A little more about the potential winds for Thursday night/Wednesday from the Atlanta NWS. Note, those 925mb winds are JUST above the surface. 5 standard deviations is a LOT.

AS FAR AS THE SEVERE POTENTIAL...WOULD STILL LOOK LIKE A
BORDERLINE EVENT IF NOT FOR EXTREME 925MB WINDS PROJECTED. 50 TO
55 KT WINDS AT THIS LEVEL PUT IT A FULL 5 STANDARD DEVIATIONS FROM
THE NORM MAKING THIS A HIGHLY ANOMALOUS EVENT. THIS WOULD MAKE
CAPE FOR THIS EVENT LARGELY IRRELEVANT AS EVEN SHRA ACTIVITY
WOULD BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING THE MOMENTUM TRANSPORT NEEDED TO BRING WINDS TO SURFACE. EVEN WITH THAT SAID...NAM12 STILL PRODUCES A HEALTHY AMOUNT OF INSTABILITY WITH 1000 J/KG FOR WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA. FEEL THIS MAY BE OVERDONE AS IT IS MAINLY IN AFTERNOON AND COUNTING ON A FASTER PROGRESSION AT THIS POINT WHICH WOULD RESULT IN LOWER VALUES. WILL PLAY UP THE FACT IN HWO THAT GRADIENT WINDS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND CERTAINLY WED WITH THE SHOWER ACTIVITY. WILL ALSO HAVE HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THE MOUNTAINS FOR THIS EVENT.

BTW, 925 mb is roughly 2500 feet and 55 knots is about 63 mph.

There is a High Wind Watch for counties in the north Georgia mountains.

I hate to keep emphasizing the wind threat but we're talking serious winds. More from Birmingham this morning:

ONE DISTINCT CHANGE HAS OCCURRED THIS MORNING FROM
YESTERDAY. GUIDANCE HAS INCREASED INSTABILITIES ACROSS THE BOARD IN
THE 06Z TO 12Z TIME FRAME AHEAD OF THE PRE-FRONTAL TROUGH IN EASTERN MISSISSIPPI AND CENTRAL ALABAMA. THE INSTABILITY INCREASE IS
CONCERNING...AS IT NARROWS THAT FINE LINE BETWEEN BEING ABLE TO
PRODUCE A SUPERCELL ENVIRONMENT AS OPPOSED TO A QLCS
ENVIRONMENT.

The concern is instead of a line of thunderstorms, these could become distinct supercells.

From James Spann in Alabama:

"As discussed here for several days, the primary threat remains damaging straight line winds along the QLCS (quasi linear convective system). The low level jet (around 5,000 feet) is screaming, with winds of over 75 knots, and it won’t take much to transfer that down to the surface. If your county comes under a severe thunderstorm warning, you will need to take it seriously. In fact, with this kind of setup I would take it like a tornado warning since there is potential for widespread damaging winds that exceed 75 mph along the line, which will knock down many trees and power lines, and have the potential to create some structural damage. Not sure I would want to be in a mobile home as this line comes through… just something to think about."

timing for us now looks like after noon tomorrow, which is not good, it allows more heat to build before the system arrives.

I'm beginning to have a little concern about the severe weather tomorrow.
The threat of tornadoes has been down played over the last few days, but
it's beginning to look like more and more of a threat. The latest models
are indicating increased instability in addition to the blazing low level
winds. Winds at these lower levels will be running 4 standard deviations
above normal with winds at 2500 feet of 65 mph. Folks, that's getting close
to ground level. Any storms that come through will EASILY tap into that
wind and bring it down to the surface.

Even though no tornado may form, the winds from this system may still reach
tornadic strength and cause significant damage. And now, the worst part of
it all. This line of storms will be coming through around noon tomorrow,
the worst time for schools. Make sure everyone you know understands what to do and
where to go in case of a tornado.

Rainfall amounts have been upgraded for us to almost 3" of rain, all within
a very short time span. Precipitable water values will be running 4-5
standard deviations high for this time of year so there will be plenty of
moisture for heavy rain. Flash flooding will be a possibility.

This will be a very dangerous situation tomorrow and everyone should stay
alert to rapidly changing weather conditions.

