The upper ridge continued to dominate on the 19th with a weak surface boundary in place across north Georgia. A shortwave trough pushed across the Ohio Valley during the afternoon hours, which in combination with the surface boundary, triggered formation of several showers and thunderstorms during the afternoon.
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The upper ridge continued to dominate on the 19th with a weak surface boundary in place across north Georgia. A shortwave trough pushed across the Ohio Valley during the afternoon hours, which in combination with the surface boundary, triggered formation of several showers and thunderstorms during the afternoon. Several of these became severe with mainly damaging winds reported.
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 19, 2:50 PM EST, 46 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 350 PM EDT THU JUN 19 2014 .SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE ALREADY BEGUN FIRING ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON...AND WITH SURFACE BOUNDARY /ALBEIT DIFFUSE/ REMAINING ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA AND SHORTWAVE PUSHING ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY TODAY...EXPECT THE MAJORITY OF THE CONVECTION TO BE FOCUSED ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA. HAVE KEPT SLIGHT CHANCE TO CHANCE POPS ACROSS THE AREA. CONTINUED MENTION OF AT LEAST SLIGHT CHANCE POPS IN THE SOUTHEASTERN CWA...BUT ENVIRONMENT IS MORE STABLE AND INITIATION WILL BE DIFFICULT IF AT ALL. AS UPPER LEVEL RIDGE LOSES ITS GRASP ON THE AREA AND RETROGRADES TO THE SOUTHWEST OVERNIGHT AND INTO FRIDAY...ANOTHER SHORT WAVE APPROACHES THE AREA. HAVE KEPT THE CURRENT TREND OF SHOWING GOOD CHANCE POPS ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA BY THE AFTERNOON. WOULD EXPECT COVERAGE TO BE BETTER FRIDAY...BUT HI-RES SHORT TERM MODELS ARE RELUCTANT TO ADVERTISE MUCH. MAY NEED TO INCREASE POPS ON EVENING OR OVERNIGHT SHIFTS...BUT AT THIS TIME HAVE OPTED TO LEAVE THE REMAINING SOUTHERN CWA WITH JUST SLIGHT CHANCE POPS. TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO BE ABOVE NORMAL...AND HAVE CONTINUED TO USE THE MODEL BLEND WHICH AS BEEN APPROPRIATE THE LAST SEVERAL DAYS. HEAT INDEX VALUES NEAR /BUT LARGELY BELOW/ 100 DEGREES CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA ON FRIDAY. PLEASE USE EXERCISE CAUTION IN THE SUMMER HEAT. 31 .LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/... NO CHANGES MADE TO PREVIOUS EXTENDED FORECAST. THE LONG TERM BEGINS WITH A SHORT WAVE MOVING INTO THE OH/TN VALLEY AREA AND INTO THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS BY SATURDAY EVENING. HAVE FAVORED THE NORTH FOR POPS FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. AFTER THAT...RIDGE BUILDS BACK OVER THE AREA THROUGH THE BEGINNING OF THE WEEK. BY THE END OF THE PERIOD THE GFS ESPECIALLY SHOWS A FRONTAL BOUNDARY MOVING INTO NORTH GA. OTHERWISE IT STILL LOOKS LIKE BASICALLY A DIURNAL PATTERN WITH SUFFICIENT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE FOR THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURES SHOULD PERSIST IN THE MID/UPPER 80S TO LOW/MID 90S. NOT CONFIDENT THAT THE FRONT AT THE END OF THE PERIOD WILL GET FAR ENOUGH SOUTH TO BRING TEMPERATURES DOWN ACROSS THE NORTHERN SECTION OF THE STATE. 41/01 && .AVIATION... 18Z UPDATE... VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH THE PERIOD. FEW-SCT CU 5-6KFT THIS AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY. VCSH ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA AND NEAR CSG. WINDS WILL FAVOR NW WITH A FEW LOCATIONS FLIRTING WITH NE...AND GENERALLY 7KT OR LESS THROUGH FRIDAY. //ATL CONFIDENCE...18Z UPDATE... HIGH CONFIDENCE ON ALL ELEMENTS. 31 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ATHENS 70 95 70 95 / 20 30 20 50 ATLANTA 73 92 73 92 / 20 30 20 30 BLAIRSVILLE 65 85 66 85 / 20 40 30 50 CARTERSVILLE 67 91 69 90 / 20 30 20 50 COLUMBUS 73 95 73 95 / 20 30 20 30 GAINESVILLE 71 91 72 90 / 20 30 20 50 MACON 69 96 70 95 / 20 20 20 30 ROME 68 92 69 89 / 20 30 20 50 PEACHTREE CITY 68 92 69 92 / 20 30 20 30 VIDALIA 72 96 73 95 / 10 20 20 30 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && SHORT TERM...31 LONG TERM....01 AVIATION...31
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 433 AM EDT THU JUN 19 2014 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-200845- 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- 433 AM EDT THU JUN 19 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... ISOLATED TO SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. THE BEST CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE OVER THE NORTH AND WEST. A FEW STORMS COULD BECOME STRONG...PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED EACH DAY...MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE POTENTIAL FOR STORM DEVELOPMENT INCREASES FOR THE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. SOME STRONG STORMS AND POSSIBLY A FEW SEVERE ARE POSSIBLE. .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
348 PM EDT THU JUN 19 2014
GAZ003>005-192015-
348 PM EDT THU JUN 19 2014
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR PEA SIZED HAIL AND 35 MPH WINDS
IN WHITFIELD...MURRAY AND CATOOSA COUNTIES UNTIL 415 PM EDT...
