TROPICAL STORM WIND CONDITIONS EXPECTED WITHIN THE NEXT 36 HOURS IN THE ATLANTA METRO AREA. PEAK WIND FORECAST: 30-40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. HAZARDOUS WIND IS POSSIBLE. FAILURE TO ADEQUATELY SHELTER MAY RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY. MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER BEFORE THE WIND BECOMES HAZARDOUS.

POTENTIAL IMPACTS INCLUDE DAMAGE TO PORCHES, AWNINGS, CARPORTS, SHEDS, AND UNANCHORED MOBILE HOMES. UNSECURED LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS BLOWN ABOUT. MANY LARGE TREE LIMBS BROKEN OFF. A FEW TREES SNAPPED OR UPROOTED PARTICULARLY IN PLACES WHERE TREES ARE SHALLOW ROOTED. SOME FENCES AND ROADWAY SIGNS BLOWN OVER. A FEW ROADS IMPASSABLE FROM DEBRIS, PARTICULARLY WITHIN URBAN OR HEAVILY WOODED PLACES. HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ON BRIDGES AND OTHER ELEVATED ROADWAYS. SCATTERED POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS OUTAGES.

FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT – PEAK RAINFALL AMOUNTS: 3-5 INCHES, WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.