Abundant tropical moisture combined with slow moving thunderstorms in the early evening to produce intense rainfall over central Georgia. Isolated flash flooding occurred in Dodge County.
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Abundant tropical moisture combined with slow moving thunderstorms in the early evening to produce intense rainfall over central Georgia. Isolated flash flooding occurred in Dodge County. Isolated thunderstorm wind damage was observed in Houston County.
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 Oct 1, 6:00 PM EST, 30 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 700 PM EDT THU OCT 1 2015 .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 331 PM EDT THU OCT 1 2015/ SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/... PRECIPITATION COVERAGE HAS REMAINED A BIT MORE SCATTERED THAN ANTICIPATED THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON...HOWEVER WITH THE UPPER LOW CONTINUING TO SETTLE INTO THE REGION...LIKELY POPS ACROSS THE AREA STILL LOOKS THE MOST PRUDENT AT THIS TIME. WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAIN THREAT IS MINIMAL INITIALLY...HOWEVER MOTION OF THE INDIVIDUAL STORMS WILL LEND ITSELF TO LOCAL MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN IN ISOLATED AREAS THROUGH FRIDAY. THE BETTER CHANCES FOR WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAIN DO NOT ENTER INTO THE FORECAST AREA UNTIL JUST AFTER THIS SHORT TERM FORECAST PERIOD AS THE BETTER TROPICAL MOISTURE FEEDS INTO EASTERN AND PARTS OF NORTH GEORGIA. INSTABILITY THROUGH THE SHORT TERM PERIOD WILL BE MINIMAL AS WELL...BUT COOL POOL ALOFT ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPPER LOW SHOULD KEEP JUST ENOUGH INSTABILITY AVAILABLE FOR ISOLATED THUNDER CHANCES. AMPLE CLOUD COVER AND PRECIPITATION ALONG WITH THE LOWER THICKNESS VALUES UNDER THE UPPER LOW WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES BELOW NORMAL THROUGH THE PERIOD...ESPECIALLY DAYTIME TEMPERATURES. 20 LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/... MAIN FOCUS REMAINS ON INTERACTION WITH THE UPPER LOW AND HURRICANE JOAQUIN. PRETTY GOOD CONSENSUS BETWEEN THE GFS/ECMWF ON QPF. HIGHEST AMOUNTS APPEAR TO OCCUR AT THE BEGINNING OF THE LONG TERM...SATURDAY AND EXIT LATE SATURDAY NIGHT AND INTO SUNDAY. AT THIS TIME WILL BE GOING WITH A WIDESPREAD 3 TO 5 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ACROSS PARTS OF NORTH AND EAST GA. HAVE THEREFORE ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THOSE AREAS. SHIFTS IN THE AXIS OF HEAVY RAIN WILL ALSO DETERMINE WHETHER ADJUSTMENTS NEED TO BE MADE TO THE WATCH. DRYING WILL OCCUR NEXT WEEK AS THE UPPER LOW SHIFTS EAST AND A MORE ZONAL FLOW TAKES OVER. NO OTHER CHANGES PLANNED IN THE LONG TERM. 17 && .AVIATION... 00Z UPDATE... MVFR CEILINGS LOWERING TO IFR WITH SOME POTENTIAL FOR LIFR. VSBY RESTRICTIONS 3-6SM DUE TO SHOWERS/RAIN/DRIZZLE. CEILINGS IMPROVING TO MVFR ON FRIDAY WITH SHOWER CHANCES CONTINUING AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL BE NNE 6-12 KTS AND SOME GUSTS POSSIBLE. //ATL CONFIDENCE...00Z UPDATE... LOW CONFIDENCE FOR VSBYS. LOW TO MEDIUM CONFIDENCE FOR CEILINGS. MED CONFIDENCE FOR WINDS. BDL && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ATHENS 58 63 55 65 / 70 80 90 100 ATLANTA 59 63 56 66 / 70 60 60 60 BLAIRSVILLE 59 65 56 64 / 70 70 70 100 CARTERSVILLE 60 65 57 64 / 70 70 60 70 COLUMBUS 63 66 59 66 / 60 60 40 40 GAINESVILLE 58 63 56 65 / 70 70 70 100 MACON 61 65 57 68 / 50 60 60 60 ROME 60 65 57 66 / 70 60 50 70 PEACHTREE CITY 60 64 56 64 / 70 60 50 60 VIDALIA 63 67 59 68 / 50 60 70 70 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: BANKS...BARROW...CLARKE...DAWSON... FANNIN...GILMER...GLASCOCK...GREENE...HALL...HANCOCK...JACKSON... JEFFERSON...LUMPKIN...MADISON...MURRAY...OCONEE...OGLETHORPE... PICKENS...TALIAFERRO...TOWNS...UNION...WARREN...WASHINGTON... WHITE...WILKES. && SHORT TERM...BDL LONG TERM....DEESE AVIATION...BDL
