**Severe Weather Alert**
Saturday, March 15, 2025
Governor Kemp has declared a State of Emergency for tornadoes and severe weather in the State of Georgia. Please see the update from Georgia Emergency Management (GEMA) below and be safe. Please contact my office if we can be of assistance: www.senatoralbers.com.
A significant severe weather event is expected across the Southeast this weekend. A powerful line of storms with embedded supercells will move into Georgia late Saturday night through Sunday morning. The Storm Prediction Center has issued a rare High Risk (level 5 of 5) for parts of Mississippi and Alabama and have pushed the Moderate Risk (level 4 of 5) into much of western Georgia. Moderate Risks typically occur in Georgia about once per year, indicating confidence that this will be a high-end severe weather event.
The main threats will be tornadoes and damaging winds with large hail also possible. SPC has included “Hatched Areas” for potentially strong tornadoes of EF2+ and wind gusts over 75 mph in both the Moderate and Enhanced Risk areas. Long-tracked, potentially violent tornadoes will be possible in Mississippi and Alabama on Saturday afternoon and evening which could move into western Georgia on Saturday night. Although the environment over Georgia will be more stable than over Mississippi and Alabama, severe weather parameters should remain high enough to sustain powerful thunderstorms overnight Saturday through Sunday morning.
While some strong thunderstorms are possible during the day on Saturday, the main window for severe weather will begin late Saturday night in northern and western Georgia. Supercells and a broken line of storms will shift eastward overnight and should move out of Metro Atlanta by sunrise on Sunday. The main window for severe weather in eastern and much of southern Georgia will be after sunrise on Sunday. SPC has a Slight Risk (level 2 of 5) for these areas on Sunday, but that risk level could increase with confidence that strong storms may redevelop later on Sunday morning and afternoon.
Significant severe weather will be possible anywhere in Georgia Saturday night and Sunday morning regardless of the exact SPC risk category. With this being an overnight event, please ensure you have multiple ways to receive severe weather warnings and review your tornado safety plans beforehand. Please continue to monitor updates from the Storm Prediction Center, your local National Weather Service office, and reliable media outlets through the duration of this event.
