THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA.
.DAY ONE…TONIGHT
SCATTERED TO WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT ACROSS MOST OF NORTH AND PARTS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA.
.SYNOPSIS…
A STRONG SPRING STORM SYSTEM OVER THE MIDWEST WILL MOVE EAST THROUGH TONIGHT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WILL SPREAD NORTHEAST INTO NORTHWEST GEORGIA AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.
.PRIMARY HAZARDS…
THE PRIMARY HAZARD FROM THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND BRIEF HEAVY RAIN…AND MAINLY AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.
.DISCUSSION…
THE THUNDERSTORMS CURRENTLY OVER MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA ARE DEPICTED WELL BY THE MODELS. THESE STORMS ARE FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHEAST THROUGH THIS EVENING…ENTERING NORTHWEST GEORGIA AFTER MIDNIGHT. ALTHOUGH THE LOWER LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE ARE QUITE
DRY…THIS WILL CHANGE THROUGH THE NIGHT AS MOISTURE ADVECTS INTO THE AREA. CAPES AND LIFTED INDEX VALUES SHOW THE ATMOSPHERE DESTABILIZING AFTER MIDNIGHT…BUT NOT ENOUGH TO SUPPORT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRIOR TO DAYBREAK SATURDAY.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
WIDESPREAD SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS…WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR TORNADOES…IS EXPECTED SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. THE STORMS WILL REDEVELOP ON SUNDAY OVER EASTERN AND CENTRAL GEORGIA WITH ANOTHER CHANCE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AFTER SUNDAY.
.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.
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