A persistent northwest flow aloft coupled with a moist, unstable environment allowed for multiple rounds of strong to severe thunderstorms to develop each afternoon. The storms moved generally from north to south across the area, with much of the wind damage occurring in the afternoon/evening hours.
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Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
The episode as NWS FFC wrote it up.
A persistent northwest flow aloft coupled with a moist, unstable environment allowed for multiple rounds of strong to severe thunderstorms to develop each afternoon. The storms moved generally from north to south across the area, with much of the wind damage occurring in the afternoon/evening hours.
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 28, 2:04 PM EST, 1 hour 21 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 304 PM EDT Fri Jul 28 2023 ...Afternoon Area Forecast Discussion... .SHORT TERM... (This evening through Saturday) Issued at 303 PM EDT Fri Jul 28 2023 Key Message *Isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms today and tomorrow, with more widespread activity for our most southeastern counties. While the probability for severe weather remains low, a few storms could become strong with gusty winds, frequent lightning, and locally heavy rainfall being the primary threats. The surface low that has now moved onshore this afternoon will progress northward throughout the short term. While bands of showers and thunderstorms have organized along a line from Columbus to Macon at the time of writing, more isolated to scattered thunderstorms will be possible for areas north. Areas south and east will see more widespread shower and thunderstorm activity as it is closer to the center of low pressure. For the most part, the nature of today's showers and thunderstorms for areas north of the aforementioned line from Columbus to Macon are likely to remain more isolated and short- lived. While low level lapse rates are robust, storms in this sector are struggling to maintain themselves with weak mid-level lapse rates, a lack of upper level support, and relatively modest (for late July, anyway) SBCAPE of 2000 J/kg or less. While the threat for severe weather remains low, a few storms could produce strong gusty winds, frequent lightning, and locally heavy rainfall. Areas closer to the center of the surface low will see elevated PoP chances over night and through the morning hours despite the loss of daytime heating. A similar forecast is on tap tomorrow as the low pressure tracks north and a mid-level trough develops east of the forecast area. Will need to monitor the potential for more organized storms approaching from the north tomorrow night at the end of the period as the forecast area returns to northwest flow. KAL && .LONG TERM... (Sunday morning through next Thursday) Issued at 303 PM EDT Fri Jul 28 2023 Extended forecast continues on trend with no significant weather impacts aside from above normal temperatures and below normal rainfall. By late weekend, familiar pattern returns with large high pressure ridge over the western CONUS and broad trough extending down along the eastern coastal states. The return of NW flow over the Southeast unfortunately does not look to drop temperatures too much, but instead puts the state in position for 'ridge riders' to impact the area starting as early as Monday night. There is still plenty of uncertainty with how the forecast will play out, but with prominent upper ridge and sufficient moisture and instability, there continues to be the potential for high-impact storms (damaging winds) through next week. For now, have slight chance to chance PoPs each afternoon and evening through the period. Seven-day rainfall totals continue to be limited, with most of the CWA at 0.50 inches or less. Pockets of higher totals - to around 1.00 inch - are possible, but with warm highs and low rainfall totals, could begin to see more widespread abnormally dry conditions in the next week. 31 && .AVIATION... (18Z TAFS) Issued at 155 PM EDT Fri Jul 28 2023 VFR cigs/vsbys this afternoon where isolated SHRA/TSRA have initiated and will persist through sunset. VCSH will be possible for MCN/CSG overnight through the early morning hours. MVFR vsbys will be possible briefly at metro sites with MVFR cigs tomorrow morning at CSG/MCN. TSRA chances return to KATL tomorrow afternoon. SE winds will be light at 5KT or less and will transition to SW in the overnight hours becoming NW by the afternoon. //ATL Confidence...18Z Update... Medium confidence on SHRA/TSRA and MVFR cigs/vsbys. High confidence on remaining elements. KAL && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Athens 72 92 73 96 / 30 40 20 20 Atlanta 74 96 76 97 / 20 40 10 20 Blairsville 67 88 68 88 / 20 40 20 30 Cartersville 73 95 73 97 / 20 20 10 20 Columbus 75 96 76 99 / 30 50 10 20 Gainesville 72 93 74 95 / 20 40 20 20 Macon 74 94 74 99 / 40 50 20 20 Rome 74 96 73 97 / 10 20 10 20 Peachtree City 72 95 73 98 / 30 40 10 20 Vidalia 74 90 74 97 / 50 60 20 30 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && SHORT TERM...KAL LONG TERM....31 AVIATION...KAL
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 1147 AM EDT Fri Jul 28 2023 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-291600- 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- 1147 AM EDT Fri Jul 28 2023 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North and Central Georgia. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight... Scattered thunderstorms are expected this afternoon and evening especially over middle Georgia. These thunderstorms are not expected to be severe, however a few storms could briefly become strong with heavy rain, lightning and gusty winds. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday... Scattered afternoon and evening thunderstorms are expected Saturday through Thursday. Some of the storms could be strong with heavy rain, lightning and gusty winds. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed through tonight.
