The National Weather Service forecasts a wet week for Cobb County and other parts of north and central Georgia beginning March 5, with the possibility of flooding by Friday and Saturday. This morning there is a possibility of dense patchy fog until 9 a.m.
What is in the statement?
The statement gives the following details:
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North and Central Georgia.
.DAY ONE…Today and Tonight…
Patchy dense fog is possible through 9 AM in east central
Georgia.
Rain showers and isolated thunderstorms are expected in the
region today. Severe weather is not expected.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…Wednesday through Monday…
Rain showers and isolated thunderstorms will conclude by
Wednesday afternoon. Rainfall totals of 1 to 2 inches are
expected.
Widespread rainfall and scattered thunderstorms are expected
Friday and Saturday. Heavy rainfall could lead to flooding Friday
or Saturday.
What is meant by “isolated” and “scattered”?
The NWS defines “isolated” as follows:
A National Weather Service convective precipitation descriptor for a 10 percent chance of measurable precipitation (0.01 inch). Isolated is used interchangeably with few.
“Scattered” has the following definition:
When used to describe precipitation (for example: “scattered showers”) – Area coverage of convective weather affecting 30 percent to 50 percent of a forecast zone (s).
In other words isolated means a few showers, scattered means the showers are likely to cover 30 to 50 percent of the affected region.
What counties are affected?
The following counties are included in the hazardous weather outlook:
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,…
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