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 551 AM EDT THU OCT 1 2015 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-021000- 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- 551 AM EDT THU OCT 1 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA. SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED...BUT THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE SOME LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING STRIKES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... UNSETTLED CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS AN UPPER LOW SETTLES ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST STATES. MUCH UNCERTAINTY FOR THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK CONCERNING THIS FEATURE AND THE INTERACTION WITH THE TRACK OF JOAQUIN. AT THIS POINT...THE VARIOUS TRACK SCENARIOS COULD RESULT IN CONTINUED UNSETTLED CONDITIONS WITH INCREASED HEAVY RAINFALL POTENTIAL AND FLOODING CONCERNS. PLEASE STAY ABREAST OF THE LATEST FORECASTS THROUGH THIS OFFICE AND LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS THROUGH THE WEEKEND FOR UPDATES ON THESE WEATHER DEVELOPMENTS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
215 PM EDT THU OCT 1 2015
GAZ093>095-011900-
MACON GA-PEACH GA-HOUSTON GA-
215 PM EDT THU OCT 1 2015
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EASTERN MACON...SOUTHEASTERN
PEACH AND HOUSTON COUNTIES UNTIL 300 PM EDT...
AT 214 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER PERRY. THIS STORM WAS
NEARLY STATIONARY AND PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL OVER A SMALL AREA.
HAZARD...HEAVY RAIN.
IMPACT...LOCALIZED FLOODING IN LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS
IS LIKELY. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND BE PREPARED FOR
POSSIBLE LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO HYDROPLANING. WHEN WATER
COVERS THE ROAD...REMEMBER TO TURN AROUND DON'T DROWN.
SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE
PERRY...WARNER ROBINS...CENTERVILLE...BYRON...ROBINS AIR FORCE
BASE...BONAIRE...LAKEWOOD...HOUSTON LAKE...HENDERSON...GROVE PARK...
KATHLEEN...MOSS OAK...SAINT LOUIS...MEADOWDALE AND MIAMI VALLEY.
LAT...LON 3241 8393 3266 8373 3260 8354 3258 8354
3257 8355 3256 8355 3229 8379
TIME...MOT...LOC 1814Z 187DEG 1KT 3245 8376SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
505 PM EDT THU OCT 1 2015
GAZ113-012145-
TOOMBS GA-
505 PM EDT THU OCT 1 2015
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR TOOMBS COUNTY UNTIL 545 PM EDT...
AT 505 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS NEAR ALSTON...OR 8 MILES
NORTH OF PLANT HATCH...MOVING NORTH AT 10 MPH.
HAZARD...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAIN.
IMPACT...PEOPLE OUTDOORS SHOULD SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY.
ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES SHOULD NOT BE USED UNLESS IN AN
EMERGENCY. LOCALIZED FLOODING IN LOW LYING AND POOR
DRAINAGE AREAS IS ALSO LIKELY. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN
AND BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO
HYDROPLANING. WHEN WATER COVERS THE ROAD...REMEMBER TO
TURN AROUND DON'T DROWN.
SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE
LYONS...VIDALIA...SANTA CLAUS...CEDAR CROSSING...TOOMBS CENTRAL...
JOHNSON CORNER...ROCK SPRINGS...PONDEROSA...SOUTH THOMPSON...ENGLISH
EDDY...CENTER AND GRAYS LANDING.
LAT...LON 3194 8236 3194 8238 3196 8238 3196 8240
3195 8240 3197 8243 3197 8247 3226 8243
3225 8223 3194 8231 3193 8231
TIME...MOT...LOC 2105Z 177DEG 10KT 3205 8237SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
550 PM EDT THU OCT 1 2015
GAZ096-107>109-012230-
DODGE GA-BLECKLEY GA-WILCOX GA-PULASKI GA-
550 PM EDT THU OCT 1 2015
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR DODGE...BLECKLEY...WILCOX AND
SOUTHEASTERN PULASKI COUNTIES UNTIL 630 PM EDT...
