Special Weather Statement issued July 01 at 5:27AM EDT by NWS Atlanta ...PROLONGED PERIOD OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL LIKELY TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY... ...FOURTH OF JULY OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL LIKELY BE IMPACTED... A STAGNANT...YET VIGOROUS UPPER LEVEL PATTERN IS BRINGING TOGETHER THE INGREDIENTS FOR A PROLONGED PERIOD OF THUNDERSTORMS AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA FOR MUCH OF THIS WEEK. WARM SOUTHERLY FLOW...RICH IN MOISTURE...IS DEVELOPING ACROSS FLORIDA AND THE CAROLINAS. AS HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC AND AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY MOVE WEST...THIS PLUME OF RICH MOISTURE WILL SHIFT SLOWLY WEST OVER GEORGIA AND REMAIN IN PLACE TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. RAINFALL TOTALS TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS. FLOODING MAY ALSO OCCUR IF VERY HEAVY RAIN REPEATEDLY FALLS OVER THE SAME AREAS. IN ADDITION...SOME OF THESE STORMS COULD BE STRONG TO SEVERE WITH WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH...HAIL AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PERSONS PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES THIS WEEK...INCLUDING THOSE ON THE FOURTH OF JULY...SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND BEGIN MAKING CONTINGENCY PLANS IN CASE HAZARDOUS WEATHER THREATENS.
Posted on: Mon, 01 Jul 2013 11:02:43 +0000
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