ATLANTA — The 11Alive StormTrackers are watching an area of strong to severe storms that are expected to develop Sunday night over much of south Georgia.
Last week's storms brought 22 tornadoes to the Peach State.
While this week's storms are not expected to bring quite as many twisters, the storms are still expected to extend dangerous conditions across the region.
The big difference this week is that the storms are expected to hit further to the south than they did last week, with the majority of the heavy weather falling to the south of the Interstate 20 corridor.
The northern half of the metro area is under a Level 2 of 5 threat for severe weather, while the southern half of the region is under a Level 3 out of 5 threat for severe storms.
Timing
We are tracking some storms on the southside this evening. Stronger storms will move in from Alabama late in the evening and overnight.
This will be followed by an even stronger wave that is expected to come through during the overnight hours.
Severe storms and tornadoes that occur during the overnight hours are twice as likely to bring death and injury than during the daylight hours, due to the fact that many people do not hear warnings until it is too late -- if at all.
Threats
The primary threats from these storms include damaging wind gusts, tornadoes, hail and the risk for flash flooding.
Heavy rainfall is possible, which can lead to isolated flash flooding in some areas, especially across parts of central Georgia. We've already seen 1-2" of rain. Another 1-4" inches are possible overnight. A flash flood watch is in effect until 8am Monday for the areas shown in green from metro Atlanta southward.
Falling trees and power lines are also another threat to be aware of during both rounds of Sunday's storms.
Preparation
Now is the time to make certain that you have your safe place prepared and a severe weather plan in place.
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Much as with last week's storms, preparing for storms at night is key -- disabling the "Do Not Disturb" feature on your phone so wireless weather alerts can wake you up in the event of a warning in your area.
A battery-powered NOAA Weather Radio is also a useful appliance, especially in the event you lose power in your area.
Charge up your electronic devices and make certain that you have access to any extended batteries for your phones and other devices.
Please continue to check for forecast updates regularly on 11Alive and 11Alive.com.
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