THE HEAT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THURSDAY.

AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM THE MID TO UPPER 90S ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY. ABUNDANT MOISTURE WILL COUPLE WITH THESE HIGH TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 105 OR BETTER EACH AFTERNOON. NIGHTTIME TEMPERATURES WILL ONLY DROP INTO THE MID 70S…WHICH IS NOT COOL ENOUGH TO PROVIDE CRITICAL NIGHTTIME RELIEF FROM THE DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF DANGEROUS HEAT IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CREATE HEAT INDEX READINGS OF AT LEAST 105 DEGREES AND VERY WARM OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS…STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM AND STAY OUT OF DIRECT SUNSHINE.

REMEMBER…THE ELDERLY…VERY YOUNG…AND PEOPLE WITH HEART CONDITIONS ARE MOST AT RISK IN EXTREME HEAT. FRIENDS… RELATIVES… AND NEIGHBORS SHOULD CHECK ON PEOPLE WHO MAY BE AT RISK.

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A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM EDT TUESDAY.

TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE AREA WILL RANGE FROM 96 TO 100 DEGREES TUESDAY. ABUNDANT MOISTURE WILL COUPLE WITH THESE HIGH TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 105 TO 109 TUESDAY AFTERNOON. NIGHTTIME TEMPERATURES WILL ONLY DROP INTO THE MID 70S…WHICH IS NOT COOL ENOUGH TO PROVIDE CRITICAL NIGHTTIME RELIEF FROM THE DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF DANGEROUS HEAT IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CREATE HEAT INDEX READINGS OF AT LEAST 105 DEGREES AND VERY WARM OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS…STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM AND STAY OUT OF DIRECT SUNSHINE.

REMEMBER…THE ELDERLY…VERY YOUNG…AND PEOPLE WITH HEART CONDITIONS ARE MOST AT RISK IN EXTREME HEAT. FRIENDS… RELATIVES… AND NEIGHBORS SHOULD CHECK ON PEOPLE WHO MAY BE AT RISK.

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THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA.

.DAY ONE…TODAY AND TONIGHT

SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE…MAINLY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ALSO…DANGEROUSLY HIGH HEAT INDEX VALUES ARE EXPECTED FOR MUCH OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON.

.SYNOPSIS…

A SURFACE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN PARKED ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA THROUGH TONIGHT.

.PRIMARY HAZARDS…

THE PRIMARY HAZARDS FROM THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING… HEAVY RAINFALL… SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

.OTHER HAZARDS…

HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 105 TO 110 ARE POSSIBLE OVER MUCH OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE HIGH HEAT INDEX VALUES…SEE THE LATEST HEAT ADVISORY STATEMENT.

.DISCUSSION…

CAPES WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 2500 THIS AFTERNOON WITH LIFTED INDEX VALUES OF -2 TO -4 EXPECTED. THIS COMBINED WITH AN INFLUX OF TROPICAL MOISTURE WILL RESULT IN SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING DURING AFTERNOON HEATING. THE GREATER STORM COVERAGE IS EXPECTED TO BE GENERALLY NORTH OF A LA GRANGE TO MONTICELLO TO WARRENTON LINE WHERE A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL HELP TO PROVIDE A FOCUS. ALTHOUGH WEAK HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT SHOULD HINDER SEVERE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT…A FEW STORMS MAY BECOME STRONG… WITH GUSTY WINDS… SMALL HAIL…AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. SLOW MOVING STORMS COULD ALSO RESULT IN LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL… RESULTING IN MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING…FLOOD PRONE AREAS. THE THUNDERSTORM THREAT SHOULD DIMINISH BY LATE EVENING WITH LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE EACH 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.

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IN GEORGIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 39 COUNTIES

IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA

BARROW CHEROKEE CLAYTON COBB DAWSON DEKALB DOUGLAS FANNIN FAYETTE FORSYTH FULTON GILMER GWINNETT HALL HENRY LUMPKIN NEWTON PICKENS ROCKDALE UNION WALTON

IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA

JACKSON TOWNS WHITE

IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA

BARTOW CARROLL CATOOSA CHATTOOGA DADE FLOYD GORDON HARALSON MURRAY PAULDING POLK WALKER WHITFIELD

IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA

COWETA HEARD

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF…ATLANTA…BLAIRSVILLE…BREMEN… CALHOUN…CARROLLTON…CARTERSVILLE…CEDARTOWN…CHATSWORTH… CLEVELAND…COMMERCE…CONYERS…COVINGTON…CUMMING… DAHLONEGA…DALLAS…DALTON…DAWSONVILLE…DECATUR… DOUGLASVILLE…ELLIJAY…FORT OGLETHORPE…FRANKLIN… GAINESVILLE…HIAWASSEE…JASPER…LAWRENCEVILLE…MARIETTA… MONROE…NEWNAN…PEACHTREE CITY…RIVERDALE…ROME… STOCKBRIDGE…SUMMERVILLE…THOMASTON…TRENTON… WINDER AND WOODSTOCK.

