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Saturday morning around Atlanta and central Georgia

We've got lots of moisture in place, but early instability is weak, so severe chances stay low at first just maybe a few strong storms with gusty winds or small hail. Nothing too crazy early on. Then late morning into the afternoon, as the cold front sags south through central GA (right around our EchoPark Speedway zone), daytime heating plus good shear and lapse rates could fire up some stronger storms. Main threats are damaging winds and perhaps a quick spin-up tornado here or there hail's on the table too, but winds and a brief twister look more likely. SPC still has us in a Marginal Risk (1 out of 5) for now, though it could get bumped if things heat up more. Storms should taper off Saturday evening into overnight as the low moves east and drier northwest air starts coming in. Sunday and beyond: Mostly clear after any early southeast showers fade, but strong northwest winds kick in behind the front 15-20 mph sustained with gusts up to 30 mph in the afternoon. New data coming in has Cup qualifying looking more in jeopardy than hoped scattered timing we were counting on to favor track activities (especially that pre-Truck/Xfinity window) has decreased a good bit. 

2/21/2026 Update