An upper level low was in place over the ArkLaTex region on the 30th, continuing to pull Gulf moisture into the Southeast, with a backdoor cold front moving into northeast Georgia during the evening hours. Scattered to widespread afternoon showers and thunderstorms developed, and a few of these were able to reach severe levels.
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The episode as NWS FFC wrote it up.
An upper level low was in place over the ArkLaTex region on the 30th, continuing to pull Gulf moisture into the Southeast, with a backdoor cold front moving into northeast Georgia during the evening hours. Scattered to widespread afternoon showers and thunderstorms developed, and a few of these were able to reach severe levels.
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 30, 2:25 PM EST, 2 hours 35 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 325 PM EDT FRI MAY 30 2014 .SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/... MAINTAINING A MOSTLY PERSISTENCE FORECAST THROUGH TONIGHT WITH SOME TWEAKS AS THE 500MB LOW DRIFTS S OVER THE LOWER MS VALLEY. THIS IS KEEPING GULF MOISTURE OVER THE FORECAST AREA WITH AT LEAST SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING...AND DIMINISHING/DISSIPATING WITH THE LOSS OF DAY TIME HEATING. A BACKDOOR COLD FRONT LOOKS TO MOVE INTO/ACROSS THE AREA SATURDAY/SATURDAY NIGHT AND SHOULD HELP TO INITIATE SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH INCREASING DIURNAL INSTABILITY. RATHER STRONG SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE MOVES TO THE EASTERN SEABOARD SATURDAY NIGHT AND HELPS TO KEEP RATHER DEEP MOISTURE OVER THE FORECAST AREA IN THE EAST LOW LEVEL FLOW. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DIMINISH SATURDAY EVENING BUT MAY NOT COMPLETELY DISSIPATE WITH ABUNDANT MOISTURE STILL FORECAST OVER MUCH OF THE CWA. FORECAST LOW TEMPERATURES RUNNING 2-5 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL TONIGHT AND STAYED CLOSE TO PERSISTENCE FROM LAST NIGHT. FORECAST LOW TEMPERATURES RUNNING A FEW DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL FOR SATURDAY NIGHT AS WELL. FORECAST HIGH TEMPERATURES RUNNING CLOSE TO NORMAL FOR SATURDAY USING A BIAS ADJUSTED MODEL BLEND. OVERALL CONFIDENCE IS MEDIUM. BDL .LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/... THE EXTENDED PERIOD BEGINS WITH A SURFACE WEDGE NOSING INTO GA FROM THE NORTHEAST UNDERNEATH GENERAL RIDGING ALOFT..ALBEIT WEAK. BOTH THE ECMWF AND GFS IN GENERAL AGREEMENT WITH A FEW SCATTERED STORMS POSSIBLE MAINLY ACROSS THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE STATE SUNDAY...WEST OF I75 AND NEAR THE WESTERN PERIPHERY OF THE WEDGE. BY MONDAY...THE SURFACE RIDGE AND ASSOCIATED DRIER AIR PUSHES ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE REGION RESULTING IN VERY LOW END RAIN CHANCES ON MONDAY. DEWPOINTS AND TEMPERATURES WILL BE NOTICEABLY COOLER ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY RUNNING 3 TO 5 DEGREES BELOW AVERAGE...WITH HIGHS GENERALLY IN THE UPPER 70S TO LOW 80S. BY TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY MOST OF THE UPPER LEVEL FEATURES ARE GONE AS UPPER RIDGING DEVELOPS OVER TEXAS AND WE FALL INTO THE EASTERN PERIPHERY OF THAT RIDGE WITH A GENERAL NORTH OR NORTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT. MODELS ARE NOT TOO CRAZY ABOUT WIDESPREAD CONVECTION TUES THROUGH THURS BUT THE PATTERN WOULD ALLOW A GENERAL RETURN OF TYPICAL SUMMERTIME CONVETION POSSIBLY ENHANCED BY GULF COAST AND OR ATLANTIC SEABREEZES. BY DAY 7..THE ECMWF AND GFS DIVERGE IN THE EVOLUTION OF UPPER RIDGING OFF THE EAST COAST WITH THE ECMWF SHIFTING THE TEXAS RIDGE EAST. THE GFS HOLDS IT BACK FURTHER WEST. FOR NOW...WILL SIMPLY MAINTAIN LOW END PRECIP CHANCES FOR THE LATE PERIOD WITH SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL TEMPS. STELLMAN && AVIATION... 18Z UPDATE... VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED EXCEPT IN THUNDERSTORMS. SURFACE WINDS HIGHLY VARIABLE AND MAINLY LIGHT BECOMING MAINLY CALM OVERNIGHT. