Ample moisture and strong afternoon heating produced moderate to strong instability each afternoon with scattered strong to severe thunderstorms across North and Central Georgia. Slow moving thunderstorms with heavy rain setup over portions of North Georgia early in the morning on September 3rd.
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Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
The episode as NWS FFC wrote it up.
Ample moisture and strong afternoon heating produced moderate to strong instability each afternoon with scattered strong to severe thunderstorms across North and Central Georgia. Slow moving thunderstorms with heavy rain setup over portions of North Georgia early in the morning on September 3rd. Rainfall amounts from 4 to 6 inches occurred in the Dalton area and caused flash flooding. Another slow moving thunderstorm with heavy rain produced isolated flash flooding south of Calhoun in the late afternoon.
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 Sep 1, 2:34 PM EST, 18 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 334 PM EDT MON SEP 1 2014 .SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT/... THE COMBINATION OF WEAK RIDGING AND MOISTURE ACROSS THE AREA WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT DIURNAL CONVECTION THROUGH THE SHORT TERM PERIOD. HAVE GONE WITH CHANCE POPS FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND TUESDAY...DIMINISHING AFTER 10 PM. MLCAPES CONTINUE TO BE DECENT...WITH HIGHEST VALUES IN THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE CWA...AND ALTHOUGH SEVERE STORMS ARE NOT NECESSARILY ANTICIPATED TODAY OR TUESDAY...AN ISOLATED STORM CANNOT BE RULED OUT. STORMS TUESDAY WILL LIKELY FIRE ALONG OLD BOUNDARIES FROM CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY THIS AFTERNOON. ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY AND INTO MID WEEK. HAVE GENERALLY GONE WITH A BLEND OF MODEL GUIDANCE WITH VIRTUALLY THE ENTIRE AREA IN THE LOW TO MID 90S IN THE AFTERNOON. 31 .LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/... EAST-WEST ORIENTED UPPER RIDGE SHOULD REMAIN FIRMLY IN PLACE ACROSS SOUTHERN STATES THRU SATURDAY. EVEN BY THE WEEKEND...NO INDICATION OF STRONG PATTERN SHIFT OR AIRMASS CHANGE IN 12Z MODEL GUIDANCE. MED RANGE MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT HEIGHT AND MOISTURE FIELDS WHICH GET ABOUT AS CLOSE AS YOU CAN POSSIBLY GET TO MEDIAN CONDITIONS FOR THE FIRST OF SEPTEMBER. WARM DAYS AND NIGHTS WITH APPROX 30PCT COVERAGE OF AFTERNOON/EVENING SHRA/TSRA...PERHAPS A BIT HIGHER COVERAGE BASED ON MODEL MEAN RH FIELDS. NOT SEEING ANY HIGH IMPACT...TROPICAL SYSTEMS OR PATTERN CHANGING FEATURES IN MODEL FORECASTS. 12Z GFS DOES TAKE A TURN FOR A WARMER PATTERN NEXT WEEK WITH UPPER HIGH BUILDING OVER THE SOUTHEAST CONUS...BUT THIS SOLUTION NOT CONSISTENT WITH PREV RUNS OR 12Z ECMWF. REFRESHED TEMPS BASED ON 30DAY BIAS CORRECTED GRIDDED BLENDED GUIDANCE AND LATEST HPC GUIDANCE. MOST OTHER FIELDS IN GOOD SHAPE WITH ACCURATE DEPICTION OF DIURNAL CONVECTION IN POP AND WX GRIDS. SNELSON PREV LONG TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/... ISSUED 323 AM EDT MON SEP 1 2014... HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT AND AT THE SURFACE WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID- WEEK. THE SURFACE HIGH WILL CONTINUE TO HOLD ON WEDNESDAY...BUT A WEAK BOUNDARY MAY TRY AND SNEAK THROUGH A WEAKNESS IN THE RIDGE. THE BOUNDARY MAY PROVIDE SOME FOCUS FOR DIURNAL CONVECTION WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY...BUT IT SHOULD DIMINISH BY FRIDAY. A SECOND FRONTAL BOUNDARY MAY IMPACT THE CWFA DURING THE WEEKEND. MODELS HAVE SLOWED THE BOUNDARYS PROGRESSION DOWN. OVERALL...NO REAL CHANGES NEEDED TO THE EXTENDED FORECAST. POPS WILL MAINLY REMAIN DIURNAL IN NATURE. COVERAGE SHOULD INCREASE TOWARDS THE END OF THE WEEK AS THE SURFACE HIGH MOVES OFFSHORE AND WINDS TURN MORE SOUTHERLY. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH THE PERIOD...WITH WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY BEING THE HOTTEST DAYS. NLISTEMAA && AVIATION... 18Z UPDATE... VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH THE PERIOD. SCT-BKN CU THIS AFTERNOON ACCOMPANIED BY ISOLATED-SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. MODELS DO ADVERTISE A MID LEVEL MOISTURE LAYER...SO HAVE CONTINUED WITH AT LEAST FEW-SCT 5-6KFT TONIGHT. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE W-WNW BY 14-15Z...WITH SPEEDS GENERALLY 6KT OR LESS. BEST CHANCE FOR STORMS TUESDAY WILL BE 19-22Z. //ATL CONFIDENCE...18Z UPDATE... HIGH CONFIDENCE ON ALL ELEMENTS. 31 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ATHENS 70 95 70 95 / 20 40 30 30 ATLANTA 73 93 73 90 / 20 30 20 30 BLAIRSVILLE 65 88 66 86 / 20 30 30 40 CARTERSVILLE 70 94 68 91 / 20 20 20 30 COLUMBUS 74 96 74 92 / 20 30 20 40 GAINESVILLE 71 92 71 91 / 20 30 30 40 MACON 71 95 71 94 / 20 40 20 40 ROME 69 94 68 91 / 20 20 20 30 PEACHTREE CITY 69 92 68 91 / 20 30 20 30 VIDALIA 74 95 74 93 / 20 30 30 30 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && SHORT TERM...31 LONG TERM....SNELSON AVIATION...31
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1155 AM EDT MON SEP 1 2014 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-021200- 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- 1155 AM EDT MON SEP 1 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS MUCH OF GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A FEW OF THE STORMS COULD APPROACH SEVERE LIMITS AND HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS...NUMEROUS LIGHTNING STRIKES AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY... SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
121 PM EDT MON SEP 1 2014
GAZ033-044-011745-
121 PM EDT MON SEP 1 2014
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREQUENT LIGHTNING IN FULTON
COUNTY UNTIL 145 PM EDT...
