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Thursday, February 21, 2013

Heavy Rain for Mableton and Austell

Two more rounds of heavy rain are prompting concerns of flash flooding, extensive street flooding and isolated significant flooding across Smyrna-Vinings and Cobb County areas, according to the National Weather Service.

Most of Georgia, including Mableton and Austell, is in for a deluge as two rounds of heavy rain likely start today and continue through Tuesday, so get your rain boots and umbrellas ready. Two to 4 inches and 4 to 8 inches of rain have already fallen on north and central Georgia, respectively, since the beginning of February, prompting concerns of flash flooding, extensive street flooding and isolated significant flooding, according to the National Weather Service's Hydrologic Outlook. Storms systems moving in and expected to bring moisture into the Gulf are to blame. Widespread rain is expected early Friday through Saturday along with periods of heavy rain again Monday, which should end by Tuesday morning. Areas south of a line from Rome …

Monday, December 24, 2012

A Wet Christmas for Cobb

The possibility of isolated severe thunderstorms is in the forecast for late Tuesday, and heavy rain will continue through Wednesday.

Rainy weather on Monday will continue on Christmas Day, and some stormy conditions are a possibility for late Tuesday night. The National Weather Service issued a hazardous weather alert Monday indicating that a large band of severe thunderstorms will be making its way through north and central Georgia, most likely from late Christmas evening into the overnight and early morning hours on Wednesday. The NWS alert indicated that the main concern is the possibility of isolated tornadoes and damaging winds exceeding 60 mph. Tonight there is a chance of dense fog after 11 p.m. The metro Atlanta forecast calls for 100 percent rain on Tuesday and around 80 percent Wednesdsay. Highs are expected to reach the low 60s on Tuesday and the upper 50s by…

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