Atlanta, GA Special Weather Statement

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT

Issued:

527 PM EST FRI NOV 20 2009

Expires:

700 AM EST SAT NOV 21 2009

...POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAIN SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA... AN UPPER LOW WAS INTENSIFYING ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS THIS EVENING...WITH AN ASSOCIATED SURFACE LOW ALONG THE UPPER TEXAS COAST. THE UPPER LOW WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN AND MOVE EAST- NORTHEAST THROUGH SUNDAY...AFFECTING GEORGIA SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. RAINFALL WITH THIS SYSTEM ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA IS EXPECTED TO BE MOSTLY AROUND ONE INCH. HOWEVER... THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR UP TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN...LOCALLY MORE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS CENTRAL GEORGIA...AS THIS SYSTEM TRACKS NORTHEAST EARLY SUNDAY. WITH TOTALLY SATURATED GROUND ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA FROM REPEATED HEAVY RAINFALL IN RECENT WEEKS...EVEN THE PROJECTED RAINFALL AMOUNTS COULD RESULT IN MINOR FLOODING. THERE REMAIN UNCERTAINTIES REGARDING THE INTENSITY AND TRACK OF THIS SYSTEM. IF RAINFALL IS GREATER THAN CURRENTLY EXPECTED...FLOODING PROBLEMS COULD BECOME MORE OF A CONCERN AND A FLOOD WATCH MAY NEED TO BE ISSUED. RESIDENTS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA SHOULD STAY ABREAST OF WEATHER DEVELOPMENTS AND THE LATEST FORECASTS THROUGH THE WEEKEND BY MONITORING NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR COMMERCIAL RADIO AND TELEVISION.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK

Issued:

607 AM EST FRI NOV 20 2009

Expires:

615 AM EST SAT NOV 21 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SYNOPSIS... HIGH PRESSURE WITH DRY CONDITIONS WILL DOMINATE GEORGIA TODAY AND TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER CENTRAL GEORGIA SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. OTHERWISE NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT.