Cindy Rains over North Georgia
Tropical storm Cindy dropped over 4 inches of rain over the Atlanta area overnight Thursday, and caused tornadoes, hail, and flooding. Many of the initial problems occurred on the south side of the city as a major storm arrived during the 7 PM hour. Peachtree City reported flooding and nickel size hail. The storm moved northeast, with Jonesboro, McDonough, and Stockbridge reporting storm damage and trees down. Flash flood warnings were declared for Fulton and DeKalb counties, while flood warnings were issued for much of the eastern part of the state of Georgia, including Gwinnett County.
Rainfall amounts varied based on location. Hartsfield Airport reported 5.14 inches of rain, with a maximum wind speed of 43 MPH. Peachtree DeKalb reported 2.86 inches of rain, and Athens reported 4.17 inches.
My weather station recorded 4.35 inches of precipitation for the storm (through 6:00 AM), with about half the rain late Wednesday evening, and the other half early Thursday morning. This is slightly less than the 4.57 inches of rain from last September’s Hurricane Ivan.
As Cindy moves out of the area, we can expect some additional light rain as the day moves on, and then we get a short break before the effects of Hurricane Dennis reach our area. Dennis was located about 225 miles south of Guantanamo, Cuba. Hurricane force winds were reported at 90 MPH.
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