A moist and moderately unstable airmass over the state combined with a series of weak short waves sweeping across the region in the persistent southwesterly upper flow ahead of a deep trough over the central and southern plains to produce isolated strong to severe thunderstorms over north Georgia.
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A moist and moderately unstable airmass over the state combined with a series of weak short waves sweeping across the region in the persistent southwesterly upper flow ahead of a deep trough over the central and southern plains to produce isolated strong to severe thunderstorms over north 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 Jun 6, 7:00 PM EST, 1 hour 30 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 800 PM EDT Sun Jun 6 2021 .UPDATE... 00z Aviation update below. Baker && .PREV DISCUSSION... /Issued 345 PM EDT Sun Jun 6 2021/ SHORT TERM /Tonight through Monday Night/... Current mosaic radar loop shows some scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms developing over the area. Moist southerly flow has set up across the region as the next wave is moving northward out of the gulf across MS/AL. Things are still fairly stable across the state as a Bermuda ridge just off the eastern seaboard has pushed in across the area from the east. Expecting a bit more diurnally driven instability to develop Monday as the ridge does weaken a bit. PW values remain in the 1.75 to 2 inch range through the short term so any storms that do develop are expected to drop a decent amount of precip. In general, conditions remain in place to keep likely pops across the area Today and again Monday during the daylight hours with chance pops at night. Layers of mid/high clouds and east to southeast winds should help keep max temperatures in the low 80s far north to low 90s east central Monday. Lows tonight and Monday night will dip into the 60s to near 70. 01 && LONG TERM /Tuesday through Sunday/... For the first part of the long term period, the meandering upper- level cut-off low (located roughly over MO/IA/IL at the start of the period) will transition to an open wave and shift eastward. Meanwhile, mid- and low-level southerly flow will continue to advect Gulf moisture across the CWA, keeping PWATs around 1.5 to 2.0 inches (around the maximum moving average per FFC sounding climatology). Am maintaining high-end chance to likely PoPs for Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday given the upper-level troughing and tropical air mass in place. The focus for the precip over these three days will be across northern GA, closer to the weak upper-level low. Specifically, WPC QPF through the long term period shows a rainfall maximum over the higher elevations of north GA. Day 3-7 storm total rainfall is forecast to be 1.0 to 2.0 inches across the higher terrain, with 0.25 to 0.75 inch across the rest of the CWA. The GFS and ECMWF signal a transition to northwesterly upper flow over the course of Friday and Saturday, with upper disturbances diving southeastward and potentially impacting the CWA. The timing of said disturbances, however, varies amongst the models. Given this is Day 6/Day 7 and uncertainty is quite high, am capping PoPs at high-end chance to low-end likely across northern GA. No organized or widespread severe weather is forecast at this time, though a few strong to severe storms cannot be ruled out each day. The main threats with storms each day will be frequent lightning, gusty winds, and locally heavy rainfall. High and low temps will remain at least a few degrees above average through the period given the warm, soupy air mass in place. Martin && .AVIATION... 00Z Update... Initial conditions mainly VFR but could have some cig/vsby lowering with showers and TSRA as several clusters are pushing northward this evening. Various possible timing across the sites but for KATL it looks like greatest chance for TSRA will be 01-03z. Could have lingering precip beyond but not confident if any prevailing beyond into overnight. Expecting some IFR cigs near 700 ft for the morning across northern sites and MVFR for southern. Places that get heavier precip could have overnight reduced VSBYs also. Scattered showers/TSRA again for Monday so have VCSH and prob30 TSRA for afternoon. Winds mainly on SE side 3-5 kts thru overnight then 7-8 kts Monday. Higher winds and VRB gusts possible with any TSRA. //ATL Confidence...00Z Update... Medium on overnight precip coverage, and VSBY trends. High on all else. Baker && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Athens 69 82 67 83 / 50 80 50 80 Atlanta 69 81 68 83 / 50 80 50 80 Blairsville 65 76 64 78 / 50 80 60 80 Cartersville 68 81 67 84 / 50 80 50 80 Columbus 70 84 69 88 / 50 80 50 60 Gainesville 68 79 67 80 / 50 80 60 80 Macon 69 85 68 88 / 50 70 50 60 Rome 69 81 68 85 / 60 80 50 80 Peachtree City 68 81 67 85 / 50 80 50 70 Vidalia 72 86 70 88 / 50 70 50 40 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && SHORT TERM...01 LONG TERM....Martin AVIATION...Baker
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 727 PM EDT Sun Jun 6 2021 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-071615- 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- 727 PM EDT Sun Jun 6 2021 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for North and Central Georgia. .DAY ONE...Tonight... The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. Showers and a few thunderstorms, mainly over middle Georgia, will gradually diminish this evening. Locally heavy rain, lightning, and brief wind gusts of up to 40 mph will be the primary threats with the stronger storms. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday... There will be a chance of thunderstorms each day through Saturday, mainly during the afternoon and evening hours. A few strong to severe thunderstorms cannot be ruled out on any of these days; however, no organized or widespread severe weather is expected. The primary threat from any thunderstorms will be frequent lightning, gusty winds and brief heavy rain. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected through tonight.
