Weather Alert: NWS warns of potential risk for severe storms Thursday afternoon and evening

Potential for severe weather continues through the weekend

This National Weather Service in its Hazardous Weather Outlook for north and central Georgia, including Walton, Gwinnett and surrounding counties, warns of the potential for severe weather beginning Thursday, May 8 and continuing through the weekend.

According to the NWS, on Day 1, today and tonight, Scattered thunderstorms this afternoon could produce severe storms across northern Georgia. The main threat will be damaging winds

and hail along with frequent lightning and heavy rain. According to Weather.com, the possibility of storms (30 % probability) begins at about 10 p.m. and continues with the highest probability being at around a.m. at a 49% probability…

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