Weather for Atlanta, Georgia
Lat: 33.76N, Lon: 84.42W
Wx Zone: GAZ045
CWA Used: FFC
Atlanta, Georgia Special Weather Statements:
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 750 AM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013
Expiration: 800 AM EDT MON MAY 20 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.