Hail, 60 MPH Winds To Blast GA With Severe Storms: Latest Forecast

Severe storms are expected to bring 60 mph winds and quarter-size hail to Georgia as forecasters monitor a low-pressure system that could impact the East Coast this week.

The system's presence comes as the Atlantic hurricane season kicks off Monday.

"We'll be monitoring an area of low pressure that develops along a front off the East coast later this week," AccuWeather Lead Hurricane Expert Alex DaSilva said in a report. "For now, it appears the system will remain entirely or predominantly non-tropical."

Though the system could remain offshore and may not turn tropical, AccuWeather surmised northward strong high pressure could help the system generate coastal hazards between Tuesday and Thursday.

This is when there is a possibility for rough surf, dangerous rip currents and coastal flooding along the Savannah coast, according to forecasters.

AccuWeather predicts 11-16 named storms and four to seven hurricanes will form in the Atlantic, which could also produce two to four major hurricanes.

Three to five hurricanes could directly affect the U.S., according to AccuWeather.

Until then, severe storms are expected for parts of north and central Georgia on Monday, according to the National Weather Service.

Metro Atlanta can anticipate quarter-size hail while 60 mph damaging winds could blow through areas in the northwestern corner of Georgia, where a Level 2 slight risk was initiated. Metro Atlanta is under a Level 1 marginal risk for hazards.

The impacted region could face scattered rain through Tuesday.

There will be reprieve from the recent wet pattern as drier weather will prevail through Saturday night due to a cool airmass, the NWS reported. There is a 20 percent chance for storms on Sunday.

By Wednesday, 80-degree temperatures will drop to 70 degrees before heating up Friday, according to the NWS.

Updates will be posted on the weather service's Twitter page, the weather service's Facebook page and its website.

Here is the National Weather Service's Monday afternoon forecast for metro Atlanta:

This Afternoon: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Northwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50 percent.

Tuesday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2 p.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Northeast wind 5-10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40 percent.

Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7 p.m. Mostly clear, with a low around 57. East wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 76. East wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 57.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 81.

Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 61.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 84.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.

Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.