Apr 2009
What's Up?
04/23/2009 11:46
So...
What's up? Haven't really been a lot lately... because I'm working on an iPhone app! More details soon!
What's up? Haven't really been a lot lately... because I'm working on an iPhone app! More details soon!
Tornado Watch Until 3AM
04/19/2009 20:54
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 175
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
855 PM EDT SUN APR 19 2009
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
A LARGE PART OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL GEORGIA
EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING FROM 855 PM UNTIL
300 AM EDT.
TORNADOES...HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND
GUSTS TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE
AREAS.
THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 55 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 45 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF
ROME GEORGIA TO 35 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MACON GEORGIA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE
UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).
REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR
TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH
AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR
THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 173...WW 174...
DISCUSSION...SUPERCELLS OVER AL WILL CONTINUE INTO NWRN GA THIS
EVENING AS SHEAR PROFILES REMAIN FAVORABLE. WHILE AIR MASS IS ONLY
MARGINALLY UNSTABLE...GIVEN THE LARGE SCALE ASCENT AND SHEAR IN
ADVANCE OF UPPER TROUGH...EXISTING SUPERCELLS INCLUDING THREAT OF
TORNADOES WILL PERSIST FOR SEVERAL MORE HOURS AS THEY TRACK EWD
ACROSS WRN GA.
AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 2 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
450. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24030.
Slight Chance For Severe Sunday?
04/17/2009 10:08
SPC has put out a "slight" risk for severe weather Sunday:
Meanwhile, today and tomorrow will be nothing short of awesome! Sunny and low 70's! Enjoy it while it lasts, for the hell that is summer in Atlanta looms...
Meanwhile, today and tomorrow will be nothing short of awesome! Sunny and low 70's! Enjoy it while it lasts, for the hell that is summer in Atlanta looms...
Rainy Morning & Damaging Winds
04/13/2009 08:34
Just a little over an inch of rain since last night. Numerous reports of power outages and trees down across N. Alabama and N. Georgia. There is a high wind warning in effect for areas to the north and west and just a wind advisory for the Atlanta area until 10am.
The bulk of the rain is ending from the NW leaving just scattered showers and possibly a thunderstorm for the rest of today.
The bulk of the rain is ending from the NW leaving just scattered showers and possibly a thunderstorm for the rest of today.
Severe Weather Ending For Atlanta
04/10/2009 21:35
Well folks... That's about it for tonite... Severe weather quickly coming to an end for the Atlanta area.
However, severe weather looks to return as soon as Sunday night... stay tuned...
Have a great weekend!!
However, severe weather looks to return as soon as Sunday night... stay tuned...
Have a great weekend!!
Twitter Feeds
04/10/2009 16:37
As severe weather moves into the Atlanta area, here are a few Twitter feeds:
http://twitter.com/atlwx
http://twitter.com/DDwx
http://twitter.com/WX_ALERT
http://search.twitter.com/search?q=gawx
http://twitter.com/atlwx
http://twitter.com/DDwx
http://twitter.com/WX_ALERT
http://search.twitter.com/search?q=gawx
PDS Tornado Watch - Atlanta Area
04/10/2009 15:48
PDS Tornado Watch for NW Georgia - Including Atlanta:
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 134
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
340 PM EDT FRI APR 10 2009
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALABAMA
NORTHERN GEORGIA
FAR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA
EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 340 PM UNTIL
1000 PM EDT.
...THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION...
DESTRUCTIVE TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL TO 3 INCHES IN DIAMETER...
THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE
POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.
THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 70 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 55 MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF
ASHEVILLE NORTH CAROLINA TO 30 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ANNISTON
ALABAMA. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE
ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).
REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR
TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH
AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR
THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 131...WW 132...WW 133...
DISCUSSION...INTENSE MID/UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED JETS WILL
CONTINUE TO FOCUS OUTBREAK OF SUPERCELLS EWD ACROSS WW THIS EVENING.