Thank you so much for your information. Keep us posted.

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
343 PM EST TUE JAN 29 2013

...DAMAGING WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF
NORTHEAST GEORGIA LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY...

.A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL PROGRESS THROUGH THE MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY TUESDAY NIGHT WITH A COLD FRONT MOVING RAPIDLY THROUGH THE
DEEP SOUTH. AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM...STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE
TONIGHT AND INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS WEDNESDAY. DURING
THE MORNING HOURS...SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL
ACCOMPANY THESE WINDS BUT IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT VERY STRONG
WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE OUTSIDE OF ANY SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM
ACTIVITY AS WELL. RECENT RAINS AND THE ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL
ANTICIPATED FROM THIS SYSTEM WILL ALLOW FOR TREES TO BE UPROOTED
WITH GREATER EASE.

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN TN HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY.

• LOCATIONS...ALL OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA.

• WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
35 MPH.

• TIMING...LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY.

• SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT...BUT WILL
LIKELY BE NEEDED ON WEDNESDAY.

This from Birmingham NWS, remember, generally what they get comes this way.

THE COMPUTER MODELS ARE SLOWING DOWN THE ARRIVAL TIME OF THE MAIN
SQUALL LINE INTO ALABAMA. CONFIDENCE IS DECREASING FOR A FAST
MOVING SQUALL LINE/HIGH WIND EVENT...AND INCREASING FOR THE
POSSIBILITY OF DISCRETE CELLS AHEAD OF THE MAIN SQUALL LINE.

THE TORNADO CONFIDENCE HAS BEEN RAISED TO MODERATE ON THE SEVERE THREAT LEVEL MAP ON OUR WEB SITE.

THE MODELS ARE ALSO TRENDING TOWARDS A RE-INTENSIFICATION OF THE SQUALL LINE AS IT MOVES INTO EAST ALABAMA DURING THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS.

We don't want a slow moving system, and we don't want discrete cells, the tornado probabilities go up dramatically in a setup like this. Also notice, as it moves into east Alabama what happens, the models show it strengthening as it enters Georgia.

More to come...

James Spann in Alabama made this comment earlier:

"Any discrete cells that form ahead of the main line will have the potential to produce a tornado, as there will be a high degree of storm relative helicity (veering of the wind with altitude in relation to storm motion) in place, and the air will be pretty unstable for late January (surface based CAPE values over 500 j/kg)"

Hence the reason we don't want slow moving anything...

Update:
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
825 PM EST TUE JAN 29 2013

.UPDATE...
THE LATEST 18Z MODEL RUNS HAVE INCREASED CONCERNS FOR STRONG
GRADIENT WINDS OCCURRING ACROSS MUCH OF THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA ON WEDNESDAY. HAVE DECIDED TO PLAY IT SAFE AND ADD PICKENS AND MURRAY COUNTIES TO THE HIGH WIND WARNING DUE TO THE HIGHER PEAKS LOCATED IN THOSE COUNTIES. CONFIDENCE IS ALSO INCREASING THAT MOST OF NORTH GEORGIA WILL SEE AT LEAST 1.5 TO 2.0 INCHES OF RAINFALL WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS LIKELY. FOR THIS REASON... THE FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN EXPANDED FURTHER WESTWARD TO INCLUDE NORTHWEST GEORGIA WHERE GROUNDS REMAIN SATURATED AND NUMEROUS CREEKS AND STREAMS EXPERIENCED FLOODING JUST RECENTLY. OTHERWISE... THE CURRENT FORECAST LOOKS ON TRACK WITH RADAR SHOWING PATCHES OF LIGHT RAIN MOVING ACROSS PARTS OF NORTH GEORGIA THIS EVENING. THIS TREND WILL CONTINUE WARRANTING A SLIGHT CHANCE POP UNTIL EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING WHEN RAIN CHANCES INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY AHEAD OF OUR NEXT MUCH ADVERTISED WEATHER SYSTEM.

