A weak cold front pushed into east central Georgia during the afternoon of April 26th. This forcing combined with sufficient instability from day time heating resulted in an isolated severe thunderstorm with reports of hail and damaging wind gusts.
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A weak cold front pushed into east central Georgia during the afternoon of April 26th. This forcing combined with sufficient instability from day time heating resulted in an isolated severe thunderstorm with reports of hail and damaging wind gusts.
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 Apr 26, 10:36 AM EST, 56 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 1136 AM EDT Tue Apr 26 2022 .UPDATE... The line of precipitation with the cold front is starting to weaken and become more ragged as it continues to work its way through northwest Georgia. The precipitation should make its way out of the Atlanta metro area through the early afternoon. While the coverage of precipitation is becoming less organized, will need to monitor areas southeast of I-85 for isolated thunderstorm development where models have progged SBCAPE around 1000-1250 J/kg today. SPC has clipped this area for a risk of general thunderstorms with areas in our east central and southern central forecast area in a marginal risk for severe thunderstorm activity. Satellite imagery has shown limited cloud coverage across this sector of the CWA this morning with current temps in the upper 70s and dewpoints well into the 60s. Isolated thunderstorm activity could ramp up this afternoon if sufficient destabilization occurs. Have made a few minor tweaks to the hourly forecast grids this morning. Otherwise, the short term forecast generally remains on track. .PREV DISCUSSION... /Issued 730 AM EDT Tue Apr 26 2022/ ..Updated for 12Z Aviation Discussion... PREV DISCUSSION... /Issued 338 AM EDT Tue Apr 26 2022/ .Morning Area Forecast Discussion... SHORT TERM /Today through Wednesday/... A few showers extend along a cold front nearing northwest Georgia early this morning. The cold front will make steady progress southeastward through the day, reaching the Atlanta area by mid- morning. Thunder is not expected initially across north Georgia given nil instability, and overall shower coverage will likely continue to wane over the next several hours. Thus, QPF will be quite light for most areas through the morning hours. Instability will recover with daytime heating by afternoon, and additional scattered shower and thunderstorm development is expected ahead of the front in central Georgia. Surface CAPE looks to reach as high as around 1000-1200 J/kg for these areas this afternoon, sufficient to support the risk for a couple of stronger storms, though very weak shear will greatly inhibit the risk for severe storms. Still, a storm or two could produce brief gusty winds during the afternoon hours. Even in these areas, QPF will remain limited with localized maximum amounts over a quarter of an inch possible. Skies will clear from northwest to southeast from late afternoon into this evening behind the front as drier and cooler air builds into the area. Wednesday morning lows will dip into the 40s across north Georgia, several degrees below normal. Even so, highs Wednesday will rebound to near normal under sunny skies. The very dry post-frontal airmass could lead to some fire danger concerns Wednesday as well. RW LONG TERM /Wednesday Night through Monday/... A cool and dry post-frontal airmass will be in place across north and central Georgia as the extended period picks up on Wednesday night. Much of the Southeastern CONUS will be under northwesterly flow aloft ahead of a broad upper level ridge over the Great Plains. At the surface, weak high pressure centered well to the north of the forecast area will begin to move towards the Mid-Atlantic coast. After a cool start to the morning on Thursday, with morning lows in the low 40s to mid 50s, the aforementioned ridge moves closer to the region and the surface high sets up just offshore of the Carolina coast during the daytime Thursday. Southerly return flow will become established late Thursday into Friday on the back side of this surface high. As a result of these factors, a gradual warming and moistening trend is expected through the end of the week, with highs rebounding into the 80s across the area by Friday and into the weekend. It is even possible to see afternoon highs climb into the low 90s in portions of south-central Georgia during the weekend, as well. On Friday night, an upper level shortwave will cross the Rockies and intensify as it moves into the Great Plains. Mid-range model guidance currently indicates that the strong ridge will block the eastward progression of the upper disturbance and associated surface low, causing it to turn north and slowly meander into the Midwest by Sunday. Uncertainty remains on where frontal boundaries will set up as the system occludes and makes a northward turn, but it is anticipated they will remain north of the area. With a moist, unstable environment in place, the boundaries could nonetheless help focus precip chances across north Georgia as upper level disturbances traverse the upper level flow. Isolated showers and thunderstorms could develop across far north Georgia during the daytime on Saturday, followed by better coverage of scattered showers and thunderstorms on Sunday and Monday. King AVIATION... 12Z Update... Current VFR cigs will begin to trend lower at ATL area sites by 14-16Z with a cold front at which point MVFR cigs become more likely. -SHRA potential increases at this time as well, maximized from 15-18Z. TSRA potential at MCN during the 18-22Z period. Cigs will begin to scatter at ATL area sites by 20Z with clearing expected by 00Z. Winds will trend NW with speeds increasing from 4-8kts this morning to 8-12kts by 20Z with gusts 20-22 kts. Speeds will settle back to 5-10kts after 00Z. //ATL Confidence...12Z Update... Medium confidence on MVFR cigs/precip timing. High confidence on other elements. RW && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Athens 47 76 47 78 / 5 0 0 0 Atlanta 47 76 49 78 / 0 0 0 0 Blairsville 40 70 42 73 / 0 0 0 0 Cartersville 43 75 45 79 / 0 0 0 0 Columbus 49 79 51 81 / 0 0 0 0 Gainesville 46 75 48 76 / 0 0 0 0 Macon 50 79 47 81 / 0 0 0 0 Rome 44 74 45 79 / 0 0 0 0 Peachtree City 45 77 47 79 / 0 0 0 0 Vidalia 58 79 52 81 / 20 0 0 0 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && SHORT TERM...KAL LONG TERM....King AVIATION...RW
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 459 AM EDT Tue Apr 26 2022 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-270900- 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- 459 AM EDT Tue Apr 26 2022 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North and Central Georgia. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight... There is a slight chance of thunderstorms throughout the day today as a cold front moves through north and central Georgia. The storms are not expected to be strong or severe. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday... A slight chance of thunderstorms will return to north and central Georgia on Saturday afternoon and continue through Monday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed through tonight.
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1214 PM EDT Tue Apr 26 2022
GAZ049-050-261645-
Morgan GA-Greene GA-
1214 PM EDT Tue Apr 26 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southeastern Morgan
and central Greene Counties through 1245 PM EDT...
At 1214 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was near Harmony, or 8 miles
south of Madison, moving northeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Up to 40 mph wind, frequent cloud to ground lightning and
heavy rain.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
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.
Locations impacted include...
Greensboro, Union Point, Woodville, White Plains, Siloam, Buckhead,
Veazey, Parks Mill, Carey, Swords, Penfield and Godfrey.
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.
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LAT...LON 3346 8324 3345 8326 3347 8328 3348 8328
3344 8350 3351 8354 3371 8315 3370 8310
3352 8300
TIME...MOT...LOC 1614Z 246DEG 28KT 3348 8341
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPHThe Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 105 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 16:30 UTC.
1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Quarter size hail reported around the Hensley Rd and Penfield Rd area.
Multiple trees and powerlines reported down between Penfield and Union Point.
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: 1022766, 1022767.