A line of thunderstorms ahead of a cold front swept through north Georgia in the early morning hours, producing an isolated area of damaging thunderstorm winds in Carroll County.
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A line of thunderstorms ahead of a cold front swept through north Georgia in the early morning hours, producing an isolated area of damaging thunderstorm winds in Carroll 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 Dec 1, 12:50 AM EST, 2 hours 20 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 1250 AM EST Sun Dec 1 2019 .PREV DISCUSSION... /issued 1000 PM EST Sat Nov 30 2019/ Update... No changes planned for the forecast. Rain and a few thunderstorms will gradually spread east and south across the area. There has been a general weakening trend to the thunderstorms as they move east. 41 Previous... SHORT TERM /Tonight through Sunday Night/... Main concern is the potential for strong/severe storms in NW and WC GA after 9 PM tonight. Low level moisture increasing from the west across AL today and faster than indicated by recent HRRR runs, though there is substantial dry air over eastcentral GA. Concerned that instability will be a tad higher than forecast. With HREF mean 0-1km SRH progged over 400 m2/s2 will be sufficient for a brief tornado or two. Some HREF members also hinting that activity could sneak into NW corner by 8 PM but more likely from 9 PM-midnight. As line of convection spreads east, strong winds still possible it should weaken as large scale forcing and environment (mainly instability) become less favorable. Will likely see little or no CG lightning except for a few strong cells before 3 AM. Line will move through steadily and should be clear of the CWA by noon Sunday with strong and gusty west winds. Could be close to advisory criteria, but initial indications are it will remain below criteria. As second shortwave dives into TN valley Sunday night, could see some snow showers produce very light accumulations in elevations above 2000ft. Surface temps have come in a bit colder than previous guidance so have a little more snow showers than this time yesterday. Accumulations will mainly be in grassy areas and less than 1 inch. Roads should remain ice free as temps remain steady in the lower 30s then climb to mid to upper 30s by noon Monday. Again higher elevations will stay cooler with steep lapse rates and very cold air aloft in this pattern. Will need to monitor for possible advisory criteria in higher elevations. SNELSON LONG TERM /Monday through Saturday/... The long term forecast picks up on Monday just as wrap around moisture on the back side of a low pressure system will be passing across northern Georgia with precipitation coming to an end. The forecast area should remain dry through about early Friday when the next system is expected to impact the area. There are some disagreements between models for timing of another upper level trough expected to impact the area Friday. The GFS has a quicker progression east than the ECMWF leading to earlier precipitation across the area early Friday. Have gone with a blend for pops, bringing slight change to chance pops early Friday with chances lingering through early Saturday. Models aren't really showing much instability with this system, so have continued just chances for rain. Monday is expected to be the coolest day of the long term forecast with highs in the upper 30s and lower 40s across the north and in the mountains with upper 40s and mid 50s across central Georgia. Overnight lows into Tuesday morning will also be chilly with widespread temps in the upper 20s and lower 30s expected across the area. Temperatures will begin to moderate after that with highs through the extended generally in the 50s and 60s with lows in the 30s and 40s. Reaves && .AVIATION... 06Z UPDATE... Line of SHRA and embedded TSRA continues to move through the terminals. This will eventually lead to cigs dropping to MVFR with even some indications of IFR possible although will not carry in the current set. Clearing conditions expected later this morning but winds will continue to increase. Gusts in excess of 20 kts will be common at all sites. //ATL CONFIDENCE...06Z UPDATE... High on all elements. Deese && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Athens 66 38 49 33 / 90 5 5 0 Atlanta 63 37 45 33 / 70 5 5 0 Blairsville 57 31 39 28 / 70 30 20 5 Cartersville 63 35 45 31 / 50 5 5 0 Columbus 68 40 51 33 / 80 5 5 0 Gainesville 63 37 46 33 / 70 5 5 0 Macon 69 40 51 33 / 80 5 5 0 Rome 61 36 45 31 / 30 5 5 0 Peachtree City 65 37 47 31 / 70 5 5 0 Vidalia 72 43 54 33 / 80 10 0 0 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && SHORT TERM...SNELSON LONG TERM....Reaves AVIATION...Deese
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 631 PM EST Sat Nov 30 2019 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-012345- 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- 631 PM EST Sat Nov 30 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North and Central Georgia. .DAY ONE...Tonight... Isolated thunderstorms are possible over north and much of central Georgia tonight. A line of scattered storms is expected to move into the northwest corner of the state after 9 PM tonight and spread east overnight. Storms in northwest Georgia could be strong to severe with damaging winds and even a brief tornado possible. Storms are expected to weaken overnight however there could be some gusty winds with stronger cells. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday... Isolated thunderstorms are possible Sunday morning with some gusty winds possible. There is also a chance of a rain and snow mix over far north Georgia mainly at elevations above 2500 feet late Sunday night and Monday morning. No accumulations or impacts are expected at this time. Otherwise no hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed through tonight.
