Heavy rain and threat of flash flooding this week
ATLANTA - Round after round of moderate to heavy rain will plague north Georgia for much of this week, with most areas receiving 3 to 5 inches of rain by late Wednesday night. With that in mind, the National Weather Service has issued a Flash Flood Watch for all of north Georgia through 2 a.m. Thursday.
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Right now it appears that some of the heaviest rain will move through early Tuesday morning and then again late Wednesday afternoon and evening.
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Rain totals will vary but initial projections favor amounts in the 3"-5" range.
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