A 🧵: With storms behind us, we're now sure you've seen posts showing fantastical amounts of snowfall from cherry-picked model runs valid triple-digit hours in the future for Atlanta. We urge you to ignore any numbers you've seen and focus on TRENDS! What do trends tell us? 🔍🧐 Long range forecasting focuses on *patterns* rather than *values,* because predictability drops beyond 36 hours, and is incredibly low past 7 days. This map courtesy of the CPC suggests a very high probability (at or above a 90% chance) for a well below average start to January.

[ Evening Tropical Update 6PM on 8/4/24 ]🌀

Per latest satellite imagery, you'll note the outer bands of TS Debby moving into South GA this evening. Overlaid on this imagery (purple - blue flashes) is the lightning associated with this tropical system⚡️
(THREAD) Updated Headlines for portions of Southeast Central Georgia!
Watch = Be Prepared! 👀
Warning = Take Action! 🏃🏃🏽‍♀️
On the left in PINK = Tropical Storm Watch
On the left in RED = Tropical Storm Warning
On the right in GREEN = Flood Watch

🧵WEEKEND WEATHER: We've got some big changes coming up for the weekend, so get ready! We'll start with a severe weather threat Friday night followed by windy and much colder conditions Saturday and very cold temperatures Saturday night into Sunday morning. #gawx ⚡️Severe Storms Possible Friday Night⚡️ The risk for severe thunderstorms increases Friday night into pre-dawn Saturday along and south of the I-85 corridor ahead of the incoming strong cold front. The highest risk will be in Central Georgia. #gawx

With KJGX radar going down for refurbishment, radar is on our mind! So lets talk about something we get asked about a lot; what is this hole in the radar over the radar location? To answer, we need to learn a little bit about how radar works, and use some *gasp* math! (1/7) #gawx Radar sends out electromagnetic waves in order to detect objects. At the most basic level, waves are generated by the dish, the waves travel out, hit objects and scatter, and then some amount returns back to the radar, which we can measure. (2/7)