Another in a series of shortwaves moved across the area on the 6th. Plentiful moisture was in place and with a weak surface boundary sliding south across the area, another round of widespread showers and thunderstorms was able to develop.
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The episode as NWS FFC wrote it up.
Another in a series of shortwaves moved across the area on the 6th. Plentiful moisture was in place and with a weak surface boundary sliding south across the area, another round of widespread showers and thunderstorms was able to develop. Several of these became severe with damaging wind gusts 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 6, 1:57 PM EST, 59 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 257 PM EDT FRI JUN 6 2014 .SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/... MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS ASSOCIATED WITH 2 SHORT WAVES ARE THE MAIN CONCERN TONIGHT. MLCAPES RUNNING 1000-2000 EXCEPT SLIGHTLY LESS FOR THE FAR ENE PORTION OF THE STATE. FIRST SHORT WAVE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ONGOING CONVECTION AND THE SECOND EXPECTED TO ENHANCE SHOWERS AND STORMS OVER MS/AL AND MOVE ACROSS THE AREA VERY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING...TENDING TO FAVOR CENTRAL GA MORE SO. THE 4KM WRF REFLECTIVITY IS QUITE FAST WITH THIS SECOND ROUND/AREA OF CONVECTION WHILE THE HRRR HAS BEEN QUITE INCONSISTENT AND SLOWER. MODELS SEEM TO INDICATE LESS HELP FROM SHORT ENERGY ALOFT FOR SATURDAY AND THINKING IS CONVECTION WILL BE HIGHLY TIED TO THE INSTABILITY AND DURING THE AFTERNOON. FORECAST LOW TEMPERATURES RUNNING 2-4 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL TONIGHT AND FORECAST HIGH TEMPERATURES RUNNING NEAR TO 3 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL FOR SATURDAY. BDL .LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/... EXPECT A CONTINUATION OF SHORT WAVES MOVING THROUGH THE OH/TN VALLEYS INTO THE FIRST OF THE WEEK. WITH SO MANY OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES AROUND IT WILL BE HARD TO PREDICT WHICH AREA OF THE CWA TO FAVOR WITH HIGHER POPS. HOWEVER WITH THE REMNANTS OF A FRONTAL BOUNDARY ACROSS THE NORTH...HAVE RAISED POPS INTO THE LIKELY CATEGORY IN THAT AREA FOR SUNDAY. OTHERWISE THERE SHOULD BE AT LEAST A CHANCE OF CONVECTION EACH DAY THROUGH THE PERIOD. HAVE MADE NO CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. THE PREVIOUS DISCUSSION IS INCLUDED BELOW. 41 && .PREVIOUS LONG TERM... LONG RANGE MODELS CONTINUE TO SHOW AN ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN THROUGH THE EXTENDED PERIODS. ON SUNDAY... MODELS AGREE ON A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PUSHING INTO THE OHIO VALLEY. THIS DRAGS A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY SOUTHWARD TO AROUND NORTH GA BY SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. THIS FRONT QUICKLY RETREATS NORTHWARD MONDAY NIGHT IN RESPONSE TO A STRONGER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEEPENING OVER THE PLAINS WHERE IT CUTS OFF BY TUESDAY... AND SLOWLY DRIFTS EASTWARD THROUGH FRIDAY. AS A RESULT... EXPECT A DEEP SOUTHERLY FLOW TO PROVIDE AMPLE MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY TO PRODUCE AT LEAST SCATTERED DIURNALLY DRIVEN AFTERNOON AND EVENING STORMS EACH DAY. ALTHOUGH A FRONT MAY PROVIDE A BETTER FOCUS FOR STORMS MONDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS NORTH GA... THE LACK OF A FRONTAL FOCUS AND NOTED WEAK SHEAR VALUES FOR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY SUGGEST STORMS THEN SHOULD BE MORE OF THE TYPICAL