One product issued by NWS for: Decatur GA
Hazardous Weather Outlook
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 537 AM EDT Fri May 17 2024 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-180945- 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- 537 AM EDT Fri May 17 2024 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North and Central Georgia. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight... Scattered to numerous thunderstorms are expected this afternoon and evening. The development of isolated strong to severe thunderstorms will be possible this afternoon in central Georgia, which could evolve into an organized line this evening. Damaging wind gusts, hail up to 1 inch, and a brief tornado will be possible with any severe storms. Locally heavy rainfall may produce instances of flash flooding in the strongest storms. .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. $$