Severe weather moves out of metro Atlanta as rain chances return for weekend
Storms that pounded North Georgia are moving out but more showers could pop up over the weekend, according to the National Weather Service.
After overnight rain and a tornado watch, the Weather Service expects a chance of showers and a possible thunderstorm through 11 a.m. Thursday before skies gradually become sunny.
Friday is expected to be partly sunny with a high near 73. The possibility of rain returns again Saturday and Sunday.
Storms that rolled in starting Wednesday were expected to drop a lot of rain in a short time, prompting a flood watch that expired at 8 a.m. Thursday. Most locations saw between ½ and 1½ inches of rain, with some places getting up to 4 inches, the Weather Service said.
The highest flood risk encompassed the northern and western half of metro Atlanta — including Douglas, Cobb, Cherokee and north Fulton counties — and stretched all the way up to the state’s northwest border.
In west central Georgia, the southern parts of Harris County and the northern part of Muscogee County were under a flash flood warning until 8 a.m. Up to 3 inches of rain had fallen in that area, according to the Weather Service.
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