A modest MCS moved out of northeast Alabama into western Georgia in the late evening hours of the 9th. Storms were weakening, however one section of the line was able to briefly generate stronger outflow which resulted in a stretch of wind damage, and even some hail, between Metro Atlanta and the Alabama border.
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The episode as NWS FFC wrote it up.
A modest MCS moved out of northeast Alabama into western Georgia in the late evening hours of the 9th. Storms were weakening, however one section of the line was able to briefly generate stronger outflow which resulted in a stretch of wind damage, and even some hail, between Metro Atlanta and the Alabama border.
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 Mar 9, 7:47 PM EST, 38 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
Area Forecast Discussion...UPDATED National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 847 PM EDT Mon Mar 9 2026 ...New 00Z Aviation Discussion... .KEY MESSAGES... Updated at 830 PM EDT Mon Mar 9 2026 - A line of thunderstorms will move into the area this evening into tonight, bringing the potential for damaging wind gusts and hail. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect across parts of north Georgia and west Georgia (including metro Atlanta) until 11 PM. - A cold front will bring additional widespread showers and thunderstorms late Wednesday into early Thursday. Some storms could be strong to severe. - Temperatures will remain well above normal (15 to 20+ degrees) through midweek, before cooler temperatures arrive in the wake of the cold front. && .SHORT TERM... (This evening through Tuesday) Issued at 305 PM EDT Mon Mar 9 2026 Following a cloudy (and marginally cooler) end to the weekend and a foggy start to the work week this morning, a return to unseasonably warm conditions is expected today. Clearing and scattering of any lingering cloud cover will continue into the afternoon, giving way to temperatures in the upper 70s to mid-80s, 12 to 20 degrees above average for this time of year. More notably, a shortwave traversing quasi-zonal mid-level flow will support the development (and maintenance of) a complex of storms into portions of north and central Georgia later this evening. Current SPC mesoanalysis shows MCS maintenance parameter -- basically, the probability of the complex of storms remaining organized without dissipation -- values of 70 to 90 for roughly the northern half of the forecast area. 12Z (and later) runs of HiRes guidance/CAMS have depicted a stark northward trend in the path of the line of storms, which now looks to enter northwest and west central Georgia late afternoon/early evening, and continue pushing east-southeastward after dark. Model soundings suggest modest lapse rates, enough shear to support organization of storms, and marginal instability (500-1500 J/kg), lending itself to a chance of isolated strong to severe segments to exist (and persist) along the line as it makes its way into our area. A Slight (level 2 out of 5) Risk has been analyzed from the AL/GA state line, driven by chances for isolated damaging wind gusts, large hail (>1 inch), and a low-end chance for a tornado or two within any kinks/bulges/reflectivity nubs along the leading edge of the line. A quick inch (perhaps more) of rainfall is possible as the complex moves through, especially closer to the state line where peak strength is likely to occur. Nuisance street flooding or localized flash flooding concerns could arise in these locations. Weakening and dissipation appears likely the further south and east of the Atlanta Metro the complex advances (MCS maintenance drops to 50 to 60 and below), and chances for subsequent severe weather will decrease markedly. A Marginal (level 1 out of 5) Risk has been analyzed as far east as Athens, capturing where downtrends in intensity are likely to occur, but low-end chances for additional isolated damaging wind gusts may peek through. Patchy showers may continue in the wake of the line, but lingering instability should be minimal/sufficiently scoured out by the MCS. Coverage later in the night -- continuing as late as early afternoon -- will likely be greatest across far north Georgia, coincident with a secondary pulse/disturbance moving through at the mid- levels. Elsewhere, convective coverage into Tuesday afternoon should be scant. We may be similarly slow to clear tomorrow across the northern half of the area where precipitation continues the longest, though highs should warm to a near-carbon copy of today's, into the mid-70s to upper-80s. && .LONG TERM... (Wednesday morning through next Sunday) Issued at 305 PM EDT Mon Mar 9 2026 The long term forecast opens up on Wednesday with continued anomalously warm temperatures. Highs Wednesday are forecast to be the warmest of the week as midlevel ridging expands across the Southeast. Daily records are likely to be threatened amid widespread highs in the 80s