with the typical ring of fire convection developing along the periphery of the ridge. The best coverage was across north and east Georgia, but at least isolated thunderstorms developed just about everywhere.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
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.
High pressure remained in control over the region on the 29th...with the typical ring of fire convection developing along the periphery of the ridge. The best coverage was across north and east Georgia, but at least isolated thunderstorms developed just about everywhere. Severe thunderstorms reached severe levels with trees and power lines blown down.
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 29, 1:18 PM EST, 57 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 218 PM EDT SUN JUN 29 2014 .UPDATE... UPDATED POPS A LITTLE TO SHOW FURTHER SOUTH AND WEST EDGE OF CAP. STILL APPEARS SW PART OF CWA WILL NOT SEE MUCH IF ANY SHRA/TSRA. REST OF FCST LOOKS GOOD. WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR CONVECTION. NOT EXPECTING MANY STORMS TO EXCEED SVR CRITERIA. SNELSON && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 730 AM EDT SUN JUN 29 2014/ SHORT TERM /TODAY THROUGH MONDAY/... MODELS SHOW HIGH PRESSURE HOLDING OVER THE REGION AT THE SURFACE AND ALOFT THROUGH MONDAY. UPPER RIDGE IS FAR FROM DOMINANT AND WILL NOT BE SUFFICIENT TO CAP OFF DIURNAL CONVECTION. BEST CHANCES WILL CONTINUE TO BE ACROSS THE NORTH AND EAST AROUND THE PERIPHERY OF THE UPPER RIDGE. INSTABILITY IS MODERATE AT BEST AND THE THREAT FOR STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS REMAINS MINIMAL. PW VALUES REMAIN ON THE MODERATE TO HIGH SIDE AND SLOW MOVEMENT OF ANY THUNDERSTORMS IN THE WEAK STEERING ENVIRONMENT KEEPS HEAVY RAIN AS THEY MAIN THREAT WITH THE CONVECTION. OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN NEAR SEASONAL NORMALS...WITH AFTERNOON HIGHS REACHING A FEW DEGREES ABOVE IN MOST AREAS OUTSIDE OF ANYONE WHO GETS SOME EARLY PRECIPITATION. HEAT INDEX VALUES ARE FORECAST TO REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS...BUT ARE LIKELY TO APPROACH 100-102 ACROSS OUR CENTRAL GEORGIA COUNTIES TODAY AND MONDAY. AMOUNT OF CLOUD COVER AND CONVECTIVE COVERAGE WILL HAVE A NOTICEABLE IMPACT ON WHICH AREAS PUSH THE 100 DEGREE HEAT INDEX LINE EACH AFTERNOON AND BOTH ARE EXPECTED TO BE SOMEWHAT VARIABLE EACH DAY. 20 LONG TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/... MEDIUM TO LONG RANGE MODELS CONTINUE TO SHOW WEAK HIGH PRESSURE INFLUENCE ACROSS THE AREA ON TUESDAY. THIS BEGINS TO BREAK DOWN ON WEDNESDAY IN RESPONSE TO A LONG WAVE TROUGH DEEPENING ACROSS THE CENTRAL U.S... THEN PUSHING INTO THE OHIO AND MS VALLEY REGIONS WEDNESDAY NIGHT. AS THIS SYSTEM PUSHES EASTWARD... IT DRAGS A COLD FRONT INTO THE TN VALLEY BY LATE THURSDAY... THEN ACROSS NORTH GA AND INTO CENTRAL GA ON FRIDAY. BEHIND THE FRONT... BOTH ECMWF AND GFS SHOW A LARGE DOME OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING SOUTHWARD ACROSS AT LEAST NORTH GA BY EARLY FRIDAY. MODELS CURRENTLY INDICATE THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL LIKELY STALL SOMEWHERE ACROSS EITHER LOWER CENTRAL OR SOUTH GA FRIDAY AFTERNOON. AT THIS SAME TIME... THE ECMWF SHOWS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MEANDERING OFF THE GA COASTS ON THURSDAY... THEN DRIFTING NORTHEASTWARD ALONG THE EAST COAST FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. IF THIS VERIFIES... IT WOULD ONLY SERVE TO ENHANCE THE SUBSIDENCE AND DRY AIR ADVECTION EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. EITHER WAY... IT APPEARS NORTH AND MUCH OF CENTRAL GA SHOULD BE UNDER DRY HIGH PRESSURE INFLUENCE FOR JULY 4TH... WITH ONLY A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING CONVECTION EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. THE BEST RAIN CHANCES SHOULD BE ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING LONG WAVE TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT. OTHERWISE... UPPER RIDGE INFLUENCE RESULTS IN CONTINUED WARM TEMPS AREA WIDE ON TUESDAY...AND FOR MOST AREAS AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY. HOWEVER... SHOULD BEGIN SEE COOLER HIGHS BEGIN TO CREEP IN ACROSS NORTH GA ON WEDNESDAY... THEN NORTH AND PARTS OF CENTRAL ON THURSDAY WITH INCREASING CLOUDS AND CONVECTION. ALTHOUGH STILL UNCERTAINTY ON LOCATION OF THE COLD FRONT ON FRIDAY... SHOULD SEE COOLER/DRIER AIR FILTER IN OVER MUCH OF THE AREA FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND AGAIN ON SATURDAY. HAVE LEANED CLOSE TO A MEX/HPC BLEND FOR NOW... WHICH KEPT OVERNIGHT LOWS CLOSER TO NORMAL THROUGH THE EXTENDED PERIOD DESPITE THE FRONTAL INFLUENCE. HOWEVER... SUSPECT WE COULD SEE SLIGHTLY COOLER THAN NORMAL LOWS FOR AT LEAST SATURDAY MORNING IF THE FRONT VERIFIES AS EXPECTED. /39 && .AVIATION... 