OUTLOOK A 30% rain chance this afternoon, high near 89. Warmer on Sunday with heat index near 98. LOCAL RIVER LEVELS Etowah River near Dixon Landing/Grizzard Park off the Bypass: Latest report Oostanaula River at Turner McCall near Riverside Parkway: Latest report FORECAST Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Partly… Read more
THE LATEST Floyd County Schools: No classes today for Cave Spring Elementary. Also, Coosa Attendance Zone bus routes 11-03 and 16-23 will not run today. The latest from Superintendent Dr. Jeff Wilson: Today will be a teacher work day, however. No other changes as of 5:30 this morning. Cave Spring roads: All roads leading… Read more
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For coverage of the Cave Spring floods, please click here. THE LATEST Flash Flood Warning for southwestern Floyd County extended to 10:30 tonight. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR… SOUTHWESTERN FLOYD COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN GEORGIA… * UNTIL 1030 PM EDT. * AT 434 PM EDT,… Read more
Near Barnsley Gardens: 115 customers will be without service probably until 8:45 p.m. Horseleg area: Another 22 customers are out of power along River Lane off Horseleg Creek. 7 p.m. repair estimate. Track updates at outage map. Read more
THE LATEST 1.59 inches of rain recorded at Richard B. Russell Airport between 9 and 10 this morning. Since midnight, we’ve seen 2.13 inches in Rome. Rainfall since noon Tuesday through 5 p.m. Wednesday: Cartersville: 3.17 inches. Rome: 4.63 inches. Cancellations: Today’s games against the Greensboro Grasshoppers have been canceled because of heavy rain and… Read more
LATEST WEATHER HEADLINES THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR… POLK COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN GEORGIA… * UNTIL 915 PM EDT. * AT 815 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR AND AUTOMATED RAIN GAUGES INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. ESTIMATES OF THREE TO FOUR INCHES OF… Read more
THE LATEST SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR POLK…NORTHEASTERN HARALSON… SOUTHWESTERN BARTOW…NORTHWESTERN PAULDING AND SOUTHEASTERN FLOYD COUNTIES UNTIL 700 PM EDT… AT 637 PM EDT…A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER FISH CREEK, OR NEAR CEDARTOWN…MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. HAZARD…UP TO 40 MPH WIND…FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAIN. IMPACT…EXPECT MINOR DAMAGE TO TREE LIMBS… Read more
OUTLOOK Sunny with high near 91 today. Scattered thunderstorms are expected across north and central Georgia Sunday, mainly during the afternoon and evening hours. Thunderstorms will become more numerous Monday through Friday. A few storms each day could be strong with heavy rain, gusty winds, and frequent lightning. With multiple days of thunderstorm activity, soils… Read more
OUTLOOK Sunny and high near 90 today. Rain chances return Sunday into next week. Scattered thunderstorms are expected across north and central Georgia on Saturday and Sunday, mainly during the afternoon and evening hours. The thunderstorms will become more numerous Monday through Thursday. A few storms each day could be strong with heavy rain, gusty… Read more
Weekly briefing from the National Weather Service. Click the above image for more. OUTLOOK LOCAL RIVER LEVELS Etowah River near Dixon Landing/Grizzard Park off the Bypass: Latest report Oostanaula River at Turner McCall near Riverside Parkway: Latest report FORECAST Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near… Read more
OUTLOOK Today through Saturday, thunderstorms should be more isolated over north Georgia with better chances across central Georgia. More widespread thunderstorms can be expected area wide the first half of next week. A few storms could be strong to severe on any day with the main hazards being strong gusty winds, frequent lightning and… Read more
OUTLOOK For today through Friday…thunderstorms should be more isolated over north Georgia…with better chances across the central areas. More widespread thunderstorms can be expected area wide beginning again over the weekend. A few storms could be strong to severe on any day with the main hazards being strong gusty winds, frequent lightning and minor flooding… Read more
Officially, a trace of rain fell at the airport in Armuchee and all of 0.02 of an inch at the agricultural weather station off Bells Ferry. But depending on where you were — parts of Armuchee or downtown — you saw a whole lot more. The above photos show the intensity and aftermath of… Read more