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
109 AM EST Sun Dec 1 2019
GAZ012-013-020-021-010645-
Cherokee GA-Gordon GA-Bartow GA-Pickens GA-
109 AM EST Sun Dec 1 2019
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN CHEROKEE...SOUTHEASTERN
GORDON...NORTHERN BARTOW AND PICKENS COUNTIES UNTIL 145 AM EST...
At 109 AM EST...a strong thunderstorm was near Kingston, or 10 miles
northwest of Cartersville...moving northeast at 80 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
Cartersville, Jasper, Adairsville, Ball Ground, Nelson, White,
Waleska, Kingston, Talking Rock, Fairmount, Folsom, Salacoa Valley,
Pine Log, Talmadge, Tate, Funkhouser and Hinton.
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 3435 8432 3422 8501 3425 8502 3426 8501
3426 8502 3428 8503 3433 8502 3455 8442
TIME...MOT...LOC 0609Z 247DEG 71KT 3429 8491
WIND...40MPHSpecial Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
135 AM EST Sun Dec 1 2019
GAZ007-008-013>016-010700-
Gilmer GA-Dawson GA-Union GA-Pickens GA-White GA-Lumpkin GA-
135 AM EST Sun Dec 1 2019
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN GILMER...DAWSON...
SOUTHERN UNION...EASTERN PICKENS...SOUTHWESTERN WHITE AND LUMPKIN
COUNTIES UNTIL 200 AM EST...
At 135 AM EST...a strong thunderstorm was over Tate, or over
Jasper...moving east at 80 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
Dahlonega, Dawsonville, Suches, Amicalola Falls State Park, Sequoyah
Lake, Camp Merrill, Marblehill, Woods Hole Shelter, Juno, Fausett
Lake, Len Foote Hike Inn, Black Gap Shelter, Lake Tamarack, Hollis
Lathem Reservoir, Auraria, Garland, Porter Springs, Turners Corner,
Nimblewill and Blood Mountain Shelter.
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 3475 8393 3450 8380 3450 8384 3448 8387
3447 8393 3446 8393 3437 8426 3438 8426
3438 8434 3455 8443 3464 8420 3460 8419
3466 8415
TIME...MOT...LOC 0635Z 248DEG 71KT 3445 8438
WIND...40MPHSpecial Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
153 AM EST Sun Dec 1 2019
GAZ001>003-010730-
Catoosa GA-Walker GA-Dade GA-
153 AM EST Sun Dec 1 2019
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WESTERN CATOOSA...WALKER AND DADE
COUNTIES UNTIL 230 AM EST...
At 153 AM EST...a line of strong thunderstorms was along a line
extending from near Cooper Heights to near Higdon...and moving
northeast at 45 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
Trenton, Fort Oglethorpe, Chickamauga, Fairview, Rising Fawn,
Boynton, Beaumont, Chattanooga Valley, Blue Spring, Cloudland Canyon
State Park, Cooper Heights and Rock Spring.
