Hazardous Weather Outlook

THE SHORTWAVE MOVING THROUGH THE TENNESSEE VALLEY TODAY...IN COMBINATION WITH AMPLE MOISTURE ACROSS GEORGIA AND THE TROUGH ALONG THE APPALACHIANS...WILL TRIGGER SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE STATE. INSTABILITY WILL BE FAIRLY HIGH...WITH CAPE VALUES BETWEEN 1500 AND 2000...AND LIFTED INDEX VALUES BETWEEN -4 AND -5. THIS INSTABILITY SHOULD BE HIGH ENOUGH FOR SOME STORMS TO BECOME STRONG...AND A FEW COULD BE SEVERE. DAMAGING WINDS AND CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WILL BE THE PRIMARY HAZARDS WITH SEVERE STORMS. WITH PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES APPROACHING 2 INCHES...THE ATMOSPHERE IS VERY MOIST...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND MINOR FLOODING CAN BE EXPECTED.