Updated:
A tornado watch is in effect for Cobb until 7 pm Sunday.
Original report:
The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch for northwest Georgia and metro Atlanta, including Cobb County, from Sunday morning to Monday evening.
The watch period begins at 8 a.m. Sunday and continues through 8 p.m. Monday.
A thunderstorm system coming into Georgia could stall over the state, dumping between 2-4 inches of rain during the watch period, according to the NWS forecast in Peachtree City.
In Cobb, rain is expected by early Sunday afternoon, with a 75 percent chance of precipitation during the day and up to 90 percent Sunday night.
The high Sunday will be around 80 with lows in the mid 50s.
On Monday, the chance of rain is 80 percent during the day and 30 percent Monday night.
Highs will be in the low 60s and lows around 40.
Cooler weather will stay as the sun returns with a high Wednesday near 60 and lows in the mid 30s.
Warmer weather will return by the end of next week with sunny and partly cloudy skies in the forecast Wednesday and Thursday, before there’s a chance of rain again next Friday.
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