National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office

Hazardous Weather Outlook

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
515 AM EDT WED MAY 22 2013

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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.

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