AT 120 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER PALMETTO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH.
LIGHTNING DETECTION SYSTEMS INDICATE NUMEROUS CLOUD-TO-GROUND
LIGHTNING STRIKES ACROSS FULTON COUNTY...INCLUDING AREAS AROUND
CHATTAHOOCHEE HILL COUNTRY...PALMETTO...UNION CITY AND FAIRBURN.
RESIDENTS IN THIS AREA SHOULD STAY INDOORS. ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES AND
TELEPHONES SHOULD NOT BE USED UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY.
&&
LAT...LON 3372 8450 3364 8445 3365 8446 3355 8446
3352 8459 3350 8461 3351 8473 3356 8477
TIME...MOT...LOC 1722Z 241DEG 5KT 3352 8462SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
151 PM EDT MON SEP 1 2014
GAZ044-053-011815-
151 PM EDT MON SEP 1 2014
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREQUENT LIGHTNING IN COWETA AND
FULTON COUNTIES UNTIL 215 PM EDT...
AT 150 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER PALMETTO...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.
LIGHTNING DETECTION SYSTEMS INDICATE NUMEROUS CLOUD-TO-GROUND
LIGHTNING STRIKES ACROSS COWETA AND FULTON COUNTIES...INCLUDING AREAS
AROUND CHATTAHOOCHEE HILL COUNTRY...THOMAS CROSSROADS...MADRAS...
CANNONGATE...PALMETTO...UNION CITY AND FAIRBURN. RESIDENTS IN THIS
AREA SHOULD STAY INDOORS. ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES AND TELEPHONES SHOULD
NOT BE USED UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY.
&&
LAT...LON 3356 8483 3371 8448 3365 8445 3355 8446
3352 8459 3348 8463 3342 8462 3339 8475
3355 8483
TIME...MOT...LOC 1752Z 248DEG 9KT 3351 8469SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
333 PM EDT MON SEP 1 2014
GAZ042-012000-
333 PM EDT MON SEP 1 2014
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREQUENT LIGHTNING IN CARROLL
COUNTY UNTIL 400 PM EDT...
AT 329 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER JOHN TANNER STATE PARK...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
10 MPH.
LIGHTNING DETECTION SYSTEMS INDICATE NUMEROUS CLOUD-TO-GROUND
LIGHTNING STRIKES ACROSS CARROLL COUNTY...INCLUDING AREAS AROUND JOHN
TANNER STATE PARK...ROOPVILLE...BOWDON...MOUNT ZION...CARROLLTON...
BOWDON JUNCTION...TREASURE LAKE...ABILENE...VILLA RICA AND TEMPLE.
RESIDENTS IN THIS AREA SHOULD STAY INDOORS. ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES AND
TELEPHONES SHOULD NOT BE USED UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY.
&&
LAT...LON 3369 8519 3370 8515 3369 8511 3372 8506
3381 8505 3381 8500 3373 8491 3362 8490
3361 8491 3345 8515 3358 8530
TIME...MOT...LOC 1933Z 225DEG 10KT 3358 8515SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
339 PM EDT MON SEP 1 2014
GAZ073-012015-
339 PM EDT MON SEP 1 2014
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREQUENT LIGHTNING IN BALDWIN
COUNTY UNTIL 415 PM EDT...
AT 333 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER BROWNS CROSSING...MOVING NORTH AT 5 MPH.
LIGHTNING DETECTION SYSTEMS INDICATE NUMEROUS CLOUD-TO-GROUND
LIGHTNING STRIKES ACROSS BALDWIN COUNTY...INCLUDING AREAS AROUND
PANCRAS...COOPERS...SCOTTSBORO...BROWNS CROSSING...ALLENWOOD...
