Wind Advisory in effect until 7 PM EST this evening...
Today
Rain likely in the morning...then a chance of rain in the afternoon. Windy. Highs in the lower 60s. North winds 15 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
... Flood Warning extended until Sunday afternoon... the Flood Warning continues for the Ocmulgee River near Macon * until Sunday afternoon. * At 945 am Wednesday the stage was 21.7 feet... and rising. * Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * Flood stage is 18.0 feet. * The river will continue rising to near 23.1 feet around midnight Thursday. The river will fall below flood stage Sunday morning. * At 23.0 feet... minor flooding continues to expand.
Wind Advisory
Statement as of 3:20 AM EST on November 11, 2009
... Wind Advisory remains in effect until 7 PM EST this evening...
A Wind Advisory remains in effect until 7 PM EST this evening... for all of north and central Georgia.
A strong pressure gradient will continue over the area due to the remnants of Ida and strong high pressure over the Great Lakes area. Winds of 15 to 30 mph with gusts of 35 to 40 can be expected to continue through this evening. Additionally... with wet ground conditions across the area... it will not take very strong winds for trees to begin to fall.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A Wind Advisory means that winds of 20 to 35 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult... especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution.
Record Report
Statement as of 4:15 am EST on November 11, 2009
... Record daily maximum rainfall set at Atlanta...
a record rainfall of 4.05 inches was set at Atlanta yesterday. This breaks the old record of 2.57 set in 1966.