VERY FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT IN PLACE FOR LARGE...DAMAGING HAIL ALONG
WITH POTENTIAL FOR LONG-TRACKED/DAMAGING TORNADOES. TORNADO THREAT
WILL BE ENHANCED ALONG AND SOUTH OF WEDGE SURFACE FRONT OVER GA/AL
COUNTIES WITHIN WW.
AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 3 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 25040.
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 134
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
340 PM EDT FRI APR 10 2009
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALABAMA
NORTHERN GEORGIA
FAR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA
EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 340 PM UNTIL
1000 PM EDT.
...THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION...
DESTRUCTIVE TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL TO 3 INCHES IN DIAMETER...
THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE
POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.
THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 70 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 55 MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF
ASHEVILLE NORTH CAROLINA TO 30 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ANNISTON
ALABAMA. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE
ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU4).
REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR
TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH
AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR
THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 131...WW 132...WW 133...
DISCUSSION...INTENSE MID/UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED JETS WILL
CONTINUE TO FOCUS OUTBREAK OF SUPERCELLS EWD ACROSS WW THIS EVENING.
VERY FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT IN PLACE FOR LARGE...DAMAGING HAIL ALONG
WITH POTENTIAL FOR LONG-TRACKED/DAMAGING TORNADOES. TORNADO THREAT
WILL BE ENHANCED ALONG AND SOUTH OF WEDGE SURFACE FRONT OVER GA/AL
COUNTIES WITHIN WW.
AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 3 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 25040.
SPC Has Upgraded Risk To High
04/10/2009 14:52
SPC has bumped up severe risk to "high" for NE AL, NW GA, and parts of TN:
Still worried about the Atlanta area too... Please keep your ear out for warnings for the next 4-6 hours...
Still worried about the Atlanta area too... Please keep your ear out for warnings for the next 4-6 hours...
PDS Watch To NW
04/10/2009 12:36
PDS - Particularly Dangerous Situation - Tornado Watch to the North and West...
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 132
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1125 AM CDT FRI APR 10 2009
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
NORTHERN ALABAMA
NORTHWEST GEORGIA
MIDDLE AND PARTS OF EASTERN TENNESSEE
EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY MORNING AND EVENING FROM 1125 AM UNTIL 700
PM CDT.
...THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION...
DESTRUCTIVE TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL TO 3 INCHES IN DIAMETER...
THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 80 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE
POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.
THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 70 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 40 MILES NORTH OF CROSSVILLE
TENNESSEE TO 55 MILES EAST OF COLUMBUS MISSISSIPPI. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE
UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).
REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR
TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH
AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR
THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 131...
DISCUSSION...LINE OF INTENSE SUPERCELLS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO
DEVELOP EWD ACROSS TN VLY AREA AND INTO NRN MIDDLE AND PARTS OF ERN
TN THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. AIRMASS AHEAD OF THIS LINE IS MODESTLY
UNSTABLE WITH MLCAPE VALUES INCREASING TO OVER 1500 J/KG ACROSS THE
TN VLY ATTM. GIVEN LITTLE CONVECTIVE INHIBITION AND MODEST TO STRONG
ASCENT WITHIN/BENEATH LEFT EXIST REGION OF 80KT MID LEVEL JET
STREAK...EXPECT STORMS TO CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN SEVERE INTENSITY
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. OF PARTICULAR CONCERN IS MAGNITUDE OF
VERTICAL SHEAR...ESPECIALLY ACROSS NRN AL/SRN MIDDLE TN THIS
AFTERNOON. FCST HODOGRAPHS IN THIS CORRIDOR SUGGEST HIGH POSSIBILITY
OF A STRONG TORNADO IF DISCRETE CELLS CAN MOVE INTO THIS AREA AS
ANTICIPATED. FARTHER NORTH...ACROSS MIDDLE TN...TORNADO THREAT WILL
ALSO BE ENHANCED NEAR LINE/RETREATING WARM FRONTAL BOUNDARY NEXT FEW
HOURS.
AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 3 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
WIND GUSTS TO 70 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 26045.
...CARBIN
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 132
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1125 AM CDT FRI APR 10 2009
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
NORTHERN ALABAMA
NORTHWEST GEORGIA
MIDDLE AND PARTS OF EASTERN TENNESSEE
EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY MORNING AND EVENING FROM 1125 AM UNTIL 700
PM CDT.
...THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION...
DESTRUCTIVE TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL TO 3 INCHES IN DIAMETER...
THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 80 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE
POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.
THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 70 STATUTE
MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 40 MILES NORTH OF CROSSVILLE
TENNESSEE TO 55 MILES EAST OF COLUMBUS MISSISSIPPI. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE
UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).
REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR
TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH
AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR
THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 131...
DISCUSSION...LINE OF INTENSE SUPERCELLS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO
DEVELOP EWD ACROSS TN VLY AREA AND INTO NRN MIDDLE AND PARTS OF ERN
TN THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. AIRMASS AHEAD OF THIS LINE IS MODESTLY
UNSTABLE WITH MLCAPE VALUES INCREASING TO OVER 1500 J/KG ACROSS THE
TN VLY ATTM. GIVEN LITTLE CONVECTIVE INHIBITION AND MODEST TO STRONG
ASCENT WITHIN/BENEATH LEFT EXIST REGION OF 80KT MID LEVEL JET
STREAK...EXPECT STORMS TO CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN SEVERE INTENSITY
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. OF PARTICULAR CONCERN IS MAGNITUDE OF
VERTICAL SHEAR...ESPECIALLY ACROSS NRN AL/SRN MIDDLE TN THIS
AFTERNOON. FCST HODOGRAPHS IN THIS CORRIDOR SUGGEST HIGH POSSIBILITY
OF A STRONG TORNADO IF DISCRETE CELLS CAN MOVE INTO THIS AREA AS
ANTICIPATED. FARTHER NORTH...ACROSS MIDDLE TN...TORNADO THREAT WILL
ALSO BE ENHANCED NEAR LINE/RETREATING WARM FRONTAL BOUNDARY NEXT FEW
HOURS.
AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 3 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE
WIND GUSTS TO 70 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO
500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 26045.
...CARBIN
Today Could Get Ugly...
04/10/2009 08:57
Today could get ugly... Here is the latest outlook from SPC:
Concern For Tomorrow Grows...
04/09/2009 17:47
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
355 PM EDT THU APR 9 2009
.SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/...
PROGRESSIVE PATTERN WITH ACTIVE SOUTHERN STREAM TO CONTINUE THROUGH
NEXT WEEK. IMMEDIATE CONCERN IS CLOSED LOW LIFTING OUT OF THE SW
U.S. INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS TONIGHT...THEN MOVING EAST TOWARD THE
MID-ATLANTIC BY FRIDAY NIGHT AND PHASING IN WITH THE EXISTING POLAR
VORTEX. THERE WILL BE TWO PHASES OF THIS SYSTEM TO AFFECT OUR CWA.
FIRST...AN AREA OF SHRA/TSRA CURRENTLY DEVELOPING ACROSS THE
ARKLATEX REGION WILL SPREAD INTO AL/GA LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY FRI.
ALTHOUGH THE SFC AIR MASS REMAINS RELATIVELY DRY AT THAT POINT WITH
DEWPOINTS 50 NORTH TO 58 SOUTH...HELICTY/SHEAR ARE QUITE IMPRESSIVE.
AN AXIS OF 400+ HELICITY AND -4 LIS APPROACH THE WESTERN BORDER OF GA
BY 12Z FRI. ECMWF/GFS/NAM ALL IN GOOD AGREEMENT THAT ONGOING
ACTIVITY ACROSS THE LOWER MS VALLEY/MID-SOUTH WILL INTENSIFY AND
SPREAD EASTWARD OVERNIGHT AND LIKELY TAKE ON THE FORM OF A SQUALL
LINE. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR DAMAGING WINDS EARLY FRI IN NW/WC GA.
