Level 1 Severe Risk Afternoon and Evening Storms Possible Across Georgia and South Carolina Including Atlanta Charlotte Columbia and Savannah Today Saturday

ATLANTA, GEORGIA — A Level 1 Marginal severe weather risk has been issued for today Saturday across a broad zone covering Georgia and South Carolina including Atlanta, Gainesville, Greenville, Charlotte, Columbia, Augusta, Macon, Savannah, and Brunswick as storms try to re-develop during the afternoon and evening hours following a cool and rainy morning that has left temperatures sitting in the 50s and 60s across the region.

Forecasters describe today as a race to see if the atmosphere can recover enough to support storm development late in the day.

Cool Morning Rain and 50s and 60s Temperatures Create Uncertainty for Afternoon Storm Development

The morning rain and unusually cool temperatures for late May are working against afternoon storm development today, with the atmosphere needing to recover significantly from the morning cloud cover and rainfall before adequate instability builds to support organized storm activity during the afternoon hours.

Temperatures sitting in the 50s and 60s this morning represent a notably cold start for late May across Georgia and South Carolina, meaning the sun will need to work hard through any clearing to destabilize the atmosphere enough to trigger the afternoon and evening storm development outlined in the Level 1 risk.

Forecasters are watching conditions in real time and have indicated updates will be forthcoming as the atmosphere either recovers sufficiently or fails to produce the anticipated afternoon storm development.

Level 1 Risk Zone Covers Atlanta Through Columbia Augusta Macon and Savannah This Afternoon

The Level 1 severe risk zone outlined today covers an expansive area of central and eastern Georgia and South Carolina, with the core of the outlined threat zone running from Atlanta and Gainesville northeastward through Greenville, Columbia, and Augusta before extending southward through Macon, Eatonton, Albany, Valdosta, Savannah, and Brunswick.

Any storms that do develop this afternoon and evening will carry the typical Level 1 hazards of gusty winds and small hail as the primary concerns across the outlined zone.

Residents across Atlanta, Charlotte, Columbia, and Savannah should remain weather aware through the afternoon and evening while monitoring updated forecasts as the atmosphere’s recovery becomes clearer through the day. Stay with GordonRamsayClub.com for the latest updates.