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Cobb included in flash flood watch until Thursday afternoon

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Cobb flash flood watch

After a brief respite from the rain on Tuesday, wet weather has returned to most of Georgia, and the National Weather Service has issued a flash flood watch that includes Cobb County.

The watch began Wednesday morning and continues until 1 p.m. Thursday. A watch means that conditions are favorable for flash flooding to occur, especially around rivers, streams and creeks.

The watch zone is generally below Interstate 20 but also includes metro Atlanta.

The NWS office in Atlanta reported that between 1-2 inches had fallen in central Georgia Wednesday morning, and that another 1.5 to 3 inches could fall in the watch area by Thursday afternoon.

The chance of rain in Cobb is 90 percent for the rest of Wednesday and Thursday morning, reducing to 20 percent by Thursday night.

Highs Wednesday will be near 60, with lows Wednesday night dropping to the high 40s. Thursday’s highs will be in the low 50s and Thursday night’s low around 40.

Friday will be sunny and clear with a high in the low 50s, and the weekend will be the same, with Sunday’s high in the low 60s.

Low temperatures Friday and Saturday will be around freezing.

 

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A day to enjoy the sun—while it lasts—at Sandy Plains Park

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Sandy Plains Park

A good number of youngsters were loosening up for the upcoming baseball season at Sandy Plains Park on Saturday with parents and coaches.

There also were other kids enjoying the playground.

After a rainy and cold week in East Cobb, the sun and warm was out for only a day. Sunday will be just as warm, with highs in the mid-50s, but it will be overcast.

That’s foreshadowing more wet weather to come at the start of the week, as Cobb students head back to school after winter break.

Monday will be wet and cold, with highs around 50, and Tuesday and Wednesday will be warmer, with highs in the 50s and 60s, but rain will remain in the forecast.

Thursday through the following Monday will feature sun, but high temperatures may not get out of the 40s as the calendar flips over into March.

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Winter weather prompts Cobb schools to cancel activities through Friday noon

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The Cobb County School District doesn’t have classes this week due to the winter break, but extracurricular activities have been cancelled Friday until noon due to the possibility of icy weather overnight.
Campbell High School lockdown

CCSD employees who are not on winter break do not have to report to work until noon Friday.

Activities taking place this week involve athletics, winter camps and clubs at some schools. Events scheduled after noon on Friday will be held.

Johnson Ferry Christian Academy announced late Thursday afternoon that all Friday classes and after-school activities are cancelled.

The Thursday night forecast called for continuing rain and low temperatures around or below freezing.

Cobb is included in a special advisory issued by the National Weather Service in Atlanta that warns about the possibility of black ice on the roads overnight.

Cobb County government issued the following message about 3:45 p.m. Thursday:

With wet roads, soaked soil, and diving temperatures, the National Weather Service is warning of a “higher than normal” chance of black ice overnight and during the Friday AM rush hour. Cobb DOT has crews on standby and trucks loaded to handle any calls that come in. Report dangerous situations to 911, and use extreme caution especially when driving in the dark.

The county also announced that MUST Ministries in Marietta will open its Loaves & Fishes kitchen (55 Elizabeth Church Road, Marietta) at 8 p.m. Thursday for women and children seeking shelter. Men will be referred to the nearby Extension.

Icy and snowy advisories were issued earlier for the mountains of North Georgia.

Heavy rains have poured all day on Thursday in Cobb and metro Atlanta. By mid-afternoon, the temperature reached 40, and the rain is forecast to end by Thursday night.

But there’s a 50 percent chance of rain by early evening Thursday, and overnight lows Thursday and into Friday could dip down to 30 or lower.

The sun is forecast to arrive by mid-morning Friday, but it will be cold all day, with highs only in the mid-40s.

Friday night lows will be even colder, in the mid-20s, before a sunny Saturday, with highs expected in the mid 50s.

Sunday also will be in the mid-50s and partly cloudy, before the rain returns Monday and Tuesday to greet students and teachers as they return to school.

 

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Cobb County in flash flood watch through Tuesday evening

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More soggy news from the National Weather Service, which has issued another flash flood watch Monday afternoon to include Cobb County through Tuesday evening.

We’re expecting between 2-4 inches that started late Monday afternoon, and the rains aren’t expected to let up for the next day or so.