AS THIS ACTIVITY SPREADS EASTWARD ACROSS THE STATE DURING THE
MORNING...IT SHOULD DIMINISH. CLOUDS WILL LIKELY BREAK DURING THE
AFTERNOON BEHIND THIS INITIAL LINE OF CONVECTION LEAVING A
WARM...MOIST...UNSTABLE AIR MASS IN PLACE. AS THE UPPER TROUGH MOVES
INTO THE MID-ATLANTIC...A SECONDARY LOBE OF STRONG SHEAR/HELICITY
WILL TRACK ACROSS THE AREA. LIS DROP TO -6...CAPES GREATER THAN 1500
J/KG...AND THE EHI RISES TO AN IMPRESSIVE AND VERY CONCERNING 4.5
ACROSS N GA. DISCRETE SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY FRI
AFTN/EVE...WITH ALL FACETS OF SEVERE WEATHER POSSIBLE...INCLUDING
TORNADOES. SPC IS BORDERING ON A MODERATE RISK FOR OUR CWA...AND
LATER OUTLOOKS MAY WELL BE UPGRADED TO A MODERATE RISK AT LEAST FOR
A LARGE PORTION OF N GA FRI AFTERNOON. THIS SYSTEM PHASES/LIFTS OUT
OF THE AREA AROUND 06Z SAT AND THE THREAT FOR SEVERE WX ENDS QUICKLY
AT THAT TIME. SOME WRAP AROUND MOISTURE POSSIBLE IN THE NE MOUNTAINS
EARLY SAT...BUT WILL NOT ADVERTISE AT THIS TIME. SATURDAY LOOKS DRY
AND PLEASANT WITH A BRIEF BREAK BETWEEN SYSTEMS.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
355 PM EDT THU APR 9 2009
.SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/...
PROGRESSIVE PATTERN WITH ACTIVE SOUTHERN STREAM TO CONTINUE THROUGH
NEXT WEEK. IMMEDIATE CONCERN IS CLOSED LOW LIFTING OUT OF THE SW
U.S. INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS TONIGHT...THEN MOVING EAST TOWARD THE
MID-ATLANTIC BY FRIDAY NIGHT AND PHASING IN WITH THE EXISTING POLAR
VORTEX. THERE WILL BE TWO PHASES OF THIS SYSTEM TO AFFECT OUR CWA.
FIRST...AN AREA OF SHRA/TSRA CURRENTLY DEVELOPING ACROSS THE
ARKLATEX REGION WILL SPREAD INTO AL/GA LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY FRI.
ALTHOUGH THE SFC AIR MASS REMAINS RELATIVELY DRY AT THAT POINT WITH
DEWPOINTS 50 NORTH TO 58 SOUTH...HELICTY/SHEAR ARE QUITE IMPRESSIVE.
AN AXIS OF 400+ HELICITY AND -4 LIS APPROACH THE WESTERN BORDER OF GA
BY 12Z FRI. ECMWF/GFS/NAM ALL IN GOOD AGREEMENT THAT ONGOING
ACTIVITY ACROSS THE LOWER MS VALLEY/MID-SOUTH WILL INTENSIFY AND
SPREAD EASTWARD OVERNIGHT AND LIKELY TAKE ON THE FORM OF A SQUALL
LINE. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR DAMAGING WINDS EARLY FRI IN NW/WC GA.
AS THIS ACTIVITY SPREADS EASTWARD ACROSS THE STATE DURING THE
MORNING...IT SHOULD DIMINISH. CLOUDS WILL LIKELY BREAK DURING THE
AFTERNOON BEHIND THIS INITIAL LINE OF CONVECTION LEAVING A
WARM...MOIST...UNSTABLE AIR MASS IN PLACE. AS THE UPPER TROUGH MOVES
INTO THE MID-ATLANTIC...A SECONDARY LOBE OF STRONG SHEAR/HELICITY
WILL TRACK ACROSS THE AREA. LIS DROP TO -6...CAPES GREATER THAN 1500
J/KG...AND THE EHI RISES TO AN IMPRESSIVE AND VERY CONCERNING 4.5
ACROSS N GA. DISCRETE SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY FRI
AFTN/EVE...WITH ALL FACETS OF SEVERE WEATHER POSSIBLE...INCLUDING
TORNADOES. SPC IS BORDERING ON A MODERATE RISK FOR OUR CWA...AND
LATER OUTLOOKS MAY WELL BE UPGRADED TO A MODERATE RISK AT LEAST FOR
A LARGE PORTION OF N GA FRI AFTERNOON. THIS SYSTEM PHASES/LIFTS OUT
OF THE AREA AROUND 06Z SAT AND THE THREAT FOR SEVERE WX ENDS QUICKLY
AT THAT TIME. SOME WRAP AROUND MOISTURE POSSIBLE IN THE NE MOUNTAINS
EARLY SAT...BUT WILL NOT ADVERTISE AT THIS TIME. SATURDAY LOOKS DRY
AND PLEASANT WITH A BRIEF BREAK BETWEEN SYSTEMS.
