S. As a consequence, temperatures remained well above normal late into the month, with high temperatures in the 90s many days.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
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.
An unseasonably strong summerlike subtropical ridge continued across the southeast U.S. As a consequence, temperatures remained well above normal late into the month, with high temperatures in the 90s many days. The western edge of the subtropical ridge was beginning to weaken during the last week of September, allowing moisture and better dynamics to creep into the western part of the state. With the abnormally high temperatures for late September, isolated to scattered thunderstorms developed across west central and parts of central Georgia during the mid and late afternoon hours and continued into the evening hours. The storms were brief, but did produce strong downburst wind gusts and frequent cloud-to-ground lightning. The storms generally dissipated after sunset, but isolated showers and thunderstorms redeveloped and spread into northwest Georgia during the late night and early morning hours, resulting in yet another lightning-related incident during the early morning hours of the 22nd.
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 Sep 21, 2:00 PM EST, 4 hours 16 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 300 PM EDT TUE SEP 21 2010 .SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT/... WITH SOUTHEAST FLOW PROVIDING MOISTURE FROM THE ATLANTIC...A BOUNDARY OVER W GA AND SB CAPE VALUES OVER 1000 J/KG...ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE ABLE TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON. HAVE INCLUDED SLIGHT CHANCE FOR POPS IN THE EARLY OVERNIGHT PERIOD TO ACCOUNT FOR THESE DIMINISHING STORMS. UPPER LEVEL RIDGE ACROSS THE SE HAS SHIFTED OVER THE ATLANTIC OCEAN WHILE THE SFC RIDGE ACROSS THE NE U.S. SLID OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST. UPPER RIDGE WILL FLATTEN OUT ON WED. NAM/GFS/ECMWF ARE HINTING AT INCREASED LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WEDNESDAY MORNING. SHORTWAVE FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS N GA WEDNESDAY AND THUS HAVE INCLUDED A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE CWA. WITH SB/MU/ML CAPE VALUES AROUND 1000 J/KG WED AFTERNOON...HAVE GONE AHEAD AND ADDED TS TO THE GRIDS. WED LOOKS TO BE THE BEST CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE SHORT TERM. UPPER RIDGE WILL BUILD BACK IN ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST FROM THE ATLANTIC ON THURSDAY WHILE THE SFC RIDGE OVER THE ATLANTIC SHIFTS SOUTHWARD. WILL REMAIN IN THIS PATTERN THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE SHORT TERM WITH NO POPS IN THE FORECAST FOR THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. MET CONTINUES TO BEAT THE MAV ON LOW TEMPS...WILL HAVE TO SEE IF THIS CHANGES OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS AS WE HAVE SHIFTED TO SOUTHEAST FLOW. GENERALLY USED A MAV/MET BLEND FOR TEMPS...WITH SOME ADJUSTMENTS. TENDED TOWARD THE WARMER SIDE OF THE MODELS FOR LOWS TONIGHT AND ADJUSTED TEMPS SLIGHTLY UP TOMORROW AS IT SEEMS THE MODELS HAVE BEEN TOO COOL FOR MAX TEMPS. ALTHOUGH TEMPS WILL REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL...NOT FORECASTING RECORD BREAKING TEMPS. .LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/... MAIN FEATURE OF THE LONG TERM WILL BE AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH THAT IS SITUATED ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES REGION/SOUTHERN CANADA AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PERIOD. GFS/ECMWF SHOW FRONTAL BOUNDARY APPROACHING N GA ON SATURDAY...BUT AFTER THIS...MODELS BEGIN TO DIVERGE IN REGARDS TO A SOLUTION. ECMWF PUSHES THE BOUNDARY THROUGH THE CWA BY SUNDAY NIGHT AND DEVELOPS AN UPPER LEVEL CLOSED LOW OVER THE OHIO VALLEY REGION. THE GFS HOWEVER LINGERS THE MOISTURE ACROSS N GA ON SUNDAY AND WRAPS THE MOISTURE FROM THE BOUNDARY INTO AN UPPER LEVEL CLOSED LOW THAT SHIFTS SOUTHWARD FROM THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO MISSISSIPPI AND THE THE TN VALLEY REGION ON MONDAY. GFS LINGERS MOISTURE ACROSS THE CWA THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE SHORT TERM WHEREAS THE ECMWF CLEARS THE CWA OUT BY MONDAY. GIVEN DISAGREEMENT BETWEEN THE MODELS IN THE LONG TERM...HAVE CONTINUED TREND OF PREVIOUS LONG TERM FORECAST THAT HAS SLIGHT CHANCE SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY. 11 && .AVIATION... UPDATED 18Z... ISOLATED TO SCT CU DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON...WITH SOME CONVECTION ALONG THE AL/GA BORDER. DO NOT THINK THAT THIS WILL BE WIDESPREAD ENOUGH TO IMPACT ANY TAFS...SO HAVE NOT INCLUDED TSRA OR CB ANYWHERE...BUT MAY HAVE TO BE ADJUSTED IF NECESSARY. BIGGER CONCERN IS WINDS. MOSTLY EAST FOR METRO SITES AND AHN...BUT SW WINDS AT CSG AND MCN (ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BOUNDARY). MAY SEE BRIEF SW WINDS AT ATL THIS AFTERNOON...BUT SHOULD SWITCH TO ALL EAST OVERNIGHT. SOME BRIEF FOG/HAZE POSSIBLE AROUND SUNRISE...MUCH LIKE A REPEAT OF THIS MORNING. //ATL CONFIDENCE...UPDATED 18Z... MEDIUM CONFIDENCE ON WIND DIRECTIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGH CONFIDENCE ON SPEEDS THROUGH THE PERIOD AND DIRECTIONS AFTER 06Z. MEDIUM CONFIDENCE CONVECTION NOT IMPACTING THE AIRPORT. HIGH CONFIDENCE ON DEVELOPMENT OF HAZE WEDNESDAY MORNING. TDP && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ATHENS 64 93 64 91 64 / 0 10 5 0 5 ATLANTA 70 91 69 90 69 / 10 10 5 0 5 BLAIRSVILLE 61 85 61 87 61 / 0 20 20 0 5 CARTERSVILLE 64 92 63 92 62 / 10 20 10 0 5 COLUMBUS 70 92 67 92 69 / 20 10 5 0 5 GAINESVILLE 68 90 68 89 68 / 0 20 5 0 0 MACON 65 93 64 93 67 / 10 10 5 0 0 ROME 64 93 63 93 62 / 20 20 20 0 5 PEACHTREE CITY 63 90 62 91 63 / 10 10 5 0 5 VIDALIA 70 93 66 91 68 / 0 10 5 0 0 