A large area of rainfall pushed across the Southeast on the 28th, with a wake low developing behind the precipitation shield. Widespread gusts to 40kt occurred with this wake low, and at least one home was damaged by falling trees.
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A large area of rainfall pushed across the Southeast on the 28th, with a wake low developing behind the precipitation shield. Widespread gusts to 40kt occurred with this wake low, and at least one home was damaged by falling trees.
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 Mar 28, 6:36 PM EST, 26 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 736 PM EDT FRI MAR 28 2014 .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 343 PM EDT FRI MAR 28 2014/ SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/... MODELS HAVE HAD A POOR HANDLE ON THE CURRENT SITUATION...AND OVERALL FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS MEDIUM. LARGE AREA OF RAINFALL ACROSS THE AREA TODAY HAS BEEN FURTHER SOUTH THAN PREVIOUS MODELS AND FORECAST HAD INDICATED. LARGE COMPLEX OVER THE NORTHERN GULF HAS CUT OFF THE MOISTURE INFLUX INTO THE AREA AND PREVENTED THE CWA FROM SEEING ANY SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION. AS OF THIS AFTERNOON...RAINFALL AMOUNTS ACROSS THE AREA WERE HIGHEST ALONG THE AL/GA LINE...WITH 1.5 INCHES...AND DIMINISHED EASTWARD WITH ONLY 0.25 INCHES IN THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE STATE. MODELS ARE SUGGESTING A BREAK IN THE PRECIP THIS EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS BEFORE THE NEXT WAVE OF PRECIPITATION ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT AS IT PUSHES THROUGH THE AREA. LATEST MODEL RUNS DO NOT DEPICT MUCH IN THE WAY OF ORGANIZED CONVECTION EARLY MORNING AND THROUGH THE DAY SATURDAY...WITH A SIMILAR SITUATION AS TODAY WITH A COMPLEX OVER THE NORTHERN GULF RESTRICTING THE CWAS CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. THAT BEING SAID...A FEW MODELS /LARGELY THE GFS/ IS CONTINUING TO SHOW CAPE VALUES IN THE 1200-1400 J/KG ACROSS THE FAR SOUTHERN AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE CWA SATURDAY LATE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. OTHER MODELS HAVE 200-500 J/KG. ALTHOUGH THE INITIAL THINKING WAS THAT THIS PORTION OF THE CWA WOULD HAVE MORE OPPORTUNITY FOR HEATING SATURDAY WITH LESS CLOUD COVER...MODELS HAVE INCREASED MOISTURE TO THAT AREA...AND DO NOT ANTICIPATE MUCH INSOLATION. OVERALL THE BEST SHEAR DOES NOT COINCIDE WITH THE BEST MODELED INSTABILITY...ASSOCIATED MORE WITH THE FRONT ITSELF. AS A RESULT...HAVE CAPPED MENTION OF THUNDER TO CHANCE FOR SATURDAY. THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG STORMS STILL EXISTS...AND THOUGH THE RISK OF SEVERE STORMS HAS DIMINISHED SOMEWHAT IN THE MODELS...ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS MAY STILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE SE PORTION OF THE CWA. THE MAIN CONCERN WOULD BE DAMAGING WINDS. ADDITIONAL WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1.0 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. AT THIS TIME THE AREA HAS BEEN ABLE TO HANDLE THE RAINFALL WELL...AND DO NOT ANTICIPATE WIDESPREAD FLOODING CONCERNS. THE RAIN EXITS THE STATE LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH CLEARING QUICKLY BEHIND IT. WITH GRADIENT WINDS INCREASING SATURDAY AFTERNOON...THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF MEETING WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF NORTH GEORGIA. WILL ALLOW THE NEXT SHIFTS TO REEVALUATE THE NEED FOR A WIND ADVISORY AND WILL HOLD OFF FOR NOW. 31 LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/... MADE SOME ADJUSTMENTS TO LOWER POPS AND THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL THURSDAY THEN INCREASE POTENTIAL FOR FRIDAY BASED ON LATEST MODEL SOLUTIONS. WILL HAVE TO WATCH TRENDS WITH POSSIBLE STRONG FRONT MOVING THROUGH AREA FRIDAY /GIVEN 12Z RUN OF GFS/ AND ANY POTENTIAL FOR STRONGER STORM DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATED WITH IT. MUCH COULD HAPPEN THIS LATE IN THE FORECAST. ALSO...ANY POTENTIAL FOR LIGHT SNOW SATURDAY NIGHT LOOKS TO BE OUTSIDE OF THE CWA. OTHERWISE FORECAST LOOKS TO BE ON TRACK AND PREVIOUS DISCUSSION FOLLOWS... BAKER PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 341 AM EDT FRI MAR 28 2014/ LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/... FOR THE MOST PART...SYSTEM THAT BRINGS RAIN TO THE AREA IN THE SHORT TERM SHOULD HAVE EXITED THE AREA BY THE BEGINNING OF THE LONG TERM. THE EXCEPTION TO THIS IS ACROSS FAR NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE FAR SOUTHEAST PART OF THE CWA WHERE SOME RAIN COULD LINGER THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. AT THIS POINT...IT APPEARS THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD END ACROSS THE NE GA MOUNTAINS BEFORE THE COOLER TEMPERATURES MOVE IN. AFTER THIS HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THROUGH ABOUT MID WEEK. BOTH THE GFS AND THE ECMWF SUGGEST THE NEXT SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH IN THE LATER HALF OF THE WEEK. INSTABILITY VALUES SUPPORT THE MENTION OF THUNDER IN THE FORECAST THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. 