Paulding County Weather

139 PM EDT SUN MAR 28 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA.

.DAY ONE…THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH

ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE.

.SYNOPSIS…

A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH WEST GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON…THEN PUSHING ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA DURING THE EVENING HOURS.

.PRIMARY HAZARDS…

DAMAGING WIND AND HAIL WILL BE THE MAIN THREATS ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. HOWEVER…AN ISOLATED TORNADO IS POSSIBLE….MAINLY OVER PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS.

.DISCUSSION…

AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT… A BROKEN LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS PARTS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A WARM…MOIST SOUTHERLY WIND FLOW WILL INCREASE INSTABILITIES DURING THE AFTERNOON…WITH LIFTED INDICES IN THE 0 TO -3 RANGE AND CAPES GREATER THAN 500. AS THE LINE OF STORMS MOVE ACROSS THE AREA… A FEW EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE… MAINLY BETWEEN 4 AND 8 PM WHEN THE INSTABILITIES WILL BE MORE FAVORABLE FOR STRONG STORM DEVELOPMENT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT…

SPOTTERS SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST INFORMATION FOR POSSIBLE ACTIVATION ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA.

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URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA

408 AM EST FRI MAR 12 2010

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CALHOUN…CARTERSVILLE…GAINESVILLE…MARIETTA…ATLANTA…
LAWRENCEVILLE…ATHENS…DOUGLASVILLE…EAST POINT…DECATUR…CONYERS…
COVINGTON…PEACHTREE CITY

408 AM EST FRI MAR 12 2010

…DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING…

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING. THE ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT NORTH AND EAST OF A LINE FROM CHATSWORTH…TO FAYETTEVILLE…TO WASHINGTON.

A WEDGE OF COOL AIR REMAINS IN PLACE ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA…WITH WIDESPREAD LOW CLOUDS AND DENSE FOG ACROSS THE AREA. THE FOGGY CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS…WITH SLOW IMPROVEMENT AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST LATER TODAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING…SLOW DOWN… USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS…AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.

…FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING…

THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA…NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND NORTHWEST GEORGIA.

* THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING

* STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO BRING MOISTURE ACROSS GEORGIA. SEVERAL UPPER AIR IMPULSES WILL MOVE ACROSS THE STATE…PROVIDING THE DYNAMICS FOR HEAVY RAINFALL.

* WIDESPREAD 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY OCCURRED IN AN AREA FROM ROME TO GAINESVILE TO BARNESVILLE TO COLUMBUS. 3 TO 4 INCHES HAS BEEN REPORTED OVER POLK COUNTY SOUTH TO BUCHANAN IN HARALSON COUNTY. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS AROUND AN INCH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.

URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA

245 PM EST MON MAR 1 2010

…WINTER STORM EXPECTED ACROSS NORTH AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA ON TUESDAY…

.A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING ALONG THE GULF COAST WILL SPREAD PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE AREA BEGINNING TONIGHT. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST…BRINGING A SURGE OF COLD AIR TO THE REGION. RAIN WILL BEGIN OVERNIGHT TONIGHT…AND WILL CHANGE OVER TO A RAIN/SNOW MIX DURING THE MORNING HOURS. THE MIX WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW DURING THE DAY ON TUESDAY…BEGINNING IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA AND SPREADING TO THE SOUTHEAST.

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DOUGLASVILLE…EAST POINT…DECATUR

245 PM EST MON MAR 1 2010

…WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST TUESDAY NIGHT…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST TUESDAY NIGHT. THE WARNING IS IN EFFECT ACROSS ALL OF NORTH GEORGIA…NORTH OF A LINE FROM CARROLLTON…TO ATLANTA…TO JEFFERSON.

RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW EARLY TUESDAY MORNING IN THE WEST…AND HOLDING OFF UNTIL NEAR NOON IN THE EAST. ONCE THE SNOW BEGINS…ACCUMULATIONS OF ANYWHERE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES…WITH SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS…CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF LATE TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL…KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT…FOOD…AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

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