Hazardous Weather Outlook
Issued by NWS Atlanta, GA
Issued by NWS Atlanta, GA
467 FLUS42 KFFC 250247 HWOFFC Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 1047 PM EDT Tue Sep 24 2024 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-260300- 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- 1047 PM EDT Tue Sep 24 2024 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North and Central Georgia. .DAY ONE...Tonight... Isolated thunderstorms are possible along and north Georgia tonight. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday... A Flood Watch has been issued for north and central Georgia from Wednesday afternoon through Friday afternoon. Between Wednesday afternoon and Thursday morning the greatest flooding risk in expected along and north of Interstate 85. Localized rainfall total near or above 4 inches may result in flash flooding or river flooding. The arrival of tropical cyclone Helene on Thursday and Friday will allow the flooding threat to expand to all of north and central Georgia. By Friday evening widespread rainfall totals in the 3 to 5 inch range and localized amounts in excess of 8 inches are expected. Due to this rainfall flash flooding and river flooding may occur. Additional concerns for Thursday and Friday include gusty winds which may result in tree and powerline damage, and an isolated tornado risk in eastern Georgia. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed through tonight. $$