to southeast.
An off-duty employee with Warner Robins Air Force Base reported that lightning struck his home in Warner Robins. While no fire was reported, damage was observed to electrical and telephone wiring and an air conditioning system.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Georgia in 2010Every state in 2010This day in weather historyWarnings in Georgia, August 2010
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: 255989, 255992, 258351, 255977, 255978, 255987.