A broad, weak upper-level trough lingered over the eastern United States through the last few days of the month. A series of weak short waves combined with moderate instability to produce isolated to scattered severe thunderstorms each day, mainly during the afternoon and evening hours.
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Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
The episode as NWS FFC wrote it up.
A broad, weak upper-level trough lingered over the eastern United States through the last few days of the month. A series of weak short waves combined with moderate instability to produce isolated to scattered severe thunderstorms each day, mainly during the afternoon and evening 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 Jul 29, 2:15 PM EST, 55 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 315 PM EDT Mon Jul 29 2019 ...Afternoon Area Forecast Discussion... .SHORT TERM /Tonight through Tuesday Night/... Isolated to scattered showers have begun to populate portions of north and west central Georgia. Instability is limited across the forecast area today but some isolated thunderstorms could be possible, especially for north Georgia, for the remainder of the afternoon. A stout cap around 10-15kft will keep any storms from becoming strong, and the spreading of cumulus at these levels will provide partly sunny and slightly cooler conditions the rest of the afternoon. Tomorrow, an upper level trough axis will be approaching on the forecast area which will provide a bit of mid-level lifting in the southeast CONUS. An axis of enhanced moisture and instability ahead of a painfully slow moving cold front will also be draped across the north and northwestern portions of the state, which will help to concentrate convective development. Forecast high temperatures are running around to as much as 4 degrees above normal across the area today and within about 2-5 degrees of normal on Tuesday. Forecast low temperatures are running within about 3-5 degrees of normal for tonight. Thiem .LONG TERM /Wednesday through Monday/... Minor adjustments to raise some pops given slow propagation of front through midweek. Maintained general chance pops afterward for the weekend and possibly into early next week given some slight discrepancies on the evolution of the upper trough and how much Gulf/SE Atlantic moisture hangs around. Previous discussion follows... Baker PREV DISCUSSION... /Issued 415 AM EDT Mon Jul 29 2019/ LONG TERM /Tuesday Night through Sunday/... The forecast area will remain generally in a mid level trough through the long term...between the southern Atlantic high and the southwest high. A weak front should sink into north GA by mid week and then stall and become more diffuse. This...along with a general increase in moisture will support mainly chance pops through the long term. There will probably be a diurnal pattern to the pops...but think that showers/thunderstorms could occur at any time. There could be some enhancement toward the end of the week and into the weekend as models hint at a tropical wave approaching the southeast GA coast. Max temperatures should mostly range from the mid to upper 80s north to mid 90s central for much of the period. 41 && .AVIATION... 18Z Update... VFR conditions are expected to continue across the forecast area with 6000-12000 Sct-Bkn clouds. Potential for showers and thunderstorms this afternoon over portions of North and Central GA could possibility affect the ATL/AHN/CSG areas. Surface winds calm or light and variable to start then tending to favor a SW-NW direction during the day. //ATL Confidence...18Z Update... Medium on Thunderstorm Coverage High on all other elements. Thiem && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Athens 68 92 69 93 / 5 10 10 30 Atlanta 71 89 70 91 / 10 30 20 30 Blairsville 63 80 62 81 / 20 40 30 60 Cartersville 70 89 69 91 / 20 30 20 50 Columbus 72 92 71 95 / 5 10 10 20 Gainesville 68 88 69 90 / 10 30 20 50 Macon 69 92 70 96 / 5 10 10 20 Rome 68 90 69 91 / 10 30 20 50 Peachtree City 70 90 70 93 / 10 20 20 30 Vidalia 68 95 71 98 / 5 5 5 20 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && SHORT TERM...Thiem LONG TERM....Baker AVIATION...Thiem
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 1132 AM EDT Mon Jul 29 2019 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-301545- 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- 1132 AM EDT Mon Jul 29 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North and Central Georgia. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight... The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. Isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms are possible across North Georgia this afternoon. Any thunderstorms that develop should remain below severe limits. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday... Scattered afternoon showers and thunderstorms are expected for the remainder of the period. The chance for severe weather is low...but some isolated strong storms containing strong winds and cloud to ground lightning cannot be ruled out. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed through tonight.
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 84 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:10 UTC.
6 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
The public reported 3 trees blown down and half-inch hail in Alpharetta.
The Whitfield County Emergency Manager reported trees blown down near the intersection of Old Dixie Highway and Tilton Road.
The Douglas County Emergency Manager reported several trees and power lines down around the Lithia Springs area, between Temple Street and North Sweetwater Road and Brenda Lane. A tree was also reported down on a house off Linda Drive. Time estimated from radar.
The Paulding County Emergency Manager reported a house fire caused by lightning in the 600 block of Old Dallas Acworth Road.
The Paulding County 911 center reported a tree blown down along Due West Road near County Line Road.
The Cobb County 911 center reported a tree blown down near the intersection of Riverforest Drive and Willeo Court.
Several reports of trees and powerlines down between Clearwater Lake and Hwy 54 near Shack Hunter Road. Minor damage to a pontoon boat was also noted at Clearwater Lake. Reports from county emergency management. Time estimated from radar.
The Public reported quarter size hail at the intersection of Highway 411 and Biddy Road.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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: 845395, 845397, 845401, 845394, 845404, 845405, 845410, 845392.