Hazardous Weather Outlook
Issued by NWS Atlanta, GA
Issued by NWS Atlanta, GA
665 FLUS42 KFFC 180008 HWOFFC Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 808 PM EDT Fri May 17 2024 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-190015- 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- 808 PM EDT Fri May 17 2024 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North and Central Georgia. .DAY ONE...Tonight... Widespread rain with a few embedded thunderstorms will continue south of a Columbus to Macon line through the remainder of the evening hours. Any thunderstorm that does develop is expected to remain below severe limits. More shower activity may begin to redevelop farther north after midnight, but thunderstorms are not expected. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday... Widespread showers and scattered storms are expected Saturday. Some storms may become strong to severe generally along and south of I-85 on Saturday. Damaging wind gusts will be the primary hazard with low end probabilities for hail and a brief tornado. Repeated instances of heavy rainfall through the weekend could lead to localized flash flooding across portions of north and central Georgia. 1.0 to 2.25" of rain are forecast but localized higher amounts are possible in the strongest storms. Isolated to scattered thunderstorms could occur Sunday and Wednesday next week. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed through tonight. $$