A shortwave moved across northern Alabama during the late morning hours on May 29, pushing into northwest Georgia during the evening. Meanwhile the remnants of Tropical Storm Beryl moved across southeast Georgia.
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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 shortwave moved across northern Alabama during the late morning hours on May 29, pushing into northwest Georgia during the evening. Meanwhile the remnants of Tropical Storm Beryl moved across southeast Georgia. Instability was able to increase around the periphery of Beryl where cloud cover was not as thick, and as the shortwave moved into the state, isolated severe thunderstorms developed. Most of the reports consisted of downed trees, but there was one report of severe hail as well.
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 29, 7:07 PM EST, 1 hour 35 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 807 PM EDT TUE MAY 29 2012 .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 340 PM EDT TUE MAY 29 2012/ ..CONTINUED LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IN BANDS FROM REMNANTS OF BERYL... SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/... CENTER OF THE REMNANTS OF BERYL HAS NOW ENTERED THE FORECAST AREA MOVING FROM TELFAIR COUNTY INTO WHEELER. EASTERN SIDE OF THE STORM HAS DEFINITELY BEEN THE WETTEST IN THE THIS STORMS HISTORY AND TODAY IS NO DIFFERENT WITH FEEDER BANDS OFF THE ATLANTIC COAST PROVIDING THE MOST CONSISTENT HEAVY RAINFALL. SHOULD SEE ACTIVITY LOCALLY ENHANCE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BUT INSTABILITY WILL REMAIN MARGINAL DUE TO ENHANCED CLOUD COVER. STILL THINKING THE EASTERN TIER OF THE FORECAST AREA COULD SEE 1 TO 2 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS WHERE CONVECTIVE BANDS SET UP THROUGH THIS EVENING. SHEAR IS IMPRESSIVE IN THE LOW LEVELS WITH 30 TO 40 KNOTS AT 925MB...AGAIN OVER THE EASTERN SECTIONS. HAVE JUST NOT HAD THE INSTABILITY TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF SHEAR PROFILE THUS FAR BUT WILL NEED TO MONITOR CELLS CLOSELY FOR POTENTIAL FOR ROTATION IN CELLS OR ISOLATED STRONG GUSTS. SEPARATE ARE OVER MISSISSIPPI THIS MORNING DISSIPATED FOR THE MOST PART AS IT MOVED INTO PORTIONS OF ALABAMA. HRRR STILL KEYING IN ON NW GEORGIA FOR POSSIBLE LATE TSRA DEVELOPMENT AND HAVE KEPT LOW END CHANCE POPS IN THERE THROUGH THIS EVENING. ON THE BACK SIDE OF BERYL...SIGNIFICANTLY DRIER AIR TO WORK ITS WAY IN WITH SOUNDINGS SHOWING A PROFILE BARELY SUPPORTIVE OF CU FORMATION IN THE AFTERNOON FROM ATL NORTHWARD. SLIGHTLY BETTER MOISTURE OVER THE SOUTHERN TIER AND EMBEDDED SHORTWAVE DURING THE AFTERNOON SHOULD ALLOW FOR LOW END SCT THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY. DEESE LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/... TD BERYL PULLS OUT OF THE AREA WEDNESDAY AS A FRONTAL SYSTEM SWEEPS THROUGH THE STATE. UPPER LEVEL WESTERLY FLOW KEEPS RESIDUAL MOISTURE OVER THE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY AHEAD OF ANOTHER FRONTAL SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE STATE FRIDAY. WILL CONTINUE WITH SLIGHT/CHANCE POPS THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. RAIN CHANCES SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AS MODELS SHOWING AN UPPER LOW AND ASSOCIATED FRONTAL BOUNDARY PUSHING EAST OF THE PLAINS ON THURSDAY AND DRAGGING A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA FRIDAY/FRIDAY NIGHT. EXPECT THE GREATEST THUNDERSTORM THREAT TO BE DURING THE DAY FRIDAY...WITH 2000-2500 CAPE...40KT LOW LEVEL JET AND MODERATE DIFFLUENT FLOW ALOFT. TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY WILL LIKELY BE AND INCH OR LESS. ONCE THIS FRONT MOVES THROUGH...HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN AND CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES PREVAIL FOR THE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. 01 && .AVIATION... 00Z UPDATE... BERYL PUSHING NORTHEAST WITH OUTER BANDS OF PRECIP ASSOCIATED WITH IT AFFECTING MAINLY SOUTHEAST COUNTIES. LINE OF SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS NORTHWEST GEORGIA APPEARS TO WEAKENING SOME BUT MAY SEE A SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM APPROACH NORTHERN TAF SITES BUT NOT READY TO PUT IN TAFS AT THIS POINT...BUT WILL NEED TO KEEP A CLOSE EYE. ALSO WATCHING SECOND LINE PUSHING ACROSS TENNESSEE...WHICH HRRR SHOWS SOME OF THIS MAKING IT CLOSE TO ATLANTA. OTHERWISE...EXPECT VFR CONDITIONS TO DOMINATE TAF SITES THROUGH THE EVENING...BUT MAY SEE SCT-BKN MVFR CLDS AFFECT MAINLY NORTHERN TAF SITES AFTER MIDNIGHT. VSBYS GENERALLY UNRESTRICTED...BUT BRIEFLY LOWERING INTO THE MVFR RANGE AT MCN AND AHN 09-13Z TIME FRAME. MODELS SHOWING DRIER CONDITIONS OVER THE AREA WEDNESDAY...BUT FEW CU AROUND 5 THSD FT POSSIBLE. NORTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 8 KTS CONTINUING THROUGH THE EVENING...SHIFTING TO THE N-NW MOST SITES BY 09Z. 49 //ATL CONFIDENCE...00Z UPDATE... MEDIUM ALL ELEMENTS. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ATHENS 64 91 61 93 / 50 20 10 30 ATLANTA 68 90 66 90 / 20 20 10 30 BLAIRSVILLE 60 85 57 84 / 50 10 5 40 CARTERSVILLE 63 92 58 91 / 30 10 5 50 COLUMBUS 69 93 68 92 / 20 30 20 30 GAINESVILLE 65 91 64 90 / 20 20 5 40 MACON 67 92 62 94 / 40 30 20 30 ROME 66 93 58 91 / 50 10 5 50 PEACHTREE CITY 64 90 60 90 / 20 20 10 30 VIDALIA 70 90 69 94 / 100 30 30 30 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 331 PM EDT TUE MAY 29 2012 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-301945- 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- 331 PM EDT TUE MAY 29 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... WITHIN THE BANDS OF WIDESPREAD RAINFALL WILL BE ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDY CONDITIONS ARE ALSO EXPECTED. THE GREATEST WINDS AND RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE IN THE SOUTHEAST PORTION. .SYNOPSIS... THE REMNANTS OF BERYL WILL TRACK NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS SOUTHEAST GEORGIA TODAY AND CONTINUE TO INFLUENCE MUCH OF THE AREA. .PRIMARY HAZARDS... THE PRIMARY HAZARD WILL BE GUSTY WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA. WITHIN CONVECTION...PRIMARY HAZARDS WILL BE BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...AND OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING. .DISCUSSION... BERYL IS EXPECTED TO TRACK NORTHEASTWARD TONIGHT ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN GEORGIA... PLACING IT JUST WEST OF SAVANNAH BY EARLY EVENING. AS A RESULT... CONVECTION WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD INTO PARTS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA THROUGH TONIGHT. CONVECTION WILL MAINLY BE IN THE FORM OF SHOWERS WITH ONLY A SLIGHT THREAT OF EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS DURING DAYTIME HEATING. THE HIGHEST CAPE VALUES LOOK TO BE AROUND 1000 J/KG IN THE NORTH AND WEST PORTIONS AND UNDER 500 J/KG IN THE SOUTHEAST. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY... THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ON WEDNESDAY... WITH A MORE SIGNIFICANT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS FOR THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT AS A DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED FRONTAL BOUNDARIES INFLUENCE THE AREA. .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
634 PM EDT TUE MAY 29 2012
GAZ002-004-011-019-292315-
634 PM EDT TUE MAY 29 2012
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR PEA SIZED HAIL AND 40 MPH WINDS
IN WHITFIELD...WALKER...CHATTOOGA AND FLOYD COUNTIES UNTIL 715 PM
EDT...
AT 630 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER NAOMI...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH.
THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE PEA SIZED HAIL...FREQUENT
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AS IT MOVES ACROSS
WHITFIELD...WALKER...CHATTOOGA AND FLOYD COUNTIES THROUGH 715 PM EDT.
SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE NAOMI...VILLANOW...
SUTTLES MILL...EVERETT SPRINGS...LAKE MARVIN AND SUBLIGNA. 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.
&&
LAT...LON 3473 8526 3471 8496 3462 8502 3462 8506
3459 8506 3459 8507 3455 8507 3454 8509
3451 8509 3447 8511 3465 8531
TIME...MOT...LOC 2234Z 310DEG 9KT 3469 8525SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
636 PM EDT TUE MAY 29 2012
GAZ005-007-292300-
636 PM EDT TUE MAY 29 2012
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR PEA SIZED HAIL AND 40 MPH WINDS
IN MURRAY AND GILMER COUNTIES UNTIL 700 PM EDT...
AT 634 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER CRANDALL...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH.
THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE PEA SIZED HAIL...FREQUENT
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AS IT MOVES ACROSS
MURRAY AND GILMER COUNTIES THROUGH 700 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE
PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE ETON...CRANDALL...CONASAUGA LAKE AND FORT
MOUNTAIN 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.