AT 550 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS 9 MILES EAST OF PINEVIEW...
OR 10 MILES WEST OF EASTMAN...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH.
HAZARD...HEAVY RAIN.
IMPACT...LOCALIZED FLOODING IN LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS
IS LIKELY. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND BE PREPARED FOR
POSSIBLE LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO HYDROPLANING. WHEN WATER
COVERS THE ROAD...REMEMBER TO TURN AROUND DON'T DROWN.
SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE
COCHRAN...EASTMAN...ABBEVILLE...CHESTER...ROCHELLE...PINEVIEW...
RHINE...UNION...ANTIOCH CHURCH...CEDAR CREEK...POPE CITY...REBIE...
OCMULGEE BANKS...YONKERS...BROWNING...GRESSTON...DUBOIS...ROWLAND...
RODDY AND GODWINSVILLE.
LAT...LON 3203 8358 3257 8322 3226 8305 3185 8326
TIME...MOT...LOC 2150Z 024DEG 8KT 3216 8335SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
637 PM EDT THU OCT 1 2015
GAZ096-097-107>109-012300-
DODGE GA-BLECKLEY GA-LAURENS GA-WILCOX GA-PULASKI GA-
637 PM EDT THU OCT 1 2015
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR DODGE...SOUTHERN BLECKLEY...
SOUTHWESTERN LAURENS...WILCOX AND SOUTHEASTERN PULASKI COUNTIES UNTIL
700 PM EDT...
AT 636 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS 7 MILES NORTH OF
RHINE...OR 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF ABBEVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH.
RADAR ESTIMATES 2 INCHES HAS ALREADY FALLEN IN PORTIONOS OF
SOUTHEAST PULASKI COUNTY DURING THE PAST 2 HOURS.
HAZARD...HEAVY RAIN.
IMPACT...LOCALIZED FLOODING IN LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS
IS LIKELY. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND BE PREPARED FOR
POSSIBLE LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO HYDROPLANING. WHEN WATER
COVERS THE ROAD...REMEMBER TO TURN AROUND DON'T DROWN.
SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE
EASTMAN...ABBEVILLE...CHESTER...CADWELL...RHINE...CHAUNCEY...UNION...
DUBOIS...ANTIOCH CHURCH...CEDAR CREEK...OCMULGEE BANKS...RODDY...
YONKERS...BROWNING...GODWINSVILLE...FIVE POINTS...GRESSTON AND
PLAINFIELD.
LAT...LON 3185 8329 3207 8351 3229 8337 3242 8317
3229 8295 3196 8314 3190 8321 3188 8320
3188 8318 3185 8320
TIME...MOT...LOC 2236Z 273DEG 5KT 3208 8325SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
653 PM EDT THU OCT 1 2015
GAZ008-012330-
UNION GA-
653 PM EDT THU OCT 1 2015
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN UNION COUNTY UNTIL
730 PM EDT...
AT 652 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS NEAR BLAIRSVILLE. THIS
STORM WAS NEARLY STATIONARY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
HAZARD...HEAVY RAIN.
IMPACT...LOCALIZED FLOODING IN LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS
IS LIKELY. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND BE PREPARED FOR
POSSIBLE LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO HYDROPLANING. WHEN WATER
COVERS THE ROAD...REMEMBER TO TURN AROUND DON'T DROWN.
SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE
BLAIRSVILLE...JONES CREEK...IVY LOG AND NOTTELY DAM.
LAT...LON 3497 8395 3492 8391 3482 8392 3480 8413
3481 8414 3484 8415 3487 8411 3489 8411
3492 8413 3493 8416 3496 8417 3499 8413
3499 8394
TIME...MOT...LOC 2252Z 171DEG 2KT 3489 8405The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 57 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:32 UTC.
1 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
The Dodge County emergency manager reported intense rainfall in Eastman caused rapid runoff that entered portions of the Eastman Gardens Apartment Complex. At least six apartments were flooded with several inches of water.
The Houston County Emergency Manager reported multiple trees blown down in Kathleen, including two trees blown down onto houses on Roberts Road and South Blackberry Circle.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Georgia in 2015Every state in 2015This day in weather historyWarnings in Georgia, October 2015
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: 601627, 603723.