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
301 PM EDT Fri Jul 28 2023
GAZ081-094-095-281930-
Peach GA-Houston GA-Crawford GA-
301 PM EDT Fri Jul 28 2023
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of Peach, northwestern
Houston and southeastern Crawford Counties through 330 PM EDT...
At 300 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was over Powerville, or 8 miles
northeast of Fort Valley, moving southwest at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Winds up to 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect minor damage to tree limbs and blowing around of
light, unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Perry, Fort Valley, Warner Robins, Centerville, Byron, Powerville,
Miami Valley, and Lakewood.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
People outdoors should seek shelter immediately.
&&
LAT...LON 3247 8385 3248 8387 3249 8388 3250 8390
3250 8393 3251 8392 3251 8395 3253 8400
3270 8381 3265 8368 3246 8371 3246 8385
TIME...MOT...LOC 1900Z 025DEG 12KT 3261 8376
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
AlbrightSpecial Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
305 PM EDT Fri Jul 28 2023
GAZ080-281930-
Taylor GA-
305 PM EDT Fri Jul 28 2023
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southwestern Taylor
County through 330 PM EDT...
At 305 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was near Butler, moving south at
5 mph.
HAZARD...Winds up to 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect minor damage to tree limbs and blowing around of
light, unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Butler, Rupert, and Charing.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
People outdoors should seek shelter immediately.
&&
LAT...LON 3240 8432 3240 8434 3238 8435 3240 8435
3240 8436 3243 8436 3243 8438 3242 8438
3242 8439 3249 8441 3259 8438 3257 8416
3247 8415 3240 8420 3240 8425 3237 8425
3237 8432
TIME...MOT...LOC 1905Z 004DEG 6KT 3251 8428
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
AlbrightSpecial Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
323 PM EDT Fri Jul 28 2023
GAZ093>095-282000-
Macon GA-Peach GA-Houston GA-
323 PM EDT Fri Jul 28 2023
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northeastern Macon,
Peach and southwestern Houston Counties through 400 PM EDT...
At 322 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was near Saint Louis, or near
Perry, moving south at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Winds up to 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect minor damage to tree limbs and blowing around of
light, unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Perry, Fort Valley, Warner Robins, Marshallville, Saint Louis,
Meadowdale, Grove Park, Lakewood, Powerville, Moss Oak, Winchester,
Miami Valley, and Henderson.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
People outdoors should seek shelter immediately.
&&
LAT...LON 3235 8387 3242 8400 3263 8386 3259 8369
3233 8372
TIME...MOT...LOC 1922Z 016DEG 16KT 3250 8381
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
AlbrightSpecial Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
420 PM EDT Fri Jul 28 2023
GAZ015-016-023-282045-
Hall GA-White GA-Lumpkin GA-
420 PM EDT Fri Jul 28 2023
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northeastern
Lumpkin, White and northeastern Hall Counties through 445 PM EDT...
