A cool ridge of high pressure pushed down the Eastern Seaboard on the 6th, with widespread rain developing late in the day. Despite the copious moisture, a wildfire developed in northeast Georgia.
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The episode as NWS FFC wrote it up.
A cool ridge of high pressure pushed down the Eastern Seaboard on the 6th, with widespread rain developing late in the day. Despite the copious moisture, a wildfire developed in northeast Georgia.
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 6, 1:44 PM EST, 16 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 244 PM EDT SUN APR 6 2014 .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 751 AM EDT SUN APR 6 2014/ PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 442 AM EDT SUN APR 6 2014/ SHORT TERM /TODAY THROUGH MONDAY/... ACTIVE SHORT TERM ALMOST ENCOMPASSING THE ENTIRE EVENT OF CONCERN. GUIDANCE IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT WITH MAIN INFLUENCING FEATURES AS A HYBRID CAD WEDGE BUILDS IN FROM THE NORTHEAST...WHILE A DEEPENING SFC LOW AND STRONG SHORTWAVE TRACKING NW OF THE AREA TRANSPORT AN ONSLAUGHT OF OVERRUNNING DEEP GULF MOISTURE FROM THE SOUTHWEST. NOT ONLY IS THERE HEAVY RAIN AND FLOODING CONCERNS MAINLY TONIGHT INTO MONDAY...BUT ALSO STRONG TO SEVERE POTENTIAL MONDAY AFTERNOON GIVEN THE HIGH SHEAR LOW CAPE ENVIRONMENT. HAVE TRENDED DEFINITE POPS FROM THE SOUTH TO NORTHWEST TO EAST THROUGH THE PERIOD AS STRONG ISENTROPIC LIFT IS ON TAP FOR TODAY...THEN STRONGER UPPER LEVEL DYNAMICS AND PVA KEEP POPS UP WITH THE APPROACH OF THE LOW TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. FOR QPF...SEE HYDROLOGY SECTION BELOW. FOR THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL... HAVE KEPT MAINLY SLIGHT CHANCE THUNDER FOR SOUTHERN TIER OF CWA THIS AFTERNOON...BUT POTENTIAL INCREASES DURING THE DAY MONDAY AS GUIDANCE TRENDING SLIGHTLY HIGHER INSTABILITY THAN PREVIOUS RUNS. BY 18Z MONDAY THERE LOOKS TO BE 400-600 J/KG OF MUCAPE MAINLY ACROSS CENTRAL GA AND 200-400 J/KG IN NORTH GA EXCEPT FOR NORTHEAST OF THE ATLANTA METRO AREA WHERE THE WEDGE SHOULD LINGER AND PRIMARILY STABILIZE THE ENVIRONMENT. THE NAM LOOKS TO HOLD ON TO THE WEDGE THE BEST WHILE CAD EROSION TYPICALLY TAKES LONGER THAN GUIDANCE SUGGESTS SO HAVE TRENDED THUNDER COVERAGE ACCORDINGLY. THE SHEAR ENVIRONMENT IS VERY SUPPORTIVE OF SEVERE POTENTIAL GIVEN 0-1 KM BULK OF 35-45 KTS...0-1 HELICITY OF 300-400 M2S2 IN THE NE WEDGED PORTION AND 200-300 M2S2 ELSEWHERE...LOCAL SHERB PARAMETER JUST ABOVE 1.0 ACROSS MUCH OF AREA...AND 0-6 KM BULK OF 60-70 KTS NEAR THE WEDGE AND 50-60 KTS FARTHER SOUTH. NEEDLESS TO SAY ANY SLIGHT INCREASE IN AVAILABLE INSTABILITY WOULD MAKE FOR A VERY INTERESTING AFTERNOON ON MONDAY. THE MAIN THREATS LOOK TO BE DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES MAINLY ACROSS CENTRAL GA AND SOUTHWESTERN PORTIONS OF NORTH GA INCLUDING THE ATLANTA METRO AREA. THE THREAT IS POSSIBLE A BIT FARTHER NW OF THE CURRENT DAY 2 SLIGHT RISK FROM SPC...MAINLY BECAUSE OF THE PRESENCE THE LINGERING WEDGE FRONT COULD PLAY WITH PROVIDING A MORE STEADY SOURCE OF LOW LEVEL VORTICITY FOR ANY NEARBY STORM DEVELOPMENT...BUT AGREE BEST COUPLING OF CAPE AND SHEAR REMAINS IN CENTRAL GA. FOR TEMPS...MINOR ADJUSTMENTS TO BLEND OF GUIDANCE AND KEPT SLIGHTLY COOLER IN THE NORTHEAST DUE TO WEDGE. BAKER LONG TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/... MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THE LONG TERM. THE MAIN TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CWA LATE TUESDAY/TUESDAY NIGHT BRINGING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. AFTER THIS PASSES THROUGH THE REST OF THE LONG TERM WILL REMAIN DRY. A NORTHWEST FLOW AND THE SURFACE HIGH SETTLING IN OVER THE CWA WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT WILL BRING ANOTHER COLD NIGHT TO THE CWA WITH TEMPERATURES DROPPING INTO THE 30S. AFTER WEDNESDAY NIGHT A MORE ZONAL SETS UP OVER THE CWA BRINGING A GOOD MODERATION IN TEMPERATURES. 