Zonal flow was in place aloft over the Southeast, with intermittent disturbances pushing through the flow. An axis of deep moisture was concentrated over north Georgia, and with the upper level support, several showers and thunderstorms developed in the afternoon and evening hours.
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Zonal flow was in place aloft over the Southeast, with intermittent disturbances pushing through the flow. An axis of deep moisture was concentrated over north Georgia, and with the upper level support, several showers and thunderstorms developed in the afternoon and evening hours. A couple became strong, and there was one report of a downed tree in Chattooga County.
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 Jun 16, 7:09 PM EST, 31 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 809 PM EDT SUN JUN 16 2013 .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 320 PM EDT SUN JUN 16 2013/ SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT/... ISOLATED LIGHT SHOWERS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP WITH DAYTIME HEATING THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS WEST AND NORTH GEORGIA. A WEAK SHORT WAVE WILL MOVE INTO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY THIS EVENING BRINGING AN INCREASED CHANCE OF SHOWERS/TSTORMS TO NORTH GEORGIA. THIS WAVE WILL MOVE OUT OF THE CWA BY MIDNIGHT...HOWEVER ANOTHER BUT STRONGER SHORT WAVE WILL BRING AN INCREASING CHANCE OF SHOWERS/ISOLATED TSTORMS TO ABOUT THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE CWA LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. A CONTINUED SERIES OF SHORT WAVES WILL KEEP SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS/TSTORMS GOING FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY NIGHT. THE BEST CHANCES WILL BE ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT SHOULD RANGE FROM AROUND 1 INCH ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA TO LESS THAN A HALF INCH ACROSS CENTRAL GEORGIA. INCREASING DEW POINTS WILL KEEP TEMPS IN THE UPPER 60S AND 70S TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT AND GUIDANCE HAS A GOOD HANDLE ON THIS. 17 LONG TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/... REVISIONS TO THE EXTENDED FORECAST WERE CONCENTRATED ON THE FIRST FEW DAYS OF THE PERIOD. MODELS STILL INDICATING UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVE AND ENHANCED DEEP LAYER MOISTURE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE DAY TUESDAY...WITH A SURFACE LOW FEATURE DEVELOPING OVER THE TENNESSEE VALLEY. GFS STILL APPEARS TO BE THE MOST AGGRESSIVE WITH THE SURFACE LOW...AND CONTINUED TO OPT FOR MORE OF AN ECMWF SOLUTION THROUGH THE PERIOD. SUPPORTED BY MODELED INSTABILITY AND SHEAR...HAVE CONTINUED WITH LIKELY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE DAY TUESDAY...TAPERING OFF TO CHANCE POPS BY TUESDAY NIGHT. FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST...MODELS STILL SHOWING DIVERGENT SOLUTIONS AND HAVE MADE LITTLE CHANGES ASIDE FROM MINOR TEMPERATURE ADJUSTMENTS. THE PREVIOUS FORECAST DISCUSSION...ESPECIALLY FOR BEYOND MID WEEK...IS STILL APPLICABLE AND IS INCLUDED BELOW. 31 /ISSUED 439 AM EDT SUN JUN 16 2013/ MAIN FOCUS IN LONG TERM IS PRECIP POTENTIAL MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY DUE TO INFLUENCE OF UPPER SHORTWAVE TROUGH AND AMPLE DEEP LAYER MOISTURE IN PLACE. THIS SHOULD ALLOW FOR FAIRLY WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE AREA WITH THE BEST CHANCE ACROSS NORTH GA. THE GFS CONTINUES TO BE A MORE ROBUST SOLUTION WITH A STRONGER TRANSLATED SFC LOW AND PUSHES AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT THROUGH THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT. THE ECMWF CONTRASTINGLY LINGERS THE MOISTURE FIELD AND STALLS A RATHER DIFFUSE FRONT ACROSS THE REGION. HAVE DECIDED TO WEIGH IN ON THE ECMWF AS THE END OF THE SHORT TERM GUIDANCE BETTER AGREES WITH. FOR QPF THROUGH TUESDAY...A BLEND OF GUIDANCE RESULTS IN NEARLY 1 INCH ACROSS THE NORTH TO 0.5 INCHES ELSEWHERE. DECENT FORECAST INSTABILITY AND RELATIVELY WEAK SHEAR WILL CONTINUE TO ALLOW FOR GUSTY WINDS...LIGHTNING...AND PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN AS THE MAIN THREATS WITH ANY STORM DEVELOPMENT. THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST PERIOD HAS DECENT DISCREPANCIES BETWEEN THE MODELS...THOUGH LOOKS TO BE AT LEAST SLIGHT TO CHANCE POPS FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY AS WEAK IMPULSES TRACK ALONG NW FLOW ALOFT. GUIDANCE IS IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT...HOWEVER...ON A HYBRID CAD EVENT SETTING UP THURSDAY INTO THE WEEKEND AS A PARENT SFC HIGH SLIDES EASTWARD ACROSS THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST. THIS SHOULD SERVE TO LIMIT INSTABILITY ACROSS THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE AREA AND POTENTIALLY FOCUS CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT NEAR THE PERIPHERY OF THE WEDGE. THE GFS AND ECMWF DIFFER GREATLY ON PROGGED OVERRIDING LOW LEVEL FLOW AND MOISTURE...THEREFORE FUTURE RUNS WILL BE MONITORED FOR ANY CONSISTENCIES OR IMPROVED CONSENSUS AS THIS WOULD AFFECT THE POTENTIAL PRECIP COVERAGE. TEMPS LOOK TO STAY NEAR NORMAL THROUGH THE MAJORITY OF THE PERIOD WITH HIGHS PRIMARILY IN THE MID TO UPPER 80S AND LOWS IN THE 60S. BAKER 31 && .AVIATION... 