Georgia residents should prepare for scattered to widespread thunderstorms each afternoon and evening through Friday, with the greatest risk today and Thursday before conditions improve this weekend.
🌧️ Why It Matters: These slow-moving storms could dump enough rain to cause dangerous localized flooding in your neighborhood. Having multiple ways to receive weather warnings could be the difference between safety and disaster during severe weather.
⛈️ What’s Happening: Thunderstorm chances are highest today (65%) and gradually decrease through Sunday (20%), according to the National Weather Service Atlanta.
- Storms will linger late into evenings, bringing gusty winds, frequent lightning, and heavy rainfall
- The primary threat is localized flooding due to heavy rain and slow storm movement
🚨 Stay Safe: Weather experts recommend having multiple warning systems ready:
- NOAA Weather Radio
- Local TV and radio
- Wireless Emergency Alerts and weather apps
- Outdoor sirens
- Weather websites
- Updates from friends, family and coworkers
🏠 The Big Picture: Summer thunderstorm patterns in Georgia often bring flash flooding risks that can develop quickly. While this weekend promises relief with decreasing storm activity, the next few days require heightened awareness, especially during afternoon and evening hours when storms are most likely to develop.
The Sources: National Weather Service Atlanta.
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Facts don’t vanish when they make us uncomfortable.
Events happen whether we accept them or not.
Good reporting challenges us. The press isn’t choosing sides — it’s relaying what official, verified sources say. Blaming reporters for bad news is like blaming a thermometer for a fever.
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- What evidence backs this?
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And one more: Am I assuming bias just because I don’t like the story?
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B.T. Clark
B.T. Clark is an award-winning journalist and the Publisher of The Georgia Sun. He has 25 years of experience in journalism and served as Managing Editor of Neighbor Newspapers in metro Atlanta for 15 years and Digital Director at Times-Journal Inc. for 8 years. His work has appeared in several newspapers throughout the state including Neighbor Newspapers, The Cherokee Tribune and The Marietta Daily Journal. He is a Georgia native and a fifth-generation Georgian.