There’s a 100 percent chance of rain Monday night, and a 90 percent chance through most of the day Tuesday. The chance of rain is expected to taper off to a 60 percent chance Tuesday night, and up to 70 percent again on Wednesday night and into Thursday morning.

The watch area covers most of north Georgia, which was drenched by rain last week that led to flooding in some parts, including a few streets in East Cobb, as well as East Cobb Park, Sandy Plains Park and Noonday Creek Park. A part of Keheley Road remains closed north of Shallowford Road.

Tuesday’s high temperature is expected to be in the mid 50s, with lows around the same. The highs for Wednesday is forecast for the mid 60s, and likewise for Thursday.

Sunny weather is expected by Friday, but it’s going to get colder, only into the high 40s.

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Snow comes to East Cobb; winter weather advisory extended Saturday

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East Cobb snow

By mid-morning Saturday, snow was falling around East Cobb and a winter weather advisory issued for most of North Georgia was extended to later this afternoon.

A couple of inches have fallen in the mountains, with some early reports of snow in metro Atlanta indicate around an inch or less. In some areas the snow is between an inch or two.

Some of it is sticking, as temperatures hover around freezing, but highs are expected to reach into the high 40s later today.

The National Weather Service has extended a winter weather advisory from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.

Cobb County government reported around 10 a.m. that some crews are treating major roads and that they are passable, but some residential streets may not be.

Drivers are urged to exercise caution when traveling and have been encouraged to avoid getting out on the roads if possible.

Although the rain may melt some of the snow, sub-freezing temperatures are expected tonight.

Cobb libraries that were scheduled to open at 10 a.m. Saturday will have a delayed opening, until noon.

Cobb Schools said earlier this morning that all scheduled Saturday extracurricular activities are still slated to go on, but shortly after noon some cancellations were reported.

That includes the Region 6-6A girls and boys basketball tournament at Sprayberry High School.

The Sweetheart Dance scheduled for Saturday night at Sope Creek Elementary School also has been called off.

St. Andrew UMC will have its Valentine’s Dinner Saturday at 6:30 p.m.

The Walker School has cancelled all Saturday activities.

Some businesses around East Cobb posting on social media said they are open, at least for now, but others are closed or will be closing.

Kids Kuts Salon closed around noon for the rest of Saturday, as did Code Ninjas East Cobb.

Peace Love and Pizza in East Cobb also is closed, and will reopen at noon Sunday.

GTC Merchants Walk Cinema was closed Saturday morning and is posting updates on its Facebook page.

East Cobb Ace Hardware is closing at 4 p.m. Saturday.

The Peachtree Curling Club is closed Saturday.

The McCleskey-East Cobb Family YMCA and Northeast Cobb YMCA closed at 10:30 Saturday morning and cancelled all activities for the rest of Saturday.

Eastside Baptist Church will have one joint worship service Sunday, at 11 a.m., due to the weather, and will have no LifeGroups meeting.

Transfiguration Catholic Church announced that Perpetual Adoration will be closed for the rest of Saturday, and could reopen after the 5 p.m. Mass depending on road conditions.

We will be updating this post during the day.

If you have news to report of openings/closings, roads affected by the weather or photos to share, please e-mail: editor@eastcobbnews.com.

Photos from Sarah Wyeth in the Lake Fjord neighborhood:

Lake Fjord snow

Lake Fjord snow

Lake Fjord snow

And these are from reader Geoffrey Herrera in the Rivermill neighborhood:

East Cobb snow, readers photos

East Cobb snow, readers photos

The snow comes after warmer weather brought heavy rains and flooding and a tornado watch to metro Atlanta earlier this week.

Sunday is expected to be sunny with highs in the low 50s, but rain is forecast to move in at the start of next week.

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Cobb included in winter weather advisory until Saturday afternoon

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Cobb winter weather advisory

Cobb County is included in a winter weather advisory until early Saturday afternoon.

The National Weather Service has issued the advisory for most of North Georgia, including metro Atlanta, from 4 a.m. Saturday to 1 p.m. Saturday.

The forecast calls for rain and possibly snow, as much as an inch in some places, during that time. Metro Atlanta is expected to get less than an inch of accumulation.

Temperatures didn’t get out of the 30s on Friday, and the high on Saturday is expected to be in the low 40s.

