The Brief
- North Georgia is bracing for a slow-moving storm system expected to bring heavy rainfall and severe weather threats starting Wednesday evening.
- The primary concern is localized flash flooding from rainfall totals up to 3 inches.
- Following the storms, a cold front will sweep through the region.
ATLANTA – North and central Georgia will stay warm and mostly quiet through Tuesday, but a slow-moving storm system is expected to bring heavy rain and the potential for severe weather beginning Wednesday and lasting into early Thursday.
Storms likely in North Georgia on Wednesday
What they’re saying:
The main concern with this system is damaging wind gusts and heavy rainfall, though other severe threats can’t be ruled out completely, according to the FOX 5 Storm Team.
“The main threats if we get severe weather here would be damaging wind gusts that could prompt some severe thunderstorm warnings,” FOX 5 Storm Team Meteorologist Joanne Feldman said. “The hail and the tornado threat is low, but not zero.”
While severe storms are possible, Feldman says heavy rain and localized flooding may be the bigger concern.…