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
609 PM EDT Sun Jun 6 2021
GAZ097-107>111-062245-
Wheeler GA-Telfair GA-Wilcox GA-Laurens GA-Dodge GA-Pulaski GA-
609 PM EDT Sun Jun 6 2021
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WHEELER...TELFAIR...NORTHERN
WILCOX...SOUTHERN LAURENS...DODGE AND SOUTHEASTERN PULASKI COUNTIES
UNTIL 645 PM EDT...
At 609 PM EDT...a line of strong thunderstorms extended from near
Ocmulgee Banks to Chauncey to near Towns...and moving north at 20
mph.
HAZARD...40 to 50 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
McRae, Eastman, Alamo, Helena, Lumber City, Milan, Scotland,
Chauncey, Union, Towns, Gresston, Spring Hill, Plainfield, Cedar
Creek, Ocmulgee Banks, Jay Bird Springs, Five Points, Achord, Little
Ocmulgee State Park and Godwinsville.
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 3200 8306 3209 8344 3230 8344 3230 8338
3227 8335 3230 8331 3230 8309 3212 8262
3210 8261 3190 8270 3186 8275
TIME...MOT...LOC 2209Z 174DEG 18KT 3220 8339 3213 8305 3195 8278
WIND...50MPHSpecial Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
631 PM EDT Sun Jun 6 2021
GAZ096-097-107-109>112-062300-
Wheeler GA-Telfair GA-Montgomery GA-Laurens GA-Bleckley GA-Dodge GA-
Pulaski GA-
631 PM EDT Sun Jun 6 2021
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WHEELER...NORTHEASTERN TELFAIR...
SOUTHERN MONTGOMERY...SOUTHERN LAURENS...SOUTHERN BLECKLEY...NORTHERN
DODGE AND NORTHEASTERN PULASKI COUNTIES UNTIL 700 PM EDT...
At 631 PM EDT...a line of strong thunderstorms extended from Mobley
Crossing to near Cadwell to near Lumber City...moving north at 25
mph.
HAZARD...40 to 50 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
McRae, Cochran, Eastman, Alamo, Mount Vernon, Helena, Chester, Lumber
City, Glenwood, Uvalda, Dexter, Cadwell, Ailey, Scotland, Rentz,
Alston, Towns, Dubois, Spring Hill and Plainfield.
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 3196 8278 3203 8285 3217 8304 3221 8344
3246 8342 3245 8292 3234 8274 3231 8273
3230 8268 3215 8246 3197 8248 3196 8250
3195 8249 3196 8257 3194 8258 3192 8263
3192 8268 3190 8269 3186 8276 3186 8278
TIME...MOT...LOC 2231Z 200DEG 21KT 3230 8342 3227 8299 3194 8261
WIND...50MPHSpecial Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
657 PM EDT Sun Jun 6 2021
GAZ083-084-095>097-107-109-062330-
Wilkinson GA-Houston GA-Laurens GA-Bleckley GA-Dodge GA-Twiggs GA-
Pulaski GA-
657 PM EDT Sun Jun 6 2021
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN WILKINSON...EASTERN
HOUSTON...LAURENS...BLECKLEY...NORTHWESTERN DODGE...TWIGGS AND
NORTHERN PULASKI COUNTIES UNTIL 730 PM EDT...
At 657 PM EDT...a line of strong thunderstorms extended from near
Kathleen to near Goldsboro to near Barnhill...and moving north at 30
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
Dublin, Cochran, Jeffersonville, Warner Robins, East Dublin, Chester,
Dexter, Dudley, Cadwell, Rentz, Danville, Montrose, Allentown, Robins
Air Force Base, Marion, Tarversville, Roddy, Nicklesville, Rowland
and Minter.
