A weak cutoff upper low remained over Alabama, but was weakening further and starting to become absorbed in the mean flow. By May 31st, the upper low was lifting northeast toward the mid-Atlantic and exerting less influence on the weather across the area.
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A weak cutoff upper low remained over Alabama, but was weakening further and starting to become absorbed in the mean flow. By May 31st, the upper low was lifting northeast toward the mid-Atlantic and exerting less influence on the weather across the area. Scattered showers and thunderstorms once again developed in southeast to northwest oriented bands during the afternoon and evening. As with previous days, a few of these became strong to severe and many produced frequent cloud-to-ground lightning.
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 30, 1:53 PM EST, 2 hours 1 minute earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 253 PM EDT SUN MAY 30 2010 .SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT/... UPPER LOW STILL SPINNING OVER THE DEEP SOUTH...BUT MID-LEVEL TEMPERATURES ARE SLOWLY RISING WHILE HEIGHTS AROUND THE LOW BEGIN TO INCREASE...INDICATING THAT THE LOW IS BEGINNING TO FILL IN. OTHERWISE...RIDGING DOMINATES THE EASTERN THIRD OF THE COUNTRY... WITH SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE IN THE WESTERN ATLANTIC. THIS FLOW VERY CONDUCIVE TO INCREASING MOISTURE...WITH PW VALUES APPROACHING 2" ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA. WITH THE WARM THETA-E ADVECTION PLUS INTERMITTENT BREAKS IN THE CLOUDS...CAPES HAVE CLIMBED TO OVER 2000 J/KG THIS AFTERNOON. WITH MOISTURE FLUX VECTORS AS HIGH AS THEY ARE...STORMS TODAY AND TOMORROW WILL BE VERY EFFICIENT RAINFALL PRODUCERS. NOT CONFIDENT ENOUGH...HOWEVER...IN THE POSSIBILITY OF WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAIN TO ISSUE ANY TYPE OF FLOOD WATCHES. ANY FLOODING WILL BE LOCALIZED IN NATURE...EVEN GIVEN THEN NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. OF COURSE...LIGHTNING AND SMALL HAIL/GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE...BUT DO NOT EXPECT MUCH IN THE WAY OF SEVERE WITH THE WEAKENING UPPER LOW. UPPER TROUGH PUSHING INTO THE PLAINS TONIGHT WILL BEGIN TO ABSORB THE DEEP SOUTH LOW OVERNIGHT...AS THE UPPER RIDGE PUSHES OFF THE ATLANTIC COAST. APPROACHING SYSTEM WEAKENS THE DEEP SOUTH LOW INTO AN OPEN WAVE BY MONDAY AFTERNOON...BUT WITH SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT AND CONTINUED SOUTHERLY FLOW AT THE SURFACE (FROM THE SURFACE HIGH IN THE ATLANTIC)...EXPECT A REPEAT PERFORMANCE ON MONDAY WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF ISOLATED HEAVY RAIN IN THE NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS THAT WILL DEVELOP. TEMPERATURES ON MONDAY WILL BE INTERESTING... MUCH LIKE THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS...AND WILL DEPEND ON HOW MUCH CLOUD COVER HANGS AROUND DURING THE DAY. MET GUIDANCE IS COOLER BY ANYWHERE FROM 3-5 DEGREES. HAVE TAKEN A BLEND BUT LEANED ON THE COOLER SIDE BANKING ON THE CLOUD COVER LIMITING AFTERNOON HEATING...RESULTING IN TEMPS NEAR NORMAL. BY MONDAY NIGHT...TROUGH WILL BEGIN TO PUSH THROUGH THE AREA... WITH WEAK FRONT (AND REMNANTS OF THIS WEEKEND'S COPIOUS MOISTURE) STILL HANGING AROUND THE SOUTHEAST. BOTH GFS AND ECMWF CONTINUE TO DISSIPATE THE FRONT AS FLOW TRANSITIONS TO NEAR ZONAL ON TUESDAY...BUT WITH STILL ENOUGH MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY AROUND FOR THE CHANCE OF CONTINUED CONVECTION. WEAK RIDGING BUILDING INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL BEGIN TO PUSH EAST OVERNIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT. OVERALL...NOT ENOUGH DIFFERENCE IN THE MODELS THROUGH THE SHORT TERM TO REALLY FAVOR ONE OVER THE OTHER...SO HAVE TAKEN A GENERAL BLEND BUT ERRING ON THE HIGH SIDE OF POPS. .LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/... ECMWF WANTS TO BUILD IN MORE RIDGING THAN THE GFS ON WEDNESDAY... WITH A LINGERING TROUGH ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST FROM THE WEEK SYSTEM PASSING THROUGH DURING THE SHORT-TERM. FOR NOW...WEDNESDAY CONTINUES TO LOOK LIKE THE WARMEST DAY WITH HIGHS WELL ABOVE NORMAL. WAVETRAIN CONTINUES TO MOVE EAST...AND NEXT SYSTEM MOVING OFF THE ROCKIES DEEPENS OVER THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY LATE ON WEDNESDAY AND INTO THURSDAY. ECMWF MORE IMPRESSIVE WITH THE FRONT THAT