Strong daytime heating and a very moist air mass resulted in a moderately unstable atmosphere during the afternoon and early evening. Scattered severe thunderstorms produced several reports of damaging wind gusts across central and north Georgia.
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Strong daytime heating and a very moist air mass resulted in a moderately unstable atmosphere during the afternoon and early evening. Scattered severe thunderstorms produced several reports of damaging wind gusts across central and north Georgia.
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 Jul 26, 1:56 PM EST, 2 hours 11 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 256 PM EDT Wed Jul 26 2017 .SHORT TERM /Tonight through Thursday Night/... Almost seeing a repeat today of yesterday with the shower and thunderstorm activity. Current radar loop shows showers and thunderstorms mainly across central and est GA with some isolated storms across N GA. A weak surface trough/boundary laying across south GA will continue to serve as a catalyst for convection through this evening/tonight and again Thu. Will see another round of redevelopment tomorrow afternoon as the main area of moisture and the trough does not move much over the next 24 hours. There will also be an increase in moisture and instability across north GA Thursday ahead of next approaching frontal boundary. like today A few thunderstorms could become briefly strong or severe during peak afternoon/evening heating Thursday with locally damaging wind gusts and heavy rainfall being the primary concerns. 01 .LONG TERM /Friday through Wednesday/... Extended models continue to advertise strong cold front expected to move into north Georgia late Friday afternoon/evening. The Storm Prediction Center continues to have the majority of the state in an unusual Day 3 Slight Risk for severe storm potential as the front pushes through north Georgia into early Saturday. The boundary is expected to stall across middle/south Georgia by Saturday afternoon, with dry high pressure filtering into north Georgia behind it. Have continued with likely pops across north Georgia as the front enters the state, and good chance pops with southward progression overnight. Little changes have been made to the extended forecast, with only minor massages of gridded elements to refresh based on latest model guidance. LGB/LCM && .AVIATION... 18Z Update... Some SHRA/TSRA mainly across central and east GA this afternoon with VFR conditions across the TAF sites. Things should be very similar to yesterday with the best chances for storms at the TAF sites being between 19z-23z. Winds are out of the E to NE and will slowly turn to the SE through tonight. Will see winds turn to the W to SW just after daybreak Thu. Winds speeds are expected to stay 10kt or less. //ATL Confidence...18Z Update... Confidence medium to high on all elements 01 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Athens 72 91 73 90 / 20 40 10 40 Atlanta 74 90 75 89 / 20 30 5 40 Blairsville 67 85 68 81 / 30 40 20 70 Cartersville 72 91 73 88 / 10 30 10 50 Columbus 74 93 76 94 / 30 40 0 30 Gainesville 72 88 73 86 / 30 40 10 50 Macon 72 92 74 93 / 30 30 5 20 Rome 73 92 74 88 / 10 30 20 60 Peachtree City 72 91 73 90 / 20 30 5 40 Vidalia 73 89 74 92 / 40 40 20 30 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && SHORT TERM...01 LONG TERM....LGB/LCM AVIATION...01
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 1133 AM EDT Wed Jul 26 2017 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-271200- 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- 1133 AM EDT Wed Jul 26 2017 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North and Central Georgia. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight... Scattered to numerous thunderstorms are expected across north and central Georgia this afternoon and evening. The favored area for development will be across central Georgia. Some storms could be strong to severe with the main hazards being strong gusty winds, heavy rain, frequent lightning and small hail. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday... Isolated severe storms are possible Friday and Saturday, mainly across north Georgia Friday and across central Georgia Saturday. The main threats will be damaging winds, frequently lightning and heavy rain. Isolated to scattered thunderstorms are possible Sunday through Tuesday, a few of which could be strong to possibly severe with strong gusty winds, frequent lightning and heavy rain. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not requested but spotters are encouraged to submit reports of severe weather through the web by going to weather.gov/atlanta.
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
333 PM EDT WED JUL 26 2017
GAZ071-072-082-262015-
Monroe GA-Bibb GA-Jones GA-
333 PM EDT WED JUL 26 2017
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN MONROE...BIBB AND
JONES COUNTIES UNTIL 415 PM EDT...
At 333 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was near Clinton, or near
Gray...moving southwest at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Up to 40 mph wind...frequent cloud to ground lightning
and heavy rain.
IMPACT...Expect minor damage to tree limbs and blowing around of
light...unsecured objects. Heavy rain may cause temporary
street flooding especially in poor drainage areas.
