From Pam Knox, UGA Ag Climatologist:
“The latest forecast for Thursday April 23 has increased the chances of severe weather to now include most of Georgia in the enhanced category. There are likely to be at least two rounds of severe weather. The first will be from a line that moves through the state from NW to SE tomorrow during the day. starting in the morning. That line will have mostly strong winds with some rain although small tornadoes are possible. After that there is likely to be a lull for a few hours while the atmosphere warms up again. The sun is not our friend tomorrow.
If we get heating after the first line of storms, we will be set up for supercell storms in the afternoon and into the evening that will likely contain large hail and large tornadoes. They will be discrete cells, so it will be hit or miss whether or not your exact location will be affected. You could also get hit more than once. Severe weather could last well into the night and even into the next morning for those in the southeast part of the state.
This forecast has the potential for a bust if the heating after the first line of storms fails to materialize. We can hope for that. Rain amounts tend to hold down temperatures but we are not expected to get as much rain this time as on this past weekend, which kept the warm air on the very southern edge of Georgia and limited the amount of severe weather. This storm looks more potent and could well be worse.
You can get updated video briefings from the NWS Peachtree City Office on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/user/NWSPeachtreeCity.
Be careful and stay safe.”