GARDEN VARIETY AFTERNOON/EVENING PULSE STORMS... AND THEREFORE... FOR THE MOST PART... REMAIN BELOW SEVERE LIMITS. HOWEVER... AS THE UPPER LOW KICKS EASTWARD AND APPROACHES THE AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY... THE ADDED UPPER SUPPORT COULD ENHANCE STORM DEVELOPMENT FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. THE PATTERN WARRANTS SHOWING A CONTINUED CHANCE FOR AT LEAST AFTERNOON AND EVENING STORMS THROUGH THE EXTENDED... WITH POSSIBLY THE GREATER CHANCES AND COVERAGE OCCURRING LATER IN THE PERIOD. OTHERWISE... A MOS BLEND OF TEMPS CONTINUE TO SHOW DAYTIME HIGHS MOSTLY IN THE MID-UPPER 80S TO LOWER 90S... WHILE LOWS HOLD STEADY IN THE 60S AND 70S THROUGH THE LONG TERM. 39 AVIATION... 18Z UPDATE... MAINLY VFR CEILINGS AND CONDITIONS EXPECTED INTO THE OVERNIGHT EXCEPT FOR LOWER CONDITIONS IN THUNDERSTORMS. SURFACE WINDS MOSTLY WNW 7-12 KTS WITH SOME GUSTS EXCEPT FOR VARIABLE AND STRONGER WINDS AROUND STORMS. //ATL CONFIDENCE... 18Z UPDATE... LOW CONFIDENCE FOR IMPACTS OF THUNDERSTORMS TO ATL. MEDIUM CONFIDENCE ALL OTHER ELEMENTS. BDL && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ATHENS 68 89 69 87 / 30 40 30 50 ATLANTA 70 88 72 86 / 40 40 30 40 BLAIRSVILLE 59 84 64 80 / 30 40 30 60 CARTERSVILLE 66 88 69 87 / 40 40 30 50 COLUMBUS 72 90 73 90 / 60 40 20 40 GAINESVILLE 68 87 70 84 / 30 40 30 60 MACON 68 90 71 88 / 50 50 30 40 ROME 67 87 70 86 / 40 40 30 60 PEACHTREE CITY 67 89 69 87 / 50 40 30 40 VIDALIA 72 92 72 90 / 60 50 40 40 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: BARTOW...CARROLL...CATOOSA...CHATTOOGA... CHEROKEE...CLAYTON...COBB...COWETA...DADE...DOUGLAS...FAYETTE... FLOYD...GORDON...HARALSON...HARRIS...HEARD...MERIWETHER... MURRAY...MUSCOGEE...NORTH FULTON...PAULDING...PIKE...POLK... SOUTH FULTON...SPALDING...TALBOT...TROUP...WALKER...WHITFIELD. && SHORT TERM...BDL LONG TERM....41 AVIATION...BDL
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 309 PM EDT FRI JUN 6 2014 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-071915- 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- 309 PM EDT FRI JUN 6 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... ...SCATTERED STRONG TO POTENTIALLY SEVERE STORMS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED... STRONG TO POTENTIALLY DAMAGING STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING WILL BE THE MAIN THREATS. HOWEVER...LARGE HAIL IS NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION. DISCUSSION... AN UPPER DISTURBANCE WILL DRIVE ANOTHER THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX TOWARD THE STATE THIS AFTERNOON. THESE STORMS WILL PUSH INTO A MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR MASS AND BRING A THREAT OF STRONG TO POTENTIALLY SEVERE STORMS TO THE AREA DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THE WESTERN PARTS OF THE STATE WILL BE THE MOST VULNERABLE FOR STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS... HOWEVER... ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS ARE STILL POSSIBLE FURTHER EAST. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY... A SERIES OF UPPER DISTURBANCES WILL INTERACT WITH A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY ACROSS THE AREA TO PRODUCE SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ON SATURDAY. A FEW OF THESE STORMS COULD BE STRONG IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR MASS WILL SUPPORT ISOLATED TO SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING STORMS ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY. AN APPROACHING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL HELP ENHANCE STORM DEVELOPMENT ACROSS THE AREA TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. .