S. from the 21st into the 22nd.
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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 very deep upper low was moving through the mid-south and southeast U.S. from the 21st into the 22nd. The associated surface low was suppressed very far south along the central and eastern Gulf Coast, with an occluded front stretching north from the surface low. The occluded front moved across Georgia during the late afternoon and evening hours of the 21st. The far suppression of the surface low and the associated deeper moisture greatly limited the severe threat with this system, although impressive shear and dynamics were noted. A very narrow line of showers and a few thunderstorms accompanied the occluded front during the late afternoon and evening hours. Gusty winds associated with this line of showers and thunderstorms blew down a few trees in Forsyth and Lumpkin county of northeast Georgia. Pea to nickel-size hail also occurred with the stronger cells.
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 Mar 21, 5:30 PM EST, 1 hour 40 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 630 PM EDT SUN MAR 21 2010 .SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT/... CURRENT RADAR LOOP SHOWS ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS OVER THE AREA WITH A LINE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MOVING IN FROM ALABAMA. THIS LINE IS RIGHT ALONG THE COLD FRONT AND IS EXPECTED TO BE EAST OF OUR AREA BY 06Z MON. CURRENTLY THESE STORMS DO NOT LOOK SEVERE AND THEY WILL BE MOVING INTO A MORE STABLE ENVIRONMENT SO NOT EXPECTING MORE THAN JUST ISOLATED THUNDER THROUGH 06Z. ONCE THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH GOOD BACKSIDE MOISTURE WILL WRAP AROUND THE MAIN SURFACE LOW AND CONTINUE TO KEEP RAIN OVER THE AREA THROUGH EARLY TUE MORNING (MAINLY OVER N GA). THERE IS A 50-60KT LLJ MOVING OVER THE STATE JUST AHEAD OF THE LINE WITH SOME OF THESE WINDS MIXING DOWN TO THE SURFACE. HAVE SEEN GUST IN THE 20-25KT RANGE WITH ISOLATED GUST IN THE 30KT RANGE. STILL LOOKS LIKE THINGS ARE BELOW WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA AND THE LLJ IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES NE THROUGH 00Z. THERE HAS ALSO BEEN NOT MUCH PRECIP WITH THIS AS MOST PLACES HAVE SEEN 0.1-0.2 INCHES OF RAIN SO FAR. SHOULD SEE ANOTHER 0.5 INCH AS THE LINE PASSES THROUGH LATER THIS EVENING BUT STILL NOT ENOUGH TO CAUSE ANY CONCERN FOR FLOODING. THERE IS A LOW LEVEL COLD POOL THAT IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPPER LOW WITH H8 TEMPS AROUND -5C OVER NORTH GA MONDAY MORNING. MAY SEE SOME RAIN/SNOW MIX ACROSS THE N GA MOUNTAINS MON MORNING (AREAS MAINLY ABOVE 2500 FT). THE LAST OF THE WRAP AROUND MOISTURE FINALLY MOVES OUT TUES MORNING WITH SKIES CLEARING OUT AFTER THAT. .LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/... A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE BEGINS BUILDING INTO THE STATE FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS/NORTHERN GULF TUE AND DOMINATED THE WEATHER PATTERN THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. LOOKS LIKE WE WILL START TO SEE SOME INCREASED MOISTURE FRI MORNING FROM THE NEXT FRONTAL SYSTEM THAT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE IN FRI AFTERNOON/EVENING. IT LOOKS TO MOVE THROUGH VERY QUICKLY AND DOES NOT SEEM TO HAVE MUCH INSTABILITY WITH IT EITHER. FOR NOW WILL KEEP A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE FORECAST FOR FRI AFTERNOON/EVENING. 01 && .AVIATION... DEEP CLOSED UPPER LOW ACROSS THE MID-SOUTH WILL CONTINUE MOVING TOWARD THE SE U.S. A LEADING SFC COLD FRONT EXTENDED FROM NW TO WC GA AT 22Z...AND WILL MOVE QUICKLY INTO EAST GA THIS EVENING. A NARROW LINE OF +SHRA AND ISOLD +TSRA WITH 27020G30KT WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONT...MOVING PAST ATL BY 00Z AND AHN BY 01Z. SCT SHRA WILL CONTINUE AHEAD OF THE FRONT ACROSS EAST GA UNTIL THE LINE PASSES. A LARGE POCKET OF COLD AIR AT 850MB WRAPS INTO THE BACK SIDE OF THE UPPER LOW AND HELPED PRODUCE A LARGE AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ACROSS N TX AND THE ARKLATEX REGION. THIS POCKET OF COLD AIR WILL SPREAD ACROSS N GA AFT 04Z...AND REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH TAF VALID PERIOD. COLD AIR SC WILL QUICKLY