Severe
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UPDATE Apr 29 at 12:30 pm: The latest outlook from the Storm Prediction Center has reduced the chance of severe weather to “marginal” across the Southeast. That means severe weather can still occur but will likely be isolated in nature. More than one line of thunderstorms is likely through the day and evening. We are…
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Update: 11:15 am on the 23rd–Fortunately for most of Georgia, the Storm Prediction Center has reduced our chance of severe weather across the state based on the latest models. The biggest threat continues to be in southern Georgia and Alabama at this time. The map has been updated to the latest version. The latest NWS…
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The latest 3-day outlook from NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center indicates that most of Georgia and Alabama along with parts of Mississippi and Florida have a moderate chance of severe weather on Thursday, April 23, 2020. While the models don’t agree on the timing yet, it looks like it may be a little earlier than the…
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The North Carolina Climate Office posted an article today putting the April 13th tornado outbreak of 2020 (which occurred across the Southeast) in historical context. North Carolina reported 16 tornadoes in the outbreak from a total of 132 tornadoes across the Southeast, which is one of the days with the highest numbers in their state’s…
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By the time this post comes out on email at 4 am on Monday morning, the last line of strong storms should be moving through southeast Georgia. By the time most of you read it sometime after 8 am, the severe weather should be almost done for our state, although there will still be a…
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Update 7:30 PM on April 19–Rain-cooled air in central GA has stabilized the atmosphere and kept the warm front to the south. That meant less chance of supercells this afternoon, and severe weather down south has been isolated. However, the main system is still to the west and has plenty of energy for storms, even…
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Here is a nice summary of the tornadoes that occurred in the NWS Peachtree City area of responsiblity in last weekend’s severe weather outbreak. If you are in a different NWS region, check your own region’s page to see if they have a similar summary available. You can view it at https://www.weather.gov/ffc/2020412_severe.