Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
322 PM EDT Sun Aug 2 2020

.SHORT TERM /Tonight through Monday Night/...

A broad upper trough extending from the Great Lakes to the Gulf
will persist through the short term. This will keep our forecast
area in a moist southwest flow aloft. Minimal impacts are expected
as Tropical Storm Isaias skirts the GA coast on Monday...mainly in
the form of increased pops. Enhanced tropical moisture associated
with the storm will remain east of the area...but have continued
chance to likely pops for the eastern portion of the forecast area
for Monday. Isaias exits the area overnight Monday, with drier
air filtering in behind it.

Increased cloud cover and convection on Monday will keep
temperatures notably cooler over much of northern and eastern
Georgia...with highs only in the upper 80s to near 90. West
central Georgia...being the farthest from the storm's influence
can expect to warm back into the low mid 90s.

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.LONG TERM /Tuesday through Sunday/...

LONG TERM /Tuesday through Sunday/...
Only tweaks to the long term based on the latest guidance.

BDL

PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...
As a broad upper level trough builds over the eastern CONUS,
Isaias will continue to curve along the Atlantic coastline and
rapidly move away from the area through Tuesday.

The upper trough will remain centered over the Mississippi Valley
through the remainder of the period. At the surface a cold front
will enter northwest Georgia on Tuesday and slowly push south and
east before becoming stationary near the southern border of our
forecast area by Thursday morning. A slightly cooler and drier
airmass is expected to filter into the area behind the cold front as
it pushes into south-central Georgia. North Georgia will thus
experience marginally cooler temperatures (back to near
climatological normals), primarily during the morning, and slightly
lower dewpoint values through the remainder of the week. Scattered
diurnally driven convection is expected to continue each afternoon
and evening through the remainder of the week, with the highest
chances focused across eastern Georgia, which will be underneath the
the eastern periphery of the trough and southwesterly flow aloft.

King

&&

AVIATION...
18Z Update...
VFR conditions expected through the period. Some SCT040-050
expected for the afternoon. West winds will prevail today...mostly
8kt or less...then shift to the east tonight or early Monday.
Have included TEMPO -TSRA for Atlanta area TAF sites and KAHN for
20Z-00Z.

//ATL Confidence...
18Z Update...
High confidence on all elements.

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&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Athens          72  88  68  90 /  30  60  50  20
Atlanta         73  87  70  89 /  30  50  30  20
Blairsville     66  78  62  82 /  60  70  50  30
Cartersville    71  87  68  90 /  30  60  30  20
Columbus        74  93  72  94 /  20  20  20  10
Gainesville     71  83  68  88 /  40  60  40  20
Macon           73  92  71  92 /  20  50  30  20
Rome            70  88  68  90 /  30  40  20  20
Peachtree City  72  87  69  90 /  30  40  30  20
Vidalia         75  87  72  94 /  50  80  30  30

&&

.FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.
&&

SHORT TERM...41
LONG TERM....BDL
AVIATION...41

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1000 AM EDT Sun Aug 2 2020

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-031000-
Baldwin-Banks-Barrow-Bartow-Bibb-Bleckley-Butts-Carroll-Catoosa-
Chattahoochee-Chattooga-Cherokee-Clarke-Clayton-Cobb-Coweta-
Crawford-Crisp-Dade-Dawson-DeKalb-Dodge-Dooly-Douglas-Emanuel-
Fannin-Fayette-Floyd-Forsyth-Gilmer-Glascock-Gordon-Greene-
Gwinnett-Hall-Hancock-Haralson-Harris-Heard-Henry-Houston-Jackson-
Jasper-Jefferson-Johnson-Jones-Lamar-Laurens-Lumpkin-Macon-
Madison-Marion-Meriwether-Monroe-Montgomery-Morgan-Murray-
Muscogee-Newton-North Fulton-Oconee-Oglethorpe-Paulding-Peach-
Pickens-Pike-Polk-Pulaski-Putnam-Rockdale-Schley-South Fulton-
Spalding-Stewart-Sumter-Talbot-Taliaferro-Taylor-Telfair-Toombs-
Towns-Treutlen-Troup-Twiggs-Union-Upson-Walker-Walton-Warren-
Washington-Webster-Wheeler-White-Whitfield-Wilcox-Wilkes-
Wilkinson-
1000 AM EDT Sun Aug 2 2020

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North and
Central Georgia.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and Tonight...

Isolated to scattered thunderstorms are expected over north and
central Georgia this afternoon into tonight. A few storms may
be strong to possibly severe and produce strong to damaging winds,
frequent lightning, and locally heavy rain.

Heat indices of 97 to 103 can be expected over central and portions
of north Georgia this afternoon.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday...

Scattered thunderstorms are possible across north and central Georgia
Monday through Saturday. A few storms may be strong to possibly severe
with strong to damaging winds, frequent lightning, hail, and locally
heavy rainfall.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed through tonight.

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
250 PM EDT Sun Aug 2 2020

GAZ108-109-021915-
Wilcox GA-Dodge GA-
250 PM EDT Sun Aug 2 2020

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN WILCOX AND SOUTHERN
DODGE COUNTIES UNTIL 315 PM EDT...

At 249 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was over Browning, or near
Abbeville...moving northwest at 5 mph.

  HAZARD...Up to 40 mph wind...pea sized hail and frequent cloud to
           ground lightning.

  IMPACT...Expect minor damage to tree limbs and blowing around of
           light...unsecured objects.

Some locations in the path of this storm include
Abbeville, Rhine, Browning and Antioch Church.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

People outdoors should seek shelter immediately. If you can hear
thunder...you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

LAT...LON 3185 8334 3196 8340 3202 8319 3192 8317
      3190 8321 3189 8320 3189 8321
TIME...MOT...LOC 1849Z 156DEG 6KT 3191 8328

HAIL...0.25IN
WIND...40MPH

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
331 PM EDT Sun Aug 2 2020

GAZ097-022000-
Laurens GA-
331 PM EDT Sun Aug 2 2020

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LAURENS COUNTY UNTIL 400 PM
EDT...

At 331 PM EDT...a strong thunderstorm was over Harlow, or near
Dublin...moving northwest at 15 mph.

  HAZARD...40 to 50 mph wind...pea sized hail and frequent cloud to
           ground lightning.

  IMPACT...Expect minor damage to tree limbs and blowing around of
           light...unsecured objects.

Some locations in the path of this storm include
Dublin, Dudley and Harlow.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

People outdoors should seek shelter immediately. If you can hear
thunder...you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

LAT...LON 3248 8286 3240 8297 3252 8313 3263 8297
TIME...MOT...LOC 1931Z 140DEG 13KT 3248 8297

HAIL...0.25IN
WIND...50MPH