A broad trough of low pressure aloft continued across the western Atlantic. S.
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A broad trough of low pressure aloft continued across the western Atlantic. Deep north to north-northeast flow was noted aloft across the southeastern U.S. A backdoor cold front was moving southwest into South Carolina and Georgia. Considerable moisture and instability was present across the region as the front drifted southwest into northeast Georgia. Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms developed across the region in advance of the front, then drifted southwest with the mean upper flow. Several of the storms became severe producing quarter-sized hail and damaging downburst winds. In addition, frequent to excessive cloud-to-ground lightning was observed with the storms. At least one lightning-related fire was reported.
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 May 28, 8:15 AM EST, 4 hours 40 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 915 AM EDT FRI MAY 28 2010 .UPDATE... UPDATED TO BETTER REFLECT THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL THIS AFTERNOON TO INCLUDE THE POSSIBILITY OF GUSTY WINDS...SMALL HAIL AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING FROM THUNDERSTORMS. BDL && .SHORT TERM...PREVIOUS DISCUSSION /TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY/... CURRENT SATELLITE LOOP SHOWS LARGE MOISTURE PLUME EXTENDING FROM NE CANADA DOWN TO THE MID MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY. THERE IS ALSO AN UPPER RIDGE OVER THE CENTRAL PORTION OF THE COUNTRY WHICH SHOULD CONTINUE TO BUILD NORTH AND EAST INTO THE GREAT LAKES REGION BY SUN/MON. THERE ARE A FEW WEAK WAVES ALONG THIS MOISTURE PLUME THAT SHOULD MOVE SE OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS BRINGING INCREASED PULSE CONVECTION TO THE AREA. THROUGH THE SHORT TERM LOOKS LIKE WE ARE IN A DIURNAL TREND WITH AFTERNOON CONVECTION. FRI-MON...INSTABILITY INDICES PEAK EVERY DAY AROUND 18Z (CAPES EXPECTED IN THE 1500-3000 J/KG RANGE AND LIS AROUND -2 TO -5) DURING THE PRIME HEATING OF THE DAY. THIS COMBINED WITH INCREASED MOISTURE...SHOULD RESULT IN AFTERNOON SHRA/TSRA WITH ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS EXPECTED. SHEAR VALUES ARE VERY LOW THROUGH THE SHORT TERM SO NOT EXPECTING ANY TORNADIC ACTIVITY...JUST STRONG GUSTY WINDS...DIME TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN. INSTABILITIES TAPPER OFF QUICKLY EACH DAY AFTER 00Z SO SHOULD SEE STORMS ENDING AROUND 02Z-04Z EACH EVENING AS WELL. DID NOT INCLUDED SEVERE WORDING IN THE FORECAST AS IT LOOKS LIKE IT WILL BE ISOLATED AT BEST. .LONG TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/... AS WITH THE SHORT TERM WE CONTINUE WITH A PULSE CONVECTIVE ENVIRONMENT THROUGH DAY SEVEN. SHEAR CONTINUES TO BE ALMOST NON EXISTENT SO STILL ONLY LOOKING FOR GUSTY WINDS...HAIL AND HEAVY RAIN AS THE MAIN SEVERE THREATS. MOISTURE ALSO INCREASES GREATLY AS A FRONTAL SYSTEM MOVES SE OUT OF THE GREAT LAKES REGION MONDAY...AND INTO GA TUE/WED. THIS BOUNDARY LOOKS LIKE IT WILL STALL SOMEWHERE ACROSS CENTRAL/SOUTH GA...BECOMING A CATALYST FOR INCREASED DIURNAL CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY DAYS 5-7. AT THIS TIME WILL HOLD OFF ON SCATTERED SEVERE WORDING THAT FAR OUT IN THE FORECAST...BUT WE WILL BE WATCHING THIS CLOSELY AS THINGS DEVELOP. && .AVIATION... VFR CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH 12Z SATURDAY. NOT MUCH CHANGE FROM THE PAST TWO DAYS WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS. WITH THE H5 LOW A LITTLE CLOSER TO THE CWA...FEEL THE CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE A LITTLE BETTER THAN THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS AND WILL GO WITH A PROB30 THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING. CONVECTION WILL DISSIPATE AFTER SUNSET. WINDS WILL REMAIN NORTHEAST TO EAST AT LESS THAN 10 KTS. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ATHENS 92 64 87 64 86 / 40 30 40 20 30 ATLANTA 88 68 83 66 81 / 40 30 50 30 40 BLAIRSVILLE 83 62 82 60 84 / 50 40 50 20 30 CARTERSVILLE 90 63 85 63 83 / 40 40 50 30 40 COLUMBUS 92 67 85 67 85 / 30 30 60 40 40 GAINESVILLE 89 66 85 65 82 / 50 40 40 20 40 MACON 93 64 88 66 86 / 30 30 50 30 40 ROME 90 65 86 65 85 / 50 40 50 30 40 PEACHTREE CITY 89 63 84 63 83 / 40 30 50 30 40 VIDALIA 93 67 88 69 87 / 30 20 40 20 30 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && 01
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1132 AM EDT FRI MAY 28 2010 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-290930- 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- 1132 AM EDT FRI MAY 28 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .SYNOPSIS... A WEAK PRESSURE PATTERN AT THE SURFACE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE REGION THROUGH TONIGHT. AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE GREAT LAKES WILL MOVE INTO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THIS WILL BRING AN INCREASING CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .PRIMARY HAZARDS... THE PRIMARY HAZARDS FROM THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE UP TO QUARTER SIZED HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...MAINLY BETWEEN THE HOURS OF NOON AND 10 PM ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DISCUSSION... AS THE UPPER LOW MOVES CLOSER TO GEORGIA DURING THE HEATING OF THE DAY...THE ATMOSPHERE WILL DESTABILIZE. CAPES WILL INCREASE TO 1400 TO 2000 WITH LIFTED INDEX VALUES OF -3 TO -5. THIS WILL BE ENOUGH TO ALLOW A FEW THUNDERSTORMS TO REACH SEVERE LEVELS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY ALONG WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER 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 1216 PM EDT FRI MAY 28 2010 GAZ005>007-281700- 1216 PM EDT FRI MAY 28 2010 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NICKEL SIZED HAIL AND 50 MPH WINDS IN GILMER...FANNIN AND MURRAY COUNTIES UNTIL 100 PM EDT... AT 1211 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER CONASAUGA LAKE...NEAR STATIONARY. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE NICKEL SIZED HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH THROUGH 100 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE CONASAUGA LAKE. BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 108 PM EDT FRI MAY 28 2010 GAZ005-006-281730- 108 PM EDT FRI MAY 28 2010 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAIN IN WEST FANNIN AND NORTH MURRAY COUNTIES UNTIL 130 PM EDT... AT 100 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE COHUTTA WILDERNESS...MOVING WEST AT 5 MPH. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES SINCE NOON HAVE OCCURRED IN NORTHEAST MURRAY COUNTY AROUND THE CONASAUGA LAKE AREA. THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH AS THEY MOVE SLOWLY ACROSS FANNIN AND MURRAY COUNTIES THROUGH 130 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE COLWELL...COHUTTA WILDERNESS...JONES MILL....ETON...CRANDALL...SUMAC AND CISCO. BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER IN LOW LYING AREAS ON ROADWAYS. 16
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 120 PM EDT FRI MAY 28 2010 GAZ004-281800- 120 PM EDT FRI MAY 28 2010 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NICKEL SIZED HAIL AND 50 MPH WINDS IN WHITFIELD COUNTY UNTIL 200 PM EDT... AT 115 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER BEAVERDALE...NEARLY STATIONARY. THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE NICKEL SIZED HAIL... FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AS THEY MOVE ACROSS WHITFIELD COUNTY THROUGH 200 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE BEAVERDALE...VARNELL AND COHUTTA. BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 140 PM EDT FRI MAY 28 2010 GAZ086-098-112-113-281830- 140 PM EDT FRI MAY 28 2010 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING IN TOOMBS... MONTGOMERY...TREUTLEN AND EMANUEL COUNTIES UNTIL 230 PM EDT... AT 136 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS THAT WERE NEARLY STATIONARY. THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE PEA SIZED HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH AS THEY MOVE ACROSS TOOMBS...MONTGOMERY...TREUTLEN AND EMANUEL COUNTIES THROUGH 230 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE FIVE POINTS...NORMANTOWN...GILLIS SPRINGS...LEXSY...COVENA...STILLMORE... OAK PARK...PONDEROSA...LYONS...SOUTH THOMPSON...SANTA CLAUS... VIDALIA...HIGGSTON...ALSTON AND CENTER. BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 139 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:56 UTC.
4 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
The Gilmer County Emergency Management Director reported quarter-sized hail in the extreme western part of Gilmer county near the Murray county line, between Tails Creek and the Gilmer county line along Georgia Highway 282/U.S. Highway 76.
The Georgia Forestry Commission reported quarter-sized hail from the Chattahoochee National Forest area around Ramhurst.
The Chattooga County Emergency Management Director reported that several trees and power lines were down around Summerville. Washington Street at Georgia Highway 48 was closed from downed trees.
The Pike County 911 Center reported that two homes were struck by lightning. No further information or damage details were provided.
The Haralson County Emergency Management Director reported that at least six trees and two to three power lines were down between Bremen, Buchanan, and Tallapoosa. Most of the reports of downed trees and power lines were south of Georgia Highway 120, across the southern part of the county. An empty 55-gallon drum was rolled across a parking lot in Buchanan.
The Haralson County Emergency Management Director reported a large amount of pea-sized hail with some nickel-sized hail between Bremen and Buchanan.
The Douglas County Sentinel reported that lightning struck the county's 911 Center tower rendering the severe weather warning sirens for the city inoperative.
An amateur radio operator observed quarter-sized hail in the vicinity of Roswell Road and Irby Road in the Buckhead community.
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, May 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: 234758, 234759, 234785, 234784, 234791, 234792, 236277, 234938.