Thanks for the update

-Hubb Plumbing Snellville

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
410 AM EST WED JAN 30 2013

.SHORT TERM /TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT/...
PRIMARY CONCERN IS THREAT AND TIMING OF SEVERE CONVECTION THIS
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. VERY IMPRESSIVE STORM SYSTEM
APPROACHING THE STATE THIS MORNING. WHILE FAVORABLE SIG TOR
PARAMETER VALUES CURRENTLY CONFINED TO AREA CLOSER TO THE COAST
BASED ON RAP ANALYSES...HAVE SEEN A FEW REPORTS OF WIND DAMAGE
FURTHER NORTH OVER WRN TN AND NRN MS IN LOW CAPE AREAS. IF MODELS
ARE TO BE BELIEVED...PARAMETERS SHOULD BE MORE FAVORABLE HERE THAN
WHAT IS CURRENTLY SHOWN TO THE WEST. 00Z MODELS HAVE SLOWED TIMING
OF MAIN LINE OF TSRA SOMEWHAT WITH NAM SLOWEST. 06Z NAM ALSO
CONTINUING SLOWER TREND. LINE SHOULD MOVE INTO NW CORNER OF CWA
AROUND 10AM... I-85 BY 3PM AND AHN-MCN-AMERICUS LINE BY 7PM AND
EXITING SE CORNER OF CWA AROUND 10PM. INGREDIENTS STILL APPEAR
SUFFICIENT FOR AT LEAST ISOLD AREAS OF WIND DMG OR BRIEF TORNADOES.
AS OFTEN THE CASE...06Z NAM MLCAPE SHOWING MORE INSTABILITY THAN
OTHER MODELS WITH VALUES AROUND 400-700 J/KG. 00Z GFS HAS 200-400
J/KG OVER ALL BUT NE GA. VERTICAL WIND SHEAR WILL BE VERY STRONG.
0-1KM BULK SHEAR 40-50KTS SEEN ON GFS AND NAM. FAVORABLE CIN...LCL
AND DEEP LAYER SHEAR YIELDING DECENT SIG TOR PARAMETER
VALUES...1-2 WITH GFS AND 2-5 ON NAM. THIS VALUES ARE HIGHER THAN
PREV SVR EVENT ON DEC 26 WHEN WE SAW 3 WEAK TORNADOES IN MIDDLE
GA.

WINDS STILL SHOULD KEEP MOST OF AREA IN ADV CRITERIA TODAY AND THIS
EVENING. HAVE EXTENDED WIND ADV TIL MIDNIGHT. HIGH WIND WARNING
CRITERIA NOT QUITE BEING MET IN LATEST MODEL GRIDS...BUT VERY CLOSE.
WITH WET SOILS DEVELOPING QUICKLY THIS AFTERNOON...HAVE CONTINUED
WIND WARNING THRU 6PM...AFTER WHICH TIME LLJ WILL SHIFT EAST OF THE
NE GA MOUNTAINS.

HEAVY RAIN WILL ALSO BE SIGNIFICANT THREAT. AGREE WITH LATEST HPC
GUIDANCE WHICH HAS BUMPED UP EVENT TOTAL PRECIP TO 1 TO 2 INCHES
WITH SOME AREAS OF NE GA APPROACHING 2.5 INCHES...DUE TO SLOWER
TIMING AND PROGRESSION OF TSRA. SFC DEWPOINTS HAVE BEEN HIGHER THAN
FCST LAST SEVERAL HOURS AS WELL. BASED ON LATEST GRIDDED FFG AND
QPF...HAVE EXPANDED FLOOD WATCH SOUTH TO AREAS NORTH OF A FRANKLIN
TO ROSWELL TO CLEVELAND LINE.

FINALLY...ANOTHER LOW AMPLITUDE SHORT WAVE PROGGED TO MOVE ALONG
LONG WAVE TROUGH OVER TN VALLEY THURS NIGHT. WITH COLD AIR IN
PLACE...ESP ALOFT...COULD SEE SOME FLURRIES OR VERY LIGHT SNOW
SHOWERS. NO IMPACTS EXPECTED.

Temperatures this morning are in the mid 60's across our area with dew points already at 60 degrees. As the day progresses and we get more heat, the atmosphere will destabilize even further and peak around the time the storms will be here.

There are already storms breaking out ahead of the main line, and these discrete cells are the ones to be concerned about as the day goes on. As you can see from above, the main line will be here around 3pm, but other storms will begin arriving shortly.

