Late Tuesday afternoon the National Weather Service in Atlanta extended its flood watch as heavy rains moved into the state.
Cobb isn’t in the watch area for now, although it does include Paulding and Cherokee counties for now.
But thunderstorms began moving into the county this afternoon and could deliver 2-3 inches or even more by the end of the week.
The NWS issued a flood warning for parts of Gwinnett, DeKalb and Fulton counties but Cobb was not included.
There’s a 90 percent chance of rain in Cobb tonight and a 70 percent chance during the day on Wednesday, increasing to 100 percent Wednesday night.
That’s when the NWS projects the heaviest rain of the watch period, which has been extended to Saturday.
The slick road conditions already have contributed to a serious accident in Cobb. Earlier today a male passenger and the driver of a car suffered serious injuries when their car hydroplaned and lost control. It spun into a tree near Barrett Parkway and Burnt Hickory Road, closing that intersection for several hours.
The victims were transported to WellStar Kennestone Hospital, according to Marietta Police.
Temperatures will get a little warmer Wednesday, into the low 50s during the day and into the high 40s tomorrow night, before warming up into the 60s later in the week.
The NWS said some areas of northwest Georgia could get up to six inches of rain, and there’s a chance of localized flooding in low-lying areas in the hazardous weather outlook area that includes Cobb.
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