Isolated to scattered showers and storms are expected across north and central Georgia today and tonight, with the greatest coverage in east-central portions of the state. Some storms may produce gusty winds, lightning, and brief heavy rainfall. Looking ahead, more widespread storm activity is expected Saturday into Sunday as a cold front moves through the region.
What is in the statement?
The National Weather Service issued a hazardous weather outlook for north and central Georgia for Friday, April 3, 2026.
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The statement gives the following details:
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north and central Georgia.
.DAY ONE…Today and Tonight…
Isolated to scattered showers and storms expected this afternoon and early evening, primarily across east-central GA. Gusty winds, lightning, and brief heavy rainfall would be possible with any storms.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…Saturday through Thursday…
Scattered to numerous showers and storms expected Saturday afternoon and evening. A cold front will move through the area Saturday night and Sunday, bringing widespread rainfall.
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, Haralson, Harris, Heard, Henry, Houston, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Johnson, Jones, Lamar, Laurens, Lumpkin, Macon, Madison, Marion, Meriwether, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Murray, Muscogee, Newton, North Fulton, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Paulding, Peach, Pickens, Pike, Polk, Pulaski, Putnam, Rockdale, Schley, South Fulton, Spalding, Stewart, Sumter, Talbot, Taliaferro, Taylor, Telfair, Toombs, Towns, Treutlen, Troup, Twiggs, Union, Upson, Walker, Walton, Warren, Washington, Webster, Wheeler, White, Whitfield, Wilcox, Wilkes, Wilkinson
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