A line of severe thunderstorms will be making its way into northwest Georgia Thursday, including Cobb and metro Atlanta, according to the National Weather Service.
No advisories have been issued thus far, but on Wednesday afternoon the NWS in Peachtree City issued an extended forecast with storm possibilities from Thursday afternoon through early Friday morning.
The forecast indicates that some storms could have damaging wind gusts and hail (indicated in yellow in the map), and that the severe weather is expected between 2 p.m. Thursday and 2 a.m. Friday.
The severest risk, according to the NWS, should be between 6-10 Thursday.
The green areas of the map could include the possibility of tornadoes, but they are well south of metro Atlanta.
Thursday’s high is expected to be in the mid 70s in the Cobb area, and sunny before the storms move in by mid-afternoon.
Thursday night will be mostly cloudy with lows around 50, and a 70 percent chance of rain, with between a quarter- and a half-inch of rain likely.
On Friday, thunderstorms are possible by mid-afternoon, with highs in the mid-60s. Friday night also could have some thunderstorms with lows in the low 40s.
Sunny and weather returns for the weekend, with highs on Saturday in the low 60s and around 70 on Sunday.
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