Hazardous Weather Outlook
Issued by NWS Atlanta, GA
Issued by NWS Atlanta, GA
438 FLUS42 KFFC 270117 HWOFFC Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 917 PM EDT Thu Sep 26 2024 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-280130- 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- 917 PM EDT Thu Sep 26 2024 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North and Central Georgia. .DAY ONE...Tonight... Rounds of torrential rainfall and significant flooding and flash flooding are expected across the area through through the overnight hours. Brief tornadoes will also be possible, especially across east central Georgia. As Hurricane Helene moves into the state tonight, hurricane and tropical storm force winds will spread quickly north. All preparations for widespread high wind impacts and power outages should be rushed to completion by this evening. For more details, please refer to the latest Flash Flood Watch and Hurricane Local Statement. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday... Heavy rain and tropical storm force winds will be ongoing across portions of north Georgia Friday morning. Heavy rain and tropical storm conditions will improve as Helene moves quickly north and out of the state by midday Friday. Flooding of larger creeks and rivers will persist into the weekend. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters should be prepared for activation tonight into Friday morning. Please relay any information about observed severe weather to the NWS. $$