A surface low associated with a deep upper-level trough swept across north and central Georgia bringing widespread showers and thunderstorms, accompanied by heavy rain. Despite somewhat limited instability, the strong dynamics and moderate shear resulted in isolated reports of damaging thunderstorm winds and large hail.
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A surface low associated with a deep upper-level trough swept across north and central Georgia bringing widespread showers and thunderstorms, accompanied by heavy rain. Despite somewhat limited instability, the strong dynamics and moderate shear resulted in isolated reports of damaging thunderstorm winds and large hail. Rainfall amounts of 2 to 3 inches quickly fell over portions of northern 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 Apr 9, 6:49 AM EST, 2 hours 3 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 749 AM EDT Tue Apr 9 2019 .UPDATE... Updated for 12Z aviation discussion. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /Issued 407 AM EDT Tue Apr 9 2019/ SHORT TERM /Today through Wednesday/... An upper level low in conjunction with a surface a low centered over eastern central Mississippi and western Alabama is expected to continue to track east through the day today. A front is expected to push through the area followed by the center of the surface low later this afternoon. Ongoing showers with embedded thunderstorms across central Georgia are expected to spread north and east across the area through the morning hours before more scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms are expected again this afternoon and evening. A few storms may become strong to severe today, with the best chances across east and central Georgia. The main threats with any stronger storms will be damaging winds and hail. SPC has included much of eastern and central Georgia in a Slight Risk for severe storms. Rainfall totals through tonight are expected to range from half an inch to about an inch with locally higher amounts possible with any stronger storms. As the low pushes across the area, showers and thunderstorms are expected to come to an end overnight tonight pushing east out of the area. High temperatures this afternoon will be in the 70s with some spots reaching the 80s further south. Lows overnight are still above average but are expected to be cooler than previous nights with lows in the upper 40s across the mountains and 50s/low 60s elsewhere. As the upper level trough moves out of the southeast on Wednesday, high pressure moves in and a wedge expected to build into the northeastern portion of the CWA. Overall, Wednesday is expected to be dry with high temperatures in the 70s and 80s across the area. Reaves && .LONG TERM /Wednesday Night through Monday/... The beginning of the long term starts out in between systems with dry and stable weather. The first of two short waves and associated surface cold front will move across the southeast Thursday night and Friday bringing increasing chances of showers and thunderstorms Thursday night and Friday with the best chances across north Georgia. The cold front stalls across central Georgia Friday night and Saturday as the next short wave and cold front develops over the southern plains. This system will move across the CWA Sunday bringing increasing CAPES and shear Sunday. The main focus for strong to severe storms will be along and ahead of the cold front that will move across the CWA Sunday. Drier air spreads across the CWA Sunday night and Monday. 17 && .AVIATION... 12Z Update... MVFR/IFR cigs across the area should improve to VFR/MVFR conditions around 15-16Z or so. Potential for SHRA/TSRA will continue through the morning with SHRA/TSRA expected again this afternoon/evening with best chances around 16Z-03Z. Gusty winds will be possible in and around storms. Winds are mostly light and variable but overall more S/SE. Winds should shift to E around 15-16Z, and then N ending at NW around 19-21Z. Winds should shift E on Wednesday near the end of the taf cycle. //ATL Confidence...12Z Update... Low confidence on winds. Medium confidence on all other elements. Reaves && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Athens 75 54 77 53 / 70 40 0 5 Atlanta 74 56 78 59 / 70 20 0 5 Blairsville 72 47 75 51 / 70 20 0 0 Cartersville 75 52 79 55 / 70 20 0 5 Columbus 76 58 82 61 / 60 30 0 5 Gainesville 74 54 75 56 / 70 20 0 5 Macon 76 58 79 54 / 70 50 5 0 Rome 76 52 80 55 / 70 10 0 0 Peachtree City 75 55 80 55 / 80 20 0 5 Vidalia 80 62 79 59 / 70 60 10 0 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && SHORT TERM...Reaves LONG TERM....17 AVIATION...Reaves
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 331 AM EDT Tue Apr 9 2019 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-100745- 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- 331 AM EDT Tue Apr 9 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North and Central Georgia. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight... Isolated severe storms possible today, mainly across central and parts of northeast Georgia. A strong storm system centered over Mississippi will move eastward across Georgia today. This will destabilize the atmosphere across north and central Georgia. The result will be scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms, a few of which could be severe. The main hazards will be damaging winds and large hail. Although an isolated severe storm could occur just about anywhere across the region, the best area of severe thunderstorm development will be south and east of a line from Franklin to Hiawassee. This includes the Atlanta, Athens, Columbus and Macon areas. The best timing for severe thunderstorm development will be from 9 AM until 6 PM today. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday... Another strong storm system will move over Georgia late this week and into the weekend. Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms will develop Thursday night into Saturday. A strong cold front will move across the region Sunday, destabilizing the atmosphere further. This will result in a few storms becoming strong to severe, mainly Sunday afternoon and evening. .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
939 AM EDT TUE APR 9 2019
GAZ048-049-058-059-071-072-091415-
Butts GA-Morgan GA-Monroe GA-Jones GA-Jasper GA-Newton GA-
939 AM EDT TUE APR 9 2019
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BUTTS...SOUTHWESTERN MORGAN...
NORTHEASTERN MONROE...NORTHWESTERN JONES...JASPER AND SOUTHEASTERN
NEWTON COUNTIES UNTIL 1015 AM EDT...
At 939 AM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was near Blount, or 8 miles
north of Forsyth...moving north at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Up to 40 mph wind...pea sized hail and frequent cloud to
ground lightning.
IMPACT...Expect minor damage to tree limbs and blowing around of
light...unsecured objects.
Some locations in the path of this storm include
Covington, Jackson, Monticello, Porterdale, Newborn, Flovilla,
Mansfield, Stewart, Turtle Cove, Worthville, Berner, Starrsville,
Calvin, Farrar, Blount, Eudora, North Alcovy, McElheneys Crossroads,
Juliette and Indian Springs State Park.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
People outdoors should seek shelter immediately. If you can hear
thunder...you are close enough to be struck by lightning.
LAT...LON 3309 8403 3342 8397 3345 8392 3349 8395
3360 8393 3353 8355 3305 8377
TIME...MOT...LOC 1339Z 194DEG 27KT 3315 8391
HAIL...0.25IN
WIND...40MPHThe Atlanta radar (KFFC), 64 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 13:52 UTC.
3 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
The Flovilla Fire Department reported quarter size hail at the Flovilla fire station.
The Newton County Emergency Manager reported numerous trees and power lines blown down from the Stewart Glen subdivision to around the intersection of Highway 36 and Fincher Road.
The Banks County 911 center reported trees and power lines blown down from just north of Banks Crossing on Rattle Trap Road and on Denton Drive to the Pinefield Crossroads area northeast of Homer near the intersection of Damascus Road and Murray Road.
Polk County Police Department posted video footage to social media of flash flooding over a roadway at the entrance to Cedartown High School. The flooding resulted from two to three inches of rain that quickly fell over the area, overwhelming a small creek and drainage systems in the area. Water also inundated some ball fields on the campus.
The public reported trees blown down on Brantley Street NW and Marietta Road NW near Dupont Commons Lane.
The public reported quarter size hail at the Dollar General in Abbeville.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Georgia in 2019Every state in 2019This day in weather historyWarnings in Georgia, April 2019
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: 813262, 813264, 813266, 822763, 813270, 813263.