Severe Wx Tomorrow?
04/09/2009 07:25
Looks like we might be in for some severe weather tomorrow... SPC has put out a "slight risk" for tomorrow:
Winter's Last Word
04/05/2009 19:27
Looks like we are definitely in for a freeze... along with a shot at a little bit of SNOW?!
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
422 PM EDT SUN APR 5 2009
GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>037-041>049-052>055-057-060830-
DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS-
CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE-FLOYD-BARTOW-
CHEROKEE-FORSYTH-HALL-BANKS-JACKSON-MADISON-POLK-PAULDING-COBB-
NORTH FULTON-GWINNETT-BARROW-CLARKE-OCONEE-HARALSON-CARROLL-
DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON-DEKALB-ROCKDALE-WALTON-NEWTON-MORGAN-HEARD-
COWETA-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-HENRY-
422 PM EDT SUN APR 5 2009
...WINTRY PRECIPITATION MIX POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA MONDAY
NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING...
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH NORTH GEORGIA TONIGHT
USHERING IN VERY COLD AIR FOR THIS LATE IN THE SEASON. THERE WILL
BE A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA MONDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH THE DAY TUESDAY. IT WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR THESE SHOWERS
TO BECOME MIXED WITH SNOW MONDAY NIGHT ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTH
GEORGIA...MAINLY FROM THE ATLANTA METROPOLITAN AREA TO ATHENS AND
NORTHWARD. TEMPERATURES HAVE BEEN QUITE MILD RECENTLY AND THE
GROUND IS FAIRLY WARM...SO MOST AREAS SHOULD NOT SEE ANY
SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW OTHER THAN A DUSTING ON GRASSY
SURFACES. IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTH GEORGIA MOUNTAINS
UP TO A HALF INCH OF SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL BE POSSIBLE.
LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER UPDATES
ON THIS SITUATION.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
422 PM EDT SUN APR 5 2009
GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>037-041>049-052>055-057-060830-
DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS-
CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE-FLOYD-BARTOW-
CHEROKEE-FORSYTH-HALL-BANKS-JACKSON-MADISON-POLK-PAULDING-COBB-
NORTH FULTON-GWINNETT-BARROW-CLARKE-OCONEE-HARALSON-CARROLL-
DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON-DEKALB-ROCKDALE-WALTON-NEWTON-MORGAN-HEARD-
COWETA-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-HENRY-
422 PM EDT SUN APR 5 2009
...WINTRY PRECIPITATION MIX POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA MONDAY
NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING...
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH NORTH GEORGIA TONIGHT
USHERING IN VERY COLD AIR FOR THIS LATE IN THE SEASON. THERE WILL
BE A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA MONDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH THE DAY TUESDAY. IT WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR THESE SHOWERS
TO BECOME MIXED WITH SNOW MONDAY NIGHT ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTH
GEORGIA...MAINLY FROM THE ATLANTA METROPOLITAN AREA TO ATHENS AND
NORTHWARD. TEMPERATURES HAVE BEEN QUITE MILD RECENTLY AND THE
GROUND IS FAIRLY WARM...SO MOST AREAS SHOULD NOT SEE ANY
SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW OTHER THAN A DUSTING ON GRASSY
SURFACES. IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTH GEORGIA MOUNTAINS
UP TO A HALF INCH OF SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL BE POSSIBLE.
LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER UPDATES
ON THIS SITUATION.
Freeze Next Week?
04/03/2009 19:46
Models are still showing the potential for a freeze both Monday and Tuesday night. So make sure you bring your plants back inside this weekend!
