The National weather service issued a hazardous weather outlook for Cobb County and other parts of north and central Georgia for Friday, February 23, 2024. A line of showers and thunderstorms are moving southward through metro Atlanta this morning. Later in the day mostly sunny skies are expected.
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…
A line of showers and thunderstorms is moving southward across the
metro Atlanta area and will continue moving southward through the
remainder of the morning. The main threats are winds up to 40 mph
and frequent lightning.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…Saturday through Thursday…
The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT…
Spotter activation will not be needed through tonight.
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, Greene, Gwinnett, Hall, Hancock,…
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