PUSHES THROUGH FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...BUT IN GENERAL FOR THAT FAR OUT...THEY ARE IN DECENT AGREEMENT. NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT THROUGH THE WEEKEND WILL BE ENOUGH TO WARRANT SLIGHT CHANCE POPS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE AREA AS WEAK IMPULSES RIDE DOWN THE FLOW. BIGGER DIFFERENCES SHOWING UP BETWEEN THE EXTENDED MODELS OVER THE WEEKEND...SO SEE NO REASON TO MAKE ANY CHANGES AT THIS TIME. TDP && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ATHENS 66 80 65 83 66 / 70 80 50 40 20 ATLANTA 66 80 66 83 68 / 70 70 50 40 20 BLAIRSVILLE 64 74 64 79 62 / 80 80 60 50 30 CARTERSVILLE 66 80 65 84 63 / 80 70 50 40 20 COLUMBUS 67 83 68 86 69 / 60 60 30 40 20 GAINESVILLE 65 77 65 81 66 / 80 80 50 40 20 MACON 67 84 67 87 68 / 60 60 40 40 20 ROME 67 80 66 83 66 / 80 70 60 40 20 PEACHTREE CITY 66 80 64 84 64 / 70 60 40 40 20 VIDALIA 69 85 69 89 71 / 60 60 30 40 20 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && TDP
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1201 PM EDT SUN MAY 30 2010 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-311615- 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- 1201 PM EDT SUN MAY 30 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. .SYNOPSIS... A PERSISTENT...UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH RESIDES OVER THE CENTRAL GULF COAST STATES. THIS FEATURE...ALONG WITH CLOCKWISE FLOW AROUND A SURFACE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OFF THE ATLANTIC COAST...WILL CONTINUE TO DRAW DEEP MOISTURE INTO GEORGIA TODAY. .PRIMARY HAZARDS... FREQUENT LIGHTNING...HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND WIND GUSTS TO 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN ANY STORMS THAT FORM THIS AFTERNOON...WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS BECOMING STRONG ENOUGH TO PRODUCE QUARTER SIZED HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH. MOST STORMS...HOWEVER...ARE EXPECTED TO STAY BELOW SEVERE LIMITS. ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...IF THEY FORM...WILL BE POSSIBLE ANYWHERE ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHERN GEORGIA...GENERALLY BETWEEN 2 PM AND 9 PM TODAY. LOCALLY-HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2-3 INCHES SHOULD ALSO BE EXPECTED IN THE STRONGEST STORMS. .DISCUSSION... DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE AND MODERATE INSTABILITY...ALONG WITH WEAK UPPER-LEVEL FORCING WILL COMBINE TO PROVIDE A REPEAT OF THE WEATHER PATTERN FOR THE PAST COUPLE DAYS. AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL FORM AND PRODUCE OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES WHICH WILL COLLIDE AND TRIGGER ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS. MIXED LAYER CAPE VALUES AROUND 1200 ARE TRENDING SLIGHTLY LOWER TODAY THAN YESTERDAY AND THE FREEZING LEVEL IS CLIMBING...AS WELL. THIS WILL MAKE LARGE HAIL FORMATION LESS LIKELY THAN IN PREVIOUS DAYS...BUT THE STRONGEST UPDRAFTS WILL STILL BE ABLE TO PRODUCE HAIL THE SIZE OF QUARTERS. WIND FIELDS ALOFT ARE WEAK...SO STORMS WILL BE OF THE PULSE VARIETY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE EACH DAY...ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... DUE TO THE ISOLATED AND PULSE NATURE OF THE POSSIBLE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. HOWEVER...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 234 PM EDT SUN MAY 30 2010 GAZ086-301900- 234 PM EDT SUN MAY 30 2010 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR PEA SIZED HAIL AND 45 MPH WINDS IN EMANUEL COUNTY UNTIL 300 PM EDT... AT 231 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER TWIN CITY...MOVING NORTH AT 10 MPH...WITH OTHER STRONG STORMS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE COUNTY. THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE PEA SIZED HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH AS THEY MOVE ACROSS EMANUEL COUNTY THROUGH 300 PM EDT. BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 307 PM EDT SUN MAY 30 2010 GAZ086-302000- 307 PM EDT SUN MAY 30 2010 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR PEA SIZED HAIL AND 45 MPH WINDS IN EMANUEL COUNTY UNTIL 400 PM EDT... AT 303 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER NUNEZ...MOVING NORTH AT 10 MPH. THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE PEA SIZED HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH AS THEY MOVE ACROSS EMANUEL COUNTY THROUGH 400 PM EDT. BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 325 PM EDT SUN MAY 30 2010 GAZ112-113-302030- 325 PM EDT SUN MAY 30 2010 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR PEA SIZED HAIL AND 45 MPH WINDS IN TOOMBS AND MONTGOMERY COUNTIES UNTIL 430 PM EDT... AT 321 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER GRAYS LANDING...MOVING NORTH AT 15 MPH... WITH OTHER STRONG STORMS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA. THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE PEA SIZED HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH AS THEY MOVE ACROSS TOOMBS AND MONTGOMERY COUNTIES THROUGH 430 PM EDT. BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 409 PM EDT SUN MAY 30 2010 GAZ102-103-302045- 409 PM EDT SUN MAY 30 2010 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR PEA SIZED HAIL AND 40 MPH WINDS IN WEBSTER AND STEWART COUNTIES UNTIL 445 PM EDT... AT 407 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM AROUND WESTON TO SOUTHWEST OF TROUTMAN...MOVING NORTH AT 25 MPH. THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE PEA SIZED HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AS THEY MOVE ACROSS WEBSTER AND STEWART COUNTIES THROUGH 445 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE LEVERETTS...WESTON... TROUTMAN...CENTERPOINT...KIMBROUGH...PRESTON...RICHLAND...CHURCH HILL...SANFORD...SEMINOLE...CHARLES...WESTVILLE...BROOKLYN...LOUVALE AND PROVIDENCE CANYON STATE PARK. HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE ISSUED FOR WINDS UP TO 50 MPH... HAIL LESS THAN THE SIZE OF QUARTERS...OR SIGNIFICANT CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 417 PM EDT SUN MAY 30 2010 GAZ070-071-302045- 417 PM EDT SUN MAY 30 2010 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR PEA SIZED HAIL AND 40 MPH WINDS IN MONROE AND LAMAR COUNTIES UNTIL 445 PM EDT... AT 412 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM AROUND JOHNSTONVILLE TO BRENT...MOVING NORTH AT 15 MPH. THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE PEA SIZED HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AS THEY MOVE ACROSS MONROE AND LAMAR COUNTIES THROUGH 445 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE BRENT...FORSYTH...REDBONE... JOHNSTONVILLE...GOGGINS...BARNESVILLE...BLOUNT...COLLIER...HIGH FALLS STATE PARK...LIBERTY HILL AND CHAPPEL MILL. HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE ISSUED FOR WINDS UP TO 50 MPH... HAIL LESS THAN THE SIZE OF QUARTERS...OR SIGNIFICANT CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 439 PM EDT SUN MAY 30 2010 GAZ082-083-094-095-302115- 439 PM EDT SUN MAY 30 2010 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR PEA SIZED HAIL AND 40 MPH WINDS IN HOUSTON...PEACH...TWIGGS AND BIBB COUNTIES UNTIL 515 PM EDT... AT 436 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM AROUND BULLARD TO BYRON AND GROVANIA... MOVING NORTH AT 10 MPH. THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE PEA SIZED HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AS THEY MOVE ACROSS HOUSTON...PEACH...TWIGGS AND BIBB COUNTIES THROUGH 515 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE MACON...HOUSTON LAKE...GROVE PARK...CLINCHFIELD...HAYNEVILLE...ELKO...SAND BED... KATHLEEN...ELBERTA...ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE...BONAIRE...WARNER ROBINS...TARVERSVILLE...BULLARD...CENTERVILLE AND MARION. HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE ISSUED FOR WINDS UP TO 50 MPH... HAIL LESS THAN THE SIZE OF QUARTERS...OR SIGNIFICANT CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING.
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 33 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:54 UTC.
2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
The public and a trained storm spotter observed penny to slightly larger than nickel-sized hail from the far southern part of Bibb county, south of Skipperton, to the central part of the county, just west of Macon.
The public observed penny to quarter-sized hail in the far northern part of the county northwest of Payne City, near Wesleyan. In addition, the public estimated wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph. Several trees limbs were blown down in the area.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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