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA.

.DAY ONE…TODAY AND TONIGHT

SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA TODAY AND TONIGHT.

.SYNOPSIS…

A SHORTWAVE WILL APPROACH GEORGIA FROM THE NORTHWEST…WHILE A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY ACROSS CENTRAL GEORGIA DRIFTS NORTHWARD.

.PRIMARY HAZARDS…

THE PRIMARY HAZARDS WITH THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING…LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN…AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS.

.DISCUSSION…

A FRONTAL BOUNDARY SITUATED ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA WEAKENED OVERNIGHT…AND WILL DRIFT NORTHWARD TODAY AS SHORTWAVE ENERGY MOVES THROUGH THE TENNESSEE VALLEY. THE COMBINATION OF THESE FEATURES WILL PROVIDE A FOCUS FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT ACROSS THE AREA…ESPECIALLY ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA. INSTABILITY

WILL BE FAIRLY HIGH…WITH CAPE VALUES APPROACHING 2500…AND LIFTED INDEX VALUES NEAR -4. ALTHOUGH INSTABILITY SHOULD BE HIGH ENOUGH FOR SOME STORMS TO BECOME STRONG…THEY ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW SEVERE LIMITS. STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGER STORMS. THE ATMOSPHERE IS ALSO VERY

MOIST WITH PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES APPROACHING 2 INCHES. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WITH MINOR FLOODING CAN BE EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

ON TUESDAY…THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ELSEWHERE. THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT…

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.

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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR… COBB COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA DOUGLAS COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA NORTHEASTERN CARROLL COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA PAULDING COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA

* UNTIL 815 PM EDT

* AT 727 PM EDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF BRASWELL TO DALLAS TO VILLA RICA…MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO HIRAM…DOUGLASVILLE…LITHIA SPRINGS…AUSTELL…POWDER SPRINGS… SMYRNA…MARIETTA…KENNESAW AND ACWORTH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS…CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY! LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS. REMEMBER…IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER…YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE…LARGE HAIL OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING…WAIT UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED…AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6.

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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR… SOUTHWESTERN CHEROKEE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA NORTHWESTERN COBB COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA BARTOW COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA NORTHEASTERN PAULDING COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA

* UNTIL 745 PM EDT

* AT 655 PM EDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CASSVILLE…MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WHITE…CARTERSVILLE…EMERSON…ACWORTH AND CANTON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS…CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY! LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS. REMEMBER…IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER…YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE…LARGE HAIL OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING…WAIT UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED…AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6.

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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA

920 PM EDT TUE JUN 22 2010

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920 PM EDT TUE JUN 22 2010

.NOW…

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM NEAR OAK GROVE…MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 15 MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND NEAR CARTERSVILLE..WOODSTOCK…LAKE ALLATOONA DAM…POWDER SPRINGS…CASSEVILLE…EMERSON AND ACWORTH THROUGH 1045 PM EDT. SOME DANGEROUS CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED.

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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA

259 PM EDT SAT JUN 19 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…

WESTERN COBB COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA

PAULDING COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA

* UNTIL 345 PM EDT

* AT 254 PM EDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZED HAIL…AND DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ACWORTH…MOVING SOUTH AT 25 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO KENNESAW…DALLAS…HIRAM…POWDER SPRINGS AND AUSTELL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE…LARGE HAIL OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING…WAIT UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED…AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6.

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LAT…LON 3409 8491 3408 8461 3375 8457 3381 8462

3381 8470 3379 8471 3379 8473 3377 8486

3378 8490 3380 8494

TIME…MOT…LOC 1859Z 359DEG 22KT 3403 8471

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…THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN BARTOW AND NORTHEASTERN PAULDING COUNTIES IS CANCELLED…THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM HAS MOVED OUT OF BARTOW AND NORTHEAST PAULDING COUNTIES.IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE…LARGE HAIL OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING…WAIT UNTIL AFTER THE STORM HAS PASSED…AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR… SOUTHWESTERN CHEROKEE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA WESTERN COBB COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA SOUTHEASTERN BARTOW COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA NORTHEASTERN PAULDING COUNTY IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA* UNTIL 600 PM EDT* AT 513 PM EDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZED HAIL…AND DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTH OF CARTERSVILLE…MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO EMERSON…ACWORTH…HOLLY SPRINGS…WOODSTOCK AND KENNESAW.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS…CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY! LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS. REMEMBER…IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER…YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE…LARGE HAIL OR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING…WAIT UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED…AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6.&&