An upper-level short wave was moving through the Ohio and Tennessee Valley around a broad upper ridge centered across Texas. A cold front was moving slowly south through the Ohio Valley and mid-Atlantic region.
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An upper-level short wave was moving through the Ohio and Tennessee Valley around a broad upper ridge centered across Texas. A cold front was moving slowly south through the Ohio Valley and mid-Atlantic region. With a warm, humid, unstable air mass remaining across Georgia, scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms developed during the afternoon and evening hours. Thunderstorms were most numerous across north and west Georgia where the upper-level support was slightly better. Several of the storms became severe and produced damaging downburst winds. A couple of the storms also produced large golf ball-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 19, 10:46 AM EST, 2 hours 44 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1146 AM EDT SAT JUN 19 2010 .UPDATE... MID/UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVE TROUGH ASSOCIATED WITH REMNANTS OF YESTERDAYS MCS' OVER THE CENTRAL U.S. MOVING INTO ERN KY/TN AND NRN AL/MS THIS MORNING. CONVECTION JUST TO OUR NORTHWEST IS QUITE ROBUST FOR THIS EARLY IN THE DAY. 12Z FFC SOUNDING SHOWS THE LAYER BETWEEN 750 MB AND THE SFC HAS MOISTENED OVER THE LAST 12-24 HRS. H7-H5 TEMPS ARE A COUPLE DEGREES WARMER THAN AT OHX AND BMX THIS MORNING...HOWEVER EXPECT THOSE MID-LEVEL TEMPS TO COOL SOME AS THE DISTURBANCE APPROACHES FROM THE NORTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON. THUS...BOOSTED POPS HIGHER INTO THE CHANCE/SCATTERED CATEGORY IN THE NORTHWEST INITIALLY THIS MORNING WITH STORMS BECOMING A BIT MORE RANDOMLY DISTRIBUTED ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GA BY AFTERNOON. UPDATED FORECASTS/GRIDS HAVE BEEN SENT. RRH && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 510 AM EDT SAT JUN 19 2010/ SHORT TERM /TODAY THROUGH MONDAY/... UPPER RIDGE REMAINS CENTERED OVER THE NORTHWEST GULF THROUGH THE SHORT TERM...WITH STRONGER SHORT WAVES PASSING TO OUR NORTH OVER THE TOP OF THE RIDGE. ALTHOUGH DYNAMICS REMAIN WEAK ACROSS OUR AREA...WARM HUMID AIR AND MODERATE INSTABILITY SHOULD TRIGGER A FEW THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS. MODELS HINT AT A BOUNDARY REMAINING ACROSS THE NORTH AND THIS MAY PUT BETTER CHANCES FOR CONVECTION OVER THE CENTRAL ZONES. HAVE BASICALLY KEPT NEAR 20 PERCENT NORTH AND AROUND 30 PERCENT CENTRAL FOR THE SHORT TERM. MAX TEMPERATURES REMAINING IN THE 90S...BUT MAV LOOKS A BIT TOO WARM SO HAVE CUT HIGHS BACK A COUPLE OF DEGREES MOST PLACES. LONG TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/... CONTINUED RIDGING OVER THE SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE LONG TERM...WITH SEVERAL SHORT WAVES MOVING TO OUR NORTH THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY. A MOSTLY DIURNAL PATTERN OF CONVECTION STILL LOOKS OKAY WITH CLOSE TO PERSISTENCE FOR TEMPERATURES. AVIATION... VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO PREVAIL ACROSS THE MAJORITY OF THE FORECAST AREA THROUGH MOST OF THIS FORECAST PERIOD. SCATTERED AREAS OF MVFR VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH 14Z...AND AGAIN AFTER 09Z SUNDAY MORNING. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN TODAY...MAINLY BETWEEN 18Z AND 02Z. WINDS WILL REMAIN GENERALLY EASTERLY IN DIRECTION AT 10 KTS OR LESS...EXCEPT IN AND NEAR CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ATHENS 94 68 95 69 95 / 30 10 20 10 20 ATLANTA 92 73 94 73 93 / 30 10 20 10 20 BLAIRSVILLE 89 65 90 63 88 / 30 10 20 10 20 CARTERSVILLE 92 66 93 66 93 / 40 10 20 10 20 COLUMBUS 95 74 96 73 93 / 30 10 20 10 20 GAINESVILLE 92 71 94 71 94 / 30 10 20 10 20 MACON 95 69 96 70 95 / 30 10 20 10 20 ROME 92 68 95 67 94 / 40 10 20 10 20 PEACHTREE CITY 93 66 93 67 93 / 30 10 20 10 20 VIDALIA 96 72 97 74 95 / 50 20 30 20 30 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1125 AM EDT SAT JUN 19 2010 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-200900- 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- 1125 AM EDT SAT JUN 19 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .SYNOPSIS... A LARGE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL PERSIST OVER THE STATE THROUGH TONIGHT. .PRIMARY HAZARDS... THE PRIMARY HAZARD FROM ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL BE FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE IN THE STRONGER STORMS. THE BEST CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE BETWEEN 2 PM AND 9 PM. .DISCUSSION... THE STRONG UPPER LEVEL RIDGE AND ONLY MODERATE INSTABILITY OVER NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA WILL AID THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT ALONG THE REMNANTS OF A MESOSCALE CONVECTIVE SYSTEM WHICH WILL PUSH THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. CAPE IS EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 1500 TO 2000 RANGE ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY. .