17 HYDROLOGY... GUIDANCE NOT IN THAT GOOD OF AGREEMENT...BUT A GENERAL BLEND LOOKED THE MOST REASONABLE THROUGH 12Z MONDAY...THEN WENT WITH HPC GUIDANCE THE REST OF MONDAY. THIS RESULTED IN STORM TOTALS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ACROSS THE CWA...WHILE THE HEAVIEST PERIOD LOOKS TO BE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY AS NORTH GEORGIA COULD SEE 2 TO 2.5 INCHES. HAVE THEREFORE ISSUED A FLOOD WATCH FROM 00Z MONDAY TO 00Z TUESDAY NORTH OF A BUCHANAN...TO ROSWELL...TO WINDER...TO DANIELSVILLE LINE. THE REST OF THE CWA LOOKS TO MAINTAIN THE QPF BETTER GIVEN THE AMOUNT AND TIMING DIFFERENCES. HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE GIVEN THE HIGHLY EFFICIENT GULF MOISTURE FORECAST. GUIDANCE IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH PWATS NEAR 1.5 INCHES THROUGH TONIGHT THEN UP TO 1.6-1.7 INCHES IN CENTRAL GA MONDAY...WHICH IS AT OR ABOVE THE 99TH PERCENTILE WHEN COMPARED TO LOCAL CLIMO. && .AVIATION... 18Z UPDATE... RAIN CONTINUES ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON...AND EXPECT IT TO SPREAD FURTHER NORTH OVERNIGHT AND COVER MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH MONDAY. CIGS WILL DEGRADE WITH THE RAIN TO IFR OR LOW MVFR...AND SHOULD REMAIN LOW OVERNIGHT AND INTO MONDAY MID MORNING. E WINDS EXPECTED WITH SOME LOW END GUSTS THIS AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT...GENERALLY 8-12KT WITH GUSTS TO 18-20KT. TS CHANCES HIGHEST 15-20Z IN THE ATL AREA...AND 17-00Z IN THE MCN AND AHNS AREA...AND HAVE CONTINUED PROB30 FOR NOW. //ATL CONFIDENCE...18Z UPDATE... MEDIUM CONFIDENCE ON ALL ELEMENTS. 31 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ATHENS 60 54 68 50 / 100 100 100 50 ATLANTA 60 56 69 49 / 100 100 100 20 BLAIRSVILLE 60 49 64 44 / 60 100 100 30 CARTERSVILLE 62 55 69 46 / 100 100 100 20 COLUMBUS 60 60 75 51 / 100 100 100 20 GAINESVILLE 59 53 64 48 / 80 100 100 30 MACON 59 59 73 53 / 100 100 100 50 ROME 63 55 69 46 / 90 100 100 20 PEACHTREE CITY 60 57 73 48 / 100 100 100 20 VIDALIA 61 60 75 60 / 100 50 100 90 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FLOOD WATCH FROM 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: BALDWIN...BANKS...BARROW...BARTOW... BIBB...BLECKLEY...BUTTS...CARROLL...CATOOSA...CHATTAHOOCHEE... CHATTOOGA...CHEROKEE...CLARKE...CLAYTON...COBB...COWETA... CRAWFORD...CRISP...DADE...DAWSON...DEKALB...DOOLY...DOUGLAS... FANNIN...FAYETTE...FLOYD...FORSYTH...GILMER...GORDON...GREENE... GWINNETT...HALL...HANCOCK...HARALSON...HARRIS...HEARD...HENRY... HOUSTON...JACKSON...JASPER...JONES...LAMAR...LUMPKIN...MACON... MADISON...MARION...MERIWETHER...MONROE...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...TOWNS...TROUP...TWIGGS...UNION... UPSON...WALKER...WALTON...WEBSTER...WHITE...WHITFIELD...WILCOX... WILKES...WILKINSON. && SHORT TERM...31 LONG TERM....39 AVIATION...31
