Atlanta weather | Lightning suspected in house fires

Don’t put up your umbrellas any time soon. More rain is on the way for metro Atlanta, forecasters said.

Several weather systems brought a series of storms through the area through Thursday evening, according to chief meteorologist Glenn Burns with Channel 2 Action News. The storms are moving only about 5 miles an hour, he said.

“They can cause quite a bit of rain in short order,” Burns said.

Lightning is believed to have sparked house fires in Gwinnett and Fulton counties late Thursday afternoon.

No one was injured in a fire in Johns Creek, but a home in the Cambridge neighborhood was damaged by fire. In Lawrenceville, investigators believe lightning struck a tree near a vacant home, sparking a fire in the attic.

Scattered storms are again possible Friday, when the chance of rain drops to 40 percent. Saturday should be mostly dry with highs reaching the mid-80s, Burns said. But Sunday could be wet again, with a 40 percent chance of rain.

Then the next weather system will move in, bringing even more rain, Burns said.