Dangerous fire weather conditions were in place across north Georgia for the first couple of days in April due to dry low level conditions and low fuel moisture values. A few wildfires developed, including a significant one in Floyd County with over 100 acres burned.
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The episode as NWS FFC wrote it up.
Dangerous fire weather conditions were in place across north Georgia for the first couple of days in April due to dry low level conditions and low fuel moisture values. A few wildfires developed, including a significant one in Floyd County with over 100 acres burned.
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 Apr 1, 1:15 PM EST, 3 hours earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 215 PM EDT TUE APR 1 2014 .SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/... MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THE SHORT TERM. DRY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. THERE WILL BE A WEAK SHORT WAVING THAT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AND CLIP THE NORTHWEST PART OF THE CWA LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THIS COULD BRING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SHOWER TO EXTREME NORTHWEST LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. MAX TEMPS ON WEDNESDAY WILL BE ABOVE CLIMO...VERY SIMILAR TO TODAY. 17 .LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/... NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES PLANNED FOR THE EXTENDED FORECAST AT THIS TIME...CURRENT GRIDS STILL LOOK GOOD. GFS/ECMWF REMAIN SIMILAR WITH RESPECT TO THE LATE WEEK SYSTEM...HOWEVER THE 12Z GFS IS NOW AS QUICK OR EVEN A TAD QUICKER THEN THE ECMWF...WITH THE ECMWF STILL STALLING THE FRONT A BIT FARTHER NORTH ACROSS CENTRAL GEORGIA VS THE GFS STALLING THE FRONT SOUTH OF THE FORECAST AREA. MUCH LESS DIVERGENCE BETWEEN THE TWO WITH RESPECT TO THE SYSTEM MOVING IN FOR THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK. TWEAKED MAX/MIN TEMPERATURES A LITTLE... BUT NO FUNDAMENTAL CHANGES TO THE PREVIOUS EXTENDED FORECAST GRID TRENDS. PLEASE SEE THE PREVIOUS LONG TERM FORECAST DISCUSSION BELOW. 20 PREVIOUS LONG TERM DISCUSSION /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/... GFS AND ECMWF HAVE COME INTO BETTER AGREEMENT IN TERMS OF TIMING WITH THE LATE WEEK SYSTEM. BOTH INDICATE BETTER PRECIP ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT MOVING IN ON FRIDAY AND THE FRONT EXITING SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. GFS MU CAPE CONTINUES TO INDICATE VALUES UPWARD OF 1500 J/KG FOR FRIDAY WITH LOW LEVEL SHEAR VALUES OF 30-40KTS...ALTHOUGH BETTER SHEAR IS A LITTLE AHEAD OF THE HIGHER INSTABILITY. STILL THE POTENTIAL OF STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WITH THIS SYSTEM. BOUNDARY FROM AFOREMENTIONED SYSTEM LINGERS ACROSS SOUTH GEORGIA INTO NORTH FLORIDA AND THEN LIFTS NORTHWARD AS A SFC LOW LIFTS OUT OF THE GULF AND ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA/TN VALLEY SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. SO ONLY A QUICK BREAK IN RAIN BETWEEN THIS SYSTEM AND THE ONE FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. SOME TIMING DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE GFS AND ECMWF WITH THIS SYSTEM ON SUNDAY INTO MONDAY SO TIMING IS A COMPROMISE FOR NOW. 11 && .FIRE WEATHER... DEWPOINTS DROPING INTO THE LOW TO MID 20S AND COULD FALL A BIT FURTHER. THIS HAS PUSHED HUMIDITIES INTO THE TEENS AND SOME AREAS COULD SEE SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES THIS AFTERNOON. DEWPOINTS WILL RISE AGAIN THIS EVENING AFTER MIXING CEASES...HOWEVER EXPECT DEWPOINTS TO DROP AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. HUMIDITIES WILL DROP INTO THE TEENS AND 20S AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY AND A FIRE DANGER STATEMENT WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED FOR WEDNESDAY. && AVIATION... 18Z UPDATE... VFR CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE FORECAST. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT WEST TO SOUTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON...BECOMING NEAR CALM TONIGHT AND SOUTHWEST WEDNESDAY. //ATL CONFIDENCE...18Z UPDATE... HIGH CONFIDENCE ON ALL ELEMENT. 17 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ATHENS 50 82 55 80 / 0 0 5 10 ATLANTA 55 81 59 78 / 0 0 10 10 BLAIRSVILLE 48 79 51 76 / 0 0 10 20 CARTERSVILLE 47 82 53 79 / 0 0 10 10 COLUMBUS 52 83 57 81 / 0 0 5 10 GAINESVILLE 54 81 56 78 / 0 0 10 10 MACON 46 81 51 83 / 0 0 5 10 ROME 48 81 52 79 / 0 0 10 20 PEACHTREE CITY 47 81 52 79 / 0 0 5 10 VIDALIA 51 84 55 85 / 0 0 5 10 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && SHORT TERM...17 LONG TERM....20 AVIATION...17
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1120 AM EDT TUE APR 1 2014 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-021000- 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- 1120 AM EDT TUE APR 1 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... ...HIGH FIRE DANGER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER MUCH OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... DISCUSSION... VERY DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL BELOW 20 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON FOR SEVERAL HOURS ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. THE DRY AIR AND LOW FUEL MOISTURE VALUES WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE HIGH FIRE DANGER. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY... A FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE AREA LATE THIS WEEK BRINGING A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. THIS SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE MONITORED CLOSELY FOR THE POTENTIAL OF STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS. THE MOST LIKELY TIMING AT THIS POINT APPEARS TO BE FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE AREA SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...AND WILL ONCE AGAIN BRING A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
3 wildfire. Local standard time, as filed.
The National Forest Service reported that a wildfire of unknown origin labeled Crackerneck burned 117 acres and resulted in $11,000 in damages.
The National Forest Service reported that a human-caused wildfire labeled Campbell Camp burned 0.25 acres and resulted in $1000 in damages.
The National Forest Service reported that a wildfire of unknown cause labeled Crazy Coot burned 5.5 acres and resulted in $1100 in damages.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Georgia in 2014Every state in 2014This day in weather historyWarnings in Georgia, April 2014
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: 511175, 511176, 511177.