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1215 PM EDT SUN APR 6 2014 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-071000- 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- 1215 PM EDT SUN APR 6 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... HEAVY RAIN EXPECTED TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA. A STORM SYSTEM OVER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN AND SPREAD SHOWERS ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL GEORGIA TODAY. THESE SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. SOME OF THE RAINFALL COULD BE HEAVY TONIGHT WHICH COULD RESULT IN FLOODING OF STREAMS AND RIVERS. FOR THIS REASON A FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR MUCH OF NORTH GEORGIA FOR TONIGHT AND MONDAY. SEE THE LATEST FLOOD WATCH STATEMENT FOR MORE INFORMATION. ALSO...THERE IS A RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS WEST AND CENTRAL GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. HOWEVER... INSTABILITY WILL BE LIMITED AND THEREFORE SEVERE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. AS THE UPPER SYSTEM MOVES CLOSER TO THE REGION LATE TONIGHT... SHEAR AND INSTABILITY WILL INCREASE ACROSS WEST GEORGIA AND THIS MAY ALLOW A FEW THUNDERSTORMS TO BECOME STRONG WITH GUSTY WINDS TOWARD MORNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY... AS THE STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES TO MOVE EAST MONDAY...SHEAR AND INSTABILITY WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS CENTRAL GEORGIA MONDAY AFTERNOON. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE ACROSS CENTRAL GEORGIA. WITH THE ADDED INSTABILITY OF DAYTIME HEATING...A FEW STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE ACROSS PARTS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. ALTHOUGH DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN STORM THREAT... AN ISOLATED TORNADO CANNOT BE RULED OUT ON MONDAY. THE SEVERE STORM THREAT WILL BE MAINLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM LA GRANGE TO FOREST PARK TO ATHENS. HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA MONDAY AND FOR THIS REASON THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY. SEE THE LATEST FLOOD WATCH STATEMENT FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER 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
213 PM EDT SUN APR 6 2014
GAZ089>093-102>108-062000-
213 PM EDT SUN APR 6 2014
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HEAVY RAIN IN WILCOX...WEBSTER...
SUMTER...STEWART...SCHLEY...PULASKI...MUSCOGEE...MARION...MACON...
CHATTAHOOCHEE...CRISP AND DOOLY COUNTIES UNTIL 400 PM EDT...
AT 159 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THAT 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS THESE COUNTIES AND
LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. .
RUNOFF FROM THIS RAIN WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND
STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND DITCHES AS WELL AS
FARMLANDS AND WOODLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS ACROSS
PORTIONS OF WILCOX...WEBSTER...SUMTER...STEWART...SCHLEY...
PULASKI...MUSCOGEE...MARION...MACON...CHATTAHOOCHEE...CRISP AND
DOOLY COUNTIES. THIS INCLUDES AREAS AROUND COLUMBUS...CUSSETA...
AMERICUS...CORDELE...PRESTON...RICHLAND...BUENA VISTA...ELLAVILLE...
OGLETHORPE...VIENNA...ROCHELLE AND HAWKINSVILLE.
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LAT...LON 3185 8395 3191 8394 3192 8492 3200 8507
3213 8507 3226 8490 3232 8501 3243 8497
3261 8508 3252 8445 3237 8432 3245 8416
3238 8385 3229 8384 3229 8361 3240 8350
3227 8335 3198 8329 3185 8318 3179 8380
TIME...MOT...LOC 1804Z 256DEG 39KT 3213 8441The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 wildfire. Local standard time, as filed.
The National Forest Service reported that a wildfire of unknown cause labeled Poplar Cove burned 1 acre and resulted in $600 in damages.
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