The rain lightened up on Tuesday, but more is expected before a flash flood watch is due to expire Thursday morning.
At 4 p.m Tuesday, the National Weather Service in Atlanta expanded the watch for most of central and north Georgia, including Cobb County.
The area under the watch could get between an inch to three inches of rain through Wednesday and into Thursday, worsening already-soggy conditions that include flooding of rivers, streams and some roads.
In Cobb, Sope Creek was flooding during Tuesday’s heavy rains, and some roads were affected.
Cobb DOT said today that the heavy rains were clogging drains, including an area of Davidson Road in East Cobb.
The possibility of more flooding of roads remains for the rest of the week, after the watch expires.
The NWS said another two or three inches of rain is possible on Wednesday, with the heaviest rainfall expected in the afternoon and evening.
In Cobb, the chance of rain will be between 60 to 100 percent on Wednesday, mainly after 11 a.m.
For now, the local forecast is between three-quarters of an inch to an inch of rain. On top of that, it’s going to get colder, with highs expected in the high 40s and lows Wednesday night in the high 30s.
The rain is expected to continue into Thursday morning, with a 60 percent chance of remain. Cold temperatures will linger, with highs only in the mid 40s and lows hovering near freezing Thursday night.
Friday is expected to be sunny and warmer, with highs in the low 50s, but wet conditions and flooded areas may not recede by then.
The rest of the weekend and the early part of next week also are forecast to be clear and warmer than this week.
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