Keep a weather radio or other warning device handy today, it may start to get rough a little later.

From the SPC this morning:

FORECAST SOUNDINGS JUST AHEAD OF THE LINE AT MIDDAY FROM ATLANTA
SWWD ACROSS SERN AL SHOW SBCAPE VALUES INCREASING TO AROUND 1000
J/KG. THIS COMBINED WITH 60 TO 70 KT OF DEEP LAYER SHEAR AND STRONG
LARGE-SCALE ASCENT SHOULD BE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE STORM DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE SQUALL-LINE. THE LINE SHOULD BE AN EFFICIENT WIND DAMAGE PRODUCER DUE TO 60 KT OF FLOW JUST ABOVE THE SFC. ISOLATED WIND GUSTS OVER 70 KT COULD OCCUR DURING THE AFTERNOON WHERE THE SQUALL-LINE INTERACTS WITH MODERATE INSTABILITY. A FEW TORNADOES MAY ALSO OCCUR ACROSS THE SRN APPALACHIAN MTNS SWWD INTO THE ECNTRL GULF COAST STATES ALONG THE WRN EDGE OF AN IMPRESSIVE 60 TO 70 KT LOW-LEVEL JET.

Severe damage just east of Nashville, the NWS office there just reported a 105 mph wind gust.

Mt Juliet, TN: top floor of 3 story building “gone” in Mount Juliet on Lebanon road

Take cover NOW in city of Murfreesboro, TN. Possible rain-wrapped #tornado headed toward the city.

NWS Spotter activation requested...

New Tornado Watch that includes the NW counties in GA. More to come...

Watch/Warning Summary as of now (6:06am)

HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: DAWSON...FANNIN...GILMER...LUMPKIN...MURRAY...PICKENS...
TOWNS...UNION...WHITE.

FLOOD WATCH FROM 9 AM EST THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR
THE FOLLOWING ZONES: BARTOW...CATOOSA...CHATTOOGA...CHEROKEE...
COBB...DADE...DAWSON...FANNIN...FLOYD...FORSYTH...GILMER...
GORDON...HARALSON...LUMPKIN...MURRAY...NORTH FULTON...PAULDING...
PICKENS...POLK...TOWNS...UNION...WALKER...WHITE...WHITFIELD.

WIND ADVISORY FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT FOR
THE FOLLOWING ZONES: DAWSON...FANNIN...GILMER...LUMPKIN...
MURRAY...PICKENS...TOWNS...UNION...WHITE.

TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: CATOOSA...DADE...MURRAY...WALKER...WHITFIELD.

WIND ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: BALDWIN...BANKS...BARROW...BARTOW...BIBB...BLECKLEY...
BUTTS...CARROLL...CATOOSA...CHATTAHOOCHEE...CHATTOOGA...
CHEROKEE...CLARKE...CLAYTON...COBB...COWETA...CRAWFORD...CRISP...
DADE...DEKALB...DODGE...DOOLY...DOUGLAS...EMANUEL...FAYETTE...
FLOYD...FORSYTH...GLASCOCK...GORDON...GREENE...GWINNETT...HALL...
HANCOCK...HARALSON...HARRIS...HEARD...HENRY...HOUSTON...
JACKSON...JASPER...JEFFERSON...JOHNSON...JONES...LAMAR...
LAURENS...MACON...MADISON...MARION...MERIWETHER...MONROE...
MONTGOMERY...MORGAN...MUSCOGEE...NEWTON...NORTH FULTON...
OCONEE...OGLETHORPE...PAULDING...PEACH...PIKE...POLK...PULASKI...
PUTNAM...ROCKDALE...SCHLEY...SOUTH FULTON...SPALDING...STEWART...
SUMTER...TALBOT...TALIAFERRO...TAYLOR...TELFAIR...TOOMBS...
TREUTLEN...TROUP...TWIGGS...UPSON...WALKER...WALTON...WARREN...
WASHINGTON...WEBSTER...WHEELER...WHITFIELD...WILCOX...WILKES...
WILKINSON.

Tornado Watch expanding... stay alert. Quick spin up tornadoes forming in discrete cells in Alabama...

WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION FOR WATCH 17
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
621 AM EST WED JAN 30 2013

GAC015-045-055-115-129-143-149-223-233-301800-
/O.EXA.KFFC.TO.A.0017.000000T0000Z-130130T1800Z/

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS EXTENDED TORNADO WATCH 17 TO
INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING AREAS UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON

IN GEORGIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 9 COUNTIES

IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA

BARTOW CARROLL CHATTOOGA
FLOYD GORDON HARALSON
PAULDING POLK

IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA

HEARD

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...BREMEN...CALHOUN...CARROLLTON...
CARTERSVILLE...CEDARTOWN...DALLAS...FRANKLIN...
ROME AND SUMMERVILLE.

$$

GAC047-083-213-295-313-301800-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.A.0017.000000T0000Z-130130T1800Z/

TORNADO WATCH 17 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN GEORGIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 5 COUNTIES

IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA

CATOOSA DADE MURRAY
WALKER WHITFIELD

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...CHATSWORTH...DALTON...
FORT OGLETHORPE...THOMASTON AND TRENTON.

We are now under a TORNADO WATCH

Tornado Warning for Cobb, Douglas, North Fulton, and Paulding

AT 826 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR BILL ARP...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
WINSTON...CHAPEL HILL...DOUGLASVILLE...BROWNSVILLE...SWEETWATER CREEK
STATE PARK...LITHIA SPRINGS...HIRAM...AUSTELL...SIX FLAGS OVER
GEORGIA...POWDER SPRINGS...MABLETON...BANKHEAD...LOST MOUNTAIN
PARK...JIM R MILLER PARK...BOLTON...ATLANTIC STATION...DUE WEST AND
SMYRNA.

As fast as this is moving and no bigger of an area than it is covering, I have a hard time believing we could get more than a half an inch of rain????

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1043 AM EST WED JAN 30 2013

.UPDATE...
HAVE MADE UPDATES TO THE WEATHER AND POP GRIDS...AND SLOWED DOWN THE CURRENT TIMING OF THE SQUALL LINE. WE ARE STARTING TO SEE
ISOLATED SUPERCELLS OUT FRONT OF THE MAIN LINE. THERE IS AN
ESPECIALLY STRONG TO SEVERE CELL IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA. WE ARE
STILL ON TRACK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY THROUGH THE AREA.
THE MAIN LINE IS EXPECTED TO PUSH THROUGH THE STATE WITH STRONG
WINDS BEING THE MAIN THREAT. THERE IS ALSO A RISK OF TORNADOES
WITH THESE STORMS...ESPECIALLY ANY SUPERCELLS OUT IN FRONT OF THE
LINE. DID ADJUST THE TEMPERATURES DOWN A FEW DEGREES AS THEY WERE FORECAST WARMER THAN WHAT WAS GOING ON.

Fixed link
Here's the latest 3 hour rainfall totals:
http://www.daculaweather.com/images/2013_01/3hr_rain.png

Possible tornado near Cedartown
http://www.daculaweather.com/images/2013_01/screenshot.jpg

From the SPC a few minutes ago:

GIVEN THE PRESENCE OF STRONG VERTICAL SHEAR...AT LEAST WEAK INSTABILITY...AND INCREASING LARGE-SCALE SUPPORT FOR UPWARD VERTICAL MOTION...POTENTIAL FOR INCREASING CONVECTIVE ORGANIZATION/EASTWARD ACCELERATION AND SEVERE WEATHER
POTENTIAL APPEARS TO EXIST EARLY THIS AFTERNOON ALONG A CORRIDOR FROM MONTGOMERY AND TROY AL THROUGH AREAS NEAR AND NORTHEAST OF THE ATLANTA METROPOLITAN AREA. THIS INCLUDES THE RISK FOR TORNADOES...AS WELL AS DAMAGING WIND GUSTS.

Tornado touchdown near Adairsville, people trapped, major damage. Significant damage in Rome with people trapped.

My niece says parts of Rome are getting heavy hail and rain right now and that the schools are "locked" down to ride out the storm.

I have serious concerns about releasing students this afternoon.

http://www.myfoxatlanta.com/category/237922/live-video-1

I have my Darth Vader helmet on...I'm ready!! Getting funny looks here at work...