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 244 PM EDT FRI JUN 6 2014 GAZ045>049-055-057>059-061915- 244 PM EDT FRI JUN 6 2014 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR 45 MPH WINDS IN ROCKDALE... NEWTON...MORGAN...BUTTS...DEKALB...HENRY...CLAYTON...WALTON AND JASPER COUNTIES UNTIL 315 PM EDT... AT 242 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS STRETCHING FROM HIDDEN VALLEY PARK TO MANSFIELD. THIS LINE IS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH. WIND GUSTS OF 45 MPH ARE LIKELY AS THIS STORM MOVES ACROSS ROCKDALE...NEWTON...MORGAN...BUTTS...DEKALB...HENRY...CLAYTON...WALTO N AND JASPER COUNTIES THROUGH 315 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM INCLUDE KLONDIKE...PANOLA MOUNTAIN STATE PARK...SNAPFINGER...ARABIA MOUNTAIN...BELMONT...LITHONIA...HIDDEN VALLEY PARK...EAGLES LANDING...STOCKBRIDGE...REX...RICHARDSON PARK... MILSTEAD...CONYERS...KELLEYTOWN AND OAK HILL. && LAT...LON 3359 8359 3326 8383 3355 8431 3373 8417 TIME...MOT...LOC 1843Z 303DEG 35KT 3358 8415
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
303 PM EDT FRI JUN 6 2014
GAZ024-061930-
303 PM EDT FRI JUN 6 2014
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR PEA SIZED HAIL AND 45 MPH WINDS
IN BANKS COUNTY UNTIL 330 PM EDT...
AT 300 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER HOMER...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH.
WIND GUSTS OF 45 MPH ARE LIKELY AS THIS STORM MOVES ACROSS BANKS
COUNTY THROUGH 330 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM
INCLUDE PINEFIELD CROSSROADS...HOLLINGSWORTH...HOMER...FIVE POINTS
AND BANKS CROSSING.
&&
LAT...LON 3449 8354 3444 8338 3439 8337 3433 8339
3426 8333 3425 8333 3422 8336 3432 8362
TIME...MOT...LOC 1904Z 302DEG 9KT 3437 8349SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
313 PM EDT FRI JUN 6 2014
GAZ055-057-061945-
313 PM EDT FRI JUN 6 2014
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR 50 MPH WINDS IN HENRY AND CLAYTON
COUNTIES UNTIL 345 PM EDT...
AT 312 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER JW SMITH RESERVOIR...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
WIND GUSTS OF 50 MPH ARE LIKELY AS THIS STORM MOVES ACROSS HENRY AND
CLAYTON COUNTIES THROUGH 345 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF
THE STORM INCLUDE JW SMITH RESERVOIR...ATLANTA MOTOR SPEEDWAY...
LOVEJOY...HAMPTON...FLIPPEN...BLACKSVILLE AND MCDONOUGH.
THESE WIND GUSTS MAY PRODUCE MINOR DAMAGE TO TREE LIMBS AND BLOW
LIGHT...UNSECURED OBJECTS AROUND.
&&
LAT...LON 3344 8439 3350 8415 3337 8414 3336 8440
3339 8440 3341 8439 3342 8440 3343 8440
TIME...MOT...LOC 1913Z 264DEG 19KT 3341 8435SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
326 PM EDT FRI JUN 6 2014
GAZ047-062000-
326 PM EDT FRI JUN 6 2014
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR PEA SIZED HAIL AND 45 MPH WINDS
IN WALTON COUNTY UNTIL 400 PM EDT...
AT 324 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER WINDSOR...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE PEA SIZED HAIL...FREQUENT
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH AS IT MOVES ACROSS
WALTON COUNTY THROUGH 400 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS
STORM INCLUDE WINDSOR...LOGANVILLE...YOUTH...BOLD SPRINGS...
BETWEEN...NICHOLASVILLE...CAMPTON...GRATIS...MONROE...MOUNT VERNON...
PANNELL...HERNDONVILLE...GOOD HOPE AND EBENEZER. HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL
CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.