HARDWICK...MERIWETHER AND MILLEDGEVILLE. RESIDENTS IN THIS AREA
SHOULD STAY INDOORS. ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES AND TELEPHONES SHOULD NOT
BE USED UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY.
&&
LAT...LON 3295 8327 3294 8328 3294 8332 3295 8337
3310 8341 3318 8343 3318 8339 3317 8337
3318 8333 3314 8317
TIME...MOT...LOC 1939Z 195DEG 3KT 3304 8335SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
342 PM EDT MON SEP 1 2014
GAZ035-012015-
342 PM EDT MON SEP 1 2014
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREQUENT LIGHTNING IN BARROW
COUNTY UNTIL 415 PM EDT...
AT 340 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER FORT YARGO STATE PARK...MOVING NORTH AT 10
MPH.
LIGHTNING DETECTION SYSTEMS INDICATE NUMEROUS CLOUD-TO-GROUND
LIGHTNING STRIKES ACROSS BARROW COUNTY...INCLUDING AREAS AROUND FORT
YARGO STATE PARK...RUSSELL...BETHLEHEM...WINDER...CARL...AUBURN...
COUNTY LINE...CHATEAU ELAN AND THOMPSONS MILL. RESIDENTS IN THIS AREA
SHOULD STAY INDOORS. ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES AND TELEPHONES SHOULD NOT
BE USED UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY.
&&
LAT...LON 3407 8377 3407 8374 3405 8371 3406 8370
3405 8369 3405 8364 3391 8366 3391 8368
3390 8376 3400 8387 3412 8382
TIME...MOT...LOC 1942Z 178DEG 8KT 3399 8377The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 105 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:52 UTC.
20 thunderstorm wind, 4 lightning, 2 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
The 911 center reported several trees down around Winder, including on bush Chapel Road, west Main Street and Alexander Street.
The Coweta County Emergency manager reported a tree down on Poplar Road and another tree down on Lower Fayetteville Road, both blocking traffic.
Lightning struck a shed setting it on fire, completely burning it to the ground.
The 911 center reported a tree blown down on Salem Church Road.
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office reported numerous trees down in northern Monroe County, including at least one on a house.
Multiple structure fires were reported due to lightning strikes.
The 911 center reported several trees down across the southern portion of Floyd County along with several power outages.
Amateur radio operators reported a tree fell on a car along Avera Road, and the 911 center reported 2 trees near Sandy Point.
The 911 center reported a tree blown down on Deep Step Road and power lines down in several locations in the county.
Two roofers in Marietta were struck by lightning and hospitalized.
The Johnson County Emergency Manager reported four structures damaged by winds, including a mobile home blown off of a cinder block foundation and rolled, the roof of a hay barn blown off and shingles blown off a home.
The Houston County Sheriff’s Office reported three trees blown down in Bonaire. One tree and live power lines fell onto a vehicle entrapping the occupant. No injuries were reported to the occupant of the vehicle.
The public reported several trees down on a farm northeast of Myricks Mill.
The Whitfield County Deputy Emergency Manager reported numerous reports of flooded roads and small drainage creeks in the Dalton area. Heavy rain of 4 to 6 inches caused flood waters to enter some buildings including a church and a car dealership on North Glenwood Avenue. A roof collapsed at a carpet plant on 5th Avenue due to the rain which flooded the building. Firefighters rescued several motorists stranded in high water on Willowdale Road. A USGS stream gage on Mill Creek at Chattanooga Avenue on the north side of Dalton reached flood stage of 11 feet. It crest at 11.7 feet.
The 911 center reported a tree fell on Candy Cane Lane.
The Cherokee County Emergency Manager reported a tree blown down on a house on Killian Road with one minor injury to an occupant of the house.
The Emergency Manager reported power lines were blown down on Peeples Street Southwest.
The Emergency Manager reported power lines blown down at the corner of Wildwood Road and Merton Road, as well as on Mercer Street Northeast.
The Gordon County Emergency Manager reported small drainage creeks out of their banks around 5 miles south of Calhoun and were flooding portions of some roads.
The Forsyth County Emergency Manager reported several trees down in the southern end of Forsyth County.
The Forsyth County Emergency Manager reported lightning struck 10 individual residences resulting in 4 structure fires.
Atlanta broadcast media reported estimated 60-70 mph winds. Two large pine trees were blown over and one hardwood was snapped about 25 feet above the ground.
The Forsyth County Emergency Manager reported two trees blown down resulting in downed power lines.
The 911 center reported power lines were blown down on Greentree Parkway.
The 911 center reported several trees and power lines blown down across the county including in the Flowery Branch area and on Briarwood Drive in Oakwood.
The 911 center reported power lines blown down at the corner of Bailey and Napier.
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, September 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: 543539, 543540, 543535, 543541, 543542, 543536, 543543, 543544, 543545, 543537, 543546, 543547, 543548, 543853, 543549, 543550, 543551, 543552, 543860, 543553, 543538, 543554, 543555, 543556, 543557, 543558.