SPREAD ACROSS THE CWA AFT 04Z...AND REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE PERIOD AS THE CENTER OF THE UPPER LOW DRIFTS NEAR THE AREA. AFT SHRA MOVE PAST TAF SITES...BRIEF DRY SLOT WILL YIELD A VERY BRIEF SCT PERIOD FROM ATL SOUTHWARD THROUGH 02Z...WITH MVFR SC SETTLING IN AFT 04Z. TAF VALID PERIOD WILL GENERALLY BE CHARACTERIZED BY MVFR CIGS AND VFR VSBY AFT SHRA/TSRA EXIT THE AREA. COLD AIR ALOFT AND PROXIMITY OF UPPER LOW WILL LIKELY YIELD SHRA FOR MON AFTERNOON. ANY SNOW SHOULD REMAIN NORTH OF ATL. SE-SSE WINDS 15-20KTS IN ADVANCE OF LINE OF SHRA/TSRA BECOME SW-WSW 10-15KTS BEHIND...WHICH WILL HOLD MOST OF REMAINDER OF TAF VALID PERIOD...EXCEPT AS NOTED ABOVE IN SHRA/TSRA ACTIVITY. 19 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ATHENS 39 50 38 65 42 / 70 40 20 5 0 ATLANTA 37 49 39 63 45 / 40 30 10 5 0 BLAIRSVILLE 37 44 37 57 41 / 70 40 30 5 0 CARTERSVILLE 34 50 39 63 39 / 40 40 30 5 0 COLUMBUS 40 53 42 65 44 / 20 20 5 5 0 GAINESVILLE 38 47 39 61 44 / 60 40 30 5 0 MACON 40 55 40 68 41 / 40 20 5 5 0 ROME 37 46 43 63 40 / 50 50 30 5 0 PEACHTREE CITY 35 49 36 63 38 / 40 30 10 5 0 VIDALIA 44 61 44 70 47 / 40 10 5 5 0 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && 01/19
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 615 PM EDT SUN MAR 21 2010 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-221000- 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- 615 PM EDT SUN MAR 21 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED DURING THE EVENING. .SYNOPSIS... A DEEP CLOSED UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL TRACK FROM THE MID-SOUTH INTO THE SOUTHEAST U.S MONDAY...THEN DRIFT SLOWLY NORTHEAST OF THE AREA TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. .PRIMARY HAZARDS... THE PRIMARY HAZARD FROM THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING WILL BE ISOLATED CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES...WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH...AND PEA-SIZED HAIL. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE PRIMARILY CONFINED TO A NARROW 10-15 MILE WIDE LINE THAT WILL TRACK ACROSS WEST GEORGIA BETWEEN 5 PM AND 7 PM AND EAST GEORGIA BETWEEN 7 PM AND 9 PM EDT. .DISCUSSION... A DEEP CLOSED UPPER LOW WAS TRACKING ACROSS THE MID-SOUTH INTO THE SOUTHEAST U.S. A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT ACCOMPANYING THE SYSTEM WAS MOVING ACROSS GEORGIA SUNDAY EVENING. A NARROW LINE OF SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONT THROUGH NORTH AND PARTS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA THIS EVENING. THE MAIN CONCERN WITH THIS ACTIVITY WILL BE WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AS CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY IS ABLE TO TAP INTO A STRONG LOW-LEVEL JET JUST ABOVE THE SURFACE. AS THE UPPER LOW MOVES CLOSER TO THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY...A LARGE POCKET OF COLD AIR IN THE BOUNDARY LAYER WILL SPREAD ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. 850MB TEMPERATURES WILL DROP TO AS LOW AS -6C ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA MONDAY. THE COLD TEMPERATURES ALOFT COMBINED WITH DEEPER WRAP AROUND MOISTURE...WILL ALLOW FOR SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA MONDAY. A LIGHT DUSTING OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...BUT THE GROUND WILL BE TOO WARM TO SUPPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ELSEWHERE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF SNOW MONDAY ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA. A LIGHT DUSTING OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTH GEORGIA MOUNTAINS. THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ON FRIDAY. OTHERWISE...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE PERIOD. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT. 19