Squall Line
04/03/2009 00:56
Squall line quickly approaching the Atlanta area... After this passes the area, that should be it for severe weather. ETA is within the next 2 hours...
MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0382
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1150 PM CDT THU APR 02 2009
AREAS AFFECTED...MIDDLE/EASTERN TN AND EASTERN AL INTO NORTH GA AND
THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF NC/SC
CONCERNING...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 115...
VALID 030450Z - 030615Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 115
CONTINUES.
SEVERE TSTM WATCH 115 CONTINUES UNTIL 11Z ACROSS PORTIONS OF EASTERN
TN/NORTHERN GA INTO THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF NC/SC. FARTHER WEST...IT
SEEMS PRUDENT THAT TORNADO WATCH 112 WILL BE CANCELLED PRIOR TO THE
SCHEDULED 07Z EXPIRATION.
RISK OF PRIMARILY WIND DAMAGE WILL CONTINUE TO QUICKLY SHIFT
EASTWARD ACROSS EASTERN TN/NORTHERN GA INTO THE ADJACENT PORTIONS OF
NC/SC OVERNIGHT. EVEN WITH MEAGER INSTABILITY...STRONG DYNAMICAL
FORCING/KINEMATICS AHEAD OF A COMPACT SHORTWAVE TROUGH/MID LEVEL JET
APPROACHING THE TENNESSEE VALLEY WILL CONTINUE TO SUSTAIN A SEVERE
THREAT OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. LONG DURATION/RELATIVELY SMALL
SCALE BROKEN LINEAR SEGMENTS WILL CONTINUE TO QUICKLY ADVANCE
EAST-NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS EASTERN TN...LARGELY CONCENTRATED IN A
REGION OF MAXIMIZED SURFACE PRESSURE FALLS /-3MB PER 2HR/. THIS
INCLUDES A RECENT MEASURED 45 KT WIND GUST AT THE KNOXVILLE AIRPORT.
FARTHER SOUTH...PREFRONTAL CONVERGENCE BAND OF LOW
TOPPED/NON-LIGHTNING PRODUCING STORMS...WITH HISTORY OF WIND DAMAGE
ACROSS NORTHERN AL...WILL CONTINUE TO RACE ACROSS NORTH GA
OVERNIGHT...POSING A THREAT FOR AT LEAST ISOLATED CONVECTIVELY
ENHANCED WIND GUSTS EVEN AMIDST LIMITED BUOYANCY.
Also expect the Severe T-Storm Watch to be canceled soon after the squall line passes. That said, it has been a VERY long week for me, so I'm signing off for the evening...
Oh yeah... freeze next week is a definite possibility... more on that tomorrow... Good nite!!!
MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0382
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1150 PM CDT THU APR 02 2009
AREAS AFFECTED...MIDDLE/EASTERN TN AND EASTERN AL INTO NORTH GA AND
THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF NC/SC
CONCERNING...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 115...
VALID 030450Z - 030615Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 115
CONTINUES.
SEVERE TSTM WATCH 115 CONTINUES UNTIL 11Z ACROSS PORTIONS OF EASTERN
TN/NORTHERN GA INTO THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF NC/SC. FARTHER WEST...IT
SEEMS PRUDENT THAT TORNADO WATCH 112 WILL BE CANCELLED PRIOR TO THE
SCHEDULED 07Z EXPIRATION.
RISK OF PRIMARILY WIND DAMAGE WILL CONTINUE TO QUICKLY SHIFT
EASTWARD ACROSS EASTERN TN/NORTHERN GA INTO THE ADJACENT PORTIONS OF
NC/SC OVERNIGHT. EVEN WITH MEAGER INSTABILITY...STRONG DYNAMICAL
FORCING/KINEMATICS AHEAD OF A COMPACT SHORTWAVE TROUGH/MID LEVEL JET
APPROACHING THE TENNESSEE VALLEY WILL CONTINUE TO SUSTAIN A SEVERE
THREAT OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. LONG DURATION/RELATIVELY SMALL
SCALE BROKEN LINEAR SEGMENTS WILL CONTINUE TO QUICKLY ADVANCE
EAST-NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS EASTERN TN...LARGELY CONCENTRATED IN A
REGION OF MAXIMIZED SURFACE PRESSURE FALLS /-3MB PER 2HR/. THIS
INCLUDES A RECENT MEASURED 45 KT WIND GUST AT THE KNOXVILLE AIRPORT.
