After dealing with a rainy Monday morning commute, metro Atlantans could face a stormy drive home, with a risk of severe storms, including tornadoes.
The National Weather Service has put the western half of Georgia, including metro counties, in the area under a slight risk of severe weather Monday afternoon and evening.
Channel 2 Action News meteorologist David Chandley said the window for those severe storms would be from around 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. Monday.
The primary hazards from any severe storms will be isolated tornadoes, large hail and damaging straight-line winds, the Weather Service said.
The mostly light to moderate rain that began on Sunday continued overnight and into the predawn hours across most of metro Atlanta.
Rainfall totals through 6 a.m. Monday ranged from .76 inch at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport to 1.21 inch in Johns Creek, 1.22 inches in downtown Atlanta and 1.46 inches in Dallas.
Channel 2 meteorologist Karen Minton said the high Monday should be around 75 degrees, with the chance of rain 80 percent. The rain should begin ending overnight, with only a 20 percent chance of rain forecast for Tuesday morning.
Wednesday through Friday should be dry, Minton said, with highs climbing back into the low 80s by Thursday and Friday.
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