Scattered afternoon showers and thunderstorms developed again on the 29th as a low over the Mississippi River valley continued to bring plentiful Gulf moisture to the Southeast. One of these was able to reach severe levels with several trees blown down.
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The episode as NWS FFC wrote it up.
Scattered afternoon showers and thunderstorms developed again on the 29th as a low over the Mississippi River valley continued to bring plentiful Gulf moisture to the Southeast. One of these was able to reach severe levels with several trees 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 May 29, 12:30 PM EST, 1 hour 45 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 130 PM EDT THU MAY 29 2014 .UPDATE... MADE SOME MINOR ADJUSTMENTS TO THE SHORT TERM FORECAST GRIDS...NO SIGNIFICANT DEPARTURES FROM THE PREVIOUS TRENDS JUST SOME TWEAKS TO FIT CURRENT TRENDS. UPPED POPS A BIT...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE WESTERN BORDER BUT ALL EXCEPT THE EXTREME SOUTHWEST REMAIN BELOW LIKELY CATEGORY. 20 && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 726 AM EDT THU MAY 29 2014/ SHORT TERM /TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY/... /ISSUED AT 327 AM EDT THU MAY 29 2014/ PRETTY CLOSE TO A PERSISTENCE FORECAST FOR TODAY. SCATTERED CONVECTION WILL REDEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING AND THIS AFTERNOON AS THE H5 LOW OVER LA REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY TODAY PROVIDING THE CWA WITH GULF MOISTURE. THE NAM IS SHOWING SIGNS OF A BACKDOOR FRONT MOVING INTO THE CWA FRIDAY AFTERNOON WHILE THE GFS IS HOLDING OFF ON THE FRONT. EITHER WAY INSTABILITY IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE...AND IF THE NAM IS CORRECT...THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE A LITTLE MORE WIDESPREAD. HAVE GONE WITH A COMPROMISE AND HELD A HIGH CHANCE OF TSRA OVER THE CWA FRIDAY AFTERNOON. NO BIG TEMP SWINGS THROUGH FRIDAY AND GUIDANCE HAS A GOOD HANDLE ON THIS. 17 LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... /ISSUED AT 327 AM EDT THU MAY 29 2014/ GUIDANCE STILL IN GOOD GENERAL AGREEMENT WITH FORECAST. PERIOD STARTS OFF WITH BROAD ENHANCED MOISTURE FIELD LINGERING ACROSS SOUTHEAST AS UPPER LOW CENTERED NEAR THE ARKLATEX DAMPENING OUT. UPPER RIDGING BEGINS TO TAKE OVER SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY AND A SFC HIGH SLIDING SOUTH ALONG THE EAST COAST LOOKS TO RESULT IN HYBRID CAD. THE WEDGE FRONT IS PROGGED TO PUSH SOUTHWESTWARD ACROSS THE CWA BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND MAY PROVIDE SOME ENHANCED FORCING AND FOCUS FOR CONVECTION. WITH LITTLE TO NO SHEAR AND MODERATE INSTABILITY...STORMS SHOULD BE LARGELY OUTFLOW DRIVEN OR PROPAGATE ALONG THE WEDGE FRONT. SOME STRONG STORMS WITH A FEW REACHING SEVERE LEVELS ARE STILL POSSIBLE AND A GOOD BET IF YOU GO WITH A PERSISTENCE FORECAST FROM THIS WEEK ALONG WITH INTRODUCING A NEW BOUNDARY. WHILE THE CAD LOOKS TO BE SHORT-LIVED AS THE PARENT HIGH SLIDES FARTHER SOUTH...THE RIDGING SHOULD STILL SERVE TO STABILIZE MUCH OF THE AREA FROM THE EAST AND LESSEN SHOWER/STORM POTENTIAL SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY. BETTER STORM CHANCE STARTS TO RETURN TO THE AREA BY TUESDAY FROM THE NORTHWEST AS THE RIDGE BREAKS DOWN. THERE ARE SOME DISCREPANCIES IN MODEL SOLUTIONS FOR WEDNESDAY AS THE ECMWF BRINGS A SHORTWAVE NEAR NORTH GA AND THE GFS STILL HAS SOME WEAK RIDGING. NONETHELESS SOME CONSENSUS IN AT LEAST A WEAK LEE TROUGH ALONG THE GA/CAROLINA PIEDMONT AND HAVE KEPT CHANCE POPS IN FOR MUCH OF AREA. FOR TEMPS...MADE ADJUSTMENTS FROM A BLEND OF GUIDANCE AT TIMES WHERE FORECAST CLOUD COVER SHOULD LIMIT DIURNAL RANGE. VALUES STILL GENERALLY 5 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL LOOK REASONABLE WITH SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPS ON TAP SUNDAY AND MONDAY FROM BRIEF WEDGE. BAKER && AVIATION... 18Z UPDATE... VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO PREVAIL OUTSIDE OF ISOLATED TO SCATTERED CONVECTION THROUGH 06Z. CONVECTION EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BY 06Z WITH SCATTERED MVFR AND LOCAL IFR...OR LOWER...VISIBILITIES DEVELOPING BETWEEN 06Z AND 14Z. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT...3-8KT...FROM THE SOUTHEAST TO SOUTHWEST...AND FREQUENTLY CALM 03-14Z. //ATL CONFIDENCE...18Z UPDATE... HIGH CONFIDENCE ON ALL ITEMS...EXCEPT MEDIUM ON CONVECTIVE COVERAGE AND TIMING. 20 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ATHENS 89 66 88 67 / 50 50 50 30 ATLANTA 86 68 86 69 / 50 50 50 30 BLAIRSVILLE 83 60 84 60 / 50 50 50 30 CARTERSVILLE 86 62 87 64 / 50 50 50 30 COLUMBUS 88 67 90 68 / 60 50 50 30 GAINESVILLE 86 67 87 68 / 50 50 50 30 MACON 88 64 90 67 / 50 50 50 30 ROME 86 64 86 64 / 50 50 50 30 PEACHTREE CITY 87 63 87 65 / 50 50 50 30 VIDALIA 89 68 90 70 / 50 40 50 30 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && SHORT TERM...20 LONG TERM....30 AVIATION...20
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1211 PM EDT THU MAY 29 2014 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-301615- 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- 1211 PM EDT THU MAY 29 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... ...SOME STRONG STORMS WITH ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS POSSIBLE AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON INTO EVENING... WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED... STRONG WINDS...HAIL AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. DISCUSSION... SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS CAN AGAIN BE EXPECTED ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA...GENERALLY FROM 2PM THROUGH 10PM. SOME STRONG STORMS WITH GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL ARE EXPECTED. A FEW OF THESE STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WIND AND QUARTER SIZED HAIL. IN ADDITION...FREQUENT LIGHTNING WILL BE POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS FROM THE COMBINATION OF DAYTIME HEATING WITH DECENT INSTABILITY IN A LINGERING MOIST AIRMASS. A WEAK FRONT ALSO LOOKS TO PUSH ACROSS THE AREA FROM THE NORTHEAST ON SATURDAY WHICH MAY AID IN STORM DEVELOPMENT. THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING PERIODS SHOULD HAVE THE GREATEST CHANCE FOR STORMS. SOME STORMS MAY BECOME STRONG AND ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE. THE MAIN THREATS WILL BE STRONG GUSTY WINDS...HAIL...AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. SUNDAY AND MONDAY...HIGH PRESSURE SHOULD LIMIT STORM POTENTIAL TO ONLY THE FAR WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA AND A SLIGHT CHANCE AT THAT. TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...BETTER STORM CHANCES RETURN FROM THE NORTHWEST THOUGH STILL DECENT UNCERTAINTY THIS FAR OUT IN THE FORECAST. PLEASE MONITOR FUTURE UPDATES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT REQUESTED BUT SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT REPORTS OF STRONG AND SEVERE WEATHER THROUGH THE WEB BY GOING TO WEATHER.GOV/ATLANTA.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1209 PM EDT THU MAY 29 2014
GAZ006-008-291645-
1209 PM EDT THU MAY 29 2014
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR PEA SIZED HAIL AND 40 MPH WINDS
IN UNION AND FANNIN COUNTIES UNTIL 1245 PM EDT...
AT 1206 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER NOTTELY DAM...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH.
WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH... SMALL HAIL... HEAVY RAIN AND OCCASIONAL
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE LIKELY AS THIS STORM MOVES ACROSS FAR
EASTERN FANNIN AND NORTHWEST UNION COUNTIES THROUGH 1245 PM EDT.
SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM INCLUDE NOTTELY DAM AND IVY
LOG.
&&
LAT...LON 3497 8394 3484 8409 3490 8420 3499 8416
3499 8394
TIME...MOT...LOC 1609Z 213DEG 5KT 3494 8411SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
149 PM EDT THU MAY 29 2014
GAZ025-291830-
149 PM EDT THU MAY 29 2014
AT 145 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER ARCADE...AND ANOTHER STRONG STORM ABOUT 5
MILES NORTHEAST OF ARCADE. THESE STORMS ARE MOVING NORTH AT 10 MPH.
WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH... SMALL HAIL... HEAVY RAIN AND OCCASIONAL
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE LIKELY AS THESE STORMS MOVE ACROSS
JACKSON COUNTY THROUGH 230 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE
STORM INCLUDE CENTER...BEAR CREEK RESERVOIR... ARCADE...
JEFFERSON... NICHOLSON... PEACH STATE SPEEDWAY...APPLE VALLEY...
COMMERCE AND MAYSVILLE.
&&
LAT...LON 3425 8357 3426 8348 3417 8338 3402 8341
3399 8347 3400 8350 3398 8352 3398 8355
3401 8355 3404 8358 3405 8364 3427 8365
3429 8362
TIME...MOT...LOC 1747Z 184DEG 9KT 3407 8352SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
211 PM EDT THU MAY 29 2014
GAZ039-051-291900-
211 PM EDT THU MAY 29 2014
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR PEA SIZED HAIL AND 40 MPH WINDS
IN WILKES AND TALIAFERRO COUNTIES UNTIL 300 PM EDT...
AT 210 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER RAYTOWN...MOVING NORTH AT 5 MPH.
WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH... SMALL HAIL... HEAVY RAIN AND OCCASIONAL
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE LIKELY AS THIS STORM MOVES ACROSS
SOUTHERN WILKES AND EASTERN TALIAFERRO COUNTIES THROUGH 300 PM EDT.
SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM INCLUDE RAYTOWN...
SHARON...FICKLIN... LUNDBERG...ROCKY CREEK FIRE DEPT....
CELESTE...AONIA AND WASHINGTON.
&&
LAT...LON 3360 8266 3359 8270 3353 8272 3351 8275
3352 8282 3380 8285 3376 8256
TIME...MOT...LOC 1810Z 190DEG 6KT 3359 8274SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
224 PM EDT THU MAY 29 2014
GAZ024-291915-
224 PM EDT THU MAY 29 2014
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR PEA SIZED HAIL AND 40 MPH WINDS
IN BANKS COUNTY UNTIL 315 PM EDT...
AT 223 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER HOMER...AND MOVING NORTH AT 15 MPH.
WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH... SMALL HAIL... HEAVY RAIN AND OCCASIONAL
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE LIKELY AS THIS STORM MOVES ACROSS
BANKS COUNTY THROUGH 315 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE
STORM INCLUDE FIVE POINTS...BANKS CROSSING...HOMER...PINEFIELD
CROSSROADS AND HOLLINGSWORTH.
&&
LAT...LON 3446 8339 3439 8337 3433 8339 3427 8334
3424 8334 3422 8336 3421 8342 3426 8348
3426 8355 3439 8366 3449 8355 3449 8347
TIME...MOT...LOC 1823Z 163DEG 13KT 3432 8346SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
238 PM EDT THU MAY 29 2014
GAZ023-291930-
238 PM EDT THU MAY 29 2014
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR DIME SIZED HAIL AND 40 MPH WINDS
IN HALL COUNTY UNTIL 330 PM EDT...
AT 238 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER CANDLER...MOVING NORTH AT 10 MPH.
WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH... PEA TO DIME SIZED HAIL... HEAVY RAIN AND
OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE LIKELY AS THIS STORM MOVES
ACROSS HALL COUNTY THROUGH 330 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF
THE STORM INCLUDE CANDLER...CHESTNUT MOUNTAIN...ROAD ATLANTA-LANIER
SPEEDWAY...GAINESVILLE...GILLSVILLE...LULA AND CLERMONT.
&&
LAT...LON 3449 8364 3444 8361 3439 8366 3437 8367
3434 8365 3432 8365 3430 8362 3414 8380
3415 8387 3447 8386 3451 8378 3450 8367
TIME...MOT...LOC 1838Z 187DEG 9KT 3423 8374SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
241 PM EDT THU MAY 29 2014
GAZ025-291915-
241 PM EDT THU MAY 29 2014
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR DIME SIZED HAIL AND 40 MPH WINDS
IN JACKSON COUNTY UNTIL 315 PM EDT...
AT 238 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER TALMO...AND MOVING NORTH AT 5 TO 10 MPH.
WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH... PEA TO DIME SIZED HAIL... HEAVY RAIN AND
OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE LIKELY AS THIS STORM MOVES
ACROSS JACKSON COUNTY THROUGH 315 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH
OF THE STORM INCLUDE PENDERGRASS AND TALMO.
&&
LAT...LON 3429 8361 3427 8359 3409 8370 3414 8380
3428 8363 3429 8363 3429 8362
TIME...MOT...LOC 1841Z 190DEG 5KT 3418 8373The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 131 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:13 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
The Wilkes County Emergency Manager reported that approximately 17-18 trees were downed just off Tignall Road, and another blocked both lanes of traffic on Highway 17 North.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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