THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA.

.DAY ONE…THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
SCATTERED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL
GEORGIA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

.SYNOPSIS…
STRENGTHENING NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WAS NOTED ACROSS THE REGION AS
A STRONG UPPER-LEVEL DISTURBANCE WAS MOVING FROM THE CENTRAL
PLAINS TOWARD THE TENNESSEE VALLEY. A WEAK WARM FRONT ACROSS SOUTH
GEORGIA WILL DRIFT BACK NORTH INTO NORTH GEORGIA TODAY.

.PRIMARY HAZARDS…
THE PRIMARY HAZARD FROM THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS. FREQUENT LIGHTNING CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED.
SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA WILL ALSO BE CAPABLE
OF PRODUCING QUARTER-SIZED HAIL. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE
INTO NORTHWEST GEORGIA AROUND 1 PM EDT…AND MOVE SOUTHEAST REACHING
ATLANTA AROUND 6 PM EDT AND MACON BY 10 PM EDT. THE MOST LIKELY AREA
FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NORTH OF A LINE FROM CEDARTOWN…TO
ALPHARETTA…TO GAINESVILLE BETWEEN 1 PM AND 10 PM EDT.

.DISCUSSION…
A STRONG SHORT WAVE…EMBEDDED WITHIN WEST-NORTHWEST FLOW
ALOFT…WILL MOVE FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS TOWARD THE EASTERN
TENNESSEE VALLEY AND MID-ATLANTIC REGION DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
UNUSUALLY STRONG SHEAR FOR MID-JUNE WILL ACCOMPANY THIS SYSTEM. BY
EVENING…35 TO 40 KNOTS OF LOW-LEVEL SHEAR IS EXPECTED TO TRAVERSE
THE NORTHERN SECTION OF THE STATE. WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES AGAIN WELL
INTO THE 90S AND DEWPOINTS RISING INTO THE MID 60S…CAPE VALUES
WILL EXCEED 3000 J/KG ACROSS PARTS OF NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST
GEORGIA BY LATE AFTERNOON. LIFTED INDICES WILL DROP TO AS LOW AS -8
IN THIS SAME REGION. THIS COMBINATION OF PARAMETERS WILL SUPPORT
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE ACROSS EAST CENTRAL AND
MIDDLE GEORGIA EARLY THURSDAY…WITH ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
POSSIBLE ACROSS THE EASTERN SECTIONS OF MIDDLE GEORGIA THURSDAY
AFTERNOON. OTHERWISE…THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY
FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY…PRIMARILY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING
HOURS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT…
SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGERS ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA SHOULD BE
PREPARED FOR ACTIVATION AFTER 3 PM EDT…AND ACROSS CENTRAL GEORGIA
AFTER 7 PM EDT TODAY. SPOTTERS CAN ALSO SUBMIT REPORTS OF SEVERE
WEATHER ONLINE AT WEATHER.GOV/ATLANTA