May 31st was another day of typical summertime convection, with the focus more across eastern Georgia due to the remnants of a weak backdoor front across the area. Several showers and thunderstorms were able to develop, and a couple of these became severe with damaging winds reported.
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The episode as NWS FFC wrote it up.
May 31st was another day of typical summertime convection, with the focus more across eastern Georgia due to the remnants of a weak backdoor front across the area. Several showers and thunderstorms were able to develop, and a couple of these became severe with damaging winds 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 May 31, 3:00 PM EST, 1 hour 45 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 400 PM EDT SAT MAY 31 2014 .SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/... PRIMARY CONCERN IN THE SHORT TERM PERIOD IS COVERAGE AND INTENSITY OF CONVECTION. CONVECTION SO FAR TODAY MORE ORGANIZED SPATIALLY WITH TWO MAIN AREAS OVER EAST CENTRAL GA AND WEAKER CONVECTION WHICH INITIATED OVER NE GA RIDGELINE...THIS IN SPITE OF CONTINUED HIGH CAPE WEAK SHEAR ENVIRONMENT THAT IS ONLY SLIGHTLY MORE UNSTABLE THAN PAST FEW DAYS. DOWNDRAFT CAPE IS FAIRLY LOW GIVEN VERY WARM SFC TEMPS...PERHAPS DUE TO DEEPER MOISTURE AND FAIRLY WEAK LAPSE RATES IN LOW LEVELS. RAIN RATES FAIRLY HIGH AND CG LIGHTNING MORE PROLIFIC OVER EAST CENTRAL GA. EXPECT THIS AREA TO CONTINUE TO PROPAGATE WEST AND EXPAND A LITTLE THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE WEAKENING THIS EVENING. NO HAIL OR WIND REPORTS AS OF YET BUT WE CONTINUE TO MONITOR. WEDGE FRONT PROGGED TO MOVE IN FROM THE EAST LATE SUNDAY AND BUILD WEST MONDAY...SO EXPECT DEEPER MOISTURE...INSTABILITY AND CONVECTION TO PUSH WEST INTO WESTERN PART OF CWA SUNDAY AND WEST OF THE STATE MONDAY. THIS IS SUPPORTED BY 12Z MODEL GUIDANCE. WILL GET TO ENJOY ONE NICE DAY MONDAY BEFORE SE FLOW AND DIURNAL CONVECTION RETURN. USED EXPERIMENTAL GUIDANCE BLEND /DABF/ FOR TEMPS THAT USES RAW MODEL GRIDS AND MOS IN AREAS OF HIGH POP AND CLOUD COVER AND BIAS- CORRECTED MOS IN AREAS OF LOW POP AND CLOUD COVER. SNELSON .LONG TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/... UPPER RIDGE OVER THE SE FCST TO MOVE VERY SLOWLY SE IN TO THE ATLANTIC WHILE STRONG E-W ORIENTED UPPER RIDGE BUILDS FROM BAJA CA TO TX TO MID-SOUTH. THIS RIDGE FCST TO REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH LONG TERM PERIOD WITH WESTERLIES NORTH OF THE RIDGE AND MAINLY REMAINING ALONG CENTRAL PLAINS AND NORTH OF TN VALLEY. SOUTHERLY FLOW ALOFT EAST OF SRN RIDGE PROGGED TO WEAKEN BUT STILL COULD SEE SCT DIURNAL CONVECTION TUES. COVERAGE MUCH LESS WED- FRI AS FLOW AND WEAKER MID LEVEL TEMPS REMAIN JUST NORTH OF CWA. IN THE GULF SEEING DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ECMWF AND GFS CONTINUE WITH 12Z CYCLE. GFS WANTS TO DEVELOP TROPICAL LOW OVER BAY OF CAMPECHE ON WED/THU AND BRING IT NE TO FL BY THE WEEKEND. ECMWF DOES NOT DEVELOP LOW. NO IMPACT TO GEORGIA IN EITHER SOLUTION ATTM BUT JUST WORTH NOTING AS SOMETHING TO WATCH. SNELSON && .AVIATION... 18Z UPDATE... MAIN CONCERN IN NEAR TERM IS LIKELIHOOD OF CONVECTION THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HAVE DROPPED FCST DOWN TO TEMPO 4SM TSRA BASED ON EXPECTED COVERAGE OF CONVECTION AND ALSO TWEAKED TIMING SOMEWHAT BASED ON TIMING OF CONVECTION LAST TWO DAYS. COVERAGE/ LIKELIHOOD SHOULD DIMINISH TO BELOW 30PCT BY 00Z AND BELOW 10PCT BY 03Z. OTHER CONCERN IS IFR CIGS. ENTERING UNFAVORABLE TIME OF YEAR TO SEE IFR STRATUS HOWEVER WITH RICH MOISTURE AND MODERATELY STRONG EASTERLY LOW LEVEL FLOW...HAVE MAINTAINED BKN008 CIG 08Z- 14Z AT MOST NORTH GA AIRPORTS INCLUDING KATL. MOS GUIDANCE ALSO INDICATING A CHANCE OF THIS THOUGH