Hazardous Weather Outlook
Issued by NWS Atlanta, GA
Issued by NWS Atlanta, GA
480 FLUS42 KFFC 221748 HWOFFC Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 148 PM EDT Wed Jul 22 2026 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-231800- Baldwin-Banks-Barrow-Bartow-Bibb-Bleckley-Butts-Carroll-Catoosa- 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- Wilkinson- 148 PM EDT Wed Jul 22 2026 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north and central Georgia. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight... Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected this afternoon into tonight, especially across north Georgia. These storms could produce heavy rainfall and the risk of localized flash flooding. A Flood Watch has been issued beginning at 8PM tonight and lasting through Friday at midnight. Multiple rounds of precipitation will increase the flash flooding threat through the end of the week. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday... Increased coverage of showers and thunderstorms are expected from Thursday into the weekend. Heavy rainfall could bring the risk for localized flash flooding. Frequent lightning and gusty winds can also be expected in the strongest storms. Heat index values in the triple digits can be expected for portions of the area each day. A Flood Watch has been issued beginning at 8PM tonight and lasting through Friday at midnight. Multiple rounds of precipitation will increase the flash flooding threat through the end of the week. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed through tonight. $$