Hazardous Weather Outlook
Issued by NWS Atlanta, GA
Issued by NWS Atlanta, GA
010 FLUS42 KFFC 280835 HWOFFC Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 435 AM EDT Fri Aug 28 2026 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-290845- 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- 435 AM EDT Fri Aug 28 2026 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north and central Georgia. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight... Patchy fog will be possible during the early morning for portions of north and central Georgia, especially in low-lying areas. Scattered to numerous thunderstorms are expected this afternoon, with highest coverage along and south of the I-85 corridor. A few storms may become strong to severe and capable of producing damaging wind gusts. Heavy rainfall and frequent lightning will be present with all storms. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday... Scattered to numerous thunderstorms are expected across portions of the area during the afternoon and evening hours this weekend. Heavy rainfall may lead to localized flash flooding each day. Afternoon thunderstorms are expected to be isolated in coverage Monday through Thursday. The heat index may approach hazardous levels for parts of the area Sunday through Thursday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed through tonight. $$