Deep tropical moisture remained in place across the region. Afternoon heating produced widespread thunderstorms across north and central Georgia with an isolated severe thunderstorm producing damaging wind gusts in central Georgia.
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Deep tropical moisture remained in place across the region. Afternoon heating produced widespread thunderstorms across north and central Georgia with an isolated severe thunderstorm producing damaging wind gusts in central Georgia.
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NWS Atlanta, GA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at May 25, 2:49 PM EST, 2 hours 41 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 349 PM EDT Fri May 25 2018 .SHORT TERM /Tonight through Saturday Night/... With Subtropical Storm Alberto off the Yucatan Peninsula and high pressure off the southeast coast, this has allowed abnormally high moisture flux to increase across the southeast. Therefore we have widespread showers and isolated thunderstorms continuing across east central GA this afternoon. This activity will continue through early evening, eventually diminishing while it lifts north with some precipitation (likely in the form of showers) moving into the metro. The coverage will be limited, but a better chance for the metro to see precipitation, especially between 20Z and 04Z. Activity should diminish later tonight. Patchy fog is possible during the morning hours. With the mid-level ridge trying to build in a bit across SE GA, this will likely limit the coverage of showers/thunderstorms tomorrow. However, looking aloft, best vorticity will be across north GA. Therefore, we expect this area to be the axis by which we see better coverage of showers/thunderstorms, likely later afternoon/evening Saturday. This activity should diminish after midnight Sunday. The main impact with any showers/thunderstorms will be heavy rain. Expect high rainfall rates given the high PWATs and efficient saturation in the atmospheric column. Minor flooding could occur quickly with these heavy downpours. Precipitation totals through the short-term will be around a half an inch areawide with locally higher amounts possible associated with those heavier showers/storms. Temperatures will be slightly below normal. 26 .LONG TERM /Sunday through Friday/... The main concerns through the long term period will centered around precipitation from what is now Subtropical Storm Alberto, as of the 11 AM EST update from NHC. As of the most recent forecast package, NHC has Alberto reaching land sometime on Monday near the AL/MS border. Models start to diverge after reaching land, but the overall trend in the models is a generally east track towards our area. The GFS brings Alberto through our northwest corner late Wednesday, while ECMWF keeps Alberto further north and west of our area completely. Regardless of the model differences and the exact track/intensity of Subtropical Storm Alberto, heavy rain will be a continued threat in our area through the long term period as PWATs rise to 1.5 to 2+ inches. For our area, Alberto will bring heavy rainfall and the potential for flooding. Although winds should not be a major issue with Alberto, with already wet soils it will be relatively easy for trees to fall. Current QPF associated with Alberto is about 3-6 inches with locally higher amounts possible, especially in northeast GA and east central GA. Flash flooding will also become a problem as well as river flooding. With the above-normal rainfall that most areas have seen over the past few days, soils are already saturated and additional precip would be expected to cause problems. Make sure to be aware of any forecast changes/watches/warnings, as well as updates from NHC, as there is still uncertainty within the track of Alberto. The need for any flood-related watches will continue to be monitored. Decided to go with a blend for precip for most of the long term as models diverge shortly after Alberto reaches land. Regardless, chances for showers and thunderstorms exist daily and any day could see a strong thunderstorm. High temps through the long term are generally in the upper 70s and 80s, with low temps in the 60s and 70s. Reaves && .AVIATION... 