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: 515 AM EDT WED MAY 22 2013
Expiration: 600 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013
GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-231000- 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- 515 AM EDT WED MAY 22 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... SCATTERED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE OVER NORTHWEST GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA. WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED... STRONG DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH...HAIL UP TO 1 INCH... FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAIN. DISCUSSION... THE APPROACH OF AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL COMBINE WITH ASSOCIATED MOISTURE...INSTABILITY AND LIMITED LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR TO GIVE POTENTIAL FOR SCATTERED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTHWEST GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY... THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ON THURSDAY AS A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. THE MAIN HAZARDS WILL BE LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAIN. WINDS WILL INCREASE FOR FRIDAY BUT STAY BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA FOR MOST LOCATIONS. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED FOR SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR POSSIBLE ACTIVATION THIS AFTERNOON.