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A Rainy Thursday, As Hurricane Harvey Remnants Lash Atlanta
North Georgia had begun to feel the remnants of Harvey Thursday morning, with heavier rains and possibly severe storms expected later.
ATLANTA, GA — Metro Atlanta was in for a soggy day Thursday, with the possibility of some dangerous storms, as the outer bands of what was once Hurricane Harvey began making their way through north Georgia.
Having devastated Houston and much of the Gulf Coast in Texas and Louisiana, Harvey — now downgraded to a tropical depression — moved east into the Mississippi Valley on Thursday. The brunt of its power was being felt in an area stretching from central Kentucky to western Tennessee, where rainfall in excess of four inches was expected.
But, by Thursday morning, Georgia, particularly northwest Georgia, was getting a share of the deadly storm, too.
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The National Weather Service issued a hazardous weather outlook Thursday morning for much of north and central Georgia. According to the weather service, the remnants of Harvey were expected to mostly move through north of metro Atlanta.
But the storm system still was expected to bring numerous showers and thunderstorms to the area.
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There is a "slight chance" for severe storms Thursday, "with isolated tornadoes being the primary concern," according to the outlook.
Heavy rains also were expected, with instances of flash flooding possible. So were strong wind gusts, which the weather service said could hit 25-30 m.p.h. by Thursday evening.
The NWS was calling for a 70 percent chance of rain during the day on Thursday, followed by a 60 percent chance Thursday night.
A chance of thunderstorms is expected to continue through Friday, with the main hazards being lightning and locally heavy rainfall. A cold front is expected to bring another good chance of showers and thunderstorms to metro Atlanta late Tuesday and early Wednesday.
Six days after Harvey made landfall in Texas as a Category 4 hurricane, more than three dozen people had been confirmed dead in its wake, with that number expected to rise as law enforcement began going door to door in Houston and elsewhere throughout the region.
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