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 129 PM EDT TUE SEP 21 2010 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-221730- 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- 129 PM EDT TUE SEP 21 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .SYNOPSIS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN THE DOMINANT FEATURE ACROSS THE AREA. HOWEVER...A WEAK SURFACE BOUNDARY ACROSS THE STATE WILL HELP TO PROVIDE FOCUS FOR POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT. .PRIMARY HAZARDS... THE PRIMARY HAZARD ASSOCIATED WITH ANY THUNDERSTORM WILL BE OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. THE BEST LOCATION FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL GENERALLY BE SOUTH OF A LINE FROM ROME...TO ALPHARETTA...TO ATHENS. .DISCUSSION... INCREASING AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES HAVE LED TO CAPES CLIMBING TO OVER 1500. A WEAK BOUNDARY ACROSS THE STATE WILL HELP TO PROVIDE A FOCUS FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT. COVERAGE WILL BE ISOLATED AT BEST BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF SURFACE MOISTURE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY... ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. OTHERWISE...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 517 PM EDT TUE SEP 21 2010 GAZ042-212145- 517 PM EDT TUE SEP 21 2010 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR PEA SIZED HAIL AND 45 MPH WINDS IN CARROLL COUNTY UNTIL 545 PM EDT... AT 516 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED NEAR CLEM OR 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CARROLLTON...MOVING NORTH AT 5 MPH. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE PEA SIZED HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH AS IT MOVES ACROSS CARROLL COUNTY THROUGH 545 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE LOWELL...SEATON LAKE...CLEM...TREASURE LAKE... ABILENE...BOWDON JUNCTION AND CARROLLTON.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 521 PM EDT TUE SEP 21 2010 GAZ052-212145- 521 PM EDT TUE SEP 21 2010 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND 45 MPH WINDS IN HEARD COUNTY UNTIL 545 PM EDT... AT 516 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF FRANKLIN...MOVING NORTH AT 5 MPH. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE PEA SIZED HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH AS IT MOVES ACROSS HEARD COUNTY THROUGH 545 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE FROLONA...ROOSTERVILLE AND EPHESUS.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 526 PM EDT TUE SEP 21 2010 GAZ081-212200- 526 PM EDT TUE SEP 21 2010 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND 45 MPH WINDS IN CRAWFORD COUNTY UNTIL 600 PM EDT... AT 520 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED JUST EAST OF ROBERTA...MOVING NORTH AT 5 MPH. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE PEA SIZED HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH AS IT MOVES ACROSS CRAWFORD COUNTY THROUGH 600 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE HORNS...KNOXVILLE...ROBERTA...SANDY POINT AND MUSELLA.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 618 PM EDT TUE SEP 21 2010 GAZ041-212245- 618 PM EDT TUE SEP 21 2010 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND 45 MPH WINDS IN NORTHEAST HARALSON COUNTY UNTIL 645 PM EDT... AT 616 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER DRAKETOWN...MOVING NORTH AT 5 MPH. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE PEA SIZED HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH AS IT MOVES ACROSS HARALSON COUNTY THROUGH 645 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE DRAKETOWN...EUBANK LAKE AND FELTON.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 621 PM EDT TUE SEP 21 2010 GAZ041-212245- 621 PM EDT TUE SEP 21 2010 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND 45 MPH WINDS IN NORTHEAST HARALSON COUNTY UNTIL 645 PM EDT... AT 616 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF BUCHANAN...MOVING NORTH AT 5 MPH. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE PEA SIZED HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH AS IT MOVES ACROSS HARALSON COUNTY THROUGH 645 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE BUCHANAN....DRAKETOWN...EUBANK LAKE AND FELTON.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 634 PM EDT TUE SEP 21 2010 GAZ067-068-212300- 634 PM EDT TUE SEP 21 2010 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND 45 MPH WINDS IN WESTERN PIKE AND NORTHESTERN MERIWETHER COUNTIES UNTIL 700 PM EDT... AT 628 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CENTERED 3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HOLLONVILLE... MOVING NORTH AT 10 MPH. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE PEA SIZED HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH AS IT MOVES ACROSS PIKE AND MERIWETHER COUNTIES THROUGH 700 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE CONCORD...HILLTOP...GAY...HOLLONVILLE AND ALVATON.
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 65 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:16 UTC.
2 lightning, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
The Troup County 911 Center reported that lightning ignited a small grass fire in a field near Baughs Crossroads in southern Troup county.
The Harris County Emergency Management Director reported that thunderstorm downburst winds blew over a chicken coop. The winds also blew in the front and back doors of a nearby barn. The doors were closed prior to the incident.
The public reported damage to a light fixture in a home caused by a lightning strike. Other non-specific minor damage was also observed as a result of the lightning strike.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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