National Weather Service predicts more of the same weather pattern expected this week

Level 2 (slight risk) of severe storms exist in local area Sunday

The National Weather Service at Peachtree City predicts that the local area will experience a similar weather pattern this upcoming week as we experienced last week, beginning Sunday with scattered afternoon thunderstorms.

“Scattered afternoon thunderstorms are expected through much of the week ahead. Any storms that form will be capable of producing gusty winds, frequent lightning, and locally heavy rainfall,” the NWS wrote in its Hazardous Weather Outlook for the upcoming week. “Heat concerns will linger through the week as maximum heat index values are expected to rise into the triple digits for many areas.”

Scattered thunderstorms are expected this afternoon and evening, some possibly severe with damaging wind gusts and frequent lightening. Last weekends weather did some damage to the Alcovy Street area in Monroe, put the splash pad out of commission for the week and made for a sinkhole in Loganville that has shut down Tommy Lee Fuller Drive.

The NWS is warning that locally heavy rainfall could also lead to isolated instances of flash flooding. It warns that any severe storms are most likely to develop this afternoon and evening and could produce damaging wind gusts over 60 mph and heavy rainfall.

Residents are urged to stay weather aware today!

And just for good measure, there is a storm brewing in the Gulf that the National Hurricane Center is giving an 80 % chance of developing into Hurricane Bertha. At this time there is not enough information to know whether its path as it moves across land will have any future impact on local weather. However, it is worth keeping an eye on it just in case.