The Brief
- Scattered showers and isolated severe thunderstorms are expected to move across North Georgia and the metro Atlanta region on Sunday.
- A heat advisory will take effect Sunday from noon to 8 p.m. for central Georgia as heat index values approach 106 degrees.
- Temperatures are projected to trend downward into the low 90s next week, bringing relief from recent extreme heat.
ATLANTA – Isolated pop-up storms will bring heavy rain, hail and lightning to portions of North Georgia through Saturday night before expanding into wider scattered disruptions on Sunday. Forecasters warn that some areas face a low-level severe weather threat alongside intense humidity.
Sunday storm threat rises
What we know:
A Level 1 out of 5 severe weather outlook covers northern and northwestern counties west of metro Atlanta on Sunday. These isolated hit-or-miss storms are expected to develop around noon and continue through dinner time, with another round possible late Sunday night. While meteorologists do not anticipate a complete washout, any storms that develop could produce damaging winds, heavy downpours, localized flooding and small to moderate hail.
Earlier on Saturday, heavy storms dropped significant rain over Gwinnett County and generated small hail in the northwestern corner of the state, including Walker and Chattooga counties. By late evening, new isolated cells began popping up near North Druid Hills and southeast of Dobbins Air Force Base.
Extreme heat remains widespread
The backstory:…