Georgia Weather Forecast: Tornadoes Possible As Alberto Rolls

ATLANTA, GA — The outer bands of what's left of Subtropical Storm Alberto will lash north Georgia to begin this work week — dumping more rain on an already soaked metro Atlanta and bringing with them the possibility of tornadoes.

The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous weather outlook for much of north and central Georgia for Tuesday, calling for "numerous to widespread showers and scattered thunderstorms" as Alberto, now a subtropical depression, moves north through Alabama.

"Isolated, brief tornadoes" will be possible with some of the storms, the NWS said.

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On the heels of day after day of rain, metro Atlanta also started Tuesday under a flash flood warning that continues through Wednesday morning. And, once again, we've got thunderstorms in the forecast every single day for the remainder of the work week.

There's a 50-80 percent chance of rain and thunderstorms every day through Friday, with the highest likelihood for storms coming in the afternoons.

Meanwhile, temperatures will start shooting up again, with a high of 87 forecast for Friday. Lows each night should be in the lower 70s.

Here's your work-week weather forecast for metro Atlanta, from the National Weather Service:

Tuesday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 79. Southeast wind around 15 m.p.h., with gusts as high as 20 m.p.h. Chance of precipitation is 80 percent. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. Tuesday night, showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1 a.m., then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1 a.m. Cloudy, with a low around 71. Southeast wind around 10 m.p.h., with gusts as high as 20 m.p.h. Chance of precipitation is 70 percent. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Wednesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7 a.m., then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 7 a.m. and 2 p.m., then showers and thunderstorms likely after 2 p.m. Cloudy, with a high near 82. South wind around 10 m.p.h., with gusts as high as 20 m.p.h. Chance of precipitation is 70 percent. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. Showers and thunderstorms likely Wednesday night, mainly before 8 p.m. Cloudy, with a low around 70. South wind 5-10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent.

Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 2 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 86. Southwest wind around 5 m.p.h. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent. Thursday night, showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 8 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent.

Friday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 87. A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms Friday night, mostly cloudy, with a low around 72.

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