Severe Thunderstorm Watch

WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION FOR WATCH 179
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
314 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

GAC023-053-079-081-091-093-145-153-175-193-197-209-215-225-235-
249-259-261-263-269-271-279-283-307-309-315-192300-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.A.0179.000000T0000Z-130519T2300Z/

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 179 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS
EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN GEORGIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 26 COUNTIES

IN CENTRAL GEORGIA

BLECKLEY              CRAWFORD              CRISP
DODGE                 DOOLY                 HOUSTON
LAURENS               MONTGOMERY            PEACH
PULASKI               TELFAIR               WHEELER
WILCOX

IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA

TOOMBS                TREUTLEN

IN WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA

CHATTAHOOCHEE         HARRIS                MACON
MARION                MUSCOGEE              SCHLEY
STEWART               SUMTER                TALBOT
TAYLOR                WEBSTER

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...ABBEVILLE...ALAMO...AMERICUS...
BUENA VISTA...BUTLER...COCHRAN...COLUMBUS...CORDELE...DUBLIN...
EASTMAN...ELLAVILLE...FORT BENNING...FORT VALLEY...HAWKINSVILLE...
MCRAE...MONTEZUMA...MOUNT VERNON...PINE MOUNTAIN...PRESTON...
RICHLAND...ROBERTA...SOPERTON...TALBOTTON...VIDALIA...
VIENNA AND WARNER ROBINS.

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Hazardous Weather Outlook

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
750 AM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-201200-
BALDWIN-BANKS-BARROW-BARTOW-BIBB-BLECKLEY-BUTTS-CARROLL-CATOOSA-
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-
750 AM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE FOR MUCH OF TODAY ACROSS
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL GEORGIA AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVES
ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST STATES. ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE.
ANY SEVERE THUNDERSTORM THAT DEVELOPS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. LARGE HAIL IS NOT EXPECTED...BUT PEA TO
NICKEL SIZED HAIL IS POSSIBLE. OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING STRIKES WILL
BE LIKELY.

A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA
THROUGH THIS EVENING. STORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...WITH LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING POSSIBLE. IN
ADDITION...DUE TO HEAVY RAINS OVERNIGHT CREEKS AND RIVERS HAVE
RAPIDLY RISEN ACROSS THE REGION. A FEW CREEKS AND STREAMS WILL
APPROACH OR REACH FLOOD STAGE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY THROUGH
FRIDAY...MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT REQUESTED BUT SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED
TO SUBMIT REPORTS OF FLOODING THROUGH THE WEB BY GOING TO
WEATHER.GOV/ATLANTA.

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