A line of thunderstorms ahead of a strong cold front produced Isolated reports of damaging thunderstorm winds across northwest Georgia during the early morning hours.
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A line of thunderstorms ahead of a strong cold front produced Isolated reports of damaging thunderstorm winds across northwest Georgia during the early morning hours.
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 Nov 6, 4:06 AM EST, 14 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 406 AM EST Tue Nov 6 2018 .SHORT TERM /Today through Wednesday/... Main concern with high shear/low CAPE cold frontal passage bringing severe and isolated tornado potential to portions of far north Georgia currently through this morning. Tornado Watch has been issued mainly along and north of a Rome to Cleveland line through 14z. The convection should continue to trigger along and ahead of the front as it pushes SEWD, though will have less favorable shear later today by the time it pushes into central GA. Should still be enough for a Marginal Risk of mainly a strong to isolated severe wind threat. Front sags just south of the CWA by this evening/overnight and maintained some slight pops in the far southern tier for showers, though most of area will have partly to mostly clear skies before the next disturbance and some upglide ahead of it ramps up cloud coverage and precip potential going into Wednesday. Have chance pops for most of area by Wed afternoon with likely in central GA as front also lifts northward. Conditional instability does return but is limited mainly to central GA so have slight thunder mention in the likely pop zone. For temps have non-diurnal trend today given aforementioned front, then cooling tonight down to the mid 40s to low 50s for most areas except warmer near the lingering front for south central GA. Temps slightly above climo for Wednesday mainly in the upper 60s to low 70s for northern majority. Baker .LONG TERM /Wednesday Night through Monday/... The onset of the long-term forecast period will remain unsettled and fairly wet. The cold front that moves through the area today will stall across south Georgia with some minor north-south movement through late week. From Wednesday night into Thursday, weak shortwaves will provide the impetus for a couple rounds of rainfall. A few thunderstorms would be possible on Thursday primarily in central Georgia where instability will be slightly higher in the vicinity of the front. By Friday, a strong cold front will push eastward into the state, keeping rain chances high along and ahead of the front, though the threat for thunderstorms appears low. This front will usher in a dry and much cooler air mass for the weekend. Widespread highs in the 50s can be expected across north Georgia. Lows at or below freezing can be expected in portions of far north Georgia both Saturday and Sunday mornings. Another cold front on Monday will bring an even colder airmass to the Southeast with well below normal temperatures looking likely for next week. RW && .AVIATION... 06Z Update... LIFR cigs for most sites and some IFR to LIFR vsbys ahead of cold front approaching from the NW. Shower and TS potential increasing after 09/13z for near KATL and trending later for other sites to the east and south. Cigs could have delayed improvement with precip but should be near MVFR for mid morning to afternoon. Winds SE to south near 7 kts initially then 8-10 kts out of the SW after 09z and becoming more west to NW with progression of the front today. Cigs should scatter out some by 20/00z this afternoon/evening. //ATL Confidence...06Z Update... Medium on cig improvement timing. High on all else. Baker && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Athens 71 49 72 54 / 60 10 40 30 Atlanta 70 51 70 55 / 70 10 50 20 Blairsville 65 42 66 47 / 80 5 40 20 Cartersville 69 46 69 50 / 80 10 40 20 Columbus 74 57 73 60 / 60 20 60 40 Gainesville 67 49 69 52 / 70 5 40 20 Macon 78 54 74 60 / 70 30 60 50 Rome 69 46 68 49 / 80 5 40 20 Peachtree City 71 49 70 54 / 60 10 50 30 Vidalia 84 63 80 65 / 60 60 70 60 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Tornado Watch until 9 AM EST this morning for the following zones: Catoosa...Chattooga...Dade...Dawson...Fannin...Floyd... Gilmer...Gordon...Lumpkin...Murray...Pickens...Towns...Union... Walker...White...Whitfield. && SHORT TERM...Baker LONG TERM....RW AVIATION...Baker
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 404 AM EST Tue Nov 6 2018 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-070915- 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- 404 AM EST Tue Nov 6 2018 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North and Central Georgia. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight... A line of strong to severe thunderstorms will affect north Georgia through the morning hours. The primary threats will be damaging wind gusts over 60 mph as well as brief tornadoes. Locally heavy rainfall and frequent lightning can also be expected. The chance for strong and isolated severe thunderstorms will also exist in central Georgia this afternoon with strong wind gusts being the primary threat. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday... There will be a chance of thunderstorms primarily in central Georgia Wednesday and Thursday. Freezing temperatures may affect portions of north Georgia by Saturday and Sunday mornings. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is requested this morning across north Georgia and may be needed in central Georgia this afternoon.
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
355 AM EST TUE NOV 6 2018
GAZ001>007-011>013-019-061045-
Chattooga GA-Gilmer GA-Whitfield GA-Catoosa GA-Walker GA-Gordon GA-
Pickens GA-Dade GA-Murray GA-Floyd GA-Fannin GA-
355 AM EST TUE NOV 6 2018
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN CHATTOOGA...GILMER...
WHITFIELD...CATOOSA...WALKER...GORDON...NORTHWESTERN PICKENS...
DADE...MURRAY...NORTHEASTERN FLOYD AND NORTHWESTERN FANNIN COUNTIES
UNTIL 545 AM EST...
At 349 AM EST...a line of severe thunderstorms in far northeast
Alabama was moving east at 50 mph toward northwest Georgia. If these
storms maintain their intensity, damaging winds and isolated
tornadoes will be possible in this area through 545 AT EDT. Be
prepared to take shelter if and when a warning is issued.
HAZARD...enhanced risk for damaging wind and a brief tornado
through 545 AM EDT.
IMPACT...Damage to trees, power lines and structures are possible.
A brief tornado could quickly form.
Some locations in the path of these storms include Dalton, Calhoun,
Lafayette, Summerville, Chatsworth, Ringgold, Trenton, Ellijay, Blue
Ridge, Fort Oglethorpe, Chickamauga, Trion, Varnell, Eton, Tunnel
Hill, East Ellijay, Resaca, Talking Rock, Menlo and Ranger.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
People outdoors should seek shelter immediately.
A tornado watch remains in effect. Continue to monitor NOAA Weather
Radio...weather.gov or other media outlets for further statements or
possible warnings on these storms.
LAT...LON 3445 8451 3448 8550 3487 8558 3499 8419
TIME...MOT...LOC 0849Z 264DEG 45KT 3479 8585 3456 8600
WIND...50MPHThe Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 68 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 09:19 UTC.
4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
The Walker County 911 center reported trees blown down across the central county from around the intersection of Highways 193 and 341 to around the 300 block of Highway 151.
The Murray County Emergency Manager reported trees and power lines blown down in south Chatsworth from around the intersection of Highway 411 and Leonard Bridge Road to around the intersection of Red Road and Railroad Road.
The Fannin County Emergency Manager reported trees blown down across the county from around the intersection of McCay Street and Old Epworth Road in McCaysville to around Old Highway 76, Dry Branch Road, Aska Road and Snake Nation Road east of Blue Ridge.
The Gilmer County Emergency Manager reported several trees blown down in the Robert's Ridge area northwest of Ellijay.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Georgia in 2018Every state in 2018This day in weather historyWarnings in Georgia, November 2018
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: 793638, 793639, 793640, 793644.