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT WITH THE LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING. //ATL CONFIDENCE... 18Z UPDATE... LOW-MEDIUM CONFIDENCE FOR WIND DIRECTION THIS AFTERNOON. MEDIUM CONFIDENCE ALL OTHER ELEMENTS INTO TONIGHT. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ATHENS 67 85 66 82 / 50 50 40 20 ATLANTA 68 85 67 80 / 30 50 50 40 BLAIRSVILLE 62 81 62 78 / 50 50 30 20 CARTERSVILLE 65 86 66 80 / 50 50 40 40 COLUMBUS 69 87 69 85 / 30 40 50 40 GAINESVILLE 66 83 65 79 / 50 50 40 30 MACON 66 88 67 84 / 30 50 50 40 ROME 66 86 67 81 / 50 50 40 40 PEACHTREE CITY 65 86 66 82 / 30 50 50 40 VIDALIA 68 88 69 85 / 30 50 40 20 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && SHORT TERM...BDL LONG TERM....30 AVIATION...BDL
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1208 PM EDT FRI MAY 30 2014 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-311615- 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- 1208 PM EDT FRI MAY 30 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...SMALL HAIL AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. DISCUSSION... SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS CAN AGAIN BE EXPECTED ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA...GENERALLY FROM 2 PM THROUGH 10 PM. 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...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY... 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 GEORGIA 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. 30
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
526 PM EDT FRI MAY 30 2014
GAZ002-011-302200-
526 PM EDT FRI MAY 30 2014
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR DIME SIZED HAIL AND 45 MPH WINDS
IN WALKER AND CHATTOOGA COUNTIES UNTIL 600 PM EDT...
AT 525 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LARGE STRONG THUNDERSTORM THAT STRETCHED FROM NEAR CENTER POST TO
SUMMERVILLE AND BERRYTON. THIS STORM IS MOVING NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH.
WIND GUSTS OF 45 MPH... PEA SIZED HAIL... HEAVY RAIN AND CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING ARE LIKELY AS THIS STORM MOVES ACROSS PARTS OF
WALKER AND CHATTOOGA COUNTIES THROUGH 600 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN
THE PATH OF THE STORM INCLUDE JAMES H. FLOYD STATE PARK...
BERRYTON... SUMMERVILLE... TRION...CENTER POST... MENLO... CLOUDLAND
AND CEDAR GROVE.
&&
LAT...LON 3467 8549 3469 8549 3477 8545 3461 8524
3458 8523 3446 8521 3438 8533 3444 8550
3463 8554
TIME...MOT...LOC 2123Z 124DEG 7KT 3457 8538SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
531 PM EDT FRI MAY 30 2014
GAZ023>025-302200-
531 PM EDT FRI MAY 30 2014
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR PEA SIZED HAIL AND 40 MPH WINDS
IN BANKS...HALL AND JACKSON COUNTIES UNTIL 600 PM EDT...
AT 530 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER GILLSVILLE...AND MOVING NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH.
WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH... PEA SIZED HAIL... HEAVY RAIN AND CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING ARE LIKELY AS THIS STORM MOVES ACROSS SOUTHWEST
BANKS... NORTHEAST HALL AND NORTH JACKSON COUNTIES THROUGH 600 PM
EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM INCLUDE BANKS
CROSSING...MAYSVILLE...HOMER...GILLSVILLE...LULA AND CLERMONT.
&&
LAT...LON 3450 8377 3450 8365 3444 8362 3445 8360
3426 8343 3418 8354 3434 8384 3448 8387
3450 8384 3451 8379
TIME...MOT...LOC 2131Z 144DEG 9KT 3431 8359SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
535 PM EDT FRI MAY 30 2014
GAZ036-037-302215-
535 PM EDT FRI MAY 30 2014
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR PENNY SIZED HAIL AND 45 MPH WINDS
IN OCONEE AND CLARKE COUNTIES UNTIL 615 PM EDT...
AT 535 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER BARNETT SHOALS...AND MOVING NORTHWEST AT 5
TO 10 MPH.