and even near 90 in parts of central Georgia. This warm, humid airmass comes in advance of an incoming cold front that will bring the next impactful weather by Wednesday night. Widespread showers and thunderstorms, likely taking a linear composition by Wednesday evening, look to push into northwest Georgia Wednesday night. While the highest confidence in a more widespread severe risk remains to the northwest and west of Georgia, some degree of severe risk is likely to linger into Wednesday night for our area. The highest probabilities continue to favor northwest Georgia with a Day 3 "Marginal" risk otherwise extending southward to the I-85 corridor. In general, the thermodynamic environment overnight into Thursday morning will wane to some degree, though the finer details regarding this environment will come into better focus over the next couple of days. The cold front will then sweep across our area through the day Thursday, bringing an end to the rainfall from northwest to southeast. Probabilities favor rainfall totals largely above 0.5- 0.75" with many areas receiving over an inch (locally higher) when all is said and done. In the wake of the front, a brief return of cooler temperatures can be expected from Thursday into Friday. Even so, this cooldown really only gets us back to near normal for mid March, though a few areas of frost or perhaps a light freeze could be possible, mainly in the mountains Friday morning. Midlevel low returns to a more zonal flow by Saturday and southwesterly by Sunday, kicking off a rapid warming trend with weekend temperatures again surging well above normal into the upper 70s and 80s. && .AVIATION... (00Z TAFS) Issued at 830 PM EDT Mon Mar 9 2026 A couple forecast challenges this evening into tomorrow (Tuesday) morning. First -- an eastward-moving cluster of storms currently approaching the Georgia/Alabama border. Assuming that the storms hold together, the TEMPOs for TSRA at ATL and the other metro sites are on track. TEMPOs for TSRA at AHN, MCN, and CSG are more uncertain given the dependency on the evolution/path that this cluster of storms takes. Second -- there is uncertainty regarding how low CIGs drop overnight into tomorrow morning. Have introduced IFR at ATL and the other metro sites, but this could depend on lingering RA/DZ in the wake of the storms. Clearing of low clouds may not occur until early tomorrow afternoon. Winds should remain of the SW at 5-10 kts through the TAF period (outside of TSRA). //ATL Confidence...00Z Update... High confidence on TSRA timing at ATL and on winds. Medium confidence on all other elements. Martin && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Athens 60 79 62 83 / 40 30 0 0 Atlanta 61 78 63 83 / 60 30 0 0 Blairsville 55 74 59 78 / 70 40 10 10 Cartersville 60 78 61 83 / 70 40 10 10 Columbus 61 84 62 85 / 40 10 0 0 Gainesville 60 77 63 81 / 60 40 10 0 Macon 61 85 63 86 / 30 10 0 0 Rome 63 83 65 86 / 80 50 10 10 Peachtree City 60 80 61 84 / 70 20 0 0 Vidalia 63 88 64 89 / 10 10 0 0 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && SHORT TERM...96 LONG TERM....RW AVIATION...Martin
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 853 PM EDT Mon Mar 9 2026 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-110100- 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- 853 PM EDT Mon Mar 9 2026 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north and central Georgia. .DAY ONE...Tonight... A line of thunderstorms will push across portions of north and central Georgia this evening into tonight. Damaging wind gusts, hail up to the size of quarters, frequent lightning, and heavy rainfall are all potential hazards. A brief, spin-up tornado cannot be ruled out. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect across portions of north and west Georgia until 11 PM. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday... Thunderstorms may become more widespread late Wednesday into Thursday ahead of a cold front. Isolated strong to severe storms with damaging wind gusts, frequent lightning, and locally heavy rainfall will be possible. .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.
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 108 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:23 UTC.
6 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Emergency call center reported two trees down on west side of Rome near Highland Boulevard and Horseleg Creek Rd.
Cedartown police reported quarter-size hail on philpot street.
Emergency call center reported two trees down southeast of Rome near Mathis Rd and Compton Rd.
Ema reports a tree down on a power line on the 2000 block of scoggins rd.
Ema reports a few trees down in the chapel hill rd area.
Ema reports a tree down on the roadway on the 2000 block of austin bridge rd.
Tree down near the intersection of jordan dr and oneal dr.
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: 1323345, 1323340, 1323346, 1323341, 1323342, 1323343, 1323344.