&&
LAT...LON 3391 8376 3389 8376 3392 8366 3390 8363
3389 8362 3388 8359 3385 8357 3382 8351
3366 8364 3382 8393 3393 8380
TIME...MOT...LOC 1927Z 300DEG 24KT 3388 8383SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
327 PM EDT FRI JUN 6 2014
GAZ056>058-062000-
327 PM EDT FRI JUN 6 2014
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR 50 MPH WINDS IN SPALDING...BUTTS
AND HENRY COUNTIES UNTIL 400 PM EDT...
AT 324 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER LUELLA...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
WIND GUSTS OF 50 MPH ARE LIKELY AS THIS STORM MOVES ACROSS
SPALDING...BUTTS AND HENRY COUNTIES THROUGH 400 PM EDT. SOME
LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM INCLUDE TOWALAGA...LUELLA...LOCUST
GROVE...MCKIBBEN...JENKINSBURG...FINCHERVILLE...JACKSON...STARK AND
WORTHVILLE.
THESE WIND GUSTS MAY PRODUCE MINOR DAMAGE TO TREE LIMBS AND BLOW
LIGHT...UNSECURED OBJECTS AROUND.
&&
LAT...LON 3342 8392 3331 8389 3324 8395 3332 8428
3337 8427 3337 8414 3341 8414
TIME...MOT...LOC 1927Z 282DEG 24KT 3335 8418SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
356 PM EDT FRI JUN 6 2014
GAZ067-068-062030-
356 PM EDT FRI JUN 6 2014
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR PEA SIZED HAIL AND 45 MPH WINDS
IN PIKE AND MERIWETHER COUNTIES UNTIL 430 PM EDT...
AT 352 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER WOOSTER...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
WIND GUSTS OF 45 MPH ARE LIKELY AS THIS STORM MOVES ACROSS PIKE AND
MERIWETHER COUNTIES THROUGH 430 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF
THE STORM INCLUDE ROCKY MOUNT...WOOSTER...GREENVILLE...GAY...IMLAC...
WOODBURY...MOLENA...CONCORD...LIFSEY SPRINGS AND MEANSVILLE.
&&
LAT...LON 3319 8468 3305 8430 3299 8433 3299 8448
3297 8450 3297 8453 3296 8452 3292 8453
3291 8451 3289 8451 3303 8478
TIME...MOT...LOC 1956Z 297DEG 18KT 3307 8464The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 56 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:56 UTC.
15 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
The Butts County Emergency Manager reported that two trees were blown down in the city.
The Jones County 911 Center reported three trees down.
The Troup County 911 Center reported several trees down in the Hogansville area. One tree was down on a house.
The Meriwether County 911 Center reported a couple of trees down in the extreme northwestern portion of the county, along with several power outages.
The Laurens County 911 Center reported quarter sized hail east of East Dublin.
Ham radio operators reported a tree on a house east of Toombsboro, as well as several additional trees down on Highway 57 near the Washington County line.
The Laurens County 911 Center reported that a couple of trees were blown down east of Dublin. One at South Poplar Springs Church Road and Highway 19 and the other at Wynn and Beacham Roads.
The Johnson County Emergency Manager reported 20 trees down and a few houses with shingle damage west of Wrightsville.
Ham radio operators reported several trees down in Adrian.
The Emanuel County 911 Center reported numerous trees down across southern portions of the county, including in Nunez, Stillmore, Norristown Junction, and the south portions of Swainsboro.
The Middle Flint Regional 911 Center reported that there were a couple of trees down in the Marshallville area.
The Telfair County 911 Center reported that multiple trees were blown down in McRae.
The Dooly County Sheriff reported a couple of trees down in Vienna.
The Crisp County Sheriff's office reported a couple of trees down in the eastern portion of the county.
The public reported a couple of trees down just east of Interstate 75 near Arabi.
The Stewart County 911 Center reported that a couple of trees were blown 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: 522897, 522898, 522915, 522912, 522896, 522905, 522922, 522907, 522906, 522909, 522911, 522924, 522916, 522918, 522920, 522927.