18Z Update... Widespread showers and isolated thunderstorms have developed across our SE tier, impacting MCN and AHN through the rest of the afternoon. Mixed bag of MVFR/VFR cigs with reduced vsbys associated with any heavy showers. We may see this activity expand further north and west over timing, impacting the metro TAF sites and CSG later this afternoon/evening. Activity should diminish after midnight with redevelopment of showers/thunderstorms by late morning/early afternoon on Saturday. Cigs will come down to MVFR/IFR later tonight through mid-morning, lifting by late morning. Patchy fog is possible. Looks like skies try to clear a bit tomorrow afternoon with better coverage of precipitation further north late tomorrow afternoon/evening. Winds will be out of the SE this afternoon, becoming SSE. Models show winds briefly becoming SSW in the mid- morning, but confidence is low on this. //ATL Confidence...18Z Update... Medium confidence all elements. 26 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Athens 66 84 67 80 / 60 40 40 60 Atlanta 68 83 69 78 / 60 50 40 60 Blairsville 63 78 63 77 / 60 60 60 60 Cartersville 67 83 67 80 / 50 60 50 60 Columbus 69 85 69 80 / 50 50 40 70 Gainesville 67 81 67 78 / 60 60 50 60 Macon 68 84 68 80 / 60 50 40 70 Rome 68 84 67 82 / 50 60 50 60 Peachtree City 67 84 67 79 / 50 50 40 60 Vidalia 70 86 70 81 / 40 40 40 70 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Flash Flood Watch through Saturday morning for the following zones: Baldwin...Banks...Barrow...Bibb...Bleckley...Butts... Carroll...Chattahoochee...Cherokee...Clarke...Clayton...Cobb... Coweta...Crawford...Crisp...Dawson...DeKalb...Dodge...Dooly... Douglas...Emanuel...Fayette...Forsyth...Glascock...Greene... Gwinnett...Hall...Hancock...Harris...Heard...Henry...Houston... Jackson...Jasper...Jefferson...Johnson...Jones...Lamar... Laurens...Lumpkin...Macon...Madison...Marion...Meriwether... Monroe...Montgomery...Morgan...Muscogee...Newton...North Fulton...Oconee...Oglethorpe...Paulding...Peach...Pickens... Pike...Pulaski...Putnam...Rockdale...Schley...South Fulton... Spalding...Stewart...Sumter...Talbot...Taliaferro...Taylor... Telfair...Toombs...Treutlen...Troup...Twiggs...Upson...Walton... Warren...Washington...Webster...Wheeler...White...Wilcox... Wilkes...Wilkinson. && SHORT TERM...26 LONG TERM....Reaves AVIATION...26
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 342 PM EDT Fri May 25 2018 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-261945- 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- 342 PM EDT Fri May 25 2018 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North and Central Georgia. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight... Scattered to widespread showers along with isolated to scattered thunderstorms are expected. The main hazards will be heavy rainfall that could cause localized flooding. A Flash Flood Watch remains in effect for central Georgia and portions of north Georgia through Saturday morning. In addition, a few strong thunderstorms are possible with gusty winds and frequent lightning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday... Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms can be expected across the area each day through Thursday. The primary hazard will be heavy rainfall from Subtropical Storm Alberto that could cause localized flooding as well as river flooding. On any given day, a few strong thunderstorms will be possible with the main hazards being gusty winds and frequent lightning. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated at this time, but spotters are encouraged to submit reports of any severe or significant weather and flooding.
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
351 PM EDT FRI MAY 25 2018
GAZ090-091-252015-
Chattahoochee GA-Marion GA-
351 PM EDT FRI MAY 25 2018
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN CHATTAHOOCHEE AND
SOUTHWESTERN MARION COUNTIES UNTIL 415 PM EDT...
At 351 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was over Zellobee, or 7 miles
west of Buena Vista. This storm was nearly stationary.
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. Trees
can down more easily with wet soils.
Some locations in the path of this storm include
Buena Vista, Brantley and Zellobee.
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 3222 8460 3223 8462 3223 8464 3225 8471
3241 8470 3240 8451 3221 8455
TIME...MOT...LOC 1951Z 278DEG 1KT 3229 8464
WIND...40MPHSpecial Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
417 PM EDT FRI MAY 25 2018
GAZ090-091-102-103-252045-
Chattahoochee GA-Stewart GA-Marion GA-Webster GA-
417 PM EDT FRI MAY 25 2018
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN CHATTAHOOCHEE...