RECENT RUNS BACKING OFF A LITTLE. NO OTHER CONCERNS WITH FCST. EAST COMPONENT EXPECTED THROUGH 00Z MON. //ATL CONFIDENCE...18Z UPDATE... MEDIUM CONFIDENCE ON TIMING OF CONVECTION THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING. MEDIUM CONFIDENCE ON IFR CIGS LATE TONIGHT. HIGH CONFIDENCE ALL OTHER ELEMENTS. SNELSON && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ATHENS 66 80 59 81 / 50 20 10 10 ATLANTA 68 79 62 79 / 50 40 20 10 BLAIRSVILLE 61 76 55 76 / 40 20 10 10 CARTERSVILLE 66 79 61 80 / 40 40 20 20 COLUMBUS 70 83 65 83 / 50 50 20 20 GAINESVILLE 66 77 61 78 / 50 20 10 10 MACON 68 82 61 83 / 60 30 20 10 ROME 67 80 62 80 / 40 40 20 20 PEACHTREE CITY 67 80 61 80 / 50 40 20 20 VIDALIA 69 82 64 82 / 50 20 10 10 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && SHORT TERM...SNELSON LONG TERM....SNELSON AVIATION...SNELSON
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1134 AM EDT SAT MAY 31 2014 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-011545- 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- 1134 AM EDT SAT MAY 31 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 TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA...GENERALLY FROM 2 PM THROUGH 10 PM. EXPECT STORMS TO DEVELOP OVER EASTERN GEORGIA AND SPREAD WESTWARD THROUGH THIS EVENING. 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...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY... SUNDAY AND MONDAY...HIGH PRESSURE SHOULD LIMIT STORM POTENTIAL TO ONLY THE FAR WESTERN PORTIONS OF GEORGIA AND A SLIGHT CHANCE AT THAT. TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...BETTER STORM CHANCES RETURN ACROSS THE AREA WITH HIGHEST CHANCES IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .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 413 PM EDT SAT MAY 31 2014 GAZ083>085-096-097-109-312100- 413 PM EDT SAT MAY 31 2014 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREQUENT LIGHTNING IN TWIGGS... LAURENS...JOHNSON...WILKINSON...BLECKLEY AND DODGE COUNTIES UNTIL 500 PM EDT... AT 411 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER CHAPPELLS MILL...MOVING WEST AT 10 MPH. THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE PEA SIZED HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH AS THEY MOVE ACROSS TWIGGS...LAURENS...JOHNSON...WILKINSON...BLECKLEY AND DODGE COUNTIES THROUGH 500 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE TUCKERS CROSSROAD...HARLOW...EAST DUBLIN...DUBLIN... CHAPPELLS MILL...DUDLEY...DEXTER...NICKLESVILLE...MONTROSE... GOLDSBORO...REBIE...CARY...ALLENTOWN...DANVILLE AND JEFFERSONVILLE. HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE ISSUED FOR WINDS UP TO 50 MPH... HAIL LESS THAN THE SIZE OF QUARTERS...OR SIGNIFICANT CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING. && LAT...LON 3240 8337 3278 8337 3271 8286 3243 8281 TIME...MOT...LOC 2013Z 085DEG 10KT 3265 8301
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
502 PM EDT SAT MAY 31 2014
GAZ004-312130-
502 PM EDT SAT MAY 31 2014
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREQUENT LIGHTNING IN WHITFIELD
COUNTY UNTIL 530 PM EDT...
AT 458 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER ROCKY FACE...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 5 MPH.
THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE PEA SIZED HAIL...FREQUENT
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH AS IT MOVES ACROSS
WHITFIELD COUNTY THROUGH 530 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF
THIS STORM INCLUDE ROCKY FACE AND TUNNEL HILL. HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL
CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE ISSUED FOR WINDS UP TO 50 MPH...
HAIL LESS THAN THE SIZE OF QUARTERS...OR SIGNIFICANT CLOUD-TO-GROUND
LIGHTNING.
