ATLANTA — Grab your hats and umbrellas because it will be a rainy Saturday!
After weeks of dry weather, rain has finally returned to north Georgia. Severe Weather Team 2 Meteorologist Eboni Deon is tracking light showers moving through the region this weekend.
How much rain you can expect in your neighborhood throughout the weekend, on Channel 2 Action News Saturday AM.
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Despite the rain, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has extended a national disaster declaration over drought conditions to 11 Georgia counties, including Bartow, Cherokee, Dawson, Fannin, Floyd, Gilmer, Gordon, Lumpkin, Murray, Pickens, and Whitfield.
Here’s what you need to know:
- Off and on rain Saturday and Sunday
- Rainfall amounts 0.5″ or less commonly will help but not end the drought
- Highs in the 50s this weekend
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