Isolated severe storms affected a small portion of west-central Georgia during the evening hours. Damaging winds were the primary threat.
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Isolated severe storms affected a small portion of west-central Georgia during the evening hours. Damaging winds were the primary threat.
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 May 9, 2:25 PM EST, 7 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 325 PM EDT Thu May 9 2019 .SHORT TERM /Tonight through Friday Night/... ...Severe Storms Possible Through This Evening... Continue to monitor progression of of squall line through far east Alabama and now moving into our western tier. This is about 2 hours ahead of schedule from the previous hi res guidance and there is some risk of this activity outracing its forcing but that would not likely occur until its gets closer to Atlanta metro. Until then, expect continued strong to locally severe activity for the next couple of hours with this line. Southern portion of the line is feeding more on enhanced instability than mid level forcing. This instability axis does stretch into our southwest zones so could see some enhanced storm development there. Models march this activity right on through central GA this evening with just stray showers left in its wake for the remainder of the overnight period. Low clouds will certainly develop with the moisture in place but fog will be limited by slightly elevated winds during the night time period. That said, some of the wind sheltered locations and areas that receive abundant rainfall could see more significant reductions to visibility. With most of the shortwave energy remaining to the west for Friday, it has all the makings of a typical summer day across the area. CAPE values will approach 2000 J/KG with precipitable water around 1.5 inches, all leading to generally mid range chance pops favored during the afternoon. Downdraft CAPE looks higher than previous days so could see some higher chances for stronger downdrafts with some of the activity. As we head into late Fri night and Sat morning, should see a rapid increase in pops as strong shortwave moves through Alabama. Based on setup, could see some training of cells through Sat morning and perhaps transition to more of a heavy rainfall and flood threat. Deese .LONG TERM /Saturday through Thursday/... Only tweaks to the long term based on the latest guidance. A wet and stormy Saturday and Sunday is still expected. BDL && .PREV DISCUSSION... /issued 151 PM EDT Thu May 9 2019/ PREV DISCUSSION... /issued 1102 AM EDT Thu May 9 2019/ LONG TERM /Friday Night through Wednesday/... A stationary boundary across the southeast states will contribute to unsettled weather for the weekend. A stalled frontal boundary across northern GA will provide focus for several rounds of convection through the weekend. At the beginning of the period, the old frontal boundary should be situated just south of the GA/NC/TN line. The models do push the boundary a bit northward later Saturday into Sunday as a wave of low pressure moves northeast along the boundary. The stronger wave of low pressure will help drag the boundary through the remainder of the CWFA late Sunday into early Monday. High pressure builds in for the remainder of the long term period. Overall, there have been no major timing changes to the forecast. Not confident on how far north of the GA/TN/NC state line the boundary will move, but the front should be close enough to the far northern portion of the CWFA should retain the highest pops. In addition, the axis of heaviest QPF remains in just about the same place as yesterdays runs...mainly along and north of a Douglasville to Atlanta to Athens line. However, the QPF values have increased, especially across the highest elevations. Storm Total QPF from Friday Night through Monday ranges from 1-2 inches north of Interstate 20 with some locally higher amounts of 3-4 inches across the higher terrain. South of I-20, values of an inch or less are likely. High pressure and drier conditions are anticipated for Tuesday through Thursday. A brief return to more normal temps Monday and Tuesday quickly moderate for the latter half of the week back to above normal values. NListemaa AVIATION... 18Z UPDATE... Winds at ATL have been flirting with SSW at ATL but this looks to be fleeting and have kept them on the east side for now. VFR conditions for now but a complex of storms and MVFR cigs poised over Alabama will be headed for the terminals late this afternoon into the evening hours. After 22Z looks to be the most favorable timing for now and will include a TEMPO for all sites with MCN and AHN just a few hours later with the TEMPO. Low cigs to develop in the wake of this activity and have added in a period of IFR for Friday morning for most sites. //ATL CONFIDENCE...18Z UPDATE... Medium on TSRA timing and IFR. High on remaining elements. Deese && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Athens 65 84 66 79 / 70 40 70 80 Atlanta 67 84 67 79 / 70 40 70 80 Blairsville 61 78 61 73 / 60 40 70 80 Cartersville 65 82 65 78 / 80 50 70 80 Columbus 68 87 68 85 / 60 50 40 60 Gainesville 65 81 65 76 / 60 40 70 80 Macon 66 87 67 85 / 60 40 50 60 Rome 64 83 64 78 / 80 50 70 80 Peachtree City 65 85 65 80 / 70 50 60 70 Vidalia 68 88 68 88 / 30 40 40 50 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && SHORT TERM...Deese LONG TERM....BDL AVIATION...Deese
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 1000 AM EDT Thu May 9 2019 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-101000- 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- 1000 AM EDT Thu May 9 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North and Central Georgia. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and Tonight... Scattered to numerous thunderstorms are expected over portions of north and central Georgia this afternoon into tonight. A few storms will be strong and possibly severe over portions of north and west Georgia. The main hazards will be strong and possibly damaging winds, frequent lightning and heavy rain. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday... There is a chance of thunderstorms across the area Friday into early Monday, with the greatest coverage on Saturday and Sunday. A few storms could be strong and possibly severe with gusty winds and frequent lightning. Heavy rainfall will also be possible, especially across far north Georgia where localized flooding could occur. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed through tonight.
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
310 PM EDT Thu May 9 2019
GAZ001-092000-
Dade GA-
310 PM EDT Thu May 9 2019
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN DADE COUNTY UNTIL 400 PM
EDT...
At 309 PM EDT...National Weather Service doppler radar indicated a
line of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Orme to
Pisgah...and moving northeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...40 to 50 mph wind and enhanced risk of a brief tornado.
IMPACT...While winds should result in minor damage to tree limbs
and blowing around of light...unsecured objects...the
leading edge of this line of storms has also exhibited
areas of localized rotation. A brief tornado could
quickly form.
Some locations in the path of these storms include
Morganville, Hooker, Cole City and Wildwood.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
People outdoors should seek shelter immediately.
LAT...LON 3498 8537 3488 8543 3493 8549 3487 8558
3488 8559 3495 8560 3498 8560
TIME...MOT...LOC 1909Z 237DEG 31KT 3501 8577 3468 8583
WIND...50MPHThe Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 94 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:31 UTC.
4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Dispatch reported multiple power lines down along Silver Leaf Drive.
Dispatch reported multiple power lines down along Bent Creek Drive, just northwest of Rome.
Dispatch reported at least 3 trees down at the entrance of River Bend Park. Time estimated from radar.
Dispatch reported multiple trees and power lines down between the 15th mile marker along Hwy 520 and Missouri River Road, just south of Cusseta.
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, May 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: 837758, 837759, 837760, 837761.