The Brief
- A Flood Watch covers 19 North Georgia counties through Saturday as rainfall may reach 4 to 6 inches.
- Saturday’s front brings risks of damaging winds, flash flooding, and the possibility of a brief, spin-up tornado.
- Temperatures will plummet from record warmth into the 20s by Monday morning following the storm system.
ATLANTA – A powerful weather front is moving into metro Atlanta, prompting officials to expand flood watches as “wave-after-wave” of heavy rain threatens to saturate the region through Saturday.
The FOX 5 Storm Team warn that storm totals could reach four inches in some areas, with isolated spots in North Georgia potentially seeing up to six inches.
Flood Watch in northwest Georgia
What we know:
A Flood Watch is currently in effect through Saturday evening for a large portion of North Georgia. The region is bracing for widespread rainfall totals of 2 to 4 inches. Some areas could see locally higher amounts reaching up to 6 inches before a cold front moves through Saturday afternoon to end the threat.…