Multiple waves of typical daytime summertime showers and thunderstorms developed within a modestly unstable and abnormally moist tropical airmass during the afternoon and evenings of July 19th through July 21st. These storms produced numerous reports of trees and powerlines down, quarter size hail, and flash flooding across portions of north and central Georgia.
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Multiple waves of typical daytime summertime showers and thunderstorms developed within a modestly unstable and abnormally moist tropical airmass during the afternoon and evenings of July 19th through July 21st. These storms produced numerous reports of trees and powerlines down, quarter size hail, and flash flooding across portions of north and central 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 Jul 19, 6:43 AM EST, 1 hour 14 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 743 AM EDT Tue Jul 19 2022 ...Updated for 12Z Aviation Discussion... .PREV DISCUSSION... /Issued 336 AM EDT Tue Jul 19 2022/ SHORT TERM /Today through Wednesday/... Current mosaic radar loop shows showers and isolated thunderstorms moving east across North and central AL and GA. These storms are associated with a shortwave moving across the region and they look like they will hold together for the next few hours. Expecting another round of convection this afternoon, but it could be hampered by cloud coverage and the storms working the area over this morning. With the heating of the day and diurnally driven instability, storms will ramp up again across much of the forecast area. There will also be a few weak boundaries laying around the area from the wake of this mornings storms so they should act as a catalyst and help spark some redevelopment this afternoon. Capes expected to get up into the 1500-2000 J/kg range today and Wednesday so we will have enough support for the development of thunderstorms. Not expecting any widespread severe activity at this time which also goes well with the general risk areas SPC has across GA Today and Wed. High temperatures in the mid 80s to low 90s will be close to seasonal norms today but temps rise into the low 90s to mid 90s Wed. 01 LONG TERM /Wednesday Night through Monday/... NW flow aloft during the middle of the week, with a longwave trough just offshore. 500mb shear axis currently overhead has shifted to the south across far south GA/FL panhandle. By late Thursday/early Friday, a high pressure ridge centered across the four corners region of the country will begin to build eastward across the area. This ridging will remain in place through early next week. At the surface, a lee trough should remain in place across the CWA for most of the period. A weak frontal boundary is expected to approach northern portions of the state late Thursday into early Friday. The front shouldn't make much southward progress and should become stationary across the TN valley later Friday into Saturday, before becoming diffuse. High pressure at the surface will build in for early next week. No major changes needed for the forecast period. With high pressure building aloft and at the surface for early next week, a warming trend is likely. NListemaa && .AVIATION... 12Z Update... Current radar loop shows showers exiting the ATL area with a second round of storms moving into NW GA. If this second wave holds together it should move into the ATL area by 14z so have introduced another round of precip into the TAFs. Still thinking a third round of storms will develop this afternoon so all in all it looks to be a fairly stormy day. Ceilings should be mainly VFR with some MVFR in and around the convective activity. //ATL Confidence...12Z Update... Confidence medium to high on all elements. 01 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Athens 89 71 91 73 / 70 40 50 30 Atlanta 88 73 91 75 / 70 50 50 30 Blairsville 82 66 85 68 / 70 40 50 40 Cartersville 87 72 91 73 / 70 50 40 30 Columbus 91 74 92 76 / 70 40 40 20 Gainesville 86 71 89 73 / 70 40 50 30 Macon 92 73 93 75 / 70 40 50 20 Rome 90 73 94 75 / 70 50 40 40 Peachtree City 89 72 91 73 / 70 50 40 30 Vidalia 91 74 91 75 / 60 40 50 10 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && SHORT TERM...01 LONG TERM....NListemaa AVIATION...01
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 501 AM EDT Tue Jul 19 2022 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-201000- 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- 501 AM EDT Tue Jul 19 2022 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North and Central Georgia. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight... Scattered to numerous thunderstorms are possible today across portions of north and central Georgia. Some storms could become strong with gusty winds, frequent lightning, and heavy rainfall as the main threats. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday... Scattered thunderstorms are possible each afternoon and evening across much of the forecast area this week and into the weekend. Some storms could be strong to severe with strong to damaging wind gusts, frequent lightning, and heavy rainfall as the main threats. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected through tonight.
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
834 AM EDT Tue Jul 19 2022
GAZ031>033-043-044-191300-
North Fulton GA-Douglas GA-Cobb GA-Paulding GA-South Fulton GA-
834 AM EDT Tue Jul 19 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southeastern
Paulding, central Cobb, northern Douglas and southwestern Fulton
Counties through 900 AM EDT...
At 833 AM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was over Hiram, or near
Douglasville, moving east 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...
Atlanta, Marietta, Douglasville, Dallas, Sandy Springs, Smyrna, East
Point, Union City, Powder Springs, Fairburn, Austell, Hiram, Lithia
Springs, Fair Oaks, Lost Mountain Park, Vinings, Brownsville, Cascade
Heights, Due West and Campbellton.
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 3389 8485 3399 8481 3396 8439 3374 8443
3357 8459 3378 8490 3378 8491 3379 8492
3380 8494
TIME...MOT...LOC 1233Z 290DEG 24KT 3384 8476
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPHThe Atlanta radar (KFFC), 47 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 12:57 UTC.
25 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
A tree came down on a car at Eleanor Terrace NWS and Eleanor Court NW.
Approximately 2000 customers without power across southern limits of Cordele due to multiple trees and powerlines down.
Tree down on powerlines along Buford Road.
Large tree down on powerlines on Village Entrance Road.
Large tree down on a car in parking lot on 9500 block of Hwy 5. No injuries.
Large tree down on a house at intersection of Lavender Drive NW and Chappell Road NW.
EM Report of several trees down within the Zebulon city limits.
Tree down on a house on Drewery Street NE.
EM report of two trees down within the Williamson city limits.
Trees down at the intersection of Weldon Road and Hwy 29 N.
Multiple trees down across roads just west-southwest of Walnut Grove.
Tree down blocking lane at Arnold Dairy Farm Road and Jersey Circle Road.
Multiple trees down just west-southwest of Monroe.
Powerlines down across driveway on Amber Stapp Studdard.
Several trees down along Hawkins Academy Road. EM reported the road had been closed due to trees and powerlines down.
Several trees down along Amber Stapp Road.
Several trees down along C M Copelan Road.
A large tree was reported down on Marion Sheffield Road near the intersection of Sweet Home Church Road.
Trees and powerlines down near the intersection of Buford Hwy NE and Laventure Drive.
Tree down on a house near intersection of Vandenburg Drive and Inverness Drive. No reports of injuries.
Tree down across road on Oak Grove Road near Spinks Road. Other reports around this area of trees down.
Tree down across Mote Road near Pleasant Ridge Road.
Tree down on Maple Street near Howell Road.
Several trees down on Young Mill Road.
Nearly a dozen reports of downed trees and powerlines west and north of LaGrange, along Hwy 29 and Roanoke Road. Reports include a tree down on a house along West Point Road and a tree on a vehicle on 4th Ave. No reports of injuries.
Quarter-sized hail near the intersection of New Franklin Road and Private Street.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Georgia in 2022Every state in 2022This day in weather historyWarnings in Georgia, July 2022
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: 1051364, 1051365, 1051366, 1051367, 1051369, 1051370, 1051371, 1051372, 1051373, 1051375, 1051376, 1051378, 1051377, 1051379, 1051380, 1051381, 1051382, 1051383, 1051385, 1051387, 1051388, 1051389, 1051390, 1051391, 1051393, 1051395.