18Z UPDATE... CONVECTION STILL SCT OVER NORTH GA BUT DUE TO PROX TO ATLANTA METRO AIRPORTS AND NEAR TERM FORECASTS CONFIRMING THREAT...ADDED TEMPO TS TO FCST. WIND SHIFT TO SE AROUND 03Z THEN BACK TO WEST AT 15Z. LESS CONVECTION EXPECTED MONDAY AS UPPER RIDGE BUILDS INTO THE STATE BUT COULD STILL SEE ISOLD TSRA. NOT ENOUGH COVERAGE EXPECTED TO WARRANT PROB30 ATTM. //ATL CONFIDENCE...18Z UPDATE... MEDIUM CONFIDENCE ON TSRA LIKELIHOOD THIS AFTERNOON AND MON AFTERNOON. HIGH CONFIDENCE ON ALL OTHER ELEMENTS. SNELSON && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ATHENS 90 70 92 71 / 40 30 40 20 ATLANTA 89 71 91 72 / 50 30 40 20 BLAIRSVILLE 84 66 86 66 / 70 30 40 20 CARTERSVILLE 88 69 90 69 / 50 30 40 20 COLUMBUS 92 72 94 72 / 40 20 30 20 GAINESVILLE 89 70 91 71 / 50 30 40 20 MACON 94 70 93 72 / 50 30 30 20 ROME 89 69 90 69 / 50 30 30 10 PEACHTREE CITY 89 69 91 68 / 50 30 30 20 VIDALIA 93 72 95 73 / 40 30 30 20 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && SHORT TERM...SNELSON LONG TERM....DEESE AVIATION...SNELSON
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1257 AM EDT SUN JUN 29 2014 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-301100- 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- 1257 AM EDT SUN JUN 29 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A FEW STORMS COULD BE STRONG... MAINLY BETWEEN 2 PM AND 10 PM. SEVERE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED... LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN...STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY... SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY... WITH BEST CHANCES DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. A FEW STORMS COULD BE STRONG EACH DAY. THE MOST LIKELY HAZARDS WILL BE GUSTY WINDS... LIGHTNING... LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN...AND POSSIBLY SOME SMALL HAIL. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT REQUESTED BUT SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT REPORTS OF STRONG TO SEVERE WEATHER THROUGH THE WEB BY GOING TO WEATHER.GOV/ATLANTA.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
217 PM EDT SUN JUN 29 2014
GAZ002-003-291845-
217 PM EDT SUN JUN 29 2014
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR PEA SIZED HAIL AND 40 MPH WINDS
IN WALKER AND CATOOSA COUNTIES UNTIL 245 PM EDT...
AT 215 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER COOPER HEIGHTS...MOVING NORTHEAST 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
WALKER AND CATOOSA COUNTIES THROUGH 245 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE
PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE COOPER HEIGHTS...BLUE SPRING...FORT
OGLETHORPE...ROCK SPRING...CHICKAMAUGA...CHATTANOOGA VALLEY...
FAIRVIEW AND LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN. HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF
WATER ON ROADWAYS.
&&
LAT...LON 3490 8514 3477 8530 3471 8540 3475 8546
3477 8545 3484 8545 3488 8544 3499 8536
3499 8535
TIME...MOT...LOC 1817Z 213DEG 11KT 3479 8539SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
254 PM EDT SUN JUN 29 2014
GAZ043-044-291930-
254 PM EDT SUN JUN 29 2014
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR DIME SIZED HAIL AND 40 MPH WINDS
IN DOUGLAS AND FULTON COUNTIES UNTIL 330 PM EDT...
AT 252 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER CHATTAHOOCHEE HILL COUNTRY...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 20 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
DOUGLAS AND FULTON COUNTIES THROUGH 330 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE
PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE CHATTAHOOCHEE HILL COUNTRY...CHAPEL HILL
AND CAMPBELLTON. HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON
ROADWAYS.
&&
LAT...LON 3362 8486 3372 8468 3369 8458 3360 8459
3351 8482 3355 8483 3357 8481 3358 8486
TIME...MOT...LOC 1854Z 241DEG 15KT 3360 8480The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 35 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:15 UTC.
11 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
The Douglas County 911 Center reported several trees and power lines down along Highways 166 and 5.
The Dade County 911 Center reported two trees down.
The Walker County 911 Center reported several trees and power lines down on Straight Gut and Bronco Roads.
The Catoosa County 911 Center reported a tree down on Mill Lane.
The Chattooga County 911 Center reported a tree down in the area of Filter Plant Road.
The Whitfield County 911 Center reported several trees down along Mount Vernon Road and Mill Lane Road.
The Gordon County 911 Center reported several trees and power lines down on the eastern side of the county.
The Coweta County 911 Center reported a tree down on a power lines near 775 Highway 16 West.
The Carroll County Emergency Manager reported a tree down.
The Twiggs County 911 Center reported that three trees had fallen onto roads, including Highway 80.
The Bleckley County 911 Center reported several trees and power lines down.
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: 530199, 530200, 530206, 530201, 530202, 530208, 530209, 530203, 530204, 530207, 530205.