11 && .AVIATION... 00Z UPDATE... HAS BEEN A CHALLENGING TAF EVENING THUS FAR AS WE HAVE SEEN A WAKE LOW PRODUCE GUSTS OVER 40 KNOTS AT TIMES TO THE SOUTH AND NOW A PRONOUNCED CLEARING LINE HAS DEVELOPED AND PUSHED RIGHT UP TO THE NORTHERN TAF SITES INCLUDING ATL. EXPECT PARTIAL CLEARING OF MVFR DECK INITIALLY THROUGH 03Z BUT QUICKLY DETERIORATING CONDITIONS PER THE MODEL SOUNDINGS WITH LOW IFR DURING THE OVERNIGHT AND INTO SAT MORNING. A LINE OF SHRA AND EMBEDDED TSRA WILL MOVE THROUGH DURING THE MID MORNING HOURS WITH CIGS ACTUALLY INCREASING AS LINE MOVES THROUGH. IMPROVING CONDITIONS BUT VERY WINDY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING HOURS SATURDAY. //ATL CONFIDENCE...00Z UPDATE... MED ON CIG TIMING THIS EVENING. HIGH ON REMAINING ELEMENTS. DEESE && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ATHENS 54 72 42 69 / 60 70 5 0 ATLANTA 56 69 42 65 / 70 70 5 0 BLAIRSVILLE 52 65 37 62 / 70 80 10 0 CARTERSVILLE 56 69 41 65 / 80 70 5 0 COLUMBUS 60 73 47 70 / 70 60 5 0 GAINESVILLE 53 68 41 64 / 70 80 5 0 MACON 58 74 44 71 / 60 60 5 0 ROME 56 68 42 66 / 80 80 5 0 PEACHTREE CITY 56 71 41 67 / 70 70 5 0 VIDALIA 60 75 48 71 / 80 60 20 0 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && SHORT TERM...DEESE LONG TERM....41 AVIATION...DEESE
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 347 PM EDT FRI MAR 28 2014 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-292000- 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- 347 PM EDT FRI MAR 28 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS EVENING MAINLY ACROSS CENTRAL GEORGIA THEN BETTER CHANCE INCREASING FROM THE NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED... GUSTY WINDS AND LIGHTNING. DISCUSSION... MOISTURE AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY ACROSS CENTRAL GEORGIA THROUGH THIS EVENING. INSTABILITY REMAINS LIMITED TODAY WHILE VALUES SHOULD BE INCREASING SOME LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED FOR THE REST OF TODAY. RAINFALL HAS RESULTED IN SOME WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA RECEIVING NEAR ONE INCH THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. CENTRAL GEORGIA COULD SEE AN ADDITIONAL 0.5 TO 0.75 INCHES BEFORE THIS FIRST ROUND OF RAIN EXITS TO THE EAST THIS EVENING. ISOLATED MINOR FLOODING CANNOT BE RULED OUT IN AREAS WHERE TRAINING OF PRECIPITATION OCCURS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY... INSTABILITY WITH THE STORM SYSTEM WILL INCREASE ON SATURDAY AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT ALLOWING FOR A BETTER CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. THERE IS SOME UNCERTAINTY TO THE COVERAGE OF DEVELOPMENT...AND COULD START OUT SOMEWHAT ISOLATED IN THE EARLY MORNING BUT CANNOT RULE OUT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. THERE IS ENOUGH INSTABILITY AND WIND SHEAR FORECAST THAT SOME STORMS COULD BE STRONG AND POSSIBLY A FEW SEVERE. THE MAIN THREAT WOULD BE DAMAGING WINDS. THIS THREAT SHOULD SHIFT TO THE SOUTHEAST PORTION OF THE AREA BY MID- AFTERNOON AND EXIT THE EASTERN PORTIONS BY EVENING. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL HAVE TO CONTINUE TO BE MONITORED FOR ISOLATED MINOR FLOODING...WHILE AN ADDITIONAL INCH IS POSSIBLE BEFORE ALL HAS EXITED. THERE IS ALSO POTENTIAL OF MEETING WIDE ADVISORY CRITERIA IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF NORTH GEORGIA AS THE SYSTEM EXITS SATURDAY AFTERNOON. PLEASE STAY TUNED FOR FUTURE UPDATES IF THIS CONTINUES TO BE THE CASE. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA DURING THE LATER HALF OF THE WEEK. THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS SYSTEM THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THERE APPEARS TO BE A BETTER CHANCE FOR STORMS FRIDAY BUT WILL NEED TO BE MONITORED WITH FUTURE UPDATES DUE TO UNCERTAINTY THIS FAR OUT. .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.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
802 PM EDT FRI MAR 28 2014
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0715 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG PERRY 32.46N 83.73W
03/28/2014 HOUSTON GA EMERGENCY MNGR
SEVERAL TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN IN PERRY. AT LEAST ONE
TREE FELL INTO A RESIDENCE DOING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE.
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EVENT NUMBER FFC1400557
RWILLISThe national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.
The Houston County Emergency Manager reported that several trees were blown down in Perry. At least one tree fell onto a residence, resulting in significant damage.
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