Metro Atlanta welcomes record rainfall

ATLANTA — Heavy rain fell across metro Atlanta Tuesday morning, following 42 days without measurable rainfall.

Most of Georgia is currently in a level 2 drought.

Channel 2's Steve Gehlbach saw cars stalling in standing water on Piedmont Road Tuesday morning.

Meteorologist Brian Monahan said nearly two inches of rain fell in some areas Tuesday morning.

Severe Weather Team 2 says that's the most rain on a single day since last Christmas Eve, and more than nine times the amount of rain we saw from Sept. 19 to Monday.

Tuesday afternoon was sunny and cloudy with a few isolated showers and an occasional rumble of thunder.

Another wave of rain is expected Wednesday. The line of rain will approach northwest Georgia by sunrise. Severe Weather Team 2 says rain will move through Atlanta around midday Wednesday before moving to the east later in the afternoon.

Rainfall amounts Wednesday will be around an inch, with locally higher totals.

[Download the Severe Weather Team 2 app for updates as a second round of rain moves in.]

Metro Atlanta will dry out Thursday with a mostly sunny sky and highs in the 50s. The next system, in the form of high clouds, will move towards the metro area Friday. Saturday will be mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers.

A wedge will keep it cool and cloudy with light showers on Sunday.

Georgia's Department of Transportation said they expected some areas to flood, even after their preparations Monday. They said they will continue to prepare on Tuesday for the rain ahead.

"Well we got some good time this morning, after rush hour to get out there and really get those grates looked at. Our maintenance crews have been out all morning and will be out looking. If you see them on the side of the road so be careful, move over a lane when you see them out there working," Natalie Dale said.

GDOT crews that were out clearing drains Monday will go over the same areas again because more rain is on the way.

"We'll go back because of what has washed down, what has come off the trees and make sure they're clear in advance of this next storm system coming through," Dale said.

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