Gone are the tropical downpours, severe storms and flash flooding from Tropical Depression Fred’s pass through North Georgia on Tuesday.
The storm is weakening as it continues to move northeast Wednesday morning, and drier air is filtering in behind it, Channel 2 Action News meteorologist Brian Monahan said. North Georgia is dry and partly cloudy Wednesday morning, “almost a total 180 from what we saw yesterday,” he said.
“Tropical Depression Fred, we are done with that,” he said. “Behind it, dry weather. It’s much quieter out there this morning.”
Fred dumped heavy rainfall across the region Tuesday, amounting to nearly 3 inches in the city of Atlanta. According to Channel 2, other areas saw accumulations of more than 4 inches, prompting flash flood warnings. No watches or warnings remain in place for metro Atlanta on Wednesday.
The National Weather Service was expected to conduct surveys and confirm at least three tornado touchdowns during Tuesday’s storms, Monahan said. Severe storms caused damage in Meriwether County, near Lake Oconee in Oconee and Greene counties, and in Banks County.
Monahan does not expect any rain to trouble the Wednesday morning commute, but there could be some pop-up showers and storms when it is time to head home from work. After all of Tuesday’s rain, there are also areas of fog.
“Nothing like we saw yesterday,” he said. “Just a little bit of rain possible as we head through the afternoon. There will be a bit more rain tomorrow and into the start of the weekend.”
A 30% chance of rain Wednesday increases to 60% for Thursday and Friday, according to Channel 2. Monahan said temperatures will return to average with highs in the upper 80s for the rest of the week. Wednesday’s projected high is 88 degrees for Atlanta.
Credit: Channel 2 Action News
Credit: Channel 2 Action News
After crashes and flooding wreaked havoc on Tuesday’s morning commute, Atlanta motorists could use a bit of a break. There are no substantial delays on the interstates at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, according to the WSB 24-hour Traffic Center.
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