WIND GUSTS OF 45 MPH ...PEA TO PENNY SIZED HAIL... HEAVY RAIN AND
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE LIKELY AS THIS STORM MOVES ACROSS
PARTS OF OCONEE AND CLARKE COUNTIES THROUGH 615 PM EDT.
&&
LAT...LON 3396 8327 3395 8328 3391 8324 3382 8330
3379 8329 3378 8331 3386 8356 3396 8355
3399 8350 3400 8350 3399 8347 3402 8340
3404 8339
TIME...MOT...LOC 2134Z 123DEG 3KT 3388 8332SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
538 PM EDT FRI MAY 30 2014
GAZ025-035-302215-
538 PM EDT FRI MAY 30 2014
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR PEA SIZED HAIL AND 40 MPH WINDS
IN BARROW AND JACKSON COUNTIES UNTIL 615 PM EDT...
AT 538 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER COUNTY LINE...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 15 MPH.
WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH ...PEA SIZED HAIL... HEAVY RAIN AND CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING ARE LIKELY AS THIS STORM MOVES ACROSS BARROW AND
JACKSON COUNTIES THROUGH 615 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF
THE STORM INCLUDE CHATEAU ELAN...THOMPSONS MILL...HOSCHTON...
BRASELTON...PENDERGRASS...TALMO...COUNTY LINE...WINDER...
RUSSELL...FORT YARGO STATE PARK...CARL...AUBURN AND BETHLEHEM.
&&
LAT...LON 3421 8372 3409 8356 3391 8369 3390 8373
3390 8374 3389 8376 3391 8376 3393 8381
3401 8387 3413 8382
TIME...MOT...LOC 2138Z 032DEG 12KT 3404 8374SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 543 PM EDT FRI MAY 30 2014 GAZ084-302215- 543 PM EDT FRI MAY 30 2014 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR PEA SIZED HAIL AND 40 MPH WINDS IN WILKINSON COUNTY UNTIL 615 PM EDT... AT 538 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER NICKLESVILLE...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 15 MPH. WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH ...PEA SIZED HAIL... HEAVY RAIN AND CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE LIKELY AS THIS STORM MOVES ACROSS PARTS OF WILKINSON COUNTY THROUGH 615 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM INCLUDE IRWINTON... MCINTYRE... TOOMSBORO... AND IVEY. && LAT...LON 3264 8313 3287 8336 3300 8314 3274 8295 TIME...MOT...LOC 2141Z 144DEG 12KT 3276 8310
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
548 PM EDT FRI MAY 30 2014
GAZ004-005-302230-
548 PM EDT FRI MAY 30 2014
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR PEA SIZED HAIL AND 40 MPH WINDS
IN WHITFIELD AND MURRAY COUNTIES UNTIL 630 PM EDT...
AT 548 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER GREGORY... AND ANOTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORM
JUST NORTH OF DAWNVILLE. THESE STORMS ARE MOVING WEST AT 10 MPH.
WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH... PEA SIZED HAIL... HEAVY RAIN AND CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING ARE LIKELY AS THESE STORMS MOVE ACROSS PARTS OF
WHITFIELD AND MURRAY COUNTIES THROUGH 630 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN
THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE ETON...CONASAUGA LAKE...
CRANDALL... CISCO...GREGORY...TENNGA...SUMAC...BEAVERDALE...
DAWNVILLE... ROCKY FACE...TUNNEL HILL...VARNELL AND COHUTTA.
&&
LAT...LON 3482 8465 3477 8514 3482 8513 3482 8507
3486 8506 3488 8501 3491 8502 3491 8501
3497 8499 3499 8498 3499 8466
TIME...MOT...LOC 2147Z 090DEG 8KT 3492 8478The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 118 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:59 UTC.
5 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
The Clarke County Emergency Manager reported that several trees brought down power lines on the west and north side of the county, resulting in widespread power outages.
The Murray County 911 Center reported that a couple of trees were blown down along Highway 225 North, in the Crandall area.
The Cobb County 911 Center reported that power lines were blown down along Hall Drive and trees were blown down along Mackland Road.
The Coweta County 911 Center reported that a couple of trees were blown down along Franklin Road.
The public reported a couple of trees down along Highway 19/3.
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, May 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: 511236, 511233, 511232, 511234, 511235.