The chance of rain overnight Friday into Saturday is 70 percent, with lows dropping to around freezing.

Partly cloudy weather returns Saturday night, with lows also expected around freezing.

For Sunday, sunny skies are in the forecast, with highs in the mid 50s.

Warmer weather and more rain will greet the start of next week.

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Flash flood warning continues in Cobb as road hazards remain

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Eula Drive flooded NE Cobb

UPDATED, 4 P.M. THURSDAY:

Cobb Parks and Recreation have closed East Cobb Park and Noonday Creek Park due to flooding, until the waters recede.

ORIGINAL REPORT:

Cobb, metro Atlanta and much of North Georgia were deluged with heavy rains overnight Thursday and most of Thursday morning, and a flood warning has been extended until 6 p.m. today.

Shortly before 2 p.m. Thursday, the National Weather Service in Atlanta extended the warning for Carroll, Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas, Gordon, Gwinnett, Haralson, Paulding, Pickens, Polk and Rockdale counties.

A tornado watch issued for Cobb and metro Atlanta through 1 p.m. Thursday expired with no reports of tornado activity.

A flood warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring. Between 2-4 inches of rain was in the forecast, and there are scattered reports in Cobb of roads being flooded and trees falling.

Around 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Cobb County government said the Sope Creek area in East Cobb is particularly vulnerable to flooding.

Eula Drive in Northeast Cobb is closed due to flooding. It’s a residential street between Trickum Road and Keheley Drive. Also closed is Dickson Drive, near Bells Ferry Road and Interstate 75.

There were reports of fields at Fullers Park being partially underwater.

The Cobb County School District said all Thursday classes and activities, including after-school programs, are continuing as scheduled.

The NWS advises motorists to turn around when seeing a flooded road, and not to try to drive through standing water. Report any flooded roads or roads with downed trees or power lines to police.

Temperatures will be dipping into the high 30s Thursday night, with an 80 percent chance of rain in the forecast. Friday will get as warm as the low 40s as the chance of rain is reduced to 20 percent.

More rain returns on Saturday but sun is expected Sunday with highs both days in the 50s and lows around freezing.

 

 

 

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Cobb included in flash flood watch until Friday morning

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Cobb flash flood watch

As rain moves into Cobb County and metro Atlanta Wednesday night, weather forecasters are saying enough will be coming to warrant a flash flood watch.

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City says the watch period will start at 6 p.m. Wednesday and continue through 7 a.m. Friday for north and much of middle Georgia.

Cobb is located in a line that could get between 3 and 4 inches during that time. Heavy rains are expected to start Wednesday night, up to six inches in some parts.

A 100 percent chance of rain Wednesday night is in the forecast, and a 100 percent chance is expected on Thursday. Temperatures will be warm, with highs in the mid to high 60s, but with a chance of rain at 80 percent later on Thursday and down to 40 percent as weather gets much colder.

Thursday night’s lows are projected to be in the high 30s, and while sunny, clear skies are forecast for Friday, the highs are forecast to be only in the mid 40s. Friday night will be clear with lows near freezing.

Rain and warmer weather are on tap for the weekend, with sunny skies and highs in the high 50s in the forecast for Sunday.

 

 

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Cobb included in flash flood watch through Wednesday morning

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Cobb flash flood watch
The flash flood watch area is in green; flash flood warnings are noted in red. (NWS map)

Monday’s heavy rains are just the beginning of some more wet weather to greet Cobb at the start of the week.

The National Weather Service in Atlanta has issued a flash flood watch through 7 a.m. Wednesday that covers Cobb and north Georgia.

The NWS said one to three inches of rain have already fallen in the east metro Atlanta area, and between and inch and two inches is forecast for the rest of Monday and into Tuesday in the north metro area.

When a flash flood watch is issued, it means that conditions are favorable for possible flooding, including standing water and saturated ground.

The chance of rain is 90 percent today in Cobb and 80 percent overnight, with highs in the high 60s and lows in the low 60s.

For Tuesday, the chance of rain will be 80 percent during the day and 60 percent Tuesday night, with temperatures ranging between the low 60s and and around 70.

Wednesday’s forecast calls for a 70 percent chance of rain, with precipitation tapering off to 20 percent by Thursday.

Temperatures also will be warmer, with highs also expected to reach into the high 60s and low 70s.

