S. finally began to weaken over the region, however ample moisture and strong daytime heating resulted in moderate instability and scattered strong to severe thunderstorms each afternoon and evening.
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The episode as NWS FFC wrote it up.
A deep, persistent upper trough over the eastern U.S. finally began to weaken over the region, however ample moisture and strong daytime heating resulted in moderate instability and scattered strong to severe thunderstorms each afternoon and evening.
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 Aug 6, 6:35 AM EST, 4 hours 29 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion...Updated for Aviation National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 735 AM EDT Thu Aug 6 2020 .SHORT TERM /Today through Friday/... An upper longwave trough from the Great Lakes into the southeast states will persist through the period. The forecast area will stay in a moist southwesterly flow. There is some hint of a weak short wave in satellite images that should move across the TN Valley today. Have kept pops in the chance category through the afternoon with the better chance pops generally across the north. With the diurnal effects also...convection could last well into the upcoming evening. A few strong to isolated severe storm are possible. No big changes for Friday. The longwave trough pushes a bit to the east. However GA remains in a weak area between the upper ridges. This will again allow showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening. Heat Index values are forecast to remain below advisory criteria today and Friday...ranging from 100 to 103 with some isolated values of 105. 41 .LONG TERM /Friday Night through Wednesday/... As the extended period begins, the higher-amplitude upper level pattern will begin flattening out and nearly zonal flow aloft will be setting up at the upper levels. Slightly drier air is expected to build in across north Georgia as a surface high pressure system moves slowly eastward through the Ohio Valley on Saturday and Sunday. Meanwhile, a weak frontal boundary will remain stalled across south-central Georgia through, and will serve as a moisture gradient with higher dewpoints and precipitable water values to the south and relatively lower values to the north. The surface boundary will also provide a focus for relatively higher rain chances across central Georgia through the weekend. The surface boundary is expected to gradually retreat northward during the early parts of next week before dissipating, which will allow for dewpoints in the mid 70s and precipitable water values in the 1.75" to 2" range to spread back into north Georgia. With more available moisture, PoPs should increase accordingly during the early parts of next week, with high-end chance PoPs forecast across the area during peak heating hours each afternoon. Temperatures through the period will range from about 3-6 degrees above climatological normals for this time of the year. With the exception of the higher elevations in northeast Georgia (which will be cooler), highs are expected to be in the low to mid 90s and lows are expected to be mainly in the low 70s. These afternoon highs combined with humid conditions will produce heat indices in the 100-105 degree range across central Georgia each afternoon. King && .AVIATION... 12Z Update...Mainly VFR through the period. SCT/BKN012-015 should persist through 14z. Otherwise today should have a cumulus field 4-6 kft. SHRA/TSRA chances mainly this afternoon and lingering into the evening. Variable to light east winds until going to light southwest this afternoon. //ATL Confidence...12Z Update...Medium to high on all elements. 41 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Athens 93 70 93 70 / 50 40 30 20 Atlanta 91 72 93 71 / 40 30 30 10 Blairsville 85 64 85 63 / 50 40 40 10 Cartersville 92 70 93 69 / 40 30 20 5 Columbus 97 73 97 73 / 30 30 30 10 Gainesville 89 69 91 69 / 40 40 30 20 Macon 97 72 96 72 / 40 30 30 20 Rome 91 68 94 68 / 40 30 20 5 Peachtree City 94 71 93 71 / 40 30 30 10 Vidalia 96 74 95 75 / 50 40 40 30 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && SHORT TERM...41 LONG TERM....King AVIATION...41
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 1010 AM EDT Thu Aug 6 2020 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-071015- 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- 1010 AM EDT Thu Aug 6 2020 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North and Central Georgia. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight... Scattered thunderstorms are expected across north and central Georgia this afternoon and evening, mainly between 3 PM and 9 PM. A few storms may become strong to briefly severe. Damaging wind gusts, frequent lightning, and locally heavy rainfall will be possible with any severe storms that occur. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday... Scattered thunderstorms are possible each day from Friday through Wednesday, mainly in the afternoon and evening hours. A few storms each day could become strong to briefly severe, capable of producing damaging wind gusts, frequent lightning, and locally heavy rainfall. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed through tonight.
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 156 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 15:52 UTC.
10 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
The public reported a pine tree blown down on Spring Hill Circle just off of Highway 5.
The Chattooga County Emergency Manager reported trees and power lines blown down across the county from just south of Menlo near the intersection of Highway 337 and Oak Hill Road to the west side of Trion on Tate Road, India Drive and Back Penn Road. A home on India Drive had minor damage to its roof.
The Murray County 911 center reported a tree blown down along Davenport Road.
The Cherokee County Emergency Manager reported numerous trees blown down from northwest of Sutallee to Holly Springs and Canton. The most concentrated damage was along Bells Ferry Road between Sixes Road and Butterworth Road.
The Taliaferro County 911 center reported a tree blown down on I-20 eastbound near mile marker 152.5.
The Emanuel County 911 center reported a tree blown down near the intersection of George L. Smith State Park Road and Beagle Road.
The Morgan County 911 center reported trees blown down across the southeastern portion of the county from around the intersection of Kingston Road and Cochran Road to I-20 east of Buckhead.
The Bartow County Emergency Manager reported trees and power lines blown down in the Allatoona Beach area on Lake Allatoona and damage to boat docks at Glade Marina.
The public reported a tree blown down across a driveway on Providence Circle.
The public reported trees blown down near the intersection of Mansell Road and Westside Parkway.
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: 916400, 916403, 916404, 916408, 916409, 916411, 916412, 916413, 916414, 916415.