Severe storms will be possible across Paulding County today during the hours of 3-6pm. If the storms develop they will be capable of strong winds and frequent lightning. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued for the north and metro area until 6pm. Stay tuned to local media and NOAA weather radio for further infomation.
Stephen M. Dooley, CEM
Hazardous Weather Specialist
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
100 PM EDT THU JUN 18 2009
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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-
100 PM EDT THU JUN 18 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED...SOME SEVERE...ACROSS PORTIONS OF
NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
.SYNOPSIS...
A LARGE COMPLEX OF THUNDERSTORMS THAT MOVED ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY
LATE THIS MORNING WILL MOVE SOUTH SOUTHEAST ACROSS TENNESSEE INTO
GEORGIA LATER THIS AFTERNOON. A STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER
LOUISIANA WILL EXPAND EAST TOWARD ALABAMA AND GEORGIA THROUGH FRIDAY.
.PRIMARY HAZARDS...
THE PRIMARY HAZARDS FROM THUNDERSTORMS TODAY WILL BE STRONG DAMAGING
WINDS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. BETWEEN 3 PM AND 6 PM...THE MOST
LIKELY LOCATION FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS NORTH OF A LINE FROM
FRANKLIN TO MCDONOUGH TO WASHINGTON. AFTER 6 PM...THE SEVERE THREAT
WILL SHIFT SOUTH OF THIS LINE THROUGH MIDNIGHT.
.DISCUSSION...
A STRONG UPPER RIDGE OVER LOUISIANA WILL EXPAND EAST THROUGH FRIDAY.
HOWEVER...THE SURFACE AIR MASS WILL REMAIN MOIST AND VERY UNSTABLE
WITH CAPES ABOVE 3000 AS TEMPERATURES RISE WELL INTO THE 90S ACROSS
MOST OF THE AREA BY EARLY AFTERNOON. WITH GEORGIA REMAINING ON THE
PERIPHERY OF THE UPPER RIDGE...AN ORGANIZED COMPLEX OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOPED IN THE OHIO VALLEY THIS MORNING WILL
MOVE SOUTH SOUTHEAST INTO NORTH GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON. GIVEN THE
STRENGTH OF THIS COMPLEX AND THE VERY UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE...
STRONG DAMAGING WINDS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED
WITH THESE STORMS. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTH
ACROSS THE STATE THIS EVENING.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED ON FRIDAY AT THIS TIME. ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA MOUNTAINS
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...OTHERWISE NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED
SATURDAY. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED...MAINLY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS
PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO
SUBMIT REPORTS OF SEVERE WEATHER THROUGH THE WEB BY GOING TO
WEATHER.GOV/ATLANTA.
$$
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WS 461
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1040 AM EDT THU JUN 18 2009
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 461 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS
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111-115-117-119-121-123-129-135-137-139-143-147-151-157-187-195-
213-219-221-223-227-233-241-247-257-281-291-295-297-311-313-
182200-
/O.NEW.KWNS.SV.A.0461.090618T1440Z-090618T2200Z/
GA
. GEORGIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BANKS BARROW BARTOW
CARROLL CATOOSA CHATTOOGA
CHEROKEE CLARKE CLAYTON
COBB DADE DAWSON
DEKALB DOUGLAS ELBERT
FANNIN FLOYD FORSYTH
FRANKLIN FULTON GILMER
GORDON GWINNETT HABERSHAM
HALL HARALSON HART
HENRY JACKSON LUMPKIN
MADISON MURRAY OCONEE
OGLETHORPE PAULDING PICKENS
POLK RABUN ROCKDALE
STEPHENS TOWNS UNION
WALKER WALTON WHITE
WHITFIELD