530 AM EDT MON JUN 10 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... ...SCATTERED STRONG AND ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE TODAY INTO TONIGHT......FLASH FLOODING POSSIBLE ACROSS PARTS OF NORTH GEORGIA TODAY... WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED... STRONG GUSTY WINDS...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...SMALL HAIL. DISCUSSION... AN APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL INTERACT WITH A MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR MASS TO PRODUCE SCATTERED TO OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA TODAY INTO TONIGHT. MODERATE INSTABILITIES WILL ALLOW SOME STORMS TO BECOME STRONG AND POSSIBLY SEVERE. ADDITIONALLY...THE ABUNDANT MOISTURE AND POTENTIAL FOR TRAINING STORMS OVER THE SAME AREA WILL BRING A THREAT OF LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND FLASH FLOODING TO PARTS OF NORTH GEORGIA TODAY. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 400 PM EDT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY... A COLD FRONT AND UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE TO THE AREA ON THURSDAY. MODERATE INSTABILITY WILL ALLOW FOR STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP. THE MAIN THREATS WILL BE STRONG GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN AND POSSIBLY LARGE HAIL.
Posted on: Mon, 10 Jun 2013 13:33:47 +0000