Rain is making its way back to Georgia, with forecasts indicating significant rainfall starting Monday. By Wednesday, some areas could see rainfall exceeding 2 inches. Current projections show a potential for flash flooding, especially as the week progresses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
More Details:<\/strong> The Weather Prediction Center has placed much of Georgia under a \u201cslight risk\u201d for excessive rainfall on Tuesday. This level 2 out of 4 alert is driven by the impact of a cold front expected to move through the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Why It Matters:<\/strong> Rainfall totals between 1 to 3 inches are expected, with locally higher amounts possible. These levels could lead to street flooding and hazardous driving conditions. The warning, \u201cTurn around, don\u2019t drown,\u201d serves as a reminder to avoid driving through flooded roadways\u2014 a major cause of weather-related accidents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n What\u2019s Next:<\/strong> Stay updated on the latest weather advisories as conditions evolve. Emergency management teams are urging residents in flood-prone areas to prepare, secure belongings, and monitor local alerts. The heavy rain is expected to taper off later in the week as the cold front exits the region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Rain is making its way back to Georgia, with forecasts indicating significant rainfall starting Monday. By Wednesday, some areas could see rainfall exceeding 2 inches. Current projections show a potential for flash flooding, especially as the week progresses. More Details: The Weather Prediction Center has placed much of Georgia under a \u201cslight risk\u201d for excessive […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":948,"featured_media":212103,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"newspack_featured_image_position":"","newspack_post_subtitle":"","newspack_article_summary_title":"Overview:","newspack_article_summary":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":false,"newspack_show_updated_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6067],"tags":[14887,9252,8865],"class_list":["post-212102","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-weather","tag-flood","tag-rain","tag-weather","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/212102","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/948"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=212102"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/212102\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/212103"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=212102"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=212102"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=212102"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}