Isolated to scattered thunderstorms could bring damaging wind gusts up to 60 mph, frequent lightning and locally heavy rain to north and central Georgia today, while triple-digit heat index values add to the hazardous weather concerns. Scattered storms remain possible Friday and Saturday, with some potentially becoming strong to severe.
The National Weather Service issued a hazardous weather outlook for north and central Georgia for Thursday, August 20.
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What is in the Hazardous Weather Outlook?
The hazardous weather outlook states the following:…