Some locations in the path of this storm include
Macon, Gray, Payne, Payne City, Lake Tobesofkee, Bolingbroke, Dames
Ferry, Clinton, Jarrell Plantation, Cross Keys, Wesleyan, Lizella,
Arkwright and Postell.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
People outdoors should seek shelter immediately. If you can hear
thunder...you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Motorists
should slow down and be prepared for possible loss of control due to
hydroplaning.
LAT...LON 3310 8366 3295 8348 3271 8375 3282 8387
3292 8392
TIME...MOT...LOC 1933Z 046DEG 14KT 3298 8364
WIND...40MPHSpecial Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
348 PM EDT WED JUL 26 2017
GAZ062-075-076-262030-
Jefferson GA-Glascock GA-Warren GA-
348 PM EDT WED JUL 26 2017
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN JEFFERSON...EASTERN
GLASCOCK AND SOUTHEASTERN WARREN COUNTIES UNTIL 430 PM EDT...
At 348 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was near Harlem, or near
Grovetown...moving southwest at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Up to 40 mph wind...frequent cloud to ground lightning
and heavy rain.
IMPACT...Expect minor damage to tree limbs and blowing around of
light...unsecured objects. Heavy rain may cause temporary
street flooding especially in poor drainage areas.
Some locations in the path of this storm include
Gibson, Wrens, Stapleton, Avera, Matthews, Stellaville and
Bastonville.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
People outdoors should seek shelter immediately. If you can hear
thunder...you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Motorists
should slow down and be prepared for possible loss of control due to
hydroplaning.
LAT...LON 3315 8227 3305 8229 3313 8256 3324 8264
3334 8249 3334 8245 3333 8242 3331 8240
3331 8234 3330 8231 3327 8229 3326 8226
3323 8223
TIME...MOT...LOC 1948Z 042DEG 20KT 3338 8225
WIND...40MPHSpecial Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
401 PM EDT WED JUL 26 2017
GAZ051-061-062-262045-
Taliaferro GA-Hancock GA-Warren GA-
401 PM EDT WED JUL 26 2017
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN TALIAFERRO...
NORTHEASTERN HANCOCK AND WARREN COUNTIES UNTIL 445 PM EDT...
At 400 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was near Powelton, or 9 miles
west of Warrenton...moving southwest at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Up to 40 mph wind...frequent cloud to ground lightning
and heavy rain.
IMPACT...Expect minor damage to tree limbs and blowing around of
light...unsecured objects. Heavy rain may cause temporary
street flooding especially in poor drainage areas.
Some locations in the path of this storm include
Warrenton, Sparta, Norwood, Sharon, Camak, Springfield, Shoals,
Jewell, Beall Springs, Mayfield, Powelton, Barnett, Shoulderbone and
Culverton.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
People outdoors should seek shelter immediately. If you can hear
thunder...you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Motorists
should slow down and be prepared for possible loss of control due to
hydroplaning.
LAT...LON 3316 8292 3336 8315 3360 8279 3336 8256
TIME...MOT...LOC 2000Z 042DEG 20KT 3339 8283
WIND...40MPHSpecial Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
424 PM EDT WED JUL 26 2017
GAZ081-082-094-095-262115-
Peach GA-Bibb GA-Houston GA-Crawford GA-
424 PM EDT WED JUL 26 2017
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR PEACH...SOUTHWESTERN BIBB...
NORTHWESTERN HOUSTON AND CRAWFORD COUNTIES UNTIL 515 PM EDT...
At 423 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was over Skipperton, or 7 miles
southwest of Macon...moving southwest at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Up to 40 mph wind...frequent cloud to ground lightning
and heavy rain.
IMPACT...Expect minor damage to tree limbs and blowing around of
light...unsecured objects. Heavy rain may cause temporary
street flooding especially in poor drainage areas.
Some locations in the path of this storm include
Macon, Fort Valley, Warner Robins, Centerville, Byron, Jack Brown
Estates, Rutland, Lakewood, Powerville, Skipperton, Lee Pope, Horns,
Middle Georgia Regional Airport and Miami Valley.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
People outdoors should seek shelter immediately. If you can hear
thunder...you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Motorists
should slow down and be prepared for possible loss of control due to
hydroplaning.