FARTHER SOUTH...PREFRONTAL CONVERGENCE BAND OF LOW
TOPPED/NON-LIGHTNING PRODUCING STORMS...WITH HISTORY OF WIND DAMAGE
ACROSS NORTHERN AL...WILL CONTINUE TO RACE ACROSS NORTH GA
OVERNIGHT...POSING A THREAT FOR AT LEAST ISOLATED CONVECTIVELY
ENHANCED WIND GUSTS EVEN AMIDST LIMITED BUOYANCY.
Also expect the Severe T-Storm Watch to be canceled soon after the squall line passes. That said, it has been a VERY long week for me, so I'm signing off for the evening...
Oh yeah... freeze next week is a definite possibility... more on that tomorrow... Good nite!!!
Severe T-Storm Watch
04/02/2009 23:50
SPC has put out a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for a good chunk of north Georgia. This includes the Atlanta metor area...
SEL5
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 115
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1135 PM EDT THU APR 2 2009
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
NORTHERN GEORGIA
WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA
WESTERN SOUTH CAROLINA
EAST TENNESSEE
EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING FROM 1135 PM
UNTIL 700 AM EDT.
HAIL TO 0.5 INCH IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70
MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 80
STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 40 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
ATLANTA GEORGIA TO 25 MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF BRISTOL TENNESSEE.
FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH
OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).
REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE
FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH
AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR
THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY
DO PRODUCE TORNADOES.
OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 112...WW 114...
DISCUSSION...LOW-TOPPED TSTM BAND FROM E OF BHM TO NEAR CSV EXPECTED
TO BE MAIN FOCUS FOR LOW LVL ASCENT AS WRN TN UPR VORT CONTINUES
ENEWD. DESPITE MEAGER SFC-BASED INSTABILITY...STRONG MID/UPR LVL
ASCENT IN EXIT REGION OF ASSOCIATED JET STREAK...AND STRONG LOW LVL
WLY SURGE BEHIND STORM LINE...SUGGEST CONTINUED POTENTIAL FOR SMALL
SCALE BOWS WITH DMGG WIND AS LINE ENCOUNTERS HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE
SRN APPALACHIANS.
AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT
TO 0.5 INCH. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60
KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 350. MEAN STORM
MOTION VECTOR 24045.
SEL5
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 115
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1135 PM EDT THU APR 2 2009
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
NORTHERN GEORGIA
WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA
WESTERN SOUTH CAROLINA
EAST TENNESSEE
EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING FROM 1135 PM
UNTIL 700 AM EDT.
HAIL TO 0.5 INCH IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70
MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 80
STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 40 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
ATLANTA GEORGIA TO 25 MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF BRISTOL TENNESSEE.
FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH
OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).
REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE
FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH
AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR
THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY
DO PRODUCE TORNADOES.
OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 112...WW 114...
DISCUSSION...LOW-TOPPED TSTM BAND FROM E OF BHM TO NEAR CSV EXPECTED
TO BE MAIN FOCUS FOR LOW LVL ASCENT AS WRN TN UPR VORT CONTINUES
ENEWD. DESPITE MEAGER SFC-BASED INSTABILITY...STRONG MID/UPR LVL
ASCENT IN EXIT REGION OF ASSOCIATED JET STREAK...AND STRONG LOW LVL
WLY SURGE BEHIND STORM LINE...SUGGEST CONTINUED POTENTIAL FOR SMALL
SCALE BOWS WITH DMGG WIND AS LINE ENCOUNTERS HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE
SRN APPALACHIANS.
AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT
TO 0.5 INCH. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60
KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 350. MEAN STORM
MOTION VECTOR 24045.
Watch?
04/02/2009 23:20
Watch possible?
MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0380
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1000 PM CDT THU APR 02 2009
AREAS AFFECTED...EASTERN TN/NORTHERN GA AND FAR WESTERN NC/SC
CONCERNING...SEVERE POTENTIAL...WATCH POSSIBLE
VALID 030300Z - 030400Z
DOWNSTREAM OF TORNADO WATCH 112...AN ADDITIONAL WATCH MAY BE NEEDED
SOON ACROSS PORTIONS OF EASTERN TN/NORTHERN GA AND THE FAR WESTERN
PORTIONS OF NC/SC.
BROKEN LINEAR SEGMENTS CONTINUE TO STEADILY RACE NORTHEASTWARD AND
POSE A RISK FOR DAMAGING WINDS/AN ISOLATED TORNADO ACROSS
MIDDLE/EASTERN TN AT THIS TIME...WHILE A LOW TOPPED/NON-LIGHTNING
PRODUCING LINE CONTINUES A RISK FOR WIND DAMAGE ACROSS NORTHERN AL.
IN SPITE OF WEAK BUOYANCY...VERY STRONG KINEMATICS ASSOCIATED WITH A
RELATIVELY COMPACT/POTENT SHORTWAVE TROUGH/MID LEVEL JET ATOP BACKED
SOUTHEASTERLY LOW LEVEL FLOW WILL SUPPORT A CONTINUED RISK FOR WIND
DAMAGE AND ISOLATED TORNADOES /MAINLY EASTERN TN/. AN ADDITIONAL
WATCH MAY BE NEEDED SOON.
..GUYER.. 04/03/2009
ATTN...WFO...GSP...MRX...FFC...BMX...
LAT...LON 36468436 36448269 35118236 33198345 32678526 36468436
MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0380
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1000 PM CDT THU APR 02 2009
AREAS AFFECTED...EASTERN TN/NORTHERN GA AND FAR WESTERN NC/SC
CONCERNING...SEVERE POTENTIAL...WATCH POSSIBLE
VALID 030300Z - 030400Z
DOWNSTREAM OF TORNADO WATCH 112...AN ADDITIONAL WATCH MAY BE NEEDED
SOON ACROSS PORTIONS OF EASTERN TN/NORTHERN GA AND THE FAR WESTERN
PORTIONS OF NC/SC.
BROKEN LINEAR SEGMENTS CONTINUE TO STEADILY RACE NORTHEASTWARD AND
POSE A RISK FOR DAMAGING WINDS/AN ISOLATED TORNADO ACROSS
MIDDLE/EASTERN TN AT THIS TIME...WHILE A LOW TOPPED/NON-LIGHTNING
PRODUCING LINE CONTINUES A RISK FOR WIND DAMAGE ACROSS NORTHERN AL.
IN SPITE OF WEAK BUOYANCY...VERY STRONG KINEMATICS ASSOCIATED WITH A
RELATIVELY COMPACT/POTENT SHORTWAVE TROUGH/MID LEVEL JET ATOP BACKED
SOUTHEASTERLY LOW LEVEL FLOW WILL SUPPORT A CONTINUED RISK FOR WIND
DAMAGE AND ISOLATED TORNADOES /MAINLY EASTERN TN/. AN ADDITIONAL
WATCH MAY BE NEEDED SOON.
..GUYER.. 04/03/2009
ATTN...WFO...GSP...MRX...FFC...BMX...
LAT...LON 36468436 36448269 35118236 33198345 32678526 36468436
Today's Severe Threat
04/02/2009 08:42
Looks to be a busy day in the land of weather, especially to our south and west... However, we could have a few strong to severe storms here in the Atlanta area as well. Please keep your ear out for watches and warnings today.
Here are the latest outlooks from SPC:
Here are the latest outlooks from SPC:
Severe Tomorrow?
04/01/2009 20:29
SPC has outlined a sizable "moderate risk" area to our west and south:
Keep your eye on the weather situation tomorrow! More info in the morning...
Oh... and one more thing... cold next week? a freeze? the "S" word? hmmm....
Keep your eye on the weather situation tomorrow! More info in the morning...
Oh... and one more thing... cold next week? a freeze? the "S" word? hmmm....