Florence Brings Light Rain, Wind, Cooler Temps to Metro Atlanta

ATLANTA, GA -- The remnants of Hurricane Florence arrived in metro Atlanta Sunday afternoon with light rains and a few wind gusts, as well as cooler temperatures. A wind advisory was issued briefly by the National Weather Service for extreme northwest Georgia, as what's left of the storm is expected to dissipate in Georgia on Monday.

Georgia Red Cross volunteers are being deployed to help provide disaster relief in Florence's aftermath, as what's left of the storm is expected to reach the Peach State on Sunday. Nearly 700,000 people spent a second night in the dark and the death toll continues to climb as what is now Tropical Storm Florence lumbered across South Carolina Saturday evening, bringing catastrophic rains and flooding to both North and South Carolina.

At least eight deaths have been attributed to the storm, including a mother and baby killed when a tree crushed their house, and a woman who had a heart attack and died before rescuers could reach her. Utility crews are battling strong winds and heavy rains in some counties as they try to restore electricity after toppled trees brought down electric lines.

No metro Atlanta events were disrupted by the storm, including this weekend's Music Midtown, the Southeast's largest music festival.

Some showers are likely Sunday evening in northeast Georgia. WSB-TV meteorologists say metro Atlanta is expected to receive only about half an inch.

Florence began moving into South Carolina Friday afternoon. It was packing winds of 90 mph and dumping 3 inches of rain an hour when it made landfall at 7:15 a.m. ET near Wrightsville Beach, just east of Wilmington.

All 159 Georgia counties remain under a state of emergency, as Gov. Nathan Deal and other Georgia officials are preparing for any residual impact from the storm.

The storm did cause the University of Georgia to move up the starting time of Saturday's game at Sanford Stadium against Middle Tennessee from 7:15 pm to noon.

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See safety and preparedness tips below that you should do before the storm gets closer to the US coast.

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NEW BERN, NC - SEPTEMBER 15: A section of the Highway 17 exit ramp remains closed a day after Hurricane Florence's storm surge washed it out September 15, 2018 in New Bern, North Carolina.Hurricane Florence made landfall in North Carolina as a Category 1 storm Friday and at least five deaths have been attributed to the storm, which continues to produce heavy rain and strong winds extending out nearly 200 miles. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)