AT 342 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM GRAYSVILLE TO DALTON...MOVING EAST AT 15
MPH.
THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE PEA SIZED HAIL...FREQUENT
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH AS THEY MOVE
ACROSS WHITFIELD...MURRAY AND CATOOSA COUNTIES THROUGH 415 PM EDT.
SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE DALTON...ROCKY
FACE...TUNNEL HILL...RINGGOLD...GRAYSVILLE...SALEM...VARNELL...NORTH
GEORGIA SPEEDWAY...DAWNVILLE...RAMHURST...FORT MOUNTAIN STATE PARK...
CHATSWORTH...ETON...CRANDALL AND SUMAC. HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL CAUSE
PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.
&&
LAT...LON 3482 8465 3463 8466 3466 8493 3498 8517
3499 8516 3499 8472
TIME...MOT...LOC 1948Z 276DEG 14KT 3498 8509 3484 8496
3475 8488SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 359 PM EDT THU JUN 19 2014 GAZ002>004-192045- 359 PM EDT THU JUN 19 2014 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR PEA SIZED HAIL AND 35 MPH WINDS IN WHITFIELD...WALKER AND CATOOSA COUNTIES UNTIL 445 PM EDT... AT 354 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER LINWOOD...MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE PEA SIZED HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH AS IT MOVES ACROSS WHITFIELD...WALKER AND CATOOSA COUNTIES THROUGH 445 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE LAFAYETTE...LINWOOD... NOBLE...ROCK SPRING...NAOMI...BEAUMONT...TILTON...MILL CREEK...WOOD STATION AND VILLANOW. HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. && LAT...LON 3463 8491 3465 8535 3485 8525 3487 8507 TIME...MOT...LOC 2000Z 270DEG 6KT 3474 8526
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
415 PM EDT THU JUN 19 2014
GAZ006>008-192115-
415 PM EDT THU JUN 19 2014
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR DIME SIZED HAIL AND 40 MPH WINDS
IN UNION...FANNIN AND GILMER COUNTIES UNTIL 515 PM EDT...
AT 412 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM HEMP TO CHERRY LOG...MOVING EAST AT 10 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 UNION...FANNIN AND GILMER COUNTIES THROUGH 515 PM EDT. SOME
LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE ELLIJAY...LOVING...
MINERAL BLUFF...BLUE RIDGE...MORGANTON...CHERRY LOG...NOTTELY DAM...
HEMP...IVY LOG...HURST...JONES CREEK...BLAIRSVILLE...PISGAH...MARGRET
AND DIAL. HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.
&&
LAT...LON 3497 8394 3492 8390 3480 8406 3466 8427
3470 8455 3487 8443 3499 8425 3499 8394
TIME...MOT...LOC 2015Z 280DEG 7KT 3491 8416 3486 8432
3478 8445SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
419 PM EDT THU JUN 19 2014
GAZ005>007-192115-
419 PM EDT THU JUN 19 2014
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR DIME SIZED HAIL AND 40 MPH WINDS
IN MURRAY...FANNIN AND GILMER COUNTIES UNTIL 515 PM EDT...
AT 418 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER ETON...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.
THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE DIME SIZED HAIL...FREQUENT
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AS IT MOVES ACROSS
MURRAY...FANNIN AND GILMER COUNTIES THROUGH 515 PM EDT. SOME
LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE SUMAC...GREGORY...NORTH
GEORGIA SPEEDWAY...TENNGA...CHATSWORTH...CISCO...ETON...CRANDALL...
RAMHURST...FORT MOUNTAIN STATE PARK...TAILS CREEK...MOUNTAINTOWN...
HIGDON...COLWELL AND COHUTTA WILDERNESS. HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL CAUSE
PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.
&&
LAT...LON 3484 8445 3467 8456 3469 8491 3471 8494
3472 8485 3473 8487 3473 8486 3479 8487
3480 8484 3481 8486 3484 8485 3487 8482
3492 8484 3499 8479 3499 8425
TIME...MOT...LOC 2020Z 280DEG 7KT 3482 8481The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 161 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:37 UTC.
8 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
The Fannin County 911 Center reported four trees down. One along Aska Road and Campbell Camp, another along Mineral Spring Road, another at Highway 76 and Wright Mill Road, and the fourth along Scenic Drive and Elvis Presley Boulevard.
The Chattooga County 911 Center reported several trees down. One was along Fish Hatchery Road.
The Union County 911 Center reported quarter-sized hail near Canal Lake.
The Union County Emergency Manager reported six trees down across the county, from the northern part of the county to near Blairsville.
The Towns County 911 Center reported six trees down. Four of these fell along Highway 75 South.
The Spalding County 911 Center reported a few trees and power lines down near Highway 16 and Fairview Road.
The Walton County 911 Center and broadcast media reported two trees down and wooden shed destroyed in Social Circle.
The Morgan County Emergency Manager and 911 Center reported that a chicken house collapsed on Fairplay Road. Four trees were blown down in the Rutledge area, and another fell across Monticello Highway near Little Indian Creek. A motorist drove into the tree and was injured.
The Newton County 911 Center reported a tree down near Flat Shoals Road and Stephenson Road. Power lines were also down along Highway 278.
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, June 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: 523185, 523186, 523184, 523193, 523187, 523188, 523189, 523191, 523190.