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 3237 8357 3267 8363 3266 8360 3267 8361
3274 8321 3263 8274 3229 8274
TIME...MOT...LOC 2257Z 177DEG 27KT 3249 8355 3251 8321 3235 8273
WIND...40MPHSpecial Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
733 PM EDT Sun Jun 6 2021
GAZ071>073-081>084-094-095-070000-
Peach GA-Wilkinson GA-Monroe GA-Baldwin GA-Bibb GA-Houston GA-
Crawford GA-Jones GA-Twiggs GA-
733 PM EDT Sun Jun 6 2021
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN PEACH...WESTERN
WILKINSON...SOUTHEASTERN MONROE...SOUTHWESTERN BALDWIN...BIBB...
NORTHERN HOUSTON...NORTHEASTERN CRAWFORD...JONES AND TWIGGS COUNTIES
UNTIL 800 PM EDT...
At 732 PM EDT...a line of strong thunderstorms extended from near
Skipperton to near Dry Branch to near McIntyre...moving north at 30
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
Macon, Milledgeville, Gray, Jeffersonville, Irwinton, Warner Robins,
Centerville, Byron, Gordon, Ivey, McIntyre, Payne, Payne City,
Midway-Hardwick, Marion, Postell, Wayside, Griswoldville, Wesleyan
and Skipperton.
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 3285 8391 3308 8373 3306 8319 3277 8309
3261 8338 3265 8375
TIME...MOT...LOC 2332Z 153DEG 25KT 3274 8374 3282 8347 3288 8316
WIND...40MPHSpecial Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
806 PM EDT Sun Jun 6 2021
GAZ071-072-082-070030-
Monroe GA-Bibb GA-Jones GA-
806 PM EDT Sun Jun 6 2021
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EASTERN MONROE...NORTHEASTERN
BIBB AND JONES COUNTIES UNTIL 830 PM EDT...
At 806 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was near Arkwright, or 8 miles
southwest of Gray...moving north at 30 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
Macon, Gray, Payne, Payne City, Postell, Bradley, Wayside, Dames
Ferry, Round Oak, Clinton, Jarrell Plantation, Arkwright, Juliette
and Plant Scherer.
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 3306 8385 3314 8377 3315 8370 3315 8354
3288 8350 3284 8369
TIME...MOT...LOC 0006Z 160DEG 24KT 3296 8367
WIND...40MPHSpecial Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
916 PM EDT Sun Jun 6 2021
GAZ037-047-049-070145-
Morgan GA-Walton GA-Oconee GA-
916 PM EDT Sun Jun 6 2021
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN MORGAN...
NORTHEASTERN WALTON AND OCONEE COUNTIES UNTIL 945 PM EDT...
At 916 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was over Bostwick, or 10 miles
southwest of Watkinsville...moving north at 25 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
Watkinsville, Bogart, North High Shoals, Bostwick, Good Hope, Bishop,
Ebenezer, Gratis, Eastville, Farmington and Apalachee.
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 3394 8352 3393 8351 3393 8349 3390 8339
3367 8341 3366 8361 3388 8370 3395 8354
TIME...MOT...LOC 0116Z 172DEG 22KT 3375 8352
WIND...40MPHThe Atlanta radar (KFFC), 115 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:30 UTC.
4 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
The Oconee County Emergency Manager reported numerous trees blown down in the Rays Church Road area between Highway 53 and Maxey Road. A GDOT sensor on Highway 78 recorded a wind gust of 61 MPH.
The public reported hail the size of quarters on Crestwood Court in Watkinsville.
The public reported hail the size of ping pong balls on Sagefield Drive.
The public reported numerous trees blown down along Mars Hill Road.
The public reported hail the size of ping pong balls between Jimmy Daniel Road and Huntington Road in Bogart.
The public reported hail the size of half dollars in the Huntington Park subdivision.
The public reported numerous trees blown down in the Huntington Park subdivision.
The public reported several trees blown down around Jennings Mill Parkway.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Georgia in 2021Every state in 2021This day in weather historyWarnings in Georgia, June 2021
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: 963514, 963466, 963486, 963500, 963491, 963495, 963504, 963515.