THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... SIGNIFICANT MOISTURE CONTINUES ACROSS THE STATE WITH SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED AGAIN TODAY. THE GROUND ACROSS THE AREA IS SATURATED AND ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN CAN LEAD TO FLOODING OR FLASH FLOODING. RESIDENTS ARE URGED NOT TO LET THEIR GUARD DOWN DURING THIS PERIOD OF PROLONGED RAINFALL. WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED... PERIODS OF MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL TODAY MAY LEAD TO ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING AND RIVER FLOODING. RAINFALL AMOUNTS AVERAGING AROUND AT LEAST A HALF INCH CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE WHERE STORMS REPEATEDLY TRACK. WHILE THIS AMOUNT OF RAIN IS NOT PARTICULARLY HIGH...SOILS ARE EXTREMELY SATURATED AND RIVER LEVELS ARE HIGH...THUS IT WILL NOT TAKE MUCH TO PRODUCE ADDITIONAL FLOODING. THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO UP TO 40 MPH. WITH SATURATED SOILS...IT WILL NOT TAKE MUCH WIND TO DOWN TREES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY... ALTHOUGH THE RAINFALL THROUGH THE WEEK AND INTO THIS WEEKEND WILL NOT BE AS PROLONGED OR WIDESPREAD AS WHAT WE SAW LAST WEEK...THERE WILL STILL BE PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL IN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THIS IS ESPECIALLY THE CASE ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON AS A FRONT MOVES INTO THE STATE. NORTH GEORGIA WILL AGAIN HAVE THE BEST CHANCES FOR ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AND THERE IS SOME CONCERN THAT ACCUMULATING HIGH RAINFALL TOTALS MAY LEAD TO MORE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING ACROSS THE AREA. PERSONS PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT REQUESTED BUT SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT REPORTS OF SEVERE WEATHER THROUGH THE WEB BY GOING TO WEATHER.GOV/ATLANTA.
Posted on: Mon, 08 Jul 2013 16:30:25 +0000
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