LAT...LON 3248 8387 3249 8389 3250 8393 3251 8392
3251 8393 3253 8399 3265 8405 3286 8373
3274 8359 3274 8360 3271 8360 3246 8382
TIME...MOT...LOC 2023Z 044DEG 13KT 3275 8372
WIND...40MPHSpecial Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
431 PM EDT WED JUL 26 2017
GAZ062-075-076-262115-
Jefferson GA-Glascock GA-Warren GA-
431 PM EDT WED JUL 26 2017
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN JEFFERSON...GLASCOCK
AND SOUTHEASTERN WARREN COUNTIES UNTIL 515 PM EDT...
At 431 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was near Bastonville, or 7
miles east of Gibson...moving southwest at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Up to 40 mph wind...frequent cloud to ground lightning
and heavy rain.
IMPACT...Expect minor damage to tree limbs and blowing around of
light...unsecured objects. Heavy rain may cause temporary
street flooding especially in poor drainage areas.
Some locations in the path of this storm include
Gibson, Wrens, Stapleton, Avera, Mitchell, Edge Hill, Edgehill,
Agricola, Grange, Bastonville and Stapletons Crossroads.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
People outdoors should seek shelter immediately. If you can hear
thunder...you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Motorists
should slow down and be prepared for possible loss of control due to
hydroplaning.
LAT...LON 3300 8255 3309 8264 3310 8264 3310 8265
3313 8266 3314 8270 3317 8272 3318 8274
3322 8274 3324 8275 3336 8255 3336 8253
3334 8250 3334 8245 3326 8234
TIME...MOT...LOC 2031Z 044DEG 15KT 3327 8248
WIND...40MPHSpecial Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
501 PM EDT WED JUL 26 2017
GAZ038-049>051-061-062-074>076-262145-
Taliaferro GA-Jefferson GA-Morgan GA-Washington GA-Glascock GA-
Hancock GA-Warren GA-Oglethorpe GA-Greene GA-
501 PM EDT WED JUL 26 2017
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR TALIAFERRO...JEFFERSON...EASTERN
MORGAN...NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON...GLASCOCK...NORTHEASTERN HANCOCK...
WARREN...SOUTHWESTERN OGLETHORPE AND GREENE COUNTIES UNTIL 545 PM
EDT...
At 501 PM EDT...a line of strong thunderstorms was along a line
extending from Penfield to near Stapletons Crossroads...and moving
southwest at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Up to 40 mph wind...frequent cloud to ground lightning
and heavy rain.
IMPACT...Expect minor damage to tree limbs and blowing around of
light...unsecured objects. Heavy rain may cause temporary
street flooding especially in poor drainage areas.
Some locations in the path of these storms include
Greensboro, Louisville, Warrenton, Sparta, Gibson, Crawfordville,
Wrens, Davisboro, Union Point, Stapleton, Woodville, White Plains,
Siloam, Avera, Norwood, Maxeys, Mitchell, Buckhead, Edge Hill and
Edgehill.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
People outdoors should seek shelter immediately. If you can hear
thunder...you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Motorists
should slow down and be prepared for possible loss of control due to
hydroplaning.
LAT...LON 3288 8256 3363 8347 3380 8312 3313 8229
TIME...MOT...LOC 2101Z 048DEG 12KT 3366 8321 3305 8251
WIND...40MPHThe Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 102 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:05 UTC.
8 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
The Greene County 911 center reported trees blown down along a line from around the intersection of Bethany Road and Old Bethany Road near Siloam, to around the intersection of Village Main Street and Founders Row in Reynolds Plantation.
The Peach County 911 center reported trees and power lines blown down around the intersection of N. Miller Street and Parsons Street in Fort Valley and around the intersection of Highway 341 and Norwood Springs Road south of Fort Valley.
The Macon County 911 center reported a tree blown down onto the roadway on McKenzie Road near Highway 26.
The Walton County 911 center reported several trees blown down along County Line Road just west of Social Circle.
The Newton County 911 center reported numerous trees blown down across the county from around Dixie Road and Elks Club Road. Time estimated from radar.
The Butts County 911 center reported several trees blown down along Highway 36 including near Keys Ferry Road.
The Henry County 911 center reported a tree down at the intersection of Jodeco Road and Peach Drive.
Henry County 911 Center reported a tree down at the intersection of L G Griffin Road and Hartwell Road. Time estimated from radar.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Georgia in 2017Every state in 2017This day in weather historyWarnings in Georgia, July 2017
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: 717221, 717223, 717224, 717225, 717226, 717227, 717228, 717448.