00Z UPDATE... 00Z TAF SET WILL BE A CONTINUATION OF THE 18Z SET AS FORECAST PHILOSOPHY FOR THIS CYCLE LARGELY REMAINS THE SAME. INITIAL ACTIVITY SHOULD REMAIN NORTH OF THE TERMINALS WITH ADDITIONAL ACTIVITY FIRING OVER ALABAMA TO IMPACT THE ATL AREA TERMINALS DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. WILL CARRY PREDOMINANT SHRA WITH THIS ACTIVITY AS INSTABILITY SHOULD BE ON THE WANE BUT WILL NEED TO MONITOR FOR INCLUSION OF TEMPO TSRA WITH SUBSEQUENT ISSUANCES. OTHERWISE...BETTER CHANCE OF TSRA TO RETURN MON AFTERNOON BUT WILL ONLY CARRY PROB30 THIS FAR OUT. AS FAR AS CIGS...MODELS INDICATE GOOD POTENTIAL FOR MVFR TONIGHT AND WILL INCLUDE IN NORTHERN MOST TAFS AFTER 13Z. //ATL CONFIDENCE...00Z UPDATE... MEDIUM CONFIDENCE ON TIMING OF PRECIP...ESPECIALLY MONDAY. HIGH CONFIDENCE ON ALL OTHER ELEMENTS. DEESE && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ATHENS 68 88 69 85 / 60 60 60 60 ATLANTA 71 86 70 84 / 60 60 60 60 BLAIRSVILLE 65 81 65 79 / 60 60 70 60 CARTERSVILLE 69 88 68 84 / 60 60 60 60 COLUMBUS 73 91 74 88 / 40 40 40 50 GAINESVILLE 69 86 69 82 / 60 60 60 60 MACON 70 90 71 88 / 30 40 40 40 ROME 69 86 70 85 / 60 60 70 60 PEACHTREE CITY 70 87 70 85 / 50 50 50 60 VIDALIA 72 91 73 89 / 30 40 30 40 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && SHORT TERM...DEESE LONG TERM....BDL AVIATION...DEESE
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 540 PM EDT SUN JUN 16 2013 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-171000- 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- 540 PM EDT SUN JUN 16 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT...SUNDAY NIGHT... ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA TONIGHT. GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND BRIEF HEAVY RAIN ARE POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY... THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEK AS UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES ENHANCE DEVELOPMENT IN A MOIST AND UNSTABLE ENVIRONMENT. THE GREATEST CHANCE WILL BE ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. THE MAIN HAZARDS WITH ANY DEVELOPMENT WILL BE GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAIN. A WEAK SURFACE BOUNDARY LOOKS TO STALL ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE AREA INTO MIDWEEK...HELPING TO AID THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT. BY THURSDAY INTO NEXT WEEKEND A WEAK HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM LOOKS TO BUILD INTO THE AREA FROM THE NORTHEAST...WHICH MAY SERVE TO LIMIT INSTABILITY ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE EAST AND POTENTIALLY FOCUS DEVELOPMENT NEAR THE PERIPHERY TOWARD THE SOUTH AND WEST PORTIONS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
818 PM EDT SUN JUN 16 2013
GAZ002-011-019-170045-
818 PM EDT SUN JUN 16 2013
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR 40 MPH WINDS IN WALKER...
CHATTOOGA AND FLOYD COUNTIES UNTIL 845 PM EDT...
AT 815 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM CENTER POST TO 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
CHATTOOGAVILLE...MOVING EAST 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 WALKER...CHATTOOGA AND FLOYD COUNTIES THROUGH 845 PM EDT. SOME
LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE HOLLAND...
CHATTOOGAVILLE...JAMES H. FLOYD STATE PARK...LYERLY...BERRYTON...
SUMMERVILLE...CENTER POST...TRION...TIDINGS...ROME...COOSA...
SHANNON...PINSON...ARMUCHEE AND EVERETT SPRINGS. HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL
CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.
THESE WIND GUSTS MAY PRODUCE MINOR DAMAGE TO TREE LIMBS AND BLOW
LIGHT...UNSECURED OBJECTS AROUND.
&&
LAT...LON 3439 8543 3465 8536 3465 8506 3455 8506
3454 8509 3447 8509 3446 8511 3443 8509
3442 8511 3440 8506 3434 8506 3411 8538
3412 8543 3436 8548
TIME...MOT...LOC 0018Z 280DEG 13KT 3460 8532 3438 8532
3421 8556The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 84 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:39 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
The Chattooga County Emergency Manager reported a large tree down at the intersection of Harrisburg Road and Highway 337.
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