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 1206 PM EDT SAT JUN 19 2010 GAZ001>004-191630- 1206 PM EDT SAT JUN 19 2010 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREQUENT LIGHTNING IN DADE... WALKER...WHITFIELD AND CATOOSA COUNTIES UNTIL 1230 PM EDT... AT 1202 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM ROSSVILLE TO STEPHENSVILLE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE SIZED HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AS THEY MOVE ACROSS DADE...WALKER...WHITFIELD AND CATOOSA COUNTIES THROUGH 1230 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE HOOKER... MORGANVILLE...STEPHENSVILLE...WILDWOOD...NEW ENGLAND...TRENTON... LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN...CHATTANOOGA VALLEY...ROSSVILLE...CLOUDLAND CANYON STATE PARK...FAIRVIEW...RISING FAWN...FORT OGLETHORPE...LAKEVIEW AND CHICKAMAUGA. BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1224 PM EDT SAT JUN 19 2010 GAZ002>004-191715- 1224 PM EDT SAT JUN 19 2010 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR 40 MPH WINDS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING IN WALKER...WHITFIELD AND CATOOSA COUNTIES UNTIL 115 PM EDT... AT 1220 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM 10 MILES NORTH OF COHUTTA TO CHICKAMAUGA... MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AS THEY MOVE ACROSS WALKER... WHITFIELD AND CATOOSA COUNTIES THROUGH 115 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE INDIAN SPRINGS...FORT OGLETHORPE... LAKEVIEW...CHICKAMAUGA...FAIRVIEW...ROSSVILLE...BOYNTON... GRAYSVILLE...BLUE SPRING...ROCK SPRING...NOBLE...RINGGOLD...SALEM... BEAUMONT AND COHUTTA. BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 114 PM EDT SAT JUN 19 2010 GAZ002-011-012-019-191800- 114 PM EDT SAT JUN 19 2010 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND 40 MPH WINDS IN FLOYD...CHATTOOGA...GORDON AND WALKER COUNTIES UNTIL 200 PM EDT... AT 111 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM VILLANOW TO CLOUDLAND...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AS THEY MOVE ACROSS FLOYD... CHATTOOGA...GORDON AND WALKER COUNTIES THROUGH 200 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE MENLO...CLOUDLAND... VILLANOW...NAOMI...CENTER POST...SUTTLES MILL...TRION...BERRYTON... SUMMERVILLE...SUBLIGNA...JAMES H. FLOYD STATE PARK...LAKE MARVIN... RESACA...SUGAR VALLEY AND TIDINGS. BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
137 PM EDT SAT JUN 19 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0110 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 N DALTON 34.81N 84.97W
06/19/2010 WHITFIELD GA COUNTY OFFICIAL
TREE DOWN ALONG WARING RD. REPORT RELAYED VIA WHITFIELD
COUNTY 911 CENTER.
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HANDELSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 156 PM EDT SAT JUN 19 2010 GAZ011-012-019-020-191845- 156 PM EDT SAT JUN 19 2010 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND 40 MPH WINDS IN BARTOW...FLOYD...CHATTOOGA AND GORDON COUNTIES UNTIL 245 PM EDT... AT 154 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM CALHOUN TO TIDINGS...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH ARE LIKELY AS THESE STORMS MOVE ACROSS BARTOW... FLOYD...CHATTOOGA AND GORDON COUNTIES THROUGH 245 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE OOSTANAULA...CALHOUN... EVERETT SPRINGS...TIDINGS...JAMES H. FLOYD STATE PARK... SONORAVILLE...PLAINVILLE...ARMUCHEE...FOLSOM...ADAIRSVILLE... PINSON...SHANNON...PINE LOG...ROME AND WHITE. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO...WEATHER.GOV OR OTHER MEDIA OUTLETS FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS ON THESE STORMS.
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 100 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:29 UTC.
7 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 2 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
The public reported that the tin roof was partially lifted off a pole barn. One large tree was down and a swing set was blown over.
The public observed quarter-sized hail near Cartersville ranging up to golf ball-sized hail near and just south of Emerson near the Cobb county bordern. Penny-sized hail was also observed by the public just before this time frame in the White area northeast of Cartersville.
The Heard County 911 Center reported that several trees were blown down in the southwest part of the county between Franklin and Glenn, especially in Brush Creek Park. Several camper tents were brought down by the winds.
The Troup County 911 Center reported that several trees were down in the northwest part of the county from north of Abbottsford near the Heard county line south across the northern end of West Point Lake. One tree was down on a home causing damage to the structure. A few power lines were also down.
The public measured golf ball-sized hail in the Acworth area.
An amateur radio operator reported that several trees were down across the western part of the county.
CBS Atlanta reported that a 14-year old boy was struck by lightning during an afternoon thunderstorm while taking shelter under a tree adjacent to Lake Acworth. The boy was taken to the hospital after being administered CPR by one of his friends. The lightning was said to have struck his lower back and then traveled through his body coming out of his ear and the top of his shoulder blades. He had to be revived three times as he was not breathing and had no pulse after the lightning strike.
WSB Television of Atlanta and the Douglas County 911 Center reported that several trees were down across the eastern half of the county. Several trees were down along or near Georgia Highway 5, Thornton Road, and Sam Alexander road in Douglasville Some trees were on homes and power lines. Power lines were also down in Lithia Springs.
The Troup County 911 Center reported that a female teenager was injured by lightning while boating on West Point Lake.
The Carroll County 911 Center reported that two trees and two power lines were down southeast of Carrollton.
The Harris County 911 Center reported that three trees were down around Ellerslie, including two that were blocking Harris and Glenlake Roads.
The public observed quarter-sized hail near Sargent in the northwest part of the county.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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