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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1042 AM EDT SAT MAY 9 2009

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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-
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1042 AM EDT SAT MAY 9 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTH AND
CENTRAL GEORGIA.

.SYNOPSIS...
A WEAK COLD FRONT OVER TENNESSEE WILL MOVE INTO NORTH GEORGIA THIS 
AFTERNOON AND INTO CENTRAL GEORGIA TONIGHT. THE COLD FRONT WILL BE 
THE FOCUS FOR CONVECTION THROUGH TONIGHT.

.PRIMARY HAZARDS...
THE MAIN THREAT FROM ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE FREQUENT 
LIGHTNING...LARGE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS. THE BEST TIME FOR 
SEVERE STORMS WILL BE 2 PM AND 8 PM ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA...AND 6 PM 
AND 10 PM ACROSS CENTRAL GEORGIA.

.DISCUSSION...
AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTH ALABAMA WILL SLOWLY 
INTENSIFY THIS AFTERNOON AS IT MOVES INTO NORTH GEORGIA AS CAPES 
INCREASE TO NEAR 2000 ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE FRONT. A FEW OF THE 
STORMS COULD REACH SEVERE LEVELS WITH PENNY TO NICKEL SIZED HAIL AND 
WINDS GUSTING TO 50 TO 60 MPH. THIS AREA WILL SHIFT SOUTH DURING THE 
EVENING HOURS INTO CENTRAL GEORGIA. THE ATMOSPHERE WILL STABILIZE 
AFTER SUNSET AND THIS WILL DIMINISH THE THREAT OF SEVERE 
THUNDERSTORMS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY AND MONDAY AND AGAIN 
WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS ACTIVATION IS NOT REQUESTED BUT SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED
TO SUBMIT REPORTS OF SEVERE WEATHER THROUGH THE WEB BY GOING TO
WEATHER.GOV/ATLANTA.

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