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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
551 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013

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551 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT...

SCATTERED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF
NORTH GEORGIA INTO TONIGHT...WITH SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS
POSSIBLE ELSEWHERE.

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 WIND SHEAR TO GIVE THE POTENTIAL
FOR SCATTERED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER PARTS OF NORTH GEORGIA
INTO TONIGHT WITH SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE
ELSEWHERE.

.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 SUNDAY AT THIS TIME...THOUGH THERE IS A SLIGHT
CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTH GEORGIA AGAIN
MONDAY AND TUESDAY AFTERNOONS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR POSSIBLE ACTIVATION THIS EVENING.

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