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 3484 8512 3467 8554 3470 8555 3486 8558
3499 8520
TIME...MOT...LOC 0653Z 241DEG 38KT 3484 8543 3480 8560
WIND...40MPHSpecial Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
158 AM EST Sun Dec 1 2019
GAZ014>016-022>024-010745-
Hall GA-Banks GA-Dawson GA-Forsyth GA-White GA-Lumpkin GA-
158 AM EST Sun Dec 1 2019
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN HALL...BANKS...
SOUTHEASTERN DAWSON...NORTHERN FORSYTH...SOUTHERN WHITE AND
SOUTHEASTERN LUMPKIN COUNTIES UNTIL 245 AM EST...
At 158 AM EST...a line of strong thunderstorms was along a line
extending from near Dahlonega to near Silver City...and moving east
at 60 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
Gainesville, Dahlonega, Cleveland, Dawsonville, Homer, Lula,
Clermont, Gillsville, Dougherty, Pinefield Crossroads, Mossy Creek,
Silver City, Murrayville, Auraria, Leaf, Garland, Hollingsworth and
War Hill Park.
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 3462 8364 3458 8364 3455 8362 3453 8363
3451 8367 3444 8362 3449 8354 3448 8347
3446 8340 3442 8338 3432 8339 3428 8336
3433 8417 3457 8403 3464 8365
TIME...MOT...LOC 0658Z 266DEG 53KT 3455 8403 3436 8415
WIND...40MPHSpecial Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
241 AM EST Sun Dec 1 2019
GAZ041>043-052-010830-
Douglas GA-Haralson GA-Carroll GA-Heard GA-
241 AM EST Sun Dec 1 2019
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN DOUGLAS...SOUTHERN
HARALSON...CARROLL AND NORTHWESTERN HEARD COUNTIES UNTIL 330 AM
EST...
At 241 AM EST...a line of strong thunderstorms was along a line
extending from Muscadine to near Lineville...and moving east at 45
mph.
HAZARD...Winds 40 to 50 mph.
IMPACT...Expect minor damage to tree limbs and blowing around of
light...unsecured objects.
Some locations in the path of these storms include
Douglasville, Carrollton, Buchanan, Villa Rica, Bremen, Temple,
Tallapoosa, Bowdon, Mount Zion, Waco, Ephesus, Roopville, Bowdon
Junction, Tyus, Roosterville, Clem, Frolona, Abilene, Winston and
Lake Val-Do-Mar.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
People outdoors should seek shelter immediately.
LAT...LON 3380 8536 3377 8474 3327 8526
TIME...MOT...LOC 0741Z 273DEG 38KT 3375 8538 3336 8579
WIND...50MPHSpecial Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
250 AM EST Sun Dec 1 2019
GAZ002-004>006-010815-
Whitfield GA-Walker GA-Murray GA-Fannin GA-
250 AM EST Sun Dec 1 2019
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WHITFIELD...SOUTHEASTERN
WALKER...MURRAY AND NORTHWESTERN FANNIN COUNTIES UNTIL 315 AM EST...
At 250 AM EST...a line of strong thunderstorms was along a line
extending from near Cohutta to near Mill Creek to near Suttles
Mill...and moving northeast at 50 mph.
HAZARD...Winds up to 40 mph.
IMPACT...Expect minor damage to tree limbs and blowing around of
light...unsecured objects.
Some locations in the path of these storms include
Dalton, Chatsworth, Varnell, Eton, Cohutta, Crandall, Sumac, Rocky
Face, Gregory, Cohutta Wilderness, Tilton, Mill Creek, Conasauga
Lake, Tennga, Beaverdale, Dawnville and Cisco.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
People outdoors should seek shelter immediately.
LAT...LON 3485 8459 3485 8462 3484 8461 3464 8493
3461 8502 3461 8505 3462 8506 3460 8506
3459 8511 3459 8515 3496 8495 3499 8490
3499 8455
TIME...MOT...LOC 0750Z 241DEG 44KT 3492 8492 3468 8501 3460 8514
WIND...40MPHThe Atlanta radar (KFFC), 55 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 08:10 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
The public reported several trees blown down on Oak Grove Road near the intersection with Carrollton Street. Some of the trees fell onto and destroyed a mobile home. No injuries were reported.
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