Isolated to Scattered diurnally driven thunderstorms formed over Central GA in the afternoon and evening hours. Storms moved generally Eastward with a few becoming severe mostly just South of Macon.
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The episode as NWS FFC wrote it up.
Isolated to Scattered diurnally driven thunderstorms formed over Central GA in the afternoon and evening hours. Storms moved generally Eastward with a few becoming severe mostly just South of Macon. Gusty winds of up to 60mph brought down several trees in the area.
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 7, 12:50 PM EST, 1 hour 10 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 150 PM EDT Wed Jun 7 2023 ...New 18Z Aviation Discussion... .SHORT TERM... (Today through Thursday) Issued at 237 AM EDT Wed Jun 7 2023 As has been the story throughout the week so far, an Omega block remains in place across the majority of the CONUS. A persistent upper high remains centered over the Northern Plains, while cutoff lows are positioned near the southern California coast upstream of the high and in the Canadian Maritimes downstream. The block pattern begin to break down late in the short term period and towards the end of the week. The northeastern low will weaken as it rotates back around to the southwest and into New England, and the high pressure will gradually retrograde to the west. At the surface, there is a remnant boundary roughly across the I-20 corridor which helped provide a focus for showers and thunderstorms through yesterday evening. This boundary will move southward over the course of the day, dropping into central Georgia by this afternoon. Meanwhile, a shortwave rotating around the western side of the New England low will advance a weakening cold front through Kentucky/Tennessee and into north Georgia by tonight. Low temperatures this morning will range from the low 60s across the far northern tier to the upper 60s in east-central Georgia. High temperatures will be mainly in the upper 80s to low 90s once again this afternoon. Diurnally-driven convection will lead to isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms across the forecast area by the mid-afternoon hours. Chances will be highest in south-central Georgia and far north Georgia near the remnant boundary and advancing cold front from the north, respectively. An isolated strong storm cannot be ruled out, but with modest instability, an organized severe weather threat is not expected. As the front advances into north Georgia, scattered showers and thunderstorms will advance southward through north Georgia through the overnight hours and Thursday morning, and into central Georgia on Thursday afternoon. With a relatively cooler airmass building into the area behind the front, high temperatures across the majority of north Georgia will be in the low 80s on Thursday afternoon. In contrast, areas ahead of the front (like south-central Georgia) will rise into the upper 80s to low 90s. These areas will see the best destabilization combined with enhanced deep-layer shear ahead of the front in the afternoon hours. A few storms in this area could become strong to severe, capable of producing gusty winds and hail. King && .LONG TERM... (Thursday night through Tuesday) Issued at 237 AM EDT Wed Jun 7 2023 As we start the extended very early Friday morning, showers and perhaps a few isolated thunderstorms may linger across portions of central Georgia as an expansive frontal boundary makes its way southward. Expecting any associated moisture/forcing to completely clear the CWA by approximately 12Z Friday, though it appears that the front will stall out (as they tend to do) across the Florida panhandle. Behind the front, the eastern bookend of our presiding Omega block begins to shift offshore, allowing for a brief period of northwesterly flow aloft to usher in a pocket of very dry continental air from across central Canada. With PWATs forecast to be on the order of 0.4-0.5" as the drier airmass settles in across the Southeast -- nearing the daily minimum moving average -- appreciable precipitation chances are unlikely to return until late Sunday. By weekend's end, we see the breakdown of the Omega block, with a secondary lobe of low pressure developing across the Great Lakes and forcing the lingering New England low offshore. This opens the door for subsequent shortwave activity as disturbances traverse the outer edge of the closed low (and at present, this feature looks to remain present in some capacity through the end of the period). Expect this to materialize in the form of heightened chances for showers and thunderstorms Monday into Tuesday. Highs look to be in the 80s to lower-90s (just a few degrees above average for early June) and lows in the upper-50s to 60s each day. 96 && .AVIATION... (18Z TAFS) Issued at 142 PM EDT Wed Jun 7 2023 The main aviation concern through 02Z will be scattered shower and thunderstorms activity over central and southern Georgia. Impacts may occur at KMCN or KCSG, but storm activity is unlikely (<10% chance) at KATL. Additional rain shower activity is possible between 09Z and 18Z Thursday over northern Georgia. VFR ceilings and visibilities are expected through 18Z Thursday. Winds will range from northwesterly over north Georgia to southwesterly over southern Georgia through 02Z, then winds should be light and variable overnight. //ATL Confidence...18Z Update... Overall forecast confidence in moderate Moderate confidence in thunderstorm chances. High confidence in winds, ceilings and visibility Albright && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Athens 64 80 57 84 / 40 60 10 0 Atlanta 65 81 61 84 / 20 50 0 0 Blairsville 56 75 50 78 / 40 40 0 0 Cartersville 62 81 55 83 / 30 30 0 0 Columbus 67 89 63 88 / 20 40 10 0 Gainesville 63 80 57 83 / 40 40 0 0 Macon 65 87 63 87 / 20 50 20 0 Rome 63 82 55 85 / 30 30 0 0 Peachtree City 64 82 58 84 / 20 40 10 0 Vidalia 68 89 67 87 / 30 60 40 10 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && SHORT TERM...King LONG TERM....96 AVIATION...Albright
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 1131 AM EDT Wed Jun 7 2023 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-081545- 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- 1131 AM EDT Wed Jun 7 2023 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North and Central Georgia. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight... Scattered thunderstorm activity is expected between 1 PM and 9 PM today along and south of Interstate 20. The primary concerns with any storms will be cloud to ground lighting, brief heavy downpours and strong wind gusts. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday... Scattered thunderstorms will occur in the region Thursday and Thursday night. A couple of storms may become severe, with damaging winds or hail being the main threats. Locally heavy rainfall and frequent lightning will occur with any storms that form. Widespread shower and thunderstorm activity is expected Sunday afternoon into Monday. Then thunderstorms will be possible each afternoon and evening next week. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not requested but spotters are encouraged to submit reports of severe weather through the web by going to weather.gov/atlanta. Please relay any information about observed severe weather to the NWS while following all local, state, and CDC guidelines.
