Tropical Storm Fred made landfall in Florida Monday afternoon, and ensuing heavy rains and winds have prompted a flash flood watch for much of Georgia.
The National Weather Service in Atlanta issued the watch, which includes Cobb County, from 2 a.m. Tuesday through 8 a.m. Wednesday.
UPDATED, 7:10 A.M. TUESDAY: The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for parts of Georgia that include Cobb County until 1 p.m. Tuesday.
ORIGINAL REPORT:
The Tuesday forecast calls from 4-6 inches of rain in that time in part of the watch area that includes Cobb, and winds could be as high as 20-30 mph.
A wind advisory also will be in effect for much of the watch area in Georgia through Tuesday afternoon.
The East Cobb area got a dousing on Monday afternoon, with a heavy chance of rain overnight into Tuesday morning.
The eye of Fred moved over Cape San Blas, Fla., on the panhandle near Port St. Joe, at 3:15 p.m. with sustained winds of 65 mph.
The chance of rain in Cobb will be 100 percent Tuesday, dropping off to 60 percent by Tuesday night, with highs in the high 70s and lows around 70.
The chance of rain is expected to be 50 percent Wednesday, with highs in high 80s and heat index values in the high 90s.
On Thursday, the chance of rain is forecast to be 70 percent and by Friday it’s expected to drop to 50 percent.
The weekend also figures to be wet with a 40 percent chance of rain Saturday and Sunday, and high temperatures reaching into the 90s.
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