GEORGIA AND SOUTH CAROLINA — One final push of heavy rain is moving through Georgia and the Upstate South Carolina corridor on Thursday morning, May 7, 2026, with the system expected to clear out over the next couple of hours. Radar is showing intense yellow and orange returns across Athens, Toccoa, Batesville, Anderson, Clemson, and Greenville as the last heavy rain band pushes through the region. Spotty showers cannot be ruled out past lunchtime, but sunshine and drying conditions are expected to return through the afternoon as this beneficial rain event comes to a close.
Final Heavy Rain Band Pushing Through Athens, Greenville and Augusta Thursday Morning
The last and most intense band of rainfall is currently positioned across northeast Georgia and Upstate South Carolina, with heavy returns covering Athens, Jefferson, Canon, Elberton, Toccoa, Anderson, Clemson, Greenville, and Spartanburg. Augusta and the surrounding South Carolina communities of Greenwood, McCormick, and Edgefield are also tracking active rainfall on the southeastern edge of the departing system…