Ware Mechanical forecast: Rain back early Wednesday but not as heavy as before

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The situation:

There is good news — the rain starting early Wednesday isn’t expected to be as heavy as first thought. Northwest Georgia might get away with around two thirds of an inch of rain vs. the one to three inches forecast to our south. Still, given the saturated soil already, any rainfall will only aggravate existing flood conditions. The above map shows we received nearly seven inches of rain between 7 a.m. Dec. 21 and 7 a.m. Tuesday.

Get the complete flood briefing here.

The forecast:

This Afternoon: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. Calm wind.

Tonight: A chance of showers, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 3am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Low around 52. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Wednesday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. High near 60. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Wednesday Night: Showers likely, mainly before 1am. The rain could be heavy at times. Cloudy, with a low around 47. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Thursday: A 10 percent chance of showers before 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 55. North wind around 5 mph.

Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39.

New Year’s Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 47.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 30.

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