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1107 AM EDT Wed Jun 7 2023
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0627 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 1 ENE Big Haynes Creek 33.76N 83.94W
06/06/2023 Walton GA Emergency Mngr
Tree downed in roadway at Miller Bottom Rd
and S Sharon Church Rd.
&&Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1111 AM EDT Wed Jun 7 2023
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0629 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 3 ESE Pannell 33.75N 83.63W
06/06/2023 Walton GA Emergency Mngr
Tree down blocking roadway at Old Monroe
Madison Hwy and Queens Cemetery Rd.
&&Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1114 AM EDT Wed Jun 7 2023
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0629 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 2 ESE Herndonville 33.70N 83.67W
06/06/2023 Walton GA Emergency Mngr
Multiple trees down down at Lipscomb Rd near
Ivery Rd and Mt Paran Church Rd near Social
Circle Fairplay Rd.
&&Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1116 AM EDT Wed Jun 7 2023
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0630 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 1 ESE Social Circle 33.65N 83.70W
06/06/2023 Walton GA Emergency Mngr
Phone lines down at E Hightower and Thurmand
Baccus Rd.
&&Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
234 PM EDT Wed Jun 7 2023
GAZ079-071900-
Talbot GA-
234 PM EDT Wed Jun 7 2023
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of western Talbot
County through 300 PM EDT...
At 234 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was near Baughville, or 8 miles
northwest of Talbotton, moving east at 10 mph.
HAZARD...Up to 40 mph wind, pea sized hail and frequent cloud to
ground lightning.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect minor damage to tree limbs and blowing around of
light, unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Talbotton, Woodland, Geneva, Pleasant Hill, Baughville, Olive Branch
and Po Biddy Crossroads.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
People outdoors should seek shelter immediately. If you can hear
thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.
&&
LAT...LON 3272 8469 3272 8468 3274 8469 3283 8469
3280 8442 3254 8451 3262 8470 3269 8469
3269 8470 3270 8470
TIME...MOT...LOC 1834Z 285DEG 9KT 3273 8467
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPHSpecial Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
239 PM EDT Wed Jun 7 2023
GAZ061-071915-
Hancock GA-
239 PM EDT Wed Jun 7 2023
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of central Hancock
County through 315 PM EDT...
At 239 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was over Shoulderbone, or near
Sparta, moving east at 25 mph.
HAZARD...40 to 50 mph wind, pea sized hail and frequent cloud to
ground lightning.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect minor damage to tree limbs and blowing around of
light, unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Sparta, Springfield, Shoulderbone, Culverton, Mayfield and Shoals.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
People outdoors should seek shelter immediately. If you can hear
thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.
&&
LAT...LON 3324 8278 3320 8285 3317 8287 3326 8315
3340 8311 3343 8307 3341 8282 3339 8283
3337 8282 3336 8280 3333 8280 3333 8279
3332 8280 3331 8278 3327 8278 3325 8275
TIME...MOT...LOC 1839Z 283DEG 22KT 3333 8304
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPHThe Atlanta radar (KFFC), 77 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:58 UTC.
16 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Large tree branch down near the intersection of ga-208 and ga-315.
Trees down at intersection of Clark Street and Railroad Avenue.
Trees and powerlines down on Little Briar Creek Church Road near Ricketson Road.
Trees and powerlines down at Ricketson Road near Mt. Pleasant Road.
Trained spotter reports that a microburst occurred near mile marker 6 on interstate 16. Trees down on both sides of the interstate with cars pulled off to the side.
Tree down on south Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd near Old Dawson Road.
Report of powerlines down at Sandefur Rd and Danny Carpenter Dr.
Report of tree on house on Coopers Mill near the intersection of N Lake Drive.
Tree and powerline down across S highway 41 near Alpine Valley dr.
Tree on house on Silk Tree Trace near the intersection of Red Maple Trail.
Tree and powerlines down across S Old Perry Road near hwy 127.
Tree down at the intersection of S Highway 241 and Arena Road.
Trees down at intersection of Vienna Road and Milford Street.
Trees down along Oneil Road near the Forest Chapel Road intersection.
Trees down near mile marker 115 on i-75 north.
Trees down on hwy 257 near Friendship Church Road.
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, June 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: 1106572, 1106576, 1106578, 1106579, 1106580, 1106581, 1106552, 1106556, 1106559, 1106561, 1106564, 1106565, 1106582, 1106583, 1106584, 1106585.