We may not see any sun until Sunday, with highs expected around 50.

 

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East Cobb traffic alert: Storm leaves roads blocked by trees

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Cobb storms block roads

Cobb County government is saying Saturday night that thunderstorms that came through late this afternoon have left some roads blocked by trees.

Those roads include portions of Old Canton Road, Post Oak Tritt Road, Bill Murdock Road, Casteel Road and Bishop Lake Road.

A message sent out by the county around 7:30 p.m. Saturday wasn’t more specific, except to say that it was responding to at least two dozen calls, and likely more, around Cobb.

The county said Cobb police and fire/rescue crews that have responded thus far haven’t reported any injuries.

Cobb EMC is updating its power outage map (see above), which as of 8:30 p.m. included some locations in East Cobb. The biggest cluster was in the Terrell Mill/Powers Ferry area, with nearly 500 outages reported.

More than 200 outages were reported in an area around Lower Roswell Road and the South Marietta Parkway, around 30 off Canton Road near Morgan Road, and 20 or so off Lower Roswell, east of Johnson Ferry Road.

Georgia Power showed some outages on its map around the Noonday area, also around 8:30 p.m. Saturday.

 

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Cobb severe weather forecast includes Saturday wind advisory

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Cobb severe weather

Warmer weather this weekend will bring with it the chance of severe weather on Saturday, including heavy rains and a wind advisory that’s been issued for much of the state.

Cobb is included in the wind advisory, which begins at 7 a.m. Saturday and ends at 10 p.m.

According to the National Weather Service in Atlanta, northwest Georgia could be in for heavy rain showers, damaging winds and possible tornadoes.

The severe weather is expected for mid-afternoon and into the early evening on Saturday.

A 50 percent chance of rain is expected Friday night, rising to 90 percent by later Saturday afternoon.

The high Saturday is expected to be around 70, with winds gusting between 15-20 mph and possibly as high as 35 mph in some places, especially in west Georgia and metro Atlanta.

Between a quarter-inch and a half-inch of rain is in the forecast, and the winds are likely to pick up Saturday night.

The low Saturday night could drop into the high 40s.

The sun will return on Sunday, most likely in the afternoon, with highs in the mid 60s. The chance of rain is expected to be around 20 percent, and winds will die down to 5-10 mph.

More rain is in the forecast Sunday night and through most of next week, and temperatures will be above average for the winter.

In anticipation of the severe weather, Georgia Power has prepared a checklist and tips for safety and preparing for the possibility of power loss.

 

 

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East Cobb roads affected by flooding as rainy weather continues

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Willow Point Parkway, East Cobb roads flooding

On Friday morning Paper Mill Road was closed at Old Paper Mill for several hours after being affected by flooding following the heavy rains Thursday.

Cobb County government said Old Paper Mill Road was reopened to traffic around 10:30 a.m., as work crews on the scene cleared out debris pushed into the drainage system by the rain.

Another road with flooding issues is Willow Point Parkway, between Lower Roswell Road and Little Willeo Road (see map above).

If you know of any roads that are experiencing flooding, please let us know by e-mailing: editor@eastcobbnews.com.

The National Weather Service in Atlanta said a flood watch remains in effect for extreme northwest Georgia, but that continued rain Friday will continue to present flood hazards in most of north and central Georgia.

Cobb is included in its hazardous weather outlook through Friday afternoon and into Friday evening, when the rain is expected to taper off.

Friday’s highs are expected in the lower 60s, with an 80 percent chance of showers and patchy fog.

The chance of rain is 60 percent tonight, and down to 40 percent on Saturday, with highs in the mid 50s.

Temperatures are expected to be near freezing on Saturday night, with partly cloudy skies.

The sun will return on Sunday, with highs in the mid 50s, with lows Sunday night in the mid 30s.

More sun will greet the first full week of the new year on Monday, with highs also in the mid 50s, but rain is in the forecast on Tuesday.

 

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A Holly Jolly sunshiny Sunday in East Cobb before Christmas

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A festive Christmas display greets motorists on Robinson Road, at the entrance to the Willow Ridge neighborhood.

Sunday’s weather in East Cobb will be followed by overcast skies and highs in the 60s Monday and Tuesday.

The sun will return Wednesday and Thursday, but highs will be in the mid 40s to low 50s, and lows will be around freezing or below.