&&
LAT...LON 3487 8462 3485 8462 3486 8456 3484 8449
3466 8464 3483 8479 3490 8471
TIME...MOT...LOC 2236Z 310DEG 9KT 3484 8470SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 659 PM EDT TUE MAY 29 2012 GAZ005-007-292330- 659 PM EDT TUE MAY 29 2012 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR PEA SIZED HAIL AND 40 MPH WINDS IN MURRAY AND GILMER COUNTIES UNTIL 730 PM EDT... AT 657 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER CHATSWORTH...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE PEA SIZED HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AS IT MOVES ACROSS MURRAY AND GILMER COUNTIES THROUGH 730 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE CHATSWORTH...FORT MOUNTAIN STATE PARK AND RAMHURST. 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. && LAT...LON 3478 8460 3464 8468 3475 8484 3482 8473 TIME...MOT...LOC 2259Z 306DEG 11KT 3478 8473
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
729 PM EDT TUE MAY 29 2012
GAZ005-300000-
729 PM EDT TUE MAY 29 2012
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HEAVY RAIN IN MURRAY COUNTY UNTIL
800 PM EDT...
AT 727 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AROUND RAMHURST...MOVING SOUTH AT 10 MPH.
RUNOFF FROM THESE STORMS WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS
AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES ACROSS
MURRAY COUNTY...INCLUDING AREAS AROUND NORTH GEORGIA SPEEDWAY...
RAMHURST AND CARTERS. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS
ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE SUBJECT TO MINOR FLOODING.
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE ISSUED FOR WINDS UP TO 50 MPH...
HAIL LESS THAN THE SIZE OF QUARTERS...OR SIGNIFICANT CLOUD-TO-GROUND
LIGHTNING.
&&
LAT...LON 3473 8465 3458 8465 3460 8472 3461 8473
3460 8472 3462 8471 3463 8473 3461 8475
3461 8484 3471 8487 3472 8486 3475 8466
TIME...MOT...LOC 2329Z 355DEG 13KT 3468 8474SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
756 PM EDT TUE MAY 29 2012
GAZ041-300030-
756 PM EDT TUE MAY 29 2012
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR PEA SIZED HAIL AND 40 MPH WINDS
IN HARALSON COUNTY UNTIL 830 PM EDT...
AT 755 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER FELTON...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 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 HARALSON COUNTY THROUGH 830 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH
OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE FELTON...TALLAPOOSA...BUCHANAN...WACO...
DRAKETOWN AND BREMEN. 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.
&&
LAT...LON 3390 8536 3390 8521 3385 8504 3380 8505
3368 8520 3365 8529 3365 8531 3383 8539
3388 8539
TIME...MOT...LOC 2356Z 315DEG 25KT 3386 8527SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
903 PM EDT TUE MAY 29 2012
GAZ001>004-300145-
903 PM EDT TUE MAY 29 2012
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR DIME SIZED HAIL AND 40 MPH WINDS
IN WHITFIELD...WALKER...CATOOSA AND DADE COUNTIES UNTIL 945 PM EDT...
AT 900 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS FROM LAKEVIEW TO COLE CITY...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15
MPH.
THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE DIME SIZED HAIL...FREQUENT
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AS THEY MOVE
ACROSS WHITFIELD...WALKER...CATOOSA AND DADE COUNTIES THROUGH 945 PM
EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE COLE CITY...
HOOKER...STEPHENSVILLE...LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN...WILDWOOD...LAKEVIEW...
MORGANVILLE...NEW ENGLAND...TRENTON...NEW ENGLAND...FORT
OGLETHORPE...FAIRVIEW...CHATTANOOGA VALLEY...GRAYSVILLE AND THE
CLOUDLAND 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.
&&
LAT...LON 3499 8498 3491 8502 3488 8501 3486 8506
3482 8506 3482 8513 3477 8515 3478 8557
3491 8561 3499 8560
TIME...MOT...LOC 0102Z 313DEG 12KT 3501 8528 3499 8542
3496 8552The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 74 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:40 UTC.
5 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
The public reported that nickel to quarter sized hail fell at multiple locations in and east of Chickamauga.
Chattooga County Emergency Management and the 911 Center reported that a few trees were downed in the western portion of the county, including on State Line Road, Georgia Highway 337 and Reed Street.
The Chattooga County 911 Center relayed reports of several downed trees and power lines in Lyerly.
Floyd County Emergency Management reported that several trees were blown down mainly in the Wheeling Drive area in Coosa.
The Floyd County 911 Center reported that two trees were blown down in Rome.
The Bartow County 911 Center relayed reports of several downed trees, with minor roof damage to a structure along East Church Street in Cartersville.
The Cherokee County Emergency Manager reported dime sized hail in East Canton.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Georgia in 2012Every state in 2012This day in weather historyWarnings in Georgia, May 2012
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: 379009, 379012, 379020, 379017, 379014, 379018, 379019.