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 533 PM EDT SUN MAR 21 2010 GAZ052-053-066-067-078-079-089>091-212215- 533 PM EDT SUN MAR 21 2010 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR PEA SIZED HAIL AND 35 MPH WINDS IN CHATTAHOOCHEE...MARION...MUSCOGEE...HARRIS...TALBOT...TROUP... MERIWETHER...HEARD AND COWETA COUNTIES UNTIL 615 PM EDT... AT 528 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM HILLCREST TO KENWOOD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. WIND GUSTS OF 35 MPH ARE LIKELY AS THESE STORMS MOVE ACROSS CHATTAHOOCHEE...MARION...MUSCOGEE...HARRIS...TALBOT...TROUP... MERIWETHER...HEARD AND COWETA COUNTIES THROUGH 615 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE EELBECK/WEST FORT BENNING...VISTA TERRACE...COLUMBUS METROPOLITAN AIRPORT...HIGHLAND PARK...SAINT MARYS HILLS...BENNING PARK...BENNING HILLS...BATTLE PARK...CUSTER ROAD TERRACE...SAND HILL...NORTH FORT BENNING... MULBERRY GROVE...FORTSON...SMITHS CROSSROAD AND BAUGHS CROSSROADS.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 617 PM EDT SUN MAR 21 2010 GAZ043-044-053>056-067>069-079-212300- 617 PM EDT SUN MAR 21 2010 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR PEA SIZED HAIL AND 40 MPH WINDS IN TALBOT...UPSON...PIKE...MERIWETHER...SPALDING...COWETA... FAYETTE...CLAYTON...DOUGLAS AND FULTON COUNTIES UNTIL 700 PM EDT... AT 608 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM ROSCOE TO 5 MILES SOUTH OF FLINT HILL... MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH AND PEA SIZED HAIL ARE LIKELY AS THESE STORMS MOVE ACROSS TALBOT...UPSON...PIKE...MERIWETHER...SPALDING...COWETA ...FAYETTE...CLAYTON...DOUGLAS AND FULTON COUNTIES THROUGH 700 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE OLIVE BRANCH...BAUGHVILLE...HARRIS CITY...WARM SPRINGS..LUTHERSVILLE... GREENVILLE...ARNCO-SARGENT...PLANT YATES...ROSCOE...MORELAND... NEWNAN...FLINT HILL...ROCKY MOUNT...RALEIGH AND DUNAWAY GARDENS.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 705 PM EDT SUN MAR 21 2010 GAZ032>035-044>048-054>059-068>071-081-082-212345- 705 PM EDT SUN MAR 21 2010 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR PEA SIZED HAIL AND 40 MPH WINDS IN CRAWFORD...BIBB...UPSON...PIKE...MONROE...LAMAR...SPALDING... BUTTS...JASPER...FAYETTE...HENRY...CLAYTON...NEWTON...ROCKDALE... WALTON...DEKALB...COBB...BARROW...GWINNETT AND FULTON COUNTIES UNTIL 745 PM EDT... AT 700 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM VININGS TO 8 MILES SOUTH OF ROWLAND... MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH ARE LIKELY AS THESE STORMS MOVE ACROSS CRAWFORD...BIBB...UPSON...PIKE...MONROE...LAMAR...SPALDING...BUTTS... JASPER...FAYETTE...HENRY...CLAYTON...NEWTON...ROCKDALE...WALTON... DEKALB...COBB...BARROW...GWINNETT AND FULTON COUNTIES THROUGH 745 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE ROWLAND... CONCORD...KENWOOD...ATWATER...CREST...SUNNYSIDE...SPREWELL BLUFF STATE PARK...HILLTOP...LIFSEY SPRINGS...HOLLONVILLE...WILLIAMSON... ZEBULON...BIRDIE...VAUGHN AND ZETELLA.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 753 PM EDT SUN MAR 21 2010 GAZ013>015-021>023-033>035-037-045>049-220030- 753 PM EDT SUN MAR 21 2010 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR PEA SIZED HAIL AND 40 MPH WINDS IN NEWTON...ROCKDALE...MORGAN...WALTON...DEKALB...OCONEE...BARROW... GWINNETT...FORSYTH...CHEROKEE...HALL...PICKENS...DAWSON...LUMPKIN AND FULTON COUNTIES UNTIL 830 PM EDT... AT 749 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM JASPER TO LITHONIA...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH AND PEA SIZED HAIL ARE LIKELY AS THESE STORMS MOVE ACROSS NEWTON...ROCKDALE...MORGAN...WALTON...DEKALB...OCONEE... BARROW...GWINNETT...FORSYTH...CHEROKEE...HALL ...PICKENS...DAWSON... ...LUMPKIN AND FULTON COUNTIES THROUGH 830 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE EDGEWOOD...BUCKHEAD...MOUNTAIN PARK...MECHANICSVILLE...SNAPFINGER...BELMONT...PINE LAKE... SCOTTDALE...AVONDALE ESTATES...CLARKSTON...TUCKER...DORAVILLE ...CHAMBLEE...DUNWOODY AND VIRGINIA HIGHLAND.
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 101 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:07 UTC.
2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
The Forsyth County Emergency Management Director reported that four trees were blown down in the Cumming area.
The Lumpkin County 911 Center reported that at least six trees were down across the county, especially in the Dahlonega area. Power was out from a downed power line in the Georgia Highway 52 area near Dahlonega.
WSB Television of Atlanta relayed a report of nickel-sized hail from the Dahlonega area.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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