Clearing skies and warmer weather for Thanksgiving week

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After a soggy Saturday, the skies over the East Cobb YMCA offered this splendid late afternoon glimpse of some better weather to come for the week of Thanksgiving.

Sunday and Monday will be sunny with highs in the mid-50s to low-60s, with lows in the high 30s, followed by partly sunny skies on Tuesday, with temperatures reaching in to the mid-60s.

The weather will be just as warm on Wednesday, but rain is in the forecast, and is expected to taper off before Thanksgiving.

Thursday will be partly sunny with highs in the low 60s, but cloudy skies and rain will move in next weekend to start the holiday season.

 

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Freeze warning in Cobb Friday; sunny, warmer for the weekend

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Cobb freeze warning

Thursday night’s pouring rain is the start of some erratic weather over the next few days, starting with a freeze warning in Cobb and metro Atlanta tonight.

It’s partly sunny on Friday morning, and will be for most of the day, with high temperatures reaching the mid 50s.

But if you’re headed outdoors tonight, especially to football games, bundle up: Lows are forecast to dip to around 40 by mid-evening, and into the mid 30s overnight.

The freeze warning issued by the National Weather Service begins at midnight and extends until 10 a.m. Saturday. The weekend is expected to be sunny, but colder than it’s been this week, with highs on Saturday in the mid 50s and back to warmer weather Sunday, with highs in the mide 60s.

Lows also will be colder, in the mid 30s Saturday night and around 40 on Sunday night.

Monday’s high also will be in the mid 60s, but rainy, much colder weather will be coming in after that. On Tuesday, it’s supposed to be very wet and only in the mid 40s, with lows in the high 20s. Sunny skies return Wednesday, but with highs also in the mid 40s and below-freezing lows.

The rest of next week will get only a little bit warmer than that.

 

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A soggy trick-or-treat: Rain, storms in Cobb for Halloween

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Cobb Halloween forecast

Thursday in Cobb County will be much like Wednesday, with storms in the forecast, and colder temperatures ushering afternoon and evening Halloween activities.

Cobb is included in a flood watch across much of north Georgia until 8 p.m. Thursday, according to the National Weather Service in Atlanta.

Here’s what the NWS issued earlier Wednesday afternoon:

There is a chance for flooding across northern Georgia as multiple rounds of rain could produce several inches of accumulating rainfall. Two to Four inches of rain are forecast along and north of the I-85 corridor, with locally higher amounts possible. 

There is a marginal risk of severe thunderstorms across portions of northern and west-central Georgia, including the Atlanta metropolitan area. This marginal risk exists this afternoon and
evening, but will be increasing early Thursday morning. The primary threat will be damaging wind gusts associated with stronger storms, with an outside chance of a weak, brief tornado for far northwestern Georgia.

Thursday’s high temperatures are expected to be much like today, in the low 70s, and also with a 90 percent chance of rain in the Cobb area. The rain is expected taper off to around 60 percent Thursday night.

Friday will be sunny but colder, with highs in the high 50s, and that’s the forecast for the rest of the weekend as the rain clears out.

Lows will be just above freezing from Friday through Sunday, only in the high 30s.

Temperatures will be a little warmer next week, with highs in the 60s and lows in the 40s, but more rain will return by midweek.

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There’s a chance it could rain on the East Cobber parade

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East Cobber parade
The possibility of rain and partly sunny skies in the forecast isn’t likely to dampen the spirit of the Twilight Twirlers, an East Cobber parade regular. (ECN file)

If you’re making plans to attend the EAST COBBER parade and festival Saturday, you may want to include some rain gear just in case.

The thunderstorms that came through the East Cobb area Friday night are the front edge of what could be a rainy weekend.

The parade steps off from Mt. Bethel Elementary School at 10 a.m., then heads down Johnson Ferry Road to the south parking lot of Johnson Ferry Baptist Church, where the event’s festival runs from 11-3 (Details of traffic closures and the parade route.).

According to the National Weather Service in Atlanta, there will be a 40 percent chance of rain Saturday, mostly after 2 p.m. The forecast calls for partly sunny skies, with a high temperature in the East Cobb area of 87.

By the start of the parade, the temperatures are expected to be in the mid 70s.