NORTHEASTERN STEWART...SOUTHWESTERN MARION AND NORTHWESTERN WEBSTER
COUNTIES UNTIL 445 PM EDT...
At 416 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was over Zellobee, or 7 miles
southwest of Buena Vista...moving southeast at 5 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. Trees
can down more easily with wet soils.
Some locations in the path of this storm include
Seminole, Christopher, Brooklyn, Renfroe, Draneville, Manta and
Zellobee.
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 3235 8475 3243 8464 3220 8446 3212 8471
TIME...MOT...LOC 2016Z 316DEG 5KT 3226 8463
WIND...40MPHSpecial Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
449 PM EDT FRI MAY 25 2018
GAZ093-095-105-252115-
Macon GA-Dooly GA-Houston GA-
449 PM EDT FRI MAY 25 2018
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EASTERN MACON...NORTHERN DOOLY
AND SOUTHWESTERN HOUSTON COUNTIES UNTIL 515 PM EDT...
At 448 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was near Henderson, or 10 miles
east of Oglethorpe. This storm was nearly stationary.
HAZARD...40 to 50 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. Trees
can down more easily with wet soils.
This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of east central
Macon...north central Dooly and southwestern Houston Counties.
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 3227 8380 3226 8393 3239 8398 3244 8389
3243 8380
TIME...MOT...LOC 2048Z 159DEG 2KT 3231 8389
WIND...50MPHSpecial Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
529 PM EDT FRI MAY 25 2018
GAZ105-252200-
Dooly GA-
529 PM EDT FRI MAY 25 2018
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WESTERN DOOLY COUNTY UNTIL 600 PM
EDT...
At 528 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was over Lilly, or near Vienna.
This storm was nearly stationary.
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. Trees
can down more easily with wet soils.
Some locations in the path of this storm include
Vienna, Byromville, Lilly, Dooling and Drayton.
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 3206 8398 3207 8399 3209 8398 3210 8399
3222 8399 3225 8396 3226 8376 3205 8379
3205 8398
TIME...MOT...LOC 2128Z 165DEG 0KT 3214 8389
WIND...40MPHSpecial Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
536 PM EDT FRI MAY 25 2018
GAZ094-095-252200-
Peach GA-Houston GA-
536 PM EDT FRI MAY 25 2018
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN PEACH AND HOUSTON
COUNTIES UNTIL 600 PM EDT...
At 535 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was near Perry...moving
northeast at 10 mph.
HAZARD...40 to 50 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. Trees
can down more easily with wet soils.
Some locations in the path of this storm include
Perry, Warner Robins, Centerville, Byron, Powerville, Moss Oak,
Meadowdale, Houston Lake, Miami Valley and Lakewood.
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 3251 8388 3265 8376 3260 8361 3245 8363
3239 8379
TIME...MOT...LOC 2135Z 221DEG 8KT 3251 8375
WIND...50MPHSpecial Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
552 PM EDT FRI MAY 25 2018
GAZ093-095-105-252230-
Macon GA-Dooly GA-Houston GA-
552 PM EDT FRI MAY 25 2018
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EASTERN MACON...NORTHEASTERN
DOOLY AND SOUTHWESTERN HOUSTON COUNTIES UNTIL 630 PM EDT...
At 552 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was near Henderson, or 12 miles
southwest of Perry. This storm was nearly stationary.
HAZARD...40 to 50 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. Trees
can down more easily with wet soil.
Some locations in the path of this storm include
Unadilla, Pinehurst, Elko, Grove Park and Henderson.
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 3225 8393 3233 8393 3242 8385 3240 8373
3231 8360 3229 8361 3228 8361 3215 8375
TIME...MOT...LOC 2152Z 308DEG 4KT 3229 8382
WIND...50MPHThe Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 57 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:27 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
The Wrightsville Fire Department reported trees and power lines blown down on Highway 57 west of Wrightsville.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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