Storms should remain to our east however development is possible and should be monitored.
Stephen Dooley, CEM
Hazardous Weather Specialist
SEVERE T-STORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 8PM.
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA.
.DAY ONE…TODAY AND TONIGHT
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT. A FEW OF THESE
STORMS COULD BE SEVERE..PRIMARY HAZARDS…
THE PRIMARY HAZARD FROM THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS…AND
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. THE BEST TIME FOR THUNDERSTORM
DEVELOPMENT WILL BE FROM NOON TO MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THE BEST
LOCATION FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT WILL BE EAST OF A LINE FROM
ROME…TO CONYERS…TO CORDELE WITH LESSER CHANCES WEST OF THIS
LINE.
.DISCUSSION…
ALTHOUGH THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE WILL BE MINIMAL…THE ATMOSPHERE
WILL BECOME UNSTABLE THIS AFTERNOON WITH CAPES INCREASING TO OVER
2000 AND LIFTED INDEX VALUES DROPPING TO -3 TO -5. A FEW OF THE
THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP TODAY AND TONIGHT COULD PRODUCE STRONG
DAMAGING DOWNBURST WINDS..SYNOPSIS…
THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE THAT WAS OVER THE REGION THIS PAST
WEEKEND WILL BE SHIFTING WESTWARD THROUGH TONIGHT. THIS WILL PUT
MUCH OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA IN A NORTH FLOW ALLOWING WEAK
IMPULSES TO MOVE ACROSS THE REGION. THESE IMPULSES WILL AID IN THE
DEVELOPMENT OF SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS.
.DAY ONE…TODAY AND TONIGHT
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT. A FEW OF THESE
STORMS COULD BE SEVERE..PRIMARY HAZARDS…
THE PRIMARY HAZARD FROM THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS…AND
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. THE BEST TIME FOR THUNDERSTORM
DEVELOPMENT WILL BE FROM NOON TO MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THE BEST
LOCATION FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT WILL BE EAST OF A LINE FROM
ROME…TO CONYERS…TO CORDELE WITH LESSER CHANCES WEST OF THIS
LINE.
.DISCUSSION…
ALTHOUGH THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE WILL BE MINIMAL…THE ATMOSPHERE
WILL BECOME UNSTABLE THIS AFTERNOON WITH CAPES INCREASING TO OVER
2000 AND LIFTED INDEX VALUES DROPPING TO -3 TO -5. A FEW OF THE
THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP TODAY AND TONIGHT COULD PRODUCE STRONG
DAMAGING DOWNBURST WINDS..SYNOPSIS…
THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE THAT WAS OVER THE REGION THIS PAST
WEEKEND WILL BE SHIFTING WESTWARD THROUGH TONIGHT. THIS WILL PUT
MUCH OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA IN A NORTH FLOW ALLOWING WEAK
IMPULSES TO MOVE ACROSS THE REGION. THESE IMPULSES WILL AID IN THE
DEVELOPMENT OF SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY…MAINLY IN THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT…
SPOTTERS ACTIVATION IS NOT REQUESTED BUT SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED
TO SUBMIT REPORTS OF SEVERE WEATHER THROUGH THE WEB BY GOING TO
WEATHER.GOV/ATLANTA.