Another soggy weekend expected in metro Atlanta, flash floods possible
Atlanta’s long stretch of rain showers plods through Friday night with the risk of more flash flooding and threatens to dampen the weekend, the National Weather Service warns.
Some areas could see an inch or more of rain daily throughout the weekend, according to the NWS. The agency cautions that heavy rainfall, especially through Friday night, poses risks for streets, rivers and creeks to flood and makes for hazardous road travel across portions of North and Middle Georgia.
Monday’s hard-to-predict forecast provides a “reasonable worst-case scenario” of 2.5 inches of rain in certain areas — or the possibility of no rain at all, according to NWS meteorologist Sam Marlow.
“The next chance at maybe some dry conditions, and I am saying maybe, might be Monday,” Marlow said.
The chance for showers has hung over Atlanta for the last eight days, and the coming rainfall will be spotty. The metro’s south and west sides are in line to get much of the rainfall Friday, Marlow said.
Recent daily precipitation totals have ranged from 0.05 inches on May 22 to 1.27 inches on May 25, according to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration online weather data.
The downpours have helped to partially remediate Georgia’s long-running drought conditions, according to the Weather Service.
“Hopefully we can continue to see those conditions improve,” Marlow said.
Motorists should not attempt to drive through water-covered roadways, and the Weather Service urges residents to be cautious this weekend if recreating near rivers and streams.
Last week during rush hour, a sudden deluge dumped more than 2 inches of rain in metro Atlanta, flooding the Downtown Connector and temporarily stranding some motorists.
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