A 30 percent chance of rain is expected Saturday night and a 20 percent is possible Sunday, also after 2 p.m. Highs Sunday are forecast to be in the high 80s.

Sun will return by the start of the week. Temperatures are forecast in the low to mid 90s, a bit lower than this week’s blistering heat, and into the high 80s by the end of next week.

 

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Georgia officials prep for Dorian; emergency in 12 counties

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Georgia Hurricane Dorian

Hurricane Dorian is gathering speed as it moves over the Bahamas and toward the Florida Atlantic Coast, and south Georgia is bracing for the storm.

The metro Atlanta area isn’t expected to be affected by the storm, which the National Weather Service is rating at Category 3 as it’s about 600 miles from Florida. The map above was released by the NWS Friday morning.

Dorian is expected to make landfall Tuesday morning in a wide projection cone that’s prompted a state of emergency for 12 counties in south Georgia.

Gov. Brian Kemp issued the declaration Thursday afternoon for the following counties: Brantley, Bryan, Camden, Charlton, Chatham, Effingham, Glynn, Liberty, Long, McIntosh, Pierce, and Wayne.

The Jacksonville NWS map below, also from Friday morning, shows increasingly wet and windy conditions along Florida’s First Coast and the Georgia coast.

Georgia Hurricane Dorian

The NWS forecast for Cobb and metro Atlanta doesn’t call for much in the way of any impact from Dorian. The weekend and Labor Day will be dry, hot and sunny, with highs in the low 90s.

There’s 30 percent chance of rain on Sunday, and a 20 percent chance returns Tuesday and could remain for the rest of the week.

Lows will hover around 70 and highs are forecast for the high 80s and low 90s next week.

The state has issued a number of links that are good in the case of any kind of emergency:

  • View updates from Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency here.
  • Visit Ready Georgia for weather alerts and emergency preparedness tips.
  • Follow Georgia 511 for real-time traffic information.
  • Learn what to do before, during, and after a flood here.
  • Report power outages by contacting your power provider. The two main providers in Georgia are:
    • Georgia Power (contact here or at 888-891-0938)
    • Georgia electric membership cooperatives (EMCs) (find your local branch here)
  • Call your local non-emergency police line to report a downed tree in a main road.

 

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East Cobb weather: Still beating the heat, and summer storms

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East Cobb weather

For the last couple of weeks it’s been hard to find some shade from temperatures in the high 90s and heat advisory and air quality warnings. For this week in the Cobb area, there will be some relief, but not much.

Daytime temperatures in the 80s are expected to be the norm, along with the chance of thunderstorms all week.

The chances are on the low side, 30 to 40 percent through Wednesday, and then increasing to 50 percent by Wednesday and staying that way through the weekend.

With the threat of rain comes higher humidity as well—it’s around 70 percent already on Monday morning—so brace yourselves for that, as well as keep an umbrella handy.

Monday’s high is expected to be in the mid 90s, the highest it’s slated to be all week.

The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous weather outlook for portions of central and north Georgia, including Cobb County, for Monday, with scattered to numerous thunderstorms in the forecast that could include gusty winds, lighting and local heavy rainfall.

Heat index values could reach between 100 and 105 degrees in some of those areas by Monday afternoon.

 

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Cobb included in severe thunderstorm watch as wet weekend looms

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Cobb severe thunderstorm watch

Cobb County has been included in a severe thunderstorm watch issued this afternoon by the National Weather Service in Atlanta.

The watch will last until 10 p.m. and includes all of South Carolina and parts of North Carolina.

Here’s what the NWS said in issuing the watch:

Scattered severe thunderstorms remain possible across the area this afternoon and into tonight. The primary hazards with any severe storms that occur will be damaging winds and large hail.

Frequent lightning and heavy rainfall are also possible with stronger storms. The possibility of a brief, isolated tornado cannot be ruled out.

Friday is expected to be sunny with a high of 90, with a slight chance of thunderstorms moving in on Friday night, with storm possibilities lingering all weekend and into early next week.

The chance of rain is forecast to be around 50 percent on Saturday and 40 percent on Sunday.

Similar conditions are expected through Wednesday of next Wednesday, with highs around 90 and lows in the low 70s.

Isolated to scattered thunderstorms can be expected Friday through Wednesday, primarily in the afternoon and evening hours.

 

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