At 419 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was near Leaf, or near
Cleveland, moving southwest at 10 mph.
HAZARD...Winds up to 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect minor damage to tree limbs and blowing around of
light, unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Cleveland, Clermont, Helen, Unicoi State Park, Whitley Gap Shelter,
Robertstown, Mossy Creek, Camp Coleman Lake, Leaf, Smithgall Woods
Conservation Are, Turners Corner, Sautee, and Qualatchee Lake.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
People outdoors should seek shelter immediately.
&&
LAT...LON 3472 8368 3468 8364 3465 8366 3462 8364
3460 8364 3455 8362 3454 8362 3451 8367
3448 8365 3443 8373 3450 8387 3462 8394
3473 8389 3472 8384 3474 8382 3475 8383
3474 8380
TIME...MOT...LOC 2019Z 053DEG 9KT 3462 8369
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
AlbrightThe Greer radar (KGSP), 138 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:24 UTC.
33 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Tree down on 115 E in White County near Gerrells Rd.
Report of 1 inch hail on Airport Rd near Runway Cir.
Multiple trees reported down at Post Rd and Stover Rd.
Report of tree down on hub head rd.
Report of tree down on Deepwater Drive.
Couple of trees down on hwy 136 west of hwy 19.
Numerous trees down with 3 on homes in the area near West Wylie Bridge Rd and Highway 92.
Report from mping of 1 hail near Bishop Rd NW and Amberidge Dr NW.
Several trees and powerlines down near Burnt Hickory Road and West Iron Belt Road.
Report of powerline down on 600 block of Henderson Dr.
Report of 8 trees down hwy 280 west of Preston.
Tree down on 5000 block of Hopewell Church Rd.
Tree down at intersection of Mount Vernon Rd and Ben Parks Rd.
Tree down at intersection of Williams St and Harrison St.
Report of tree down on 7000 block of County Line Rd.
Multiple trees reported down near hwy 172 and Lystra Church Rd.
Multiple trees down near Memorial Drive Southeast near 2nd Avenue Southeast.
Tree down across i-85 in Troup County near Hamilton Rd.
The emergency manager reported two trees down in Marshallville.
Tree reported down at Gentian Blvd and Cougar Ct.
Powerlines down in ne portion of Marion County Southwest of Mauk.
Powerlines down at intersection of East Oglethorpe Street and Hayes Avenue.
Tree down on Highway 96 and Prospect Rd.
Report of two trees down on Glover Rd and Bullard Rd.
Trees down on powerlines in the 200 block of South Cedar Creek.
Two trees down west of Jeffersonville.
Tree uprooted in the 900 block of Scenic Route.
Tree down with damage to fence in the 1000 block of Adams Park Rd.
Several trees down along with roof damage on hwy 115 between Rhine and Telfair county line.
Report of tree down on Edison Ray Rd off of Hwy 117.
Tree down on Friendship Church Rd near Hwy 117.
The emergency manager reported a few trees down in the north end of the county.
The emergency manager reported a few trees down near Greenway Road in the eastern portion of the county.
Tree blown down near the intersection of Empire Hwy and us Hwy 1 byp s.
Tree blown down on W Broad St, on the north side of Twin City.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Georgia in 2023Every state in 2023This day in weather historyWarnings in Georgia, July 2023
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: 1121955, 1121958, 1121959, 1121962, 1121965, 1122386, 1121948, 1121940, 1121941, 1121943, 1124515, 1124516, 1124517, 1124518, 1124519, 1124521, 1124520, 1124525, 1124526, 1124527, 1124528, 1124530, 1124522, 1124523, 1124531, 1124532, 1124529, 1124524, 1124533, 1124534, 1124535, 1124536, 1124537, 1124538, 1124539.