A few isolated showers and thunderstorms could pop up across metro Atlanta Monday afternoon, but forecasters are warning of a significant outbreak of severe weather by midweek.
Channel 2 Action News meteorologist Karen Minton said that while severe storms could develop on Tuesday, there’s a greater risk on Wednesday, with 2 to 3 inches of rain possible over the two days. She said the strongest storms will likely move through metro Atlanta beginning late afternoon on Wednesday and continuing into the evening hours.
The National Weather Service said in a statement issued early Monday that a “volatile situation” is developing that will bring several rounds of thunderstorms to Georgia.
On Wednesday, “super cell thunderstorms appear likely,” the Weather Service said.
The Weather Service’s Storm Prediction Center has placed the northern half of the state under a “slight” risk of severe weather for Tuesday, expanding that area to include all but coastal Georgia on Wednesday.
A “moderate” risk of severe weather is forecast Wednesday for the northwestern corner of the state, roughly from the Rome area to Calhoun and northward.
The Storm Prediction Center said there could be “very significant severe weather,” with “potentially strong tornadoes and widespread wind damage” in the Southeast on Wednesday.
Things should settle down a bit after Wednesday, although Minton is forecasting a 30 percent chance of morning rain on Thursday before skies clear for Friday.
Afternoon highs will be in the low to mid-80s through Wednesday, and in the 70s Thursday and Friday, Minton said.
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