&&
LAT...LON 3480 8492 3478 8496 3481 8514 3482 8513
3482 8506 3486 8506 3488 8501 3491 8502
3493 8500
TIME...MOT...LOC 2102Z 126DEG 5KT 3482 8497SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
515 PM EDT SAT MAY 31 2014
GAZ021-312145-
515 PM EDT SAT MAY 31 2014
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR 40 MPH WINDS IN CHEROKEE COUNTY
UNTIL 545 PM EDT...
AT 510 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER HOLLY SPRINGS...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 10 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
CHEROKEE COUNTY THROUGH 545 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF
THIS STORM INCLUDE HOLLY SPRINGS...BRIDGEMILL...CANTON...LITTLE RIVER
LANDING...SUTALLEE...WALESKA...LAKE ARROWHEAD AND SALACOA VALLEY.
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE ISSUED FOR WINDS UP TO 50 MPH...
HAIL LESS THAN THE SIZE OF QUARTERS...OR SIGNIFICANT CLOUD-TO-GROUND
LIGHTNING.
&&
LAT...LON 3420 8444 3414 8452 3420 8466 3435 8466
3435 8464 3436 8465 3441 8459
TIME...MOT...LOC 2115Z 135DEG 9KT 3420 8453SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
518 PM EDT SAT MAY 31 2014
GAZ046-048-057-058-312145-
518 PM EDT SAT MAY 31 2014
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR 40 MPH WINDS IN ROCKDALE...
NEWTON...BUTTS AND HENRY COUNTIES UNTIL 545 PM EDT...
AT 513 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER ROCKY PLAINS...MOVING WEST AT 15 MPH.
THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE PEA SIZED HAIL...FREQUENT
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AS THEY MOVE
ACROSS ROCKDALE...NEWTON...BUTTS AND HENRY COUNTIES THROUGH 545 PM
EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE
STARRSVILLE...STEWART...ROCKY PLAINS...WORTHVILLE...FINCHERVILLE...
OAK HILL AND OLA. HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON
ROADWAYS.
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE ISSUED FOR WINDS UP TO 50 MPH...
HAIL LESS THAN THE SIZE OF QUARTERS...OR SIGNIFICANT CLOUD-TO-GROUND
LIGHTNING.
&&
LAT...LON 3355 8408 3355 8380 3345 8377 3344 8382
3342 8383 3341 8385 3341 8384 3340 8384
3337 8405
TIME...MOT...LOC 2118Z 082DEG 14KT 3349 8389SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 520 PM EDT SAT MAY 31 2014 GAZ031-042-043-312145- 520 PM EDT SAT MAY 31 2014 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR 40 MPH WINDS IN PAULDING... CARROLL AND DOUGLAS COUNTIES UNTIL 545 PM EDT... AT 519 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER LAKE VAL-DO-MAR...MOVING WEST AT 10 MPH. THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE PEA SIZED HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AS THEY MOVE ACROSS PAULDING...CARROLL AND DOUGLAS COUNTIES THROUGH 545 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE WINSTON...LAKE VAL-DO-MAR AND VILLA RICA. HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE ISSUED FOR WINDS UP TO 50 MPH... HAIL LESS THAN THE SIZE OF QUARTERS...OR SIGNIFICANT CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING. && LAT...LON 3366 8502 3385 8495 3374 8482 3368 8485 TIME...MOT...LOC 2120Z 103DEG 10KT 3372 8488
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 531 PM EDT SAT MAY 31 2014 GAZ069-080-081-312200- 531 PM EDT SAT MAY 31 2014 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR 40 MPH WINDS IN UPSON...TAYLOR AND CRAWFORD COUNTIES UNTIL 600 PM EDT... AT 528 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER ROBERTA...MOVING WEST AT 10 MPH. THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE PEA SIZED HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AS THEY MOVE ACROSS UPSON...TAYLOR AND CRAWFORD COUNTIES THROUGH 600 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE HORNS...MUSELLA... KNOXVILLE...ROBERTA...FICKLING MILL...LOGTOWN AND SALEM. HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE ISSUED FOR WINDS UP TO 50 MPH... HAIL LESS THAN THE SIZE OF QUARTERS...OR SIGNIFICANT CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING. && LAT...LON 3260 8421 3286 8422 3282 8395 3267 8394 TIME...MOT...LOC 2131Z 093DEG 8KT 3274 8404
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 58 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:45 UTC.
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
The Newton County 911 Center reported two trees and two power lines down in the southwest part of the county.
The Floyd County Emergency Manager reported 6 to 10 trees and a couple of power lines down along Davis Road.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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