This is starting to look more like a QLCS (Quasi-Linear Convective System). The storms that had started popping out in front of the main line have settled down a little.

From Bartow Sheriff's Office

Major tornado damage in Adairsville as a tornado hit the area. There are
accidents, injuries and building entrapments. All available assistance
is enroute to the area. If persons do not have to be in this area, we
are urging them to stay away for emergency assistance to be able to get
through. More information will be released later.Major tornado damage in Adairsville as a tornado hit the area. There are
accidents, injuries and building entrapments. All available assistance
is enroute to the area. If persons do not have to be in this area, we
are urging them to stay away for emergency assistance to be able to get
through. More information will be released later.

Live feed from Bartow County EMS
http://www.broadcastify.com/listen/feed/7057/web

GUSTS TO 82 MPH AT BERRY: The Berry College Weather Station is located on top of the Science Building and is maintained by the Geology Department. The maximum wind speed recorded over the last hour was 82 mph. The hourly average was 20 mph. Campus received 1 1/2” of rain during a 20 minute duration. The weather station reports the total rainfall from 10:50-11:50 as 2 1/4 ”.

All lanes of I-75 north near Rome are closed. Cars flipped on the interstate

Adairsville tornado
http://twitter.yfrog.com/jojvyvkslexkozpdbjxdfoxcz

These storms are all moving to the NE at about 60 mph. Don't hesitate if you get a warning, you have very little time to get to safety with these storms.

Bartow requested Hwy 41 and 141? be blocked to keep the media out.

Tremendous mess in Bartow county. Videos from there show cars flipped everywhere, no reports of fatalities but looking at the pictures, there must be some.

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1245 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CHEROKEE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
NORTHERN COBB COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
NORTH CENTRAL FULTON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
SOUTHEASTERN BARTOW COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA
PAULDING COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA

Terrible!! When will it be here in Metro Atlanta?

Almost here, it is here on the west side.

All unnecessary traffic has been shut down to Adairsville.

Tornado warning just west of Forsyth and Hall, headed your way

Tornado just north of Dallas headed toward Acworth

Storm reports
http://www.daculaweather.com/4_spc_storm_reports.php

There is a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for the SW part of Gwinnett

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
131 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTH CENTRAL CHEROKEE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
COBB COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
NORTHWESTERN DEKALB COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
DOUGLAS COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
CENTRAL FULTON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
WEST CENTRAL GWINNETT COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
EAST CENTRAL CARROLL COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA
SOUTHEASTERN PAULDING COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA

Per NWS: Over 100 cars overturned near exit 306 on I-75 in Georgia from tornado

Watch has been extended further south and east and now includes Oconee and Morgan counties.

http://www.daculaweather.com/national_alerts/4_severe_alert.php

Almost all of Gwinnett is under a Severe Thunderstorm Warning

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN CHEROKEE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
EASTERN COBB COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
DEKALB COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
SOUTHWESTERN FORSYTH COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
FULTON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
GWINNETT COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
NORTH CENTRAL COWETA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA

* UNTIL 300 PM EST

* AT 210 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS HAVE
INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH A HISTORY OF PRODUCING QUARTER
SIZED HAIL AND ALSO CAPABLE OF 60 MPH WINDS. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED
7 MILES SOUTH OF LITHIA SPRINGS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 65 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO EAST
POINT...HAPEVILLE...ATLANTA...GRANT PARK-ZOO ATLANTA...MIDTOWN...
SMYRNA...BUCKHEAD...DRUID HILLS...DECATUR...AVONDALE ESTATES...
CLARKSTON...SANDY SPRINGS...PINE LAKE...CHAMBLEE...STONE
MOUNTAIN...DUNWOODY...DORAVILLE...TUCKER...ROSWELL...MOUNTAIN
PARK...NORCROSS...LILBURN...BERKELEY LAKE...ALPHARETTA...
SNELLVILLE...DULUTH...MILTON...JOHNS CREEK...GRAYSON...
LAWRENCEVILLE...SUWANEE...DACULA...SUGAR HILL...CUMMING AND BUFORD.

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
257 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>022-030>033-041-310500-
/O.CON.KFFC.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-130131T0500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS-
CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE-FLOYD-BARTOW-
CHEROKEE-FORSYTH-POLK-PAULDING-COBB-NORTH FULTON-HARALSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND...
ROME...CARTERSVILLE...MARIETTA...ATLANTA
257 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...

THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* MUCH OF NORTH GEORGIA...GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM
BUCHANAN TO ATLANTA TO CLEVELAND.

* UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT

* A STRONG COLD FRONT HAS BROUGHT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS INTO
NORTH GEORGIA. ONE TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN IN
AN AREAS FROM TRENTON TO HIAWASEE TO CARROLLTON. ANOTHER HALF
INCH IS POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS. EAST OF THIS AREA...AN
ADDITIONAL ONE TO TWO INCHES IS POSSIBLE.

* THESE RAINFALL AMOUNTS COULD COMBINE WITH THE SATURATED GROUND
TO PRODUCE RAPID RISES ON SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...WITH
FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS POSSIBLE.

We're still under a Severe Thunderstorm Warning, the heavy rain hasn't gotten here yet.

Cartersville Patch has photos and information about the tornado that hit Adairsville: http://cartersville.patch.com/articles/one-dead-after-tornado-rips-through-downtown-adairsville#photo-13173822

Yes, they had it rough up there. This might be an EF2 or 3 tornado.

Rain came down at 7.2" per hour here this afternoon, or 0.12" per minute.

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
420 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING CREEK IN GEORGIA...

CROOKED CREEK NEAR NORCROSS AFFECTING FULTON AND GWINNETT COUNTIES

.RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL HAS CAUSED SIGNIFICANT RUNOFF INTO STREAMS AND RIVERS WHICH WILL CAUSE FLOODING IN SOME AREAS.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR
THE CROOKED CREEK NEAR NORCROSS.
* FROM THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT 400 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 10 FEET...AND RISING.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 11 FEET.
* THIS CREEK SHOULD RISE TO NEAR 11.5 FEET BY THIS EVENING. IT
WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATER TONIGHT.
* AT 11 FEET...MINOR FLOODING OF THE NATURAL FLOOD PLAIN BEGINS
MAINLY ON THE LEFT BANK UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM FROM THE RIVER
GAUGE AT SPALDING DRIVE.

Steve - Thanks so much for keeping us updated throughout this storm. I really appreciate it. Also, I just checked my rain gauge. It showed about 2.5 inches.

Haven't been able to check my gauge yet, just got home (long day at GJAC). I will tomorrow. We may have gotten close to the 1 inch mark after all.

1.62" yesterday at my place, I'll verify that with my CoCoRaHS gauge when i get home.

Time lapse video from DaculaWeather.com yesterday:

http://www.daculaweather.com/4_video_wed.php

Warnings issued over the last two days

TOR SVR FFW SMW
Yesterday: 75 263 27 27
Two days ago: 87 204 13 3
================================
162 467 40 30

TOR - Tornado Warnings
SVR - Severe Thunderstorm
FFW - Flash Flooding
SMW - Marine warnings

21.6º cooler now than this time yesterday.

Storm survey results
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/ffc/?n=tornadoevent_013013

OK... last post here . The latest storm summary from the tornado the other day place the Adairsville tornado as a high end EF3.

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/ffc/?n=tornadoevent_013013 Scroll toward the bottom

NGW, excellent severe weather reporting Wednesday. You really kept me busy in staying abreast of the bad weather coming our way via your updates on Dacula Patch. Trust Kristi gave you an "atta boy." It was like being in the ring with a fine tuned middleweight in that you were throwing those weather punches right and left. Not exactly sure of the time but the heavy rain and winds didn't hit over our way until late Wednesday afternoon. Not exactly sure of the time. Do you know the amount of rainfall we got out our way? In closing, Thank YOU for your usual great job of weather updates throughout the day.

You are very welcome Jimmy! It was a very busy day indeed. We had roughly 1-2" of rain in our area. You can always get the latest rainfall